Show SQUARE DEAL IS ISNOW NOW PROMISED i Rumor That the Republican Committee Is Plugged for Taft NEW MAKES A STATEMENT CONTESTS WILL WI L BE DECIDED UPON THEIR MERITS Washington March 11 As a r Of the national committee I can say that the committee wilt will hear all contests and will decide each case on its merits sus sustaining sustaining Justice and party regularity with of the no thought as to the preference contestants for any candidate or canal candi candidates dates This in part is the answer that Harry Hauy HarryS S 6 New chairman charman of the fhe Republican na national national committee makes to recently pub published published published assertions that the committee would be controlled by b one candidate or combination of ot candidates and that there therefore therefore therefore fore the presidential nomination to be made at Chicago will be determined practically practically by the national committee Conference of Committee When Chairman New hew visited Washing Washington ton a short time ago he ho had conferences With members of the national committee at which the tha participants pledged them themselves themselves themselves selves not to permit their personal prefer preferences preferences preferences as to candidates to enter into the consideration of the claims of any man manto manto manto to a seat in n the convention as a dele delegate delegate gate l In taking this action they stated that tha they were looking beyond the nomination to the election The fhe attitude of the com committee commIttee committee is made clear in the t statement the Associated Press Pr ss by Chairman Chair Chairman Chairman man New ew as follows From time to time in the last few weeks the statement has been made In private conversation and in n print that this or that candidate or combination of or candidates for the Republican nomina nomination nomination nomination tion for the presidency is in control ot or orthe the national committee the inference evidently evi evidently evIdently dently intended to be drawn being that the committee through such uch control will willau willad au ad officially In the interest of the candi candidate candidate candidate date or candidates with reference only to the personal preferences of its mem members members members bers and without impartial regard for the interests of or the Republican party part and the people Many Rumors Afloat The broad statement has been made indeed that the control of the commit committee tee tN by a candidate or by br a coterie of can candidates dilates will determine who the party can candidate candidate of the party be through the committees decision of Contests and its Iti preparation of the temporary roll of dele dle delegates sates gates Such an inference Is as unjust to the members of the national committee as It would be If true unfortunate for the Re Republican Republican publican party Th Til TM duty of deciding as ns between contestants for the right to rep At t resent a district or a state In the he national V convention is a sacred party t ast and the members of the committee will dis discharge discharge charge that duty honestly and impartial ly I and with regard only to the best inter Int interests r ests of the party and the country All Ati contests will be heard by br the full committee No subcommittees will be he named to pass upon such questions and there will be no division of the labor labor or responsibility Every man claiming the right Aright to a seat in the convention will be afforded an opportunity to present pr ent hIs hs claim dalm to the entire committee and con s of each a h case will be restricted only ani by b such rules and regulations as may be bl necessary to expedite hearings and reach a fair fall and impartial conclusion |