Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1892-07-18
REPUBLICAN NATIONAL COMMITTEE
Thomas H. Carter Chosen to Succeed
VIM. j. Campbell.

Ihom as H. Carter Chosen to Succeed
VIM. j. Campbell.
NEW YORK, July ls.-The national exec
utive committee met at the Fifth Avenue
hotel at II O'clock Saturday morning to
elect a chairman to succeed William J.
Campbell, whose resignation was read
and accepted at this meeting. The MEM
bers of the committee and others labored
with Henry c. Payne to get him to con-
sent TO take the position, but to no effect.
Payne said his only reasons for not accept
ing the Craftsmanship were business ones.
The meeting of the committee was called
to order by Secretary Carter, and William
A. Sutherland, of Rochester, y. Y, was
made temporary chairman. Whitelaw
Reid was called in consultation by the
committee and an adjournment was taken
about l o'clock for two hours.
Settled 1t at a Lunch.
After the adjournment the committee
and some of its advisers went to the Hoff.
man House cafe and ordered lunch. When
lunch was ordered every body was at sea
and discouraged. B fore the discussion of
coffee and cigars had been completed
Thomas H. Carter had been prevailed on
to take the Craftsmanship himself. This
decision being reached. the conference
returned to the Fifth Avenue hotel and
went into the committee room to place the
official stamp on the solution of the chair
manship puzzle. The news spread like
wild-fire, and with it the announcement
that Carter's place secretary OF the COM
mittee) would be filed by Chris Magee.
This proved to be premature. however.
New Chairman Promptly Elected.
When the committee reassembled Clark
son arose and made the nomination OF
Carter. The nomination was warmly sec
onded by Payne and unanimously carried.
The treasurer, Cornelius y. Bliss, was ap-
pOipfal m notify (Tarrar of his ina
tion. In accepting the position Carter
made brief and appropriate speech, con-
graduating himself that in the perform
ance of his duties he would have the help
and advice of the executive committee,
backed by the national committee, and
promising to be tireless in his work for
he success of the party.
Closing Work of the Meeting.
J. Z. Burke of Pittsburg, was appointed
secretary protein. and the appointment of
permanent secretary left to the chair who
was also authorized to appoint and ad
visory committee of five Republicans not
members OF the national committee. 1t
was also unanimously agreed that Camp
bell should remain member of the eXecu-
tive committee in charge of the branch
headquarters at Chicago. Carter Is but
IS years of age, having been born in Jupa,
at Furlace, Scioto County %. in 1858. In 1855
he moved to Pana, Ills, where he lived till
1870, when he moved to Burlington, Ia. He
studied law in Louisville, KY, and Illinois,
bein O admitted to the bar in Nebraska.
In 1882, he moved to Helena, Mont, which
is now his home.
viii Resign from the Land ONCE.
When Carter was asked if the accept
snce of the craftsmanship entailed the
resignation of his position in the land Of
fee, he replied: Il shall resign at all
events" Chairman Carter will today an
nounce the committee on headquarters
and probably the advisory committee
The selection OF a secretary will be made
within a week