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Show No Head las Yef Been Selected Selection 'of Chairman for Republican National Committee Has Wot Been Hade. WASHINGTON. May A. An Informal In-formal conference between leading Republicans In tho Senate and President Roosevelt ln the nature of a continuation of the conferences wlu'ch have been held every day or night since the adjournment of Congress, was held today. . Senators Allison, Cullom and Spooner were with the President a considerable time. Later they were Joined by Secretary Cortel-you. Cortel-you. While all those who talked with the President wore reticent, the Senators Sen-ators eaVing they hnd called merely to pay their respects before leaving for their homes, it is known that the preliminary pre-liminary campaign work, including the Republican platform and the selection of a chalrmun of the National committee, commit-tee, was considered Informally but carefully. care-fully. No decision was reached. It can be said that no man hns yet been selected se-lected to head the Republican committee commit-tee in the approaching campaign. Later ln the day the President had conferences with Senator Aldrlch, Senator Sen-ator Piatt of New York and Speaker Cannon. Senator Aldrich left today for Hot Springs, Va.. where he will rest for a few days. Incidentally, he will devote himself to tho preparation of at least one or more plunks of the platform. plat-form. Senator Cullom left today for Illinois. Speaker Cannon will leave for homo thjs evening. He expressed the belief that ho had punctured effectually his boom for the Vice-Presidential nomination. |