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

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ST. Louis June 20. Republican ma
tIonal ommitt to-day elected Marcus A.
Hanna chairman of the committee; nlied
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 char"
man. on motion of N, ID. Scott OF west
Virginia.. the committee proceeded TO NIL
the vacancies on the committee caused py
the bolt. New Mexico. Solomon Luna;
Colorado, j. +. Sanders; Nevada. 9. p.
Sproule; Idaho. George f. Shoup; Utah,
O.. j. Salisbury; Arizona, w, NJ. Griffith.
The eases of the District of Columbia and
Alaska were referred 10 the executive COM
mittee.
on motion OF H. G. Payne Of Wisconsin
Mark A. Hanna was unanimously elected
| permanent chairman of the committee and
Joseph H. Manley Of Maine temporary
secretary.
on motion OF Clayton, James Francis
| Burke of Pittsburg was made temporary as
sistant secretary. Col. III. l.. SWORDS or
Iowa was chosen sergeant-at-arms.
Senator Thurston offered the following
| resolution. which was unanimously adopted:
- That the chairman lis hereby authorized
| and empowered. after consultation with the
| candidates for president and yice-preslaeht'
| to appoint an executive committee OF niue,
who may or may not be members OF me
committee, and the chairman Of this COM
mittee shall be ex-offcio chairman OF aa
executive committee
The matter Of a treasurer was left 10 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 Is Q
complete list of the national committee:
Alabama, William Youngblood; Arkansas.
| Powell Clayton; California. j. ID. Spreeheis;
| Colorado. J. r. Sanders; Connecticut, sam
| uel Fessenden; Delaware, j. H.. Wilson:
Florida. ]. G. Long; Georgia. Judson w.
Lyon; Idaho, George f. Shoup; Illinois, t.
N. Jameson; Indiana. w. r.. Durbin: Iowa,
A. b. Cummings; Kansas, Cyrus Leland;
Kentucky, o. T. Yerkesi Louisiana. A. II.
wimberly: Maine, Joseph III. M.n,sy;
Maryland, George H. Wellington; Massa-
/ chusc.ts, Geo?.s II. Lyman; Michigan,
George L. Walsh; Minnesota, L. I. Hub
| bard. Mississippi, James j. Hill; Missouri,
II. G. Kerens; Montana, Charles Il. Leon
ard; Nebraska, John NJ. Thurston; Nevada,
c.. III. Sproule; New Hampshire, i. q.
Cheney; New Jersey, G.. A. Hobart; New
York, Frederick Gibbs; North Carolina. j.
f.. Boyd; North Dakota, w. III. Hopkins;
Ohio, Charles l.. Kurtz; Oregon. George A.
Steele; Pennsylvania, Matthew y. Quay;
| Rhode Island, G. II. Brayton; South Caro-
lima, E.. A. Webster; South Dakota. A. II.
Kittridge; Tennessee. w. T. Brown,ow;
Texas, John Grant; Utah. @. ]. Salisbury;
Vermont, George b. Childs; Virginia,
George Il. Bowdeu; Washington, r. q. Snlli-
gan; West Virginia. III. b. Scott; WiscoD
sin, III. G. Payne; Wyoming. Willis Van
dewander; Arizona. w. NJ. Griffith; New
Mexico, Solomon Luna; Oklahoma. Henry
e. Asp; Indian Territory. Leo K. Bennett.