The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-10-14
SHELDON IN PLACE OF GIBBS.
NEW REPUBLICAN, NATIONAL
COMMITTEEMAN FOR NEW YORK.

Senator Piatt Recommended the Appoint.
usent snd Gov. Odell Opposed 1.-THE
Governor Was In New York Last
Night. Rather Chagrined About II.
George R. Sheldon is the new Republican
National Committeeman for New York
State, succeeding the late Frederick s.
Glib. Senator Marcus A. Hanna. Chair
man of the national committee, has made
the appointment by virtue Of q resolution
passed at Philadelphia In 1900 empowering
the chairman Of the committee to fill va
cancies caused by death or resignation.
Senator Platt recommended to Senator
Hanna that Mr.. Sheldon be appointed to this
honorable and important place. Senator
Plat wrote his letter to Senator Hanna a
week ago, and on Monday morning Mr..
Sheldon received from Senator Hanna
the announcement OF his appointment.
Mr. Sheldon sent word yesterday to Sena-
tor Hanna that he would accept the place.
and he thanked Senator Hanna for the
distinction.
There are only a few more important
places in national political affairs than a
place on the national committee. The COM
mittees, Republican and Democratic, map
out tho campaigns for President. and they
hold over for four years. meantime exer-
csing influences on all concerned for the
welfare Of the parties they represent The
late Mr.. Gibbs was a member OF the ex-
ecutive committee, which Ia sort OF
grand sanhedrim to the general committee.
and it was said last night that Mr.. Sheldon
Is to succeed Mr.. Gibbs also AZ a member
Of the executive committee.
Mr.. Sheldon il 40 years old and was a
Brooklyn boy, graduated from Harvard.
10. President Roosevelt was OF the class
of 80, and Roosevelt and Sheldon have
always been personal. social and political
friends Mr.. Sheldon is q member OF the
banking firm of William c. Sheldon 4 Co.,
Wall street About 1850 he removed from
his Brooklyn home to "a East Thirty eighth
street, Manhattan.
For Il number OF years Mr.. Sheldon has
County Committee. His new place on the
National Committee will not necesstate
his retiring as treasurer OF the county
committee.
MIR. Sheldon went 10 ST. Pauls School,
Concord, and he is trustee OF that lnstitu-
ton. He is also vice-president OF the
Union League Club OF New York. and for
a number OF years has been chairman OF
the campaign committee of the club.
He is sparely built, with more white hairs
than are usually seen in the head OF a man
40 years old, but his nustache is as black
as COAL he's active at all hours OF the day
and night, in finance and politics.
Ex-Iieut. Gov. Woodruff and William
Berri of Brooklyn aided Gov. Odell very
materially last September at Saratoga
in defeating Mr.. Sheldon for the place OF
Lieutena 1T Governor, en- the ticket, and
for soma little time there has been more or
less feeling; hut Mr. Sheldon and Mr.. Wood
ruff and MIR Berli have had very pleasant
meeting and many things have been made
plain, and any feeling OF soreness that may
have existed in that quarter has been en-
tireIy obliterated.
Gov. Odell came down from Albany
yesterday afternoon and had talk with
Reuben L. Fox, secretary OF the Republican
State Committee From all that could be
gathered last night Gov. Odell. who had
opposed Mr.. Sheldon's appointment as
National Committeeman for
tho State, has not altered his stand. As
q matter of fact he was rather chagrined
when he ascertained that Senator Hanna
bad appointed Mr. Sheldon.