Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-07-29
REPUBLICAN EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE.
Probable Result Of It's Meeting This After
noon-Work in the States This Fail

Probable Result Of It's Meeting This After
noon-Work in the States This Fail
The meeting Of the republican national ex-
ecutive committee will be held at the Airing
ton Hotel at o'clock this afternoon. Mean
while Quay, Clarkson and Fassett have been
in conference and there seems to be consider
able doubt about Quay's retirement from the
chairmanship Of the committee Most Of the
committee profess to be, and probably are, ig-
norant OF what is to be done. Clarkson and
probably two other members Of the committee
are the only ones who believe that the execu-
tive committee has any right to accept the
resignation. 1t Is mandatory that the chair
man Of the national committee shall be
chairman of the executive committee and
therefore the resignation will have to be to the
national committee. This view 10 held by most
OF the COMMITTEES and by Quay himself, it il
said, while Clarkson believes that the execu-
tive committee has full power to act for the
national committee, but even he does not be-
lieve that the executive committee can elect
the successor should the vacancy be made.
Quay's friends insist that he will not serve dur
ing another campaign and that his retirement
may be postponed, but cannot be prevented.
It may be that the result of the meeting will be
that he will simply drop the cares Of the posi-
ton, leaving the authority in the hands of
Clarkson, the vice chairman. This, It is gem
orally believed, will be done.
TO CALL TIE NATIONAL ooAMITTHH.
1t is given out that the only other thing of
any importance to be done il to call the ns-
tionl committee together in October to fix the
time and place for holding the national con-
vention.
1t is reported, however, that there are more
important things to occupy the attention of
the committee, and the extraordinary precau-
tions for secrecy which are being taken and the
general mystery surrounding the meeting gives
color TO the report. The committee is strongly
anti-Harrison, and one of the members has
intimated privately that there II possibility
that Developments between now and the time
OF the national convention meeting will be
snch as to lead Mr.. Harrison to abandon the
idea OF a second nomination The wish may
be the father Of the thought in this case, but il
this committee had the shaping Of affairs il
might not be well 70. Mr.. Harrison's ambition.
TO LOOK AFTER THE srATK ELECTIONS.
Properly the work Of the national executive
committee does not begin until nearer the time
Of the national convention and is not heavy
until the work Of the convention is done. At
anxiety about the important state elections
which take place this fall. It is, Of course, i'm
portant to the success Of the national ticket
that the party should not encounter any
serious set backs this fall, and the national
managers propose to take an active part in the
work for victory in Ohio, New York and Iowa.
The state league Of republican clubs in New
York hold convention on the 9Th of next
month to make preparations for the campaign
there, though it is not usual for the league to
do anything until after the convention. It il
understood that in the other states where
the fight is on this fall there will be
league meetings It is understood that Mr..
Clarkson, as president Of the. national league,
wants to secure close cooperation between
the executive committee and the leagues, the
committee to direct and systematic the work.
The treasury Of the national COMMITTEES Is
empty and some plan will probably be devised
for raising money for immediate Use. In this
connection it is said that there will be . request
in the meeting today for report on finances
with statement Of the result Of the certificate
plan Of raising money which was devised by
Mr. Quay during the last campaign.
Mr.. Clarkson is said to be anxious to have the
committee pay more attention to Iowa this fall
than they have in the past. There has been
complaint that Mr.. Quay as chairman of the
committee has considered Pernsylvania to the
detriment of other sections, and that as q re-
suit Iowa has passed into the line Of doubtful
states.