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Show D1KINDS I THAT CUIUS I BE GIVEN SEATS I Roosevelt Manager Calls Upon j Chairman Harry S. "New for 250 Tickets to Republican ! National Convention. PRESIDENT WILL H NOT COMPROMISE ; H Refuses to Divide Delegates at Large From Ohio; Protest ; Against Seating Taft Dele- gates From Colorado. ( CHICAGO, May 30. CcJonM Hurry S. 1 New. chairman of the aub-oom-mlttee on arrangements for the B ' national Republican convention, today received a request from "IHH Senator Dixon, head of the Roosevelt committee, for 350 tickets to the nation- flf al convention for tho Roosevelt national committee, to which he replied that tht 'B committee would be unable to grant th.9 j Colonel New explained that In othnr ) conventions the national committee had 1 H never recognized candidates in lwulng f tickets of admission. Four years ago 150 j r tickets were given to President Rooeevelt and none were issued for Mr. Taft. This J year the committee has arranged for 150 tickets to he given to President Taft for the use of his friend, cabinet officers fl and government officials, and no provie- H ion has been made for thc tiupporters of the candidacy of Colonel Roosevelt. , The request for tickets first was made fl by Senator Dixon to Fred W, Upham. chairman of tho Chicago convention com- H millcc. and by him referred to Colonel : 1 Colorado Protest. I Frank W. Knox, Roosevelt manager In ' Michigan, said that a protest in the form jf of a memorial to the convention, protect- r H Ing against the manner In which th I, Taft delegates from Colorado were chopon, might he sent, njicl, If so, the ? protest would be borne by Judge H. B. Llndscy and Mayor-elect Arnold of Den- Chairman Upham today decided' that neither the likeness of President Taft nor n ' ' a picture of Coloiml Roosevelt (mould bi g , used In convention hall. The Roosevelt I H leaders yesterday asked that If a picture B or President Tart was to be displayed sfl equal prominence he given to a likeness (j or Colonel Roosevelt. K Contradictory reports that Colonel I : Roosevelt would or would not attend the B jJI contest hearings and the convention it- jeir were heard. Colonel New Bnd Fred m I'pliam wero confident that a suite had .1 if been reserved ror Colonel Roosevelt In a H p .fl hotel near tho headquarters. H Roosevelt Expected. Evl The Taft leaders In Chlca-go expect nl that Colonel Roosevelt wll be. here to I r take charge of the contests brought by T his followers and also remain In Chicago H during the convention. Mr. Knox de- 'jH clarcd that he talked to Colonel Roose- J veil less thnn a week ago and was post- five Colonel Roosevelt had not tho slight- H est Idea of coming to Chicago. H "Roonevelt will have morn than 509 H votes on thc first ballot," said Mr. Knoz. H "The talk of a second convention hoe bn started by Taft men merely to mak 1 .H trouble. We expect that the national committee will be fair and seat our con- lf tested delegations where that is the rlpht 1 thing to do." j H Thc demand for tickets to the convwn- i 'H tlon is greater than over before, accord- i H Ing to Mr. New. Speculators now are H offering !M a ticket. Hi is expected that Jl the day before gathering assemblies will bring $100 or more apiece. ' It Is estimated that more than 140I0O jH requests for convention tickets have been Disposition of Tickets. x 1 Colonel Now has 10,000 letters from all J parts of the country asking for tickets. while Chairman Fred W. Upham of the I H Chicago committee ha.i received 3000. Tt f H Is said that each of thc fifty-three mem- V H bcrs of the national committee has re- I jH eclved from 1000 to 3000 requests each ' for tickets. j ' Thcro will be 11.1SS seats In the con- ''H ventlon hall nnd 1075 will be set aside for I delegates and a like number for alter- IH nates. In addition to this, each delegate ' wilt be given nn extra ticket of admls- x a slon and nearly 300 seats will be given ) nH to working newspapermen. This will I leave less than 7S00 seats for visitors. Of .H this number 2000 will be distributed H among the 2600 Chicago subscribers to iH the fund or ?130.000 raised to defray the Hli expenses of thc convention. The other H f,Q00 tickets will be distributed by the n- , ?HB tional committeemen of the different sil Thc tickets will be given out Monday. ' 9B Juno 17, the day before tne convention Is "m called to order. No committeeman will 'B have more than 300 visitors' tickets, while . H many will not have more than 100. Twelve members of the Illinois delegation to the I S convention, headed by Chauncey Dewey jH ' (Continued on Pago Soven.) ' HE DIH DEliS f BUNCH OF TICKETS (Continued from Page One.) PRESIDENT WILL NOT COMPROMISE need that state', six delegat-B at lae wlll'no? eonIP",det,a, "om"nallon? Obio .?i, con6,0r a compromise in tho unio state convention The telegram follows: for amoiS,eynr,,KndR W,U "ot insider Promise 1 th? ftlon of com-votS com-votS n "h h,' R,at0 convention. The oics tniolved nr not necessary to ls Ln!?nn,at,0n- , 1 can std Their loss and am content to be beaten in Ohio, but I cannot yield a nv vote" by agreement. The principles that T.ere presented are too Important to vS?ufaU.tlT t0 Io,80 anyllilSAr our T,r' Kat you and m' f'kndK will fj? contest to tho end In tho state convention. n-pon .?f lhe dclesate to the Republican Repub-lican national convention to determine wnany "I1". FUnport Senator Root for frow7 rmn" 's bCng conducted aent Xaft s campaign. Tho worlc In n. vtBInUt,0,n Uh? ,nnulr- , parted la few Jr n?tlK Ca rman William Barnes, i . jNo ork sta,n committer. eiL bot,w.,on Senator Root, who Is tlio choice of the national committee on arrangements ar-rangements and any substitute who mav be proposed by the Roosevelt leaders, it is claimed at the Taft national headquarters head-quarters that replies thus received Indicate Indi-cate a general support of Senator Root. FEWER CONTESTS THAN THREATENED CiriCAGO, May 30. When members of i. lle(,r1opilbllMn. national committee meet L , s, 0IJ Jl,no G tl,e' w,'i be called upon to decide 204 contests. Four vears ago there were 21H contests submitted to i lie committee. The number tabulated tins year Is fewer than had been expected, ex-pected, owing, it Ik said, to the fact that Jn several districts where the Roosevelt adherents threatened to make contests. It apparently was decided at the last minute not to make a fight Of the 20 1 contests filed. 177 were presented pre-sented by followers of Colonel Roosevelt and twenty-seven by friends of President principal contests filed bv tho Taft managers arc from Missouri and lexas. In Louisiana three sols of delegates were elected at large, and In the First, Second. Fourth and Fifth districts, dis-tricts, two sets were named by the sup-porteri sup-porteri of President Taft and one was secured by friends or Colonel Roosevelt. More delegates tlmo tho number specified spe-cified In the call for the convention were chosen at large In Alabama, and in thc Fifth dlstrlcL of Kentucky, In the Fourth district of Minnesota, in the Seventh district of Texas and in the First, Tenth and Eleventh districts of Georgia. Secretary Sec-retary Hay ward has classed these contests, con-tests, and the committee will be rc-nulrcd rc-nulrcd to determine what will be done with the cases. There aie contests from eighteen stales and the District of Columbia. List of Contests. Following is a list of the contests filed with Secretary I fay ward: State. Districts. No. Alabama, at large and 2, 5, r, and 0.. II Arkansas, at large and 1. 2. 8, I, fi and 7 jc District of Columbia, at large. 2 Florida, at largo and 1, 2, 3 12 Georgia, at large and 1, 2, 3, 4. S, fi, I 7, S, 0, 10. 11. 12 28 Indiana, at large and 1, .1, 13 10 Kentucky. 5 and It 4 Louisiana, at large nnd 1. 2, 3, I, fi, 6 and 7 20 Michigan, at large fi Minnesota. -I 2 Mississippi, at largo and 1, 2. I, fl. 6, 7 and S 1$ Missouri, at large and 1, 3. 5, 7, 14... lfi North Carolina. 4 and 2 2 Oklahoma, 3 and 4 4 South Carolina, I , 2 Tennessee. 10 2 Texas. 1, 2. 3. 4, 1, S. 11. .15 1C Virginia, at large and I. 2, 3, 5, fi, S and 10 IS Washington, nt large and 1, 2, 3...... 14 Total delegate Contests 204 Situation in Texas. Joseph B, Keating, formerly United Slates district atorney at Indianapolis, has arrived from Texas, where he looked after President Toft's interest In the recent re-cent primaries and conventions, and reported re-ported lo Chairman New that Taft and Roosevelt each have six instructed delegates dele-gates from that state, while the remaining remain-ing twenty-eight are contested. Chairman New relteruted his previous declaration that no presidential candidate candi-date would be recognized In the distribution distri-bution of the convention tickets, but added that If Colonel Roosevelt came here and applied for a ticket in person, he would provide him with a card of admission, even If he had to give him his own scat. Roosevelt's Chicago managers claim their candidate will have 5S1 votes, or more than enough to nominate on the first ballot in tho convention. They give Taft 101, LaFoIlette 36, Cummins 10 and class the other delegates as unlnstructed. New York's ninety delegates are divided di-vided as follows in the statement: Roosevelt, 33; Taft, 2; unlnstructed, SC. Colorado Protest. , DENVER. May 30. Judge Bfm B. Llndsey today staled that a protest against the seating of tho Colorado Taft delegation In the Chicago convention was being prepared and that he expected to head the delegation to present the memorial me-morial to tlio convention. Judge Llndsey explnlned that the movement was nonpartisan, non-partisan, but that Its supporters would work In harmony with tho progressive Republicans who are planning to call a convention to namo a contesting Roosevelt Roose-velt delegation. "Tho non-partisan movement has developed de-veloped from the rt-cent municipal election elec-tion In Denver," said the Judsc. "In the campaign I told tho voters that the contest con-test betxveen the citizens and the old party was the same as the contest between be-tween Colonel Roosevelt and President Taft. Tf thev believed in the Roosevelt principles 1 urged them to vote the citizens' ticket. The results wore unquestioned. un-questioned. The Republican candidate for mavor carried only one district. "I consider the Taft delegation does not represent Colorado sentiment." Need Not Tell. SACRAMENTO, Cal., May 30. rrenl-dent rrenl-dent William H. Tnft, former President Theodore Roosevelt, Champ Clark. Wood-row Wood-row Wilson and Senator La Follctte as candidates before tho voters of California Califor-nia for their respective -party nominations for the presidency and tho twenty-six delegates pledged to each candidate, will not be obliged to make public the nmounts oxponded In the California presidential preferential primary clootlon campaign. This was the ruling made today by Attorney At-torney General Webb on a question to hie office bv Secretary of State Jordan. In making the ruling Webb holds that while the candidates for th preference vote on tho Democratic and Republican tickets are candidates for an "elective office," of-fice," not one of them 16 seeking an elective office In California. Measure of Precaution. VAFHVILLE, T'lin Mav 30- A telegram tele-gram signed b Chairman J. S. Bcaoley and other members of the Tennessee del- sfrtJ ubWczn convention -ww wHhhnM eif ,(Jmit rqcUtur him tn - F?r lor iha national convention. ths First. Second and Third dbjtHcta cr.t- lir.?11 "fbjnd Is to pret-int Possible .defection In tho T-sBth. dUtrtct. lH ifsne between leaders of conteatlnjr dle- sssssH Haps fltzgerald- with brains of "tfiree-guiea-p!r rwer aassssfl serious heed of Congressman Fltzgeratd's sssssssfl ij"LrnJd read what purported to 1m a imtim2r?nd",m f President Roosevelt r- IH latlng to alterations to the White Houm mmmM lv ?.rmane7 dnrin7 my llfetimii." r,ii. ',P1tzr.raM accusation, or the lm- mmm piled accusation. Is too preposteroun to pH need any serious discussion." said Colonl asssssH .b0 "Dr881 ln turma of hor-i'JL hor-i'JL yKtotoHeUtcu can be .xprewed : in terms pf gulnea-plg power. That kind mmM of accusation can only U heeded by men . LM EXkrV.rR,n5 of about three-guinea-pig Will Not Waver. win'W YORJC' Mar 30 R-jport that the ' 'tH JngB county delegates to the Chlouro 1 ssssssH S?nS$2Jl2n ""SJI-erlng n their support of President Tnft -rrere denied today by !, ..H Cty, Carman Timothy L. Woc&uff, '(H -i7 hvJ Interviewed fourteen of the sssssssH theve!avft0,r,,at',', ln Kings county and i LM Taft assured me they ar- for "Lcan,,my PO'HivoIy that there will b 'H TVnTine.1 ,u," T(?Z tn" nomination of President Taft and will be ?o to the end " .H Solid for Clark. :mmm vXli01- A.r,.r- so About won n?!S?.wf?! ca5t the Democratic tat- ' mmM presidential preference primary v-mer- ssssssH V,-ftndv, according to returns tabulated today. Clarke obtained PO per cent o I iH dredl '"son Polled only a fen hun- 1 Fngeno O'Brady O'Neli. randldat- for national committeeman, carried Maricopa I sssssssH and 1 iiim countley. but was defeated rr ' M?iK0Vtriv,lem,,,nK vte.of th north, i 1 iH which went nlmost unanimously for !' Reese M. Ling. i , '-tmMmW Hilles in Command. . ' WASHINGTON. .May 30. The lntrets LWW of 'resident Taft at the mcethig o f the -H Hepuhllcan national convention will be LkW Mr Talr D' imC"' 5ccrclar-v ln ) ' This Information tonight was taken a iH an Indication that .Mr. 1 lilies will be the i president s choice for chairman of thi "epuhlican national convention. Mr JH Hilles would not discusK the report I L Mr. IJIIIcs will leave Washington J in- 1 a. the day before the national convcnMon, ll k to take up the question of seatlmr con- fl sssssssssH tested delegations. II Is not the pre - I 'iH dent's plan to have Mr. Hilles supersede L kkm former Senator Charles Dick nf Ohio, be B fore the committee In the mntter of con- 1 il tests. Neither will he Interfere with an tkmrn work that may be done in Chicago bv 'H Director MclCInley of the Taft bureau i He will, however, be the personal repr- mmmm seutatlvc of thc president on the giound. li H Dixon Gets Angry. 'll WASHINGTON. May 30. Senator Dix- IH on. manager of the national Rooe e't .tH commit tee. Is aroused over (he refusal or H Hurry S. New. chalrinnn of- the ub- H committee of the national committee on .H preparations for the convention, to ''kkmm Issue him 250 tickets for the Koo.se- -H velt delegates. Aflor receiving word ''m that his request for tickets would not '"H he granted. Senator Dixon sent to Chair- IH man New at Chicago a telegram, in part . - HH as follows: H "ICnow that the subcommittee nf th national Republican committee having -'"H charge of the arrangements for the ua - H tionnl convention lias made most libera, 'Lm allotments of tickets of admission to Mr '4H Taft and his friends, I wired you yester- j day asking for an nllotment of rlckr's A for members of Colonel Roosevelt's famlh -''l nnd Immediate friends at the national H; "immmmm convention. 'lmmmmM "I cannot conceive : possible that the I jLm other fifty-one memheis of the ttepubll- 'tmmmmm can national committee, who, trusting In B your fairness, delegated temporary pow- ers lo you in the matter of arrangement 'fl for Xhv national convention, could hv BtBBbBb believed for one moment that you would VV sssssssssH have assumed so narrow and partisan a I viewpoint as to refuse the ordinary cour- I testes In a matter of this kind. 1 "I shall not ponnlt you. as nu individual JpBpBa partisan, to arrange to yorusclf the final JBBBafl disposition of this very reasonable re- quest, but shall lmemdiatcly lay the mat- tor before each Individual member of the Roosevelt national committee." Tho senator plans to get Into commuui- cation with thc national committee lm- fl mediately, according to his announce- (a tonight. Burton to Moke Fight. President Taft's influence and that of J all the Taft political advisers back of j him, Senator Burton will leave wsn m incton Saturday to tako up the flpht for control bv tho Taft forces of th BBH Ohio Republican state convention, J scheduled for early next week. BBBJ Mthouch Coloniel IRoopevclt won ft HH victorv over th0 president in Ohia s 'H primaries, the Taft managers are col' .J fident they can dominate the state con- a vention and add Ohio's sir delegates at BBBJ larpe to thc Taft column.. 'H At n conference n wnien Mr. Jait, BBBJ Yice Preaident Sherman, several mm- 'BBB bers of tho cabinet nnd other. TRft J leaders were present last niRht. it waj M decidod that Mr. Burton should ffo to BBH Ohio and nialce the ficht. BBBJ Follow Democrats. ) JH SF.VTTLK. Wash.. Mav 30. Th f JH Roopovelt Kepublican convention at ABBA Valdez, Alaska, yesterday followed the courso pursued bv the Democratic tar- , ,JH ritorial convention, and olected six di- B ecatcs to tho national convcjitiotl. The T-W-W Taft convention oloctetl but two rielf- Pl eates to Chicago and .two I? the nvim- uet-M bor to which the territory is entitled. , gSBBJ A beliof provnils amonc Alaska nol-iticians nol-iticians that Alaska, bemc tho only tor- aVflfffl ritorv, will be treated liko a state and .8H permitted to havo six seats, wnich m BBBBfl the minimum representation of anv IB stnte in a national convention. SkYsB |