New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-02-23
FRIDAY.
FEBRUARY go, 1900
THE NEW STATE COMMITTEE.
REPUBLICANS DISCUSSING PROBABLE
CHANGES SOON TO BE MADE


CHANGES SOON TO BE MADE
As the time for holding the Republican stats
Convention approaches interest in the selection
Ok a new State Committee Increases There ara
ruuors OF a number OF changes IN the makeup OF
the new committee, although II Is probable that
majority OF the present members viii remain
The desire that Franklin Murphy shall continue
20 be the chairman OF the state Committee IS al
most universal Il IS feared. however. by some
prominent Republicans that his appointment as
Commissioner TO the Paris Exposition may prevent
his acceptance OF the place On the other hand. 1
IS pointed cut that hts duties az Paris may NOT
necessarily keep aim abroad later than August
%. and he has recently said that he VIII not
90 abroad until after the National Convention has
been held. II VIII De quite consistent 20 re-elect
him as chairman when the State Convention meets.
demands OF the chai-nanship viii rot be pressing
until the middle Of august, or even later Hence
be chosen And they argue further that II would
Of al i5ats 70 Be n % T5ig9 On ne
duties as Commissioner imperaJively demand IL
head OF the State COMMITTEES has been so CONSTANT
G1syinsh ana effective ard ne IS so familiar win
by many Republicans as the one man upon whom
ssf t6 RsFy can most confidently rely at such ''
One Of the interesting rumors in this connection,
watch comes from various parts OF the STATE is tat
Barker Giummere, OF Mercer County. mas aspira-
Zee, either q mernber-at-IarEe or as a county
saeIn0eT 0QI Ln2J ne also asPires % the chairman
as a member OF the National S,ornn5irte4 n Vii
be remernberei mai Nr 6;II1rSr vas -,,c-ssSsa5
as a member-at-laTse o. The state COMMITTEES 81
ana tnaS r the osange was made at the Tsquest q
nation for Governor II Is said r5at IN al nroa1I
ity Mr. FowIer's place VIII not be made vacant this
General Wflli5r, IS sji--n he Nee 15srS -
upon the resignation OF one OF the mem5ers-at-
large So far as IS known, General Skirm has not
70 the vacant pace IN the National COMMITTEES Il II
SAD upon me highes[ authority that Il would prob
that he Is going abroad Barker Gummere is also
now temporarily Hing the vacancy nav want n:
but II IS a question that will be decided in con-
Coming down 10 the members for the counties. it
Congressman John J. Gardner, and that so Tar
there is no opposition TO Robert C Hutchinson IN
Breckenridge. OF Bergen William BEETLE. unless
1lenl9erI4t -lstrse -or Ca1noen county and DaVld
BalrG Will continue 70 be the county member. T
and ex-senator e l. Ross has a strong foIlovvirS
in Cape MAY The two members from Essex Coun-
y, Colonel n. A Potter and Henry NJ Doremus.
H G LoqdensIager. in Gloucester.
doubtedly De successor 70 John P Landrtne-
rus much Is known. but who Mr. Landrine's sue
thought however rbar So1o1sT ~ Ticl51sr = n
accept the place II is at his disposal and ne Is
being urged 10 take It
Unless there should be change in present Lnten-
tons, there will be opposition 70 Richard B. Read
ing IN HUnterdon County II is reported that Cap
tain John Shields. who came within two or three
votes OF defeating Mr. Reading when the last seec-
ton was made, viii again contest the place
Nothing could be definitely learned about the
situation in Mercer County, but IL was said IN
Mtddlesex that John H COnger would not be a
candidate for reappointment Theodore Strong.
WlO contested the seat against Mr. COnger before
the State Committee and was unseated would ike
70 have the place again The friends OF Robert
Carson, who is close 70 Senator Kean. say that he
is the coming
turn " Danser and George Fsichards. respse
lively They are the present fncumbents- In Ocean
2 7~aFr a
BRADSHAW, who has served a number CT years
the committee II is also said that he may be added
10 the Finance Committee Ex-senator Robert
Williams. Of Passaic County. Will not be opposed
There ras go Tar been talk OF changes in Salem
somerset Sussex, Union or Warren County, except
possibly in Sussex, where 10 Is said that John !.
SwayZe would be the choice or the party II r 2
Goodman should decide 10 retire The present mem
DerS Tor these counties respectively. George
Hires, MAYOR p. J. Anderson. P F. Goodman,
United States Senator John kean and A Blair
Kelsey
The state convention VIII be held about the mid
die OF May, when the new State COMMITTEES will b,
selected