Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-08-26


paign with the customary preliminary
81 selecting the necessary adjutants.
Some OF the members of both executive
committees have served In similar
capacity in former campaigns; others
are yet untried in this particular Held.
although their ability as political STRAIT
egists has been made apparent In va
rions other directions.
The Republican executive committee
% composed of eight members. as fol-
lows: Charles +. Isrooker of Connect
cut, Nathan B. Scott OF West Virginia,
Franklin Murphy Of New Jersey. Will
liam L. Ward of New York. Harry S.
New of Indiana. Frank Q. Lowden of
Illinois, r. B. Schneider of Nebraska
and David w. Mulvane of Kansas. The
first four named are allotted to the
eastern headquarters at New York. and
the remaining four are accredited to
the western headquarters at Chicago.
The chairman, secretary, treasurer and
sergeant at arms OF the national COM
lnittee were made the officers of the ex-
ecutive committee. James A. Tawney
OF Minnesota was appointed director OF
the speakers bureau of the western
headquarters.
De Lancey Niccll OF New York was
chosen for vice chairman of the Demo-
cratic national committee. and George
Foster Peabody Of the same state was
made treasurer. William r. Sheehan
OF New York was put at the head Of
the executive committee. and the fol-
lowing men were appointed to serve
with him: August Belmont of New
York. John r. Mclean Of Ohio, Thorn
as S. Martin OF Virginia, James NJ.
Guffey OF Pennsylvania, James Smith,
in. Of New Jersey. and Timothy e.
Ryan of Wisconsin.
It has been SCI customary in recent
years for the national committee chair
man to act as the head of the executive
committee that the selection of Will
liam F. Sheehan for the position may
almost be regarded as an innovation.
It cannot be argued consistently that
the executive craftsmanship was given
to Mr.. Sheehan as a consolation prize.
for it is generally understood that he
might have had the major honor for
the asking.
Charles Frederick BROKER of Con-
3ssASSNASoe, Lie ihSL IldiIleQ IHeIuDST Oh
the executive committee which will aid
chairman Cortelyou in his conduct OF
the Republican rational campaign, has
been member of the national commit
Tee since 1900. He was born at Litch-
neid, Conn, March 4. 1S47. He attend
ed the public school In his native town
ana afterward studied for awhile at
the academy at Torrington, Conn. At
the age OF sixteen he left school and
went to work in a factory. He is a
self made man and has had remark
ably successful business career. Mr..
BROKER Is still largely engaged in
manufacturing, banking and railroad
Ing. In 1875 he was elected to the
state legislature, and in 1893 he was
made state senator. He was delegate
at large to the Republican national
convention of 1900. He is prominent
also In the social and political life Of
New York, being a member Of the
chamber of commerce, Union League
club and numerous other business and
social organizations. Mr.. Brokers
residence is at .AnsonIa. Conn, although
he has business Office in New York
Nathan Bay Scott is now United
States senator from West Virginia. He
was born at Quaker City, a little ham
let on the Baltimore and Ohio railroad
Ia Guernsey county, O. He il sixty-two
years Of are ard Is another noteworthy
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