The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1892-06-27
THE NATIONAL COMMITTEE.
Gossip About the Selection of a Republican
to Direct the Campaign.

Gossip About the Selection of a Republican
to Direct the Campaign.
srecial 10 the Indianapolis Journal
WASHINGTON, June GA great deal of
interest centers about the selection of
chairman of the Republican national COM
mittee. The hotel where the committee
will assemble at IL O'Clock tomorrow
morning for organizing has been the scene
OF considerable hustle all day and its CORR
doris are lively tonight with politicians.
About thirty of the fifty members of the
national committee are In tho city, and the
attendance promises to DE almost full. A
number of proxies are said to be in the
hands of the retiring chairman, Mr.. Clark
son, but as evidence of the keenesr sort of
interest in the approaching campaign, 1t Is
stated that the attendance tomorrow will
be larger than usual.
Up to this writing q chairman has not
been decided upon. IL looks as though
some features of the contest which took
place at Minneapolis in the old
committee would be repeated here
in the new committed. There are some of
Chairman Clarkson's friends who insist
that he shall be reelected. in spite of the
ue6lEc 10 nave u chairman IRON new lOIk,
or some other Eastern State. where he will
be individually known, and where person
atty will have much weight with the head
of the committee, and where the work of
the committee will be performed.
This afternoon the friends of Mr.. Clark
son proposed that If he was elected chair
man of the national committee they would
accord the naming of the executive COM
mittee to those who oppos Mr.. Clarkson,
and that the chairman of the executive
ROnnlffYaa m chit ha fnEan frnn, NAuy Nnrk
This was deemed impractioable. oven by
Mr.. Clarkson. as two heads might get at
lOgRerheads and work to cross pur-
poses. 1t has been the custom to
committee chairman, also, OF the executive
committee. and 1t Is probable that this cleo
ton will not be an exception to the rule.
If 1t Is found that . chairman of the ma
tional committee can be taken from out
side OF the COMMITTEE. 1t may DO
Will be- the man to preside over the
managerial destinies of the Republican
campaign. In any event Mr.. Clarkson, It
Is stated. is to be placed upon the execn-
of action, and the committee is TO
be organized so that 1t will be most
effective. The best of feeling prevails in
every quarter. There Is not a word ut
tered of opposition to the President, and
q disposition prevails To accord to the
President the fullest influence and con-
siderstiOn in the work of the committee.
1t Is expected that the committee will be IN
session three or four days and that
q general plan Of campaign will be deter
mined on.
Members of the national committee to-
day read with interest the dispatches from
Chicago announcing that Judge Walter q.
Gresham had taken under consideration
the proposition TO make him the Peoples
party candidate for the presidency. None
of them would believe that Judge
Gresham could be induced to
lend himself to such q cause.
They were confident that Judge Gresham
could see that his candidacy wOuld result
in nothing more than embarrassment to
the Rcpu blicans, If. indeed, it cut any seri-
Gus figure at all. and, since Judge Gresham
owes to the Republican party whatever he
may have achieved in the way of promi-
hence in politics. hat it would be worse
than folly to join q movement against the
Republican cause.