Show o. o PiTO P. P CHAIRMAN I. I J V iTO TO BE SELECTED AT SESSION V National Committeemen of Republicans Meet in St. St Louis Tuesday V V By Dy United Press ST. ST LOUIS Feb 9 among among Republican Republican party part V leaders V which may l insult SUlt In the selection of a compromise candidate for the chairmanship chairmanship chairmanship chair chair- manship of the national Republican V committee e TV were ere under underway wa way here to to- to night The committee will go so l into formal formal format for for- mal mat meeting Tuesday Its chief business business business busi busi- ness will be the election of a chairman to succeed William R. R of New NewYork NewYork V York who has resigned Unless the informal gatherings that I began tonight result in an agreement there will be at least three avowed candidates before the committee These are John T. T Adams of Iowa committeeman committeeman com com- I for his state ai and vice ice chairman chairman chairman chair chair- man of the national committee Will WillIL H. H Hays Ha s 's of Indiana and J. J T T. King of Connecticut I Adams is said to be the first choice of Western Vestern Republicans of the old guard The undivided support of I Western Vestern and Southern committeemen is claimed for him by his friends who ma made e confident predictions tonight I that he lie would muster sufficient strength by Tuesday to prevent any other name from going before the committee c These claims were refuted loudly by bythe bythe bythe the Hays partisans They asserted that Hays' Hays signal success in healing the breach in the party in Indiana caused by the historic defection of the Progressives s points to him as the man best qualified to unite both wings for forthe forthe the he campaign ahead They are making making mak mak- ing encouraging efforts to direct the compromise spotlight In the Hoosiers direction A new element and one that was a a. complete surprise In many quarters was wae injected into the situation with a a. report that John T. T King national committeeman from Conn Connecticut would come to the Ule meeting with the personal indorsement of V Colonel Roosevelt for the chairmanship Whether the reported Roosevelt in indorsement In- In will be accepted by the Progressive committeemen was problematical problematical but general belief among the stalwarts already on the scene seemed to be that it would not If no pre meeting compromise is reached a real struggle will be precipitated precipitated precipitated pre pre- when the committee goes into session with complete domination of the party organization as the stake Practically all of the Middle West and Southern committeemen were on the ground tonight with a fair sized representation from the Eastern states Far Western Vestern committeemen were expected expected expected ex ex- ex- ex to arrive tomorrow |