| Show RIVE BULL MOOSE OUT OF TAFT FOLD our Seats eats in Republican scan National National National Na Na- Committee De Declared De- De dared Vacant V EW TEW YORK Sept IS The The Republican IN lican national committee today the tho resignation of its mems mem mem- mem ers s from Minnesota Oklahoma and andt t hio and declared vacant the seats old by members from New Ne Jersey West Vest cst Virginia and North Carolina who ire tre h Roosevelt oo evel supporters Successors ere C e named numea to 10 retiring members irom from Ohio New Jersey Jerley and North Carolina Tho The committee refused to recognize telegram from Russ Avery of Call Call- announcing announcing- his resignation and to expel him hm for disloyalty to he be Republican part party Chairman lilies was empowered to appoint a committee tub of three to recommend i successor to Mr Aver Avery He appoint appoint- d as s this committee Samuel A. A Per Per- Washington Ralph Williams Oreon Ore Ore- fon on and Representative Ralph W. W ameron Arizona all members of ot the national committee To Confer With Uh Lenders This Th action was taken It was ex- ex I ex-I lain ed because a majority of or the tho state ommittee of California are aro supporters f t Colonel Roosevelt and the tho choice of ot i Republican national committeeman auld not be left let to them Tho The sub- sub ommittee Mr lUles announced would with Republican leaders In Calf Cal- Cal f concerning both bath the matter of Jr 1 r. r Averys Avery's successor and the situation n that state The sub committee will back to Mr lImes its Us findings findings' In the cases of William Edwards of Vest est Virginia whose scat seat was declared vacant because of oC his disloyalty to ho he Republican party and I. I A. A Case Case- veil vell of Minneapolis who resigned tho ommittee voted to ask the tho st state te com- com lUca of ot West Virginia and Minnesota to recommend their sue sue- essars Franklin Murphy former an from New Naw Jersey Jeru v W was B ni e ct d i to j u vv u i c LU ill the vac vacancy ncy ir- ir from that that state tot created t d iy ty the d declaration that Borden Whit Whit- n mr ng no longer was a a. member E. E C. C Duncan was elected to succeed Rich Rich- Pearson of North Carolina Sherman Granger was elected to su cod eed Walter F. F Brown the retiring tiring ember from Ohio and J. J A. A Harris vas elected successor to C. C C. C Priestley f t. Oklahoma Report lieperts on After Atter luncheon there thero was as a joint session of the national committee and kho ho he advisory committee lasting last I no- no until tel 6 o'clock Chairman III Ie r ret re- re re t ported that the tho situation in the various various t f states in regard to electors is now in good shape He said that of tho the electors on the tho Republican tickets In several states who turned out to be Roosevelt men all aU had been replaced except In Kansas Nebraska and Cali Cali- fornia He added the that Kansas case Is in the courts the tho Nebraska case soon will be and that a special committee will arrange for a new organization in California Cali Cali- fornia and place Taft electors on the ticket under some other name than that of the Republican party A resolution was adopted calling on tho the electors of or Nebraska and Kansas who were named as is Republicans but who are now for Roosevelt to retire at once The resolution said tho the position tion of oC elector Is 18 a a. position of or trust and that these men owe a a. dut duty to the state as well as to themselves Secretary Reynolds Renolds said after tho the meeting that everything was done dono In complete harmony and the theote vote ote to oust committeemen was unanimous in every overy case |
