Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1896-06-20
HANNA IS GIVEN FULL SWAY
Elected Chairman of the National
Committee.
THE VOTE WAS UNANIMOUS
He Has Carte Blanche in the Selection of an
Executive Committee.
CRY SHOULD BE "MARK AND MONEY
His Election Was Rushed Through at the
Meeting Y Yesterday of the 9th
er Offices Were Filled-He Is
to Make Selections.

st. Louis June 19-The new republican
national committee met this morning at
the Southern hotel for the purpose of or
ganization and becoming acquainted
with each other. there having been a
number of new men placed on the COM
mittee by the various delegations.
Secretary Manley of the old committee
called the new one to order and Powell
Clayton of Arkansas presided. On mo-
tion of Mr.. Scott of West Virginia the
few vacancies found to exist in the COM
mittee were filled with the exception of
the territory of Alaska and the District
of Columbia, which, owing to the difficult
ty In making selection, were left to the
executive committee. The members of
the committee having been sounded on
the subject, it was determined to elect
the chairman at this meeting instead of
leaving it open until the meeting that
will be probably held in New York two
or three weeks hence.
Mr.. Mark Hanna was nominated for
chairman on the motion of Mr.. Payne of
Wisconsin, seconded by Pennsylvania,
Ohio and New York. He was elected by
the unanimous vote of the committee.
Mr. Hanna accepted the nomination in a
short speech that was received with ap-
plause.
Mr.. Manley was made temporary Sec
retary and James F. Burke of Pittsburg
temporary secretary. Colonel Swords of
Iowa, the sergeant-at-arms of the old
committee, was kept in that position tenn
porarily. 1t was agreed that Chairman
Hanna should have full authority to Sc
lect all the officers of the committee, in
nltI inn tl1n frna Ii iot off nc,
not even filed temporarily. At the in
stance of Senator Thurston of Nebraska
the following resolution was unanimous
ly agreed to:
Resolved, That the chairman of this
committee is hereby authorized and en-
powered, after consultation with the can
didatas fer president ana vice president,
to appoint am executive committee of
nine members, who may or may not be
members of this committee, and that the
chairman of this committee shall be
chairman ex-officio of said executive
committee.
Mr.. w. H. Andrews acted as proxy for
Senator Quay. who early this morning
left for the east No successor was elect
ed to take the place Of Mr.. Hobart of New
Jersey, who was the nominee for the sec
ond place on the ticket. The committee
adjourned subject to the call of the chair
man, and 1t Is understood that the next
meeting will be held In New York city in
about two or three weeks.
(Note-It will be observed that the
names Of those selected to fill vacancies
are not given in the foregoing. The COM
mittee, as constituted when it met, was
as follows0
Alabama, William YoungbIood; Ar
kansas. Powell Clayton; California, ]. d.
Spreckles; Colorado, not selected; Con-
nectict, Samuel Fessenden; Delaware,
James H. Wilson; Florida, John G. Long
Georgia, J. w. Lyons; Idaho, not select
ed; Illinois, L. N. Jamison; Indiana, w.
L. Durbn Iowa, A. b. Cummings; Kan
sas, Cyrus Leland, Jr. Kentucky, ]. w.
Yerkes; Louisiana, A. Il. Wimberly;
Maine, Joseph Manley; Maryland, George
l.. wellington; Massachusetts,, George FL.
Lyman; Michigan, George l.. Maltz; Min
nesota, l.. f. Hubbard; Mississippi, J..
Hill; Missouri, r. G. Kerens; Montana,
Charles r. Leonard; Nebraska, John M.
Thurston; Nevada, not selected; New
Hampshire, Person c. Cheney; New Jer-
sey not selected New York, i. S. Gibbs;
North Carolina, James e. Boyd; North
Dakota, w. III. Robinson; Ohio, Charles
L. Kurtz; Oregon, George A. Steele,
Pennsylvania, M. S. Quay; Rhode Island,
r. C. Brayton; South Carolina, e. A.
Webster; South Dakota, A. B. Kittfidge;
Tennessee, elect after convention ad-
journs; Texas, John Grant; Utah, Q. j..
salisbury; Vermont, George T. Childs;
Virginia, George e. Bowden; Washing
Scott: Wisconsin, Henry G. Payne; wy
oming, Willis Vandeventer;. District of
Columbia, not selected; Arizona, post
poned until territorial conventions; Okla
homa, Henry e. Asp; Indian territory,
Ice IT Rennett: Alaska not selected.