The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-12-11


day when Senator Hanna's gavel fell.
convening the Republican National
Committee. The meeting was held IN
the banquet han OF the Arlington Ho-
tel, and every State and Territory in the
United States was represented either BY
its national committeeman or by his
dvly authorized proxy.
y CROWD surged through the lobbies of
the hotel throughout the morning, and
upon every tongue was heard the name
OF President Roosevelt as the partys
candidate for President next year. Next
to the Roosevelt talk, which seems to
have entirely smothered the Hanna
boom, the good word was for Chicago as
the conventi7n city of 1904.
Perry Heath Conspicuous,
The committeeman occupied seats in
a semicireie about the room and upon
a platform at one end sat Chairman
Hanna aud Perry S. Heath. secretary of
the national COMMITTEES. behind a pile
of papers aid communications
The opening of the quadrennial ses-
sion was srigidly informal. Chairman
Hanna raped for order, an. made q
brief address TO the point ant. business
like.
Success the Slogan. i
He sat6s
L desire TO improve this opportunity
to thank the members Of this committee
for their hearty and loyal cooperation
in the campaign Of 1900. for which serv-
ice they We're chosen by the conven-
ton OF that year From a personal
standpoint it is a pleasure TO make this
acknowledgment Of unanimous and
able support on the part Of this commit
zee in that campaign.
Those of you who may be fortunate
enough TO be chosen again VIII have
had that experience All OF interest 10
the Republican party that centers In
this committee can be told in one word
success. (Applause.) And all that is
necessary to bring about that result Is
to stand pat upon the principles and
policies of that party" Renewed ap-
plause.)
Stones Appointment
With this terse declaration Chairman
Hanna concluded his spesHls as infor-
rnauy as he had begun Il, and an
nounced the death OF George WHEEL Of
Milwaukee, sergeant-at-arms Of the
committee, and the appointment Of
William F. Stone of Baltimore to sue
ceed him.
He also announced the appointment Of
his private secretary. Elmer Dover. as
sistant secretary OF the CON rnittee. The
announcement of the death Of the fol-
lowing committeeman since the last
meeting was also made: Charles T.
Means of Maine, Frederick s. Gibbs of
New York Z. A. Webster of South Car
olina. Committeeman Lon Of Florida.
w. H. Dewitt and Z. L. Bonner. both
OF Montana.
South Carolina Protest.
Secretary Heath read protest from
e. H. Deas, chairman of the executive
committee of South Carolina, and in
dorsed by r. r. Tolbert, jr.. protesting
against the appointment of John G.
Capers as a member Of the national
committee to .lll Webster's place from
South Carolina.
| The protest declares that Mr.. Capers
was not, at the time Of his appoint
ment, a voter in South Carolina, and
that he never participated in any Of
the party conventions or councils of
! the State. The letter recommends e.
w. Scriven for the place.
Would Suppress Socialism.
A letter was also read from A. B.
I Humphreys, of the National Economic
League of New York, asking the co-op-
Grafton Of the national committee in
suppressing the spread of socialism.
! A protest signed by Santiago r. Pal
mer. president of the American Federal
party OF Porto Rico. was read 1t OBJ
| jects to the recognition OF the Porto
Rico Republican party as the Repub-
lican party organization of the island
These communications and protests
were deferred for action until the COM
raittee meets in executive session to-
morrow.
District Delegates.
! Senator McComas moved that the
! chairman appoint committee to make
arrangements for the election OF dele
gates to the national convention from
| the District of Columbia. He explain
| e5 that this was customy. owing TO
the fact that the District has no cleo
ton laws. The chairman will announce
the committee later.
General Brayton, committeeman from
Rhode Island. who has been conspic-
uous in his advocacy of a plan to re-
/ dllce Representation in the national
convention from the Southern States
| announced that T. was not his purpose
! to press his resolution to this effect
before the committee at this time, but
that his object was TO have representa-
tion in the convention of 1908 based on
| the vote cast for the Republican party