The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-12-12
REPUBLICAN
 COMMITTEE National Body is in SeS-
 sion. HEATH CALLS HE ROLL Senator Hanna Again Ad- vises stand Pat Policy. Can is 1rads Upon the Pssaidsnx q the white House, But the
 Secretary Falls
 to Go.
HEATH CALLS THE ROLL

wsshinston. Dso u.--rhs Rspuhlican National Committes began isa initial meeting preparatory to the preaidentiai campaign Of lsot at the Arlington Hotel today.
 The committee. which was called t0 or der by Chairman M. A. Hanna. repre- sented every Gtafs and Territory either by the regular member cr by proxys ex- cept Hawaii.
 The principal buzinsss tc bs transaotsd ! is the selection of the time and place tor holding the next Republican National Convention. Neither of these questions were discussed at the meeting today. When Senator Hanna called the meetiug | to order he was greeted with round of applause. He expressed briefIy his thanks l to the committee for the work in the cam paign of isoo. saying: .T desire to improve this opportunity to thank the members of this cou1mitt0a for their hearty and loyal c0-opeEAki@u In the campaign of 100 for which eeFvlce they were chosen by the convention held in that year
 "From a personal standpoint, it is 1 pleasure to me Co make thia acknowlsdGe- ment Of unanimous and able support on the part of this committee in thnt eani- paign. Those of you who may hs znfof- tunate enough to be chosen again will have moro experience.
 "Au of interest to the Republican party that centers in this meeting can be told | in one word. and that is 'succeaa,' and alK that Is necessary to bring about that re- suit is to stand pat upon the principles and policies of that party. 
 Hanna is Applaudsd. This statement was greeted with hearty I applause. Chairman Hanna explntned that all meetings Of the committee would be public except at the meeting tonaor- row when bnllotlng for a place f0 hold the next convention would take place. A tribute was paid to the late GgprEa WisWeil of Milwaukee. sergnanf-ak | of the committees.
 I Parry s. Heath, the secretary, thea raaH the call of the meeting. stating It's puf- pose. A number of communications were then heard including one of the National | Republican League aglking for opportun- ity to be heard on the question Of soine plan of cooperation between the ieagtie and the national committee. In the last campaign the league was supplied with funds and literature and this plan is fa- vored again.
 Both Chicago and St. Louis, rival clfiea for the convention, are maintaining head quarters in the hotel. The time and placo will be taken up tomorrow when the va rious city delegations will be given an opportunity to be heard.
 "wnI Pay Rsspects.'' ? General Braytou announced that while he had intended to present a resolution regarding the basis of membership to the national convention, he had since arriv- ing in Washington been informed that it would be inopportune to bring up the question at this time and he should not do so. This statement eiicited applause on the part of the committee. Chairman Hanna, in outlining the pro- gram of the committees session. said that the committee would go in q body to the White House at 3 o'clock to pay our respects to the President of the United States. This he said would eloss the proceedings for the day. Tomorrow the session viii begin at 10 o'clock when time will be given to the cities desiring the convention to present their claims.
 The deaths since the last meetlnx of the following members of the committee were announced:
 Bonner of Montana; Gibbs of New Yorhs Webster, South Carolina; Bean. New Hampshire and Elliott. Michigan.
 On motion of Senator McComas. q com mittee of three was authorized to pre- scribe the manner of selecting delegates from the District of Columbia to the na- tional committee. Chairman Hanna win announces tlss committee tomorrow. At the White House.
 At 2:S0 o'clock the commIttee assembled at the hotel and proceeded to the Whits House. After waiting a few minutes in the green parIor, the President entered and was heartily greeted. by the commit. tee. Chairman Hanna said as h0 took Mir. Roosevelt's hand;
 ''Mr. President. have the honor to present en masse the members Of the Re- publican National Committee. In my ex- perlence with this body of men have found them all true, loyal Republicans ready to support the principles of tho Republican Party at all times"
 President Roosevelt replied:
 "Mr. Chairman and gentlemen-it ls a peculiar pleasure to me to greet here the men to whom not merely the party hns owed so much but the country has owed much in the immediate past and the men to whom both party and country will owe so much in the. immediate future. This sentiment was appIanded by the commit tee.
 You would better pass around the room
  ed Senator Hanna.
 A Few Jokes.
 "All right" responded the President. 'I was just wondering which was the best way to get at them"
 You will have no trouble in getting at these fellows.'' responded Senator Hanna. '"rhey are all anxious to see you"
 As the laugh subsided the President re- marked, lowing to Senator Hanna:
 T have sat at the feet of Gamaliel."
 He then passed around the room and shook the hand of each member after which photograph of the committee waa taken on the portico of the White House with the President and Senator Hanna in he center.
 Secretary Heath did not accompany the committee to the White House.
 The call at the White House concluded he business of the committees for khe day.