The Portland daily press., 1892-06-28
Republican Committeeman Sure Of
Their Chiefs Ability.
CAMPBELL OF ILLINOIS is THE
NEW CHAIRMAN.
The Committee Would Have Chosen Clark
son To Be His Own Successor but the
President Desired Another Leader-A
New Plan of Representation in Repub-
ican Conventions-Knox County Demo-
Gratis Who Want To Be Martyrs.

Gratis Who Want To Be Martyrs
WASHINGTON, June 27.-It was 11.3O
O'Clock this morning when the meeting
of the National Republican Committee
was called to order by Temporary Chair
| man General J. S. Clarkson. After the
roll was called, which showed the pres
ence, either in person or by proxy, of all
| the members of the committee, except
those from Nevada, Wyoming and Okla
homa, j. Sloat Fassett of New York
took the floor and placed in nomination
General j.. S. Clarkson as permanent
! chairman of the committee. He said
that when the doors closed ON the Min
neapolis convention they closed on a
| united party. The friends of Mr. Blaine
| were disappointed, but today they are
| the earnest supporters of the nominees
| of the convention, and would be found
| at the front until the close of the cam
paign.
In reply to Mr.. Fassett's speech, Cen
eral Clarkson said:
Gentlemen of the committee-I wish
to say to you what you should know be-
fore any further steps are taken in the
direction of my election as chairman of
this committee. While appreciate the
deep friendship entertained and ex-
pressed for me by most of the gentlemen
in your membership, and while l al
ready had the personal tender of Al mem
bers OF the committee of their support of
me as chairman, and while 80 of them
expressed their intention to vote
for me whether I was can
didate or not. or whether nv
election was desired by the candidates
OF the party or not and which appreci-
ate as the proudest honor of my life. it is
still my duty to say that learned from
the President this morning that he de-
| sires some one else for chairman. AS a
good Republican, bow cheerfully to his
decision and earnestly trust that no mem
Der of the committee will now insist on
voting for me but that all will unite in
accepting for the officers of the COM
mittee such gentlemen as the candidates
for the presidency and vice presidency
may desire and recommend"
When he concluded, Senator Walcott
said, as the temporary chairman had in
timated that he had had an interview
This morning with the Republican nomi@
nee, he would request him to state if he
knew who was his choice for chairman.
MI. Clarkson said he.was not sure that
any particular person was decided upon.
During the conversation the names
of Messrs. Massey off Delaware, Cheney
of New Hampshire, Campbell of Illinois,
and Carter of Montana were mentioned,
but he was not advised as to whether the
nominee made a definite selection.
MI. Fassett suggested the possibility
that MI. Elkins might inform the COM
mittee as to Mr.. Harrison's choice
Further discussion was cut short by
motion to take recess which was car
ried.
The committee re-assembled at 3
O'Clock, and Mr.. Scott of West Virginia
offered a resolution, which was tabled,
to be taken up at some future meeting,
providing that in future conventions del
egates shall be apportioned among the
states in proportion to the number of
Republican votes cast therein.
Mr.. Payne of Wisconsin nominated for
chairman of the Republican National
Committee William J. Campbell of Hi
nois. Representatives of several states
seconded the nomination as one emf
nently fit and proper, and predicted sue
cess for the Republican party under his
leadership. Mr.. Campbell was elected
by acclamation.
The other officers are:
Vice Chairman-W. FL. De Young, San Fran
cisco.
Secretary Thos. H. Carter, Montana.
Treasurer-C. H. Bliss, New York
Sergeant-at-Arms-F.L L. Swords, Iowa.