Show I h- h TO TO COMEI COME UP FRIDAY J Party Leaders and anI 1 National Nation Nation- al C Committeemen emen Are Rapidly Asse Assembling Ung FIRST MEETING OF THE COMMITTEE THURSDAY Y Declared Declared Each J Disputed I Clai Claim Willon Will Jj Beetled on Its Its' ts' ts Merits t i I CHICAGO June rune 5 Q AH led to Chicago today SO BO far as members of or the Republican national te committee wore concerned By night nighta nighta a majority of t the h committeemen committee committee- tte men as well as leaders who wh come to look after the inte esta of ot i particular rt candidates candidates candi candi- dates for the presidential nomination domination wore were expected to arrive in r readiness for forthe forthe forthe the formal organization of t f the the- committee commit commit- committee tee which is scheduled t to b be taken up tomorrow tiA 4 On Friday tho the c expected to bo prepared to begin consideration of ot contests 3 7 IT J Prominent Workers An Arrive VO Th The early carty arrivals today include Senator Sen Sea ator Newell NeveU Sand Sanders rB of who is as s to be one of oi f the active workers at Taft former fonner Governor r Durbin Dur- Dur bin Indiana and Will H. H Hayes vice i c of the Republican committee e of that state tat Foster I B B. Brown Brown of of f Chat- Chat a. a former attorney general of Porto Rico and who is is' tO charles Dick of t Ohio i in presenting the Taft claims in tho the cont s nd J W. W national I an from n 3 k r F f The Th ol nol r en of f tho contest Jit t to pie c. c said aid Mr Bl Blodgett U although h it is isCon Con Continued tinned on pa page o. o 1 7 CONTESTS Continued from pa page o 1 probable that closed hearin hearings s would expedite expedito ex ex- ex proceedings e. e Will Will Senator Root b bo be temporary chairman 1 Of course Mr Roosevelt t twill will not be able ahle to defeat the senator who is if one one of the tho really bi big men of the tho country Victor r committeeman eman from Nebraska Nebraska discussed tho rules for contest contest con test hearings in which slight alight ht changes probably wilt will be made with Ormsby 1 McHarg the Roo Roosevelt elt c co contest test attorney i and with former Sen Senator tor Charles Charles' Dickof Dick Dickof of or Ohio who will represent the Taft Talt claimants Taft Manager on Ground Con Congressman r esman William B. B McKinley of Champaign nj Ill III President Tafts Taft's campaign campaign cam cam- manager cr and Leroy croy T. T r. r Vernon publicity director came from Washington Washing ton tad today a. a Amon Among others who arrived were Senator Murray Crane of Massachusetts Massa Representative G G. G B. B Lawrence Lawrence Law Law- rence renee a also O of Massachusetts who probably probe ably will wm hold Senator Cranes Crane's proxy i in many many many- sessions sessions of the tho national committee committee com Senator Penrose of Pennsylvania Pennsyl vania former Governor Governer J J. J Franklin MUI Murphy of New New Jersey a member of the national committee Fred W. W Estra Estra- brook of ot Now Hampshire also aho a 1 member member mem memo ber of the national committee and Lucius UD N. N Littauer of ot New York a aT T Roosevelt i it delegate tee Members Member of the subcommittee on rules oleo 1 aro here These include Charles F. F ot of Connecticut chairman and Brooker v-a v r- r J jie Ui W. W M. M Ward Ward of Now cork York x rk a and d G b G. G B B. Kellogg s of Minnea Minneapolis olio They will pi pl prepare pre pre- pare paro a revision on o Olf of the rules for procedure procedure procedure pro pro- in tho the nat national onal F F. B B. Kellogg who attended l last st Saturdays Saturday's Saturdays Saturday's Sat Sat- conference with Colonel Colonl Roosevelt Roose noose v volt velt lt at Oyster Bay declared that h he heuse would use every Ivery c effort for personally y to have every rJ contest do decided pur purely ly on its merits These Thello contests shoat should 1 d a w settled absolutely ab without re regard ard to men Den or can can- In the deliberation of the committee I intend to try to act along that line said eaid id Mr Kellogg Lafa Lafayette Lafavette ett B B. Gleason of New York who h was 15 selected bathe by the lub subcommittee on e as RI temporary secretary secretary secre secre- tary of the convention also arrived as did E. E C C. C Bry Bryan n of Washington w on assistant as AI to former Senator Dick A conference of ot th the party leaders leader b began be- be gan shortly before noon Senator Crane who h has hAA u taken charge of ot much of the preliminary work Worle of ot organization organisation Senator Sona- Sona tor P Penrose and National Committeeman eman of or Kan Kansas as City Breaker Brooker of Connecticut Con Connecticut and others were werft lr present sent Senator Dixon issued a a. statement which wall wag In part a as follows Some of oC the Taft Tart managers In tn their desperation have thrown out broad Inti Inti- Intimations Intimations that a majority of or thee Republican Republican Republican lican national 1 committee would by revolutionary revo methods method and strong dron arm tactics attempt to reverse the plain verdict of th the e Republican voters I bitterly resent these insinuations Insinuation XV We have hav no fear tear In resting A. A our ea case e in the witter of or contested contacted d delegates te te tb to ti the elI Knowing r the tha personnel Of ot th the committee we 6 have no mental reservations In ying that Us Its members will I t try In Ina a Judicial spirit the tha 00 co cont contest al and will wUl decide them ac ac- ac cording to their merits Senator Dixon aIM al also o declared h he believed cd every eveN Roosevelt delegate would support u port whatever man had the tho approval of or Colonel Colonel Colo Cob nel net Roosevelt for chairman The talk tAtk of oC a ft bolt from the convention convention by t he the Roosevelt forces he designated a aThe junk The The Thelen len senator tor pointed to the result of oC the South Dakota primaries a as evidence of the triumph of ot Roosevelt ell Concerning th the Ohio convention he said The Tho Taft machine In Ohio refu refused cd to submit to the popular verdict the ques question lion tion of ot tho the election of ot th six alx delegates at large Tho They boldly and Insolently In Ina a J of ot the expressed d wish of or the tho Republicans Rr IV- IV publicans stole Mole th the six II 1 delegate sat large |