The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-11-08
h1rCETit.iN NilfOSiL CHIlEMEN.

Men who Have Hendsd the Committee In
Other Camnnirn.-C Carter II New Tyre
When Presidential campaigns could be con
| Quoted By man and u hoy In one hotcl rarlol
anu small waitinc ROOM il was CUSTOMARY
TO rut banker ut the head OF each rarty com
hiit'ec. August Belmont was for years the
banker ut tn" head Of tho Democrats. Tho
Republicans in tn" fight OF 1872 had Edwin D.
Morgan. the last Of tho banker Chairfnrn.
Mr.. Morgan was a native OF Massachu ,ct,s
He was the war Governor" Of New York as
Morton was in In llama. Dcnnison in Ohio. and
| Curtin in rcnns y!vana. and served for four
years. At the close Of his term he was elected
United States Senator and III ell that place un.
| I'll 1868. llo was "A typical business man of tho
old-fashoned school. His face was hard: his
eyes Were clear: his hair was OF silky white.
moss. He was a millionaire in possessions at
| time when colossal fortunes were less
numerous than they arc to day. His services
at tho head OF the National Cam itteo were
those which now dcvolve upon the treasurer.
lie was Il good money gctter for the Rerubli-
cans. and his banking and mercantile conuec-
tons stood his party in good stead. The Re-
puhltcans raised what was considered, at TINT
time. to be an enormous camraign fund.-
which to-day would scarcely meet the require
ments Of single doubtful State.
h' an SHiilI Ili.ll III 10 40 was LHcn
Chandler. n stalwart man with u luSuriant
shock OF hair. Like many other distlncuis he'd
statesman. Chandler was native OF New
Hampshire. lie left tho Granite state before
he was able to vote and settled in Detroit:
where no conducted n dry goods and notion
store. liewas Tor seventeen years Senator from
Michigan. and the Presidential fight of 1876;
which he commanded for the Republicans, was
the hardest which that party ever had on it's
hands. Chandler belonged to the number o,
those who never know when they arc
whipped and while therefore. the Democrats
were celel rating. on election night their VIC
tory. Chandler. true to II iorl0rn hope, was
SIN sending put sanCrine hui etins and re-
sronIimE, y the GNei,Yd !unries q the lead
mem9rahie formula: Claim everything" Tho
Ei snt dit claim ryerythng. an they
election ha'! been decided adversely to them.
He continued Issuing bulletins and making
his associates. and whom tho mammoth
i ,Tapd whershy tnG L"HrIe We're cheated Of
Chandler received no end of,rrai-c.
Ills successor III omman, in lSSO was Mar
shor jewell: Jewell. like Chandler. was ma
cessors as Erpubiican Chairman. he was a
merchant; and his venerable aspect. the chirp-
ing genia!y 81 ms conyersnton and his per
eo,l s,r Il r"nInn,Gn imnis in year when
IEmlrincn ana Western cantidateS.
The Chairman OF the Republican National
Committee in n" lG ut OF 1884 was Benjamin
l. Jones. litts burch iron manufacturer. who
had none, Of the New England connections
which had proved TO be 80 srrviceable in
previous contests He was chosen with special
ret:rcnneto his own contributions Of $4,000
to the Elaine campaign fund. Mr.. Jones was
not much OF success as Chairman. Unlike
the others who held that place. h. was without
political experience. He did not enjoy a
large acquaintance among politicians: he had
never been a Governor or II senator or n can
dl,!nte for Office Mr.. Jones IMPRESSED visitors
at the R"ruhlican headquarters MS ine-
looking man. who knew a good deal more
about iron than he did about politics. lie was
cheerful. but unSorhisticated. lie was tho
last Of the Republican business men ut tho
Matt Qnay was Republican Chairman in the
contest of lSSS Quay is a Pennsylvania ~
trth as we'll as residence. He began office
holding early. h"inS elected Monetary If
beaver county in Ia" year Fremont was noini-
mated FOR President. the nrst Republican fight.
sonrcetuI manager. and when the contest "
lSSS was over. the only persons who had any
thing to complain about, Justly char.eu lie to
Matthew. Were the Democrats.
inns years commander Of tho Republican
forces is Tom Carter. lie is a somewhat
undersized Montana man. vii" looks like |
ncle sam gust ont If a ready made clothing
store; He has IL STUDY whit. coatre and i.
n new Stat. What sort If a Chnirmnm
brother arter will prove cannot he fairly |
told until after tho Presidential contest Is !
over and the fruits uf his activity have been |
subjected to the crucial test oi the tailoting.
from his Republican rr"d.' o"ssor OF twenty |
years ago. lie Is the first OF a new line,