Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-07-19
PLANS AND SCHEMES
For Getting Out a Full Repub-
lican Vote This Fall Is
Fully Talked Over.
NO SECRETARY SELECTED,
But One Is Looked for VIII en- Carter
Returns From Washington.
DRESS SUITS NOT NECESSARY
During the Cleyeland-steyenson Notifca-
tion Ceremonies.
NO SECRETARY SELECTED,
DRESS SUITS NOT NECESSARY
During the Cleyeland-stevenson Notifca-
tion Ceremonies
ELKINS NOT QUITE PERSUADED YET
ESPECIAL TELEGRAM TO THE p1sPArcH,l I

NEW YORK, July 1S.-Hon. Thomas
Henry Carter, the new Chairman of the
National Republican Committee, has not
yet named the Secretary for that body.
He departed for Washington tonight, and
will not return until later in the week.
when he may possibly, he says, be ready
with the name of the new Secretary. Mr..
Carter wants man who can devote his
entire time to the work. C. L. Magee was
at the hotel to-day, and he said again very
positively that he couldn't give any of his
time to the place. Ex-Representatives
Lewis E. McComas, of Maryland, and
William o. Bradley, of Kentucky, are the
two men now uppermost in Mr.. Carter's
mind, and yet be admitted before leaving
town that almost dozen names had been
considered. Some of his advisers were
inclined to think that too much attention
was being paid to the election of Sec
retarv. that he was a mere fgurehead, and
that it was always the case that an active
young man did the bulk of the work
Advice From the Club Organizers.
The committee sat in its parlors in the
Fifth Avenue Hotel all this afternoon, lis
tening to James A. Blanchard A. B.
Humphrey, James E. Burke and E. ?. AL
len, otherwise known as "Yysilanti Allen"
of Michigan, who told what the Republican
clubs of the country intended doing during
the campaign. These clubs are under the
jurisdiction of the National Executive Com
mittee and will work in harmony with the
Committee.
The Executive Committee, in order to ia
hpcf dod hot hor ffar Eva
members shall be a quorum.
A committee consisting of Mr.. Clarkson,
Mr.. Fesseuden, Mr. Manley, Mr.. Bliss and
Colonel Swords, was appointed to hunt for
headquarters. The purpose of Mr. Carter's
visit to Washington is to consult with the
President, not only as to the selection of a
secretary, but also concerning the appoint
ment of an Advisory Committee of five.
This committee, it is intended, shall aid
Cornelius n. Bliss, Treasurer of tine Com
mittee.
Situation in the Empire State.
Dr. Chauncey M. Depew, ex-senator
Warner Miller and ex-Judge William
Robertson conferred with Whitelaw Reid
at the hotel, while the Executive Com
mittee were in session. All are familiar
with the situation in New York State, and
all desire the restoration of harmonious re-
lations between the President and leading
Republicans of the State. The situation at
present is very unpleasant. One or two
gentlemen not conversaut with the facts in
sist that there is an effort going on to ex-
aggerate the unpleasantness. The gentle
men who met in Mr. Reid's room this after
noon knew better than this, and they pro-
pose that q reasonable and dignIfed effort
shall be made to restore as far as possible
cordial relations between Washington and
the Republicans of go counties in New
York.
John R. Tanner, the Illinois member of
the Republican National Committee, talked
to-day to DISPATCH reporter about the
situation in that State. "We have big
fight on in Illinois," he said, ''but con-
fidently believe we will win. We know the
Democracy intends to make the campaign
fast one from the beginning, and they will
find us ready. Our greatest danger would
be in a mild and inert canvass. Knowing
that the enemy expects to win we ought to
be able 10 get out every Republican in the
State.
Losses That Are to be Made Up.
"We have been somewhat remiss in the
last two campaigns, and have lost some
prestige, but the effects of these defeats
will be to draw us all closer together for
the Presidential and Congressional contests.
Illinois has always been Republican, and 1
think to-day we can feel assured that we
can enter the canvass with an advantage of
10000 or 25, 900 votes in the State. without
taking Cook county into consideration.
There, of course, is where the Democrats
intend to make their great gains, if they
hope to carry the State.
''Chicago will poll about $4,000 more
votes than in 1883 In order to have the
slightest chance of carrying the State the
Democrats will have to get the support of
nearly four-ffths of this increase. I hardly
think this probable. Mr.. Stevenson adds
no particular strength to the ticket, as it is
not likely that in a Presidential year he
could get any considerable number of Re-
publican votes for the ticket. Some of his
neighbors might be disposed to vote for
him, but as this would also mean a vote for
Cleveland, they will refrain from the dan
gerous compliments