Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-12-11
THE INITIAL MEETING
Assembling Of Republican
National Committee.
BRAYTON RESOLUTION
ITS AUTHOR DECIDES AGAINST
PRESENTING 1T.
Address of Chairman Hanna-Members
Received by the President
This Afternoon.

Chairman Hanna stumped into the lobby
OF the Arlington at five minutes before II
today. and in a jovial voice that was heard
above the buzz of conversation cried
'Time!'' The crowd laughed and all
trooped away toward the big banquet hall,
where the meeting of the republican ma
tional committee was being held.
Twelve Absentees.
On the roll call the absentees were twelve
In number. and represented by proxies as
follows: Senator Hale, for Mr.. Manley of
Maine; Senator Lodge, for Mr.. Meyer of
Massachusetts,: Perry s. Heath. for Mr..
Shevlin Of Minnesota; J. M. Dixon, for Mr..
Mcleod Of Montana; Charles Dick, for Mr..
Flanigan of Nevada; F. w. Mulkey, for Mr..
Steel of Oregon; Senator Penrose, for Sena-
tor Quay of Pennsylvania; B. D. CrockerS
for Mr.. Baker Of Washington; Gov. Brodie,
for Mr.. Griffith Of Arizona; Leo c. Bennett,
for Mr.. Mellette of Indian territory; Elmer
Dover, for Samuel Parker of Hawaii; H.
Gravanolli, for Mr.. Yerkes of Kentucky,
who will reach the city tomorrow
The roll of the convention follows: Ala
bama, j. w. Dimmick; Arkansas, Powell
Clayton; California, W. c. Van Fleet; Col
orado, A. M. Stevenson; Connecticut.
Charles F. Brooker; Delaware, John Ed,
ward Addicks; Florida, ]. N. Coombs;
Georgia, Judson w. Lyons; Idaho, D. W.
Standrod; Illinois. Graeme Stewart: Indi-
ana, Harry S. New; Iowa Ernest E. Hart: :
Kansas. David w. Mulvane; Kentucky,
John W.Yerkes; Louisiana Lewis S. Clark +:
Maine, Joseph H Manley; Maryland, Louis
p: McComas: Massachusetts,, George v. L.
nesota, Thos H. Shevlin; Mississippi, II. c.
Turley: Missouri, Richard C. Kerens
Montana. c. H. Mcleod: Nebraska, r. B.
Schneider: Nevada. Patrick L. Flanagan;
New Hampshire. J. II. Gallinger; New Jer,
sey. Franklin Murphy; New York, George
r. Sheldon: North Carolina, W. s. OBJ.
Robinson: North Dakota. Alexander Nc
kenzie; Ohio. Myron T. Herrick: Oregon
George A. Steel; Pennsylvania, NJ s. Quay;
Rhode Island. Charles r. Brayton; South
Carolina, ]. g. Capers; South Dakota, j.
M. Green; Tennessee. Walter P. Brownlow
Texas, R. B. Hawley; Utah. o. ]. Salisbury;
Vermont, James w. Brock; Virginia. George
p. Bowden; West Virginia, N. B. Scott;
Washington. George H. Baker; Wisconsin,
Henry c. Payne: Wyoming. George E. Prex-
ton.
Territories. District of Columbia and Ha-
waii-Alaska. John G. Held: Arizona, w. NJ
Griffith: New Mexico. Solomon Luna; Okla
homa, William Grimes: Indian Territory
William M. Meifette: District Of Columbia,
Myron M. Parker: Hawaii. Samuel Parker
Proxy for MIR. Shevlin.
Some comment was caused among the
Minnesota men gathered at the Arlington
today by the fact that National Commit
teeman Shevlin of Minnesota had sent his
proxy in blank to Senator Hanna, who filled
1t out to Perry Heath, instead of sending
1t to one Of the two republican senators or
one of the eight republican representatives
from that state.
A report was current that Mr. Sheylfn
who 8 millionaire lumberman, was in
censed at the President because he had re-
fused to aid him in some business deals
pending before the Secretary of the In
terror.
No Minnesota man could be found who
would verify that rumor
As Chairman Hanna mounted the ros-
trum and called the committee to order
there was a vgoSous outburst of applause
which the senator acknowledged with a
smile and bow.
Chairman Hanna's Address.
He expressed briefly his thanks to the
committee for the work in the campaien
Of 1900. saying:
Il desire to improve this opportunity to
thank the members of the committee for
their hearty and loyal cooperation in the
campaign Of 1900, for which service thew
were chosen by the convention held that
year.
From a personal standpoint 1t is a
pleasure to me to make this acknowledge
ment OF unanimous and able support on
the part of this committee in that cam
paign. Those of you who may be unfor-
tunate enough to be chosen again will
have had that experience.
All of interest to the republican party
that centers in this meeting can be told in
one word, that is success And all that
Is necessary to bring apout that result is
to stand pat upon the principles and pol
lcies of that party"
This statement was greeted with hearty
applause. Chairman Hanna explained that
all meetings Of the committee would be
public except at the meeting tomorrow,
when balloting for place to hold the next
would take place.
tribute. was paid to the late George
Wiswell Of Milwaukee, sergeant-at-arms
Of the committee.
A South Carolina Dispute.
The routine business was then begun.
mans side reading a number of communi-
cations to the committee. One of them,
addressed to Chairman Hanna, was as fol-
lows:
ION October 1, 1901. sent you the in
dorsement of fifteen members of the ex-
eeutive committee of South Carolina as
of the late r. A. Webster, de-
ceased. national committeeman of South
Carolina, the same being a majority of
the said committee. Notwithstanding this.
on October 8. 1901. you announced the ap-
pointment Of John G. Capers. not then a
qualified voter of the state. and who never
attended a republican convention-county.
ward or state"
The writer SAID he reported this to the
state committee. who thereupon recon-
nended E.yW. Schriven.
That Schriven IL not here today" con-
tinued the communication. Ito represent
the republican masses of South Carolina
republicans as he was selected to do can
only be accounted for by the fact that he
has been made deputy collector of internal
revenue by the influence of John G. Capers.
Mr.. Capers commenced early in his career
to coerce and force the organization and
has been unrelenting ever since. half of
said organization being Office holders. All
Of which can be established If we are given
an opportunity.
''On October Z, 1901. in a letter protested
% you against his appointment, and we
continued to protest on the grounds that
I he has. any members. of our republican
state committee indorsing him for national
they were rcoerccd by virtue
lf his refereeship and control of the pat
ronsge OF the state"
The letter is signed by E. H. Deas.
chairman of the republican state executive
ce n.mittee of South Carolina, and r. r. 4
roihert. jr.. member of committee at large.
Other Communications
A letter was also read from A. B. Hum