Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1916-06-06
COMMITTEE SITS Il.
ON APPROXIMATION
SEATING CONTESTS
Refuses Seats to All Three Dist.
rict of Columbia Dele
cations. \
BOTH LOUISIANA
DELEGATIONS GET m
Will Receive Delegations From
Woman's Party and Prepared
ness Organizations.

Chicago, June 5.-The republican
national committee adjourned at 6
o'clock tonight, after disposing of 62
contests for seats in the national con.
vention. The most interesting deci-
sion made by the committee included
the following:
Refusal to place on the temporary
roll Of the convention any members
of the three contesting delegations
from the District of Columbia.
Seating of both delegations from
Louisiana, each member with half q
vote, and requesting the delegation
to. select Armand Romain Of New Or
leans, national committee represents
tive, In place Of Victor Loifel. att
To Receive Delegations.
Decision that the committee on res.
olutions be asked to receive delega.
tions from the suffrage convention
and conference and from prepared
ness organizations.
The District OF Columbia contest
was bitterly fought and an extension
,of time was given the three contest
ing delegations in which to present
evidence. The delegation headed by
Frank Hogan of Washington, D. c.,
claimed right to seats in the con-
vention from the fact that it received
a majority Of the votes cast at the
primary election called by the com.
tee appointed by the national commit
tee.
Primary Election Disputed.
no dol INV uyor
Bradshaw charged that the primary
election was not authorized by the
national committee. A convention
was held after the primary election
at which this delegation was selected.
A third set of delegates, headed by
Robert l. Miller, charged that the
primary election was permeated with
fraudulent motives and that the prim-
ary officials were intimidated by the
followers of Hogan. 1t was argued
for this contingent that it received a
majority of the votes in the precincts
in which no charges of fraud were
made.
A. Hughes committee composed per.
haps of hundred delegates from
states, both instructed and uninstruct.
ed, was created here today.
The purspose of the committee was
to pledge votes to Justice Hughes and
to stir enthusiasm for him. Expens.
es of the committee will be met by
popular subscriptions. Meetings will
be held daily. the next one tomorrow.
Every mention of tht Justices name
brought long applause at today's
and when Governor Whit
man, Frank H. Hitchcock and Col.
Hayward predicted that he not only
would be nominated but elected, tho
delegates shouted approval.
HUGHES MOVEMENT GROWS.
Representatives of candidates for
the republican presidential nomina-
tion are in perplexing predicament
tonight. Having fostered sentiment
in favor of Justice Hughes until they
felt sure Colonel Roosevelt was ded-
nitely eliminated, they now fear they
cannot control the Hughes movement.
Proportions Of Boom.
During the day it grew to the pro.
portions of a boom. Effort Is being
made to concentrate all elements
against it. Indications are that tAo
veto of the progressive party, which
means Col RooseveH's disapproval OF
Hughes, may be sought to check It.
Harmony. above all else, is the de-
sire of the leaders. Without that II
is recognized that the chance Of sue.
cess at the polls is very slim. To oh.
tain harmony the republican leaders
are willing to concede Colonel Roose.
welt veto power in some form, either
by selecting one or two men accept.
able to him from the list Of eandi.
dates or allowing him to suggest mem
for consideration by the conventioa
leaders.
Must Have Z. Re Q. K.
Practically all party leo1ers ar0
willing to admit that any candidate
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