The state journal., 1884-06-28
OUR NATIONAL CHAIRMAN.
THE COMMITTEE SELECTS MIR. b f.
JONES.
MIR. Samuel Fessenden, of Connecticut,
Made Secretary-An Executive Com
mittee and a Finance Committee
ChOsen-WhO and What the New
Chairman. Is-Other News.
b. f. JONES MADE CHAIRMAN
Of the National Republican COMMITTEE

of the National Republican Committee.
NEW YORK, June 27.-At the meeting
of the Republican National COMMITTEE
yesterday, John W. Mason, of West Vir
ginia, was made temporary chairman
| Geo. w. Hooker, of Vermont, temporary
| secretary, and Edmund NJ. Smith, of iii
nois, sergeant-at-arms.
After the call of the roll, the temporary
| chairman having announced that it was
in order to select permanent officers, Mr.
| Haynes, of Maine, moved that the chair
| appoint a committee of three to nominate
permanent officers. This being adopted,
the chair named j. Manchester Haynes,
G. A. Hobart and Il. E. Morey as the
committee, and those gentlemen retired.
Pending their delibeTatitQopos itQoos the 1ASetnPP88 Psi
| half an hour.
1t was % P. NJ. before the committee
was again called to order. Mr.. Haynes
| thereupon reported as chairman Is. F..
Jones, of Pittsburg who made an adj
| dress; secretary, Samuel Fessenden, OF
Connecticut, and the following executive
| committee: J. B. Chaffee, Of Colorado;
J. G. New, of Indiana; J W. Mason, of
West Virginia, J. NJ Haynes, of Maine;
w. w. Crapo of Massachusetts; E. San
| derson, of Wisconsin; S. 3. Elkins, of
| New Mexico; G. A. Hobart, of New Jer-
| sey; George w. Hooker, of Vermont;
John D. Lawson, of New York; r. w
Humphrey, of North Carolina; Frank
S. Blair, of Virginia; Powell Clay
| ton, of Arkansas; Frank MOrey, Of Lou
isiana; A. L. Conger, of Ohio John T..
Sanborn, of Michigan; Church Howe, of
Nebraska; Cyrus Leland, jr., of Kansas
John r. Lynch, of Mississippi j. S.
Clarkson, of Iowa; d. j. Layton, of Del
aware, and E. II. Rollins, of New Hamp-
shire. Also the following finance COM
mittee: B. F. Jones, Horace Davis, John
D. Lawson, David T. Littler, W. W.
Crapo, E. H. Rollins, James A. Cory
and George w. Hooker.
The committee further recommend that
the chairman and secretary of the COM
| mittee be authorized and empowered to
appoint such additional officers and cleri.
cal force as they may from time to time
find necessary. The report was adopted
| A recess was then taken till three o clock.
Mr. Jones, on accepting the chairman
| ship, said he did not seek nor did he eX-
pect this distinguished honor He ac
| cepted the committees action not as q
compliment to himself personally, but as
| q recognition Of the great business inter
ests. He warmly eulogized Blaine and
Logan, with the former of whom he had
been intimately acquainted for thirty
wears and whose career was without stain
or blemish. lie said Republican success
was necessary in the approaching cam
paign to prevent the country from falling
| back to that period Of depression under
| Democratic ascendenCy when farmers
were obliged to burn their corn as fuel
| because they had no other use for it. He
| closed by predicting brilliant Republ-
can victory.
At 3:15 the chairman again called the
| committee to order. Secretary Fessen-
| den thereupon read a communication
| from the Young Mems Republican club
of New York city suggesting that the club
| would be able to contribute to the cleo
ton of the Republican candidates in No
vember. The communication was favor
ably commented on and referred to the
executive committee.
Senator Chaffee reported in behalf of
the sub committee to select a headquar-
tiers in New York city, that No. 242 Fifth
Avenue could be secured. The report
was adopted, and the subcommittee was
instructed to consummate arrangements
for that house The committee then, on
motion, adjourned subject to the call Of
the chairman.
Executive Committee Work.
After the adjournment of the full COM
mittee the General Executive Committee
met, and was in session for two hours
| with closed doors. Senator Chatfee was
made permanent chairman Of the eXecu-
tive committee, and Colonel Hooker its
permanent secretary. The committee
| delegated its full power to a sub-commit-
tee to act during its recess, consisting of
Messrs. Chaffee, Elkins and Hobart
At a meeting of this sub COM
mittee last night it was stated that it re
solved to add, under the power given it
by the general executive committee be-
| fore it adjourned to enlarge its member
! bership, the names of Messrs. CongeT, of
Ohio, and ClarksOn, of Iowa, to have
more especially care of the committee S
| and party's work in the Western States.
| The executive committee adjourned at >
o'clock, subject to the call of the sub
committee. The latter committee and
the chairman will go to work at once on
the organization of the details of the
| campaign.
The Finance Committee also had a
meeting during the afternoon, the details
| of which have not been made public.
The New Chairman-Who and What He Is.
PITTsBURG, June 27.-Mr. B. F. Jones,
the new chairman of the Republican
National Committee, is regarded as one
of the most successful business men OF
the United States and a man who will
command the cordial confidence of the
public and especially of the business in
terests of the country. He is gentle
man of 80 or GO years, in his full power,
a skillful organizer and a devoted Re
publican. He is Of impressive presence,
a well-knit and resolute figure, about
five feet ten inches in height, his clear
cut features being set off by 9
closely trimmed grayish beard and
moustache nearly white. His
grayish blue eye is bright and
Sharp and his manner dignified and pleas
ing. He owes his fortune to his shrewd
ness in taking advantage of an accident
About thirty years ago, when the rolling
mill of his firm, then Jones & Lauth
could have stood on Fifth avenue withou
obstructing the pavement on either side
one of the workmen got his heavy iror
tongs, weighing about fifty pounds, fas
to bar of hot iron. The bar was al
ready in the jaws of the rapidly whirl
ing rolls. There was no time to RELEASE
the tongs, and they went through th'
rolls under ponderous pressure. In
stead of being crushed and broken, the.
came out at the other side fiattened out o
shape, no more use as tongs, but bar o
iron of high polish and changed texture
1t is understood MIR. Jones will devot
his whole time to the work and will re