Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1896-06-25
HANNA AT THE HEAD.
McKinIcy's Manager Chairman OF
The National mittcc.

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ST. Louis, June 20.--The Republican ma
tional committee to-day elected Marcus A..
Hanna chairman of the committee; fl'ed
the vacancies on the committee caused by
the silver bolt. and then adjourned SUBJECT
TO the call of the chairman.
The committee held Its session at the
Southern rotel. 1t was called TO order by
Joseph II. Manley of Maine. Powell Clay
ton of Arkansas, was made temporary chair
man. on motion of n. Ii. Scott or West
virginia, the committee proceeded TO MI
the vacancies on the committee caused by
the bolt. New Mexico, Solomon Luna;
Colorado, j. f.. Sanders; Nevada, G. p.
Sproule: Idaho, George + Shoup: Utah,
@. j. Salisbury; Arizona. w. NJ. Griffith.
The eases of the District Of Columbia and
ALASKA were referred to the executive COM
mittee.
on motion of II. G.. Payne Of Wisconsin
Mark A. Hanna was unanimously elected
permanent chairman of the committee and
Joseph II. Manley OF Maine temporary
secretary.
on motion OF Clayton. James Francis
Burke of Pittsburg was made temporary as
sistant secretary. Col. II. l.. Swords or
Iowa was chosen sergeant-at-arms.
Senator Thurston offered the following
resolution. which was unanimously adopted:
g. That the chairman is hereby authorized
and empowered, after consultation with the
candidates for president and vice-president,
to appoint an executive committee OF nine,
who may or may not be members or the
| committee, and the chairman of this COM
mittee shall be ex-oficio chairman Oh lne
executive committee
The matter or a treasurer was left TO the
chairman. The committee then adjourned
subject TO the call of the chair. Nothing
was done with relation to proposals OF a
change Of headquarters. Following IL q
complete list OF the national committee:
Alabama, William Youngblood; Arkansas,
Powell Clayton; California, J ID. Sprecseis;
Colorado. j. r.. Sanders; Connecticut, Sam
uel Fessenden; Delaware, J. III. Wilson,:
Florida, ]. G.. Long; Georgia. Judson w.
Lyon; Idaho, George r.. Shoup; Illinois, Il.
n. Jameson; Indiana, w. II. Durbin: Iowa,
A. h. Cummings; Kansas, Cyrus Leland;
Kentucky. O.. Il. Yerkesi Louisiana. A.. Il.
Wimberly; Maine. Joseph III. My;
Marylnnd, George H. Wellington; Massa-
chusctts, G.os.a II. Lyman. Michigan,
George l.. Walsh; Minnesota, l.. /. Hub
bard; Mississippi. James ]. Hill; Missouri,
Il. G. Kerens; Montana, Charles X. Leon
ard; Nebraska, John NJ. Thurston; Nevada,
G. III. Sproule: New Hampshire, j. q.
York, Frederick Gibbs; North Carolina, J..
Il. Boyd; North Dakota, w. III. Hopkins:
Ohio. Charles l.. KurtZ; Oregon, George A.
Steele; Pennsylvania, Matthew s.. Quay;
Rhode Island, q, II. Brayton; South Caro-
lima, Il. A. Webster; South Dakota, A.. II.
Kittridge; Tennessee, W.. 7. Brownlow;
Texas. John Grant; Utah. @. j. Salisbury:
Vermont, George b.. Childs; Virginia,
George II. Bowden; Washington, r. q. Sulli-
can; West Virginia. III. Is. Scott: WiscoD
sin, H.. G. Payne; Wyoming, Willis VAN
dewander; Arizona, w. NJ. Griffith; New
Mexico, Solomon Luna; Oklahoma. Henry
e. Asp; Indian Territory. Leo z. Bennett.