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Show uu HADLEY FOR CHAIRMAN. Jefferson City, Mo., May 28. In a letter received by Governor Hadley hero yesterday, Colonel Roosevelt asked bim to be temporary chairman of tho national convention If tho Roosevelt forces succeed In gottlng control of the convention. Mr. Hadloy will accept if he believes be-lieves ho can best servo his faction of the party, it was announced tonight to-night but would greatly prefer that somo other progresslvo Republican be selected for the place. Ho so told tho colonel In a letter In answer to his request. Governor Hadloy was one of tho eight governors who wroto to Colonel Roosevelt asking him to become a candidate for tho Republican nomlna. tion for president. Ho also was one of the leaders of tho Roosevelt faction of the parly In tho Republican state convention at St, Louis and was elected elect-ed chairman after having been defeated de-feated for tho temporary chairmanship chairman-ship in committee by the Taft adherents. |