The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1905-08-03
HANNA Has CALL FOR CHAIRMAN
Maryland Republican Leaders Seem
to be United for His ReappoiEi-
gnent


to be United for His ReappOiEi-
snent.
Next in Importance to the a doption
of the party platform the members of
the Republican executive committee,
who voted on last Wednesday for an
early convention, placed the election
OF chairman Of the State Central
Committee. They declared that the
campaign could not be considered
under way until the new State Com
mlttee meets and chairman is elect
ed and takes office.
The State Convention will be held
as provided by the resolution adopt
ed at last Wednesdays meeting, on
September 6, on which day the party
platform will be adopted. Following
the Convention the members of the
State Committee will meet and or
ganize and elect a new chairman. An
adjourned meeting of the Convention
will be held on September 26, when
a candidate for Comptroller will be
named, and all the actions of the
earlier Convention indorsed.
In view of the fact that the State
Convention is now only little more
than a month off, there is considera-
bic discussion who will be elected
chairman of the State Committee,
but tba continent eoo,,,r 10 Io,o -; ~ ',
crystalizating in favor of the re-elec-
ton of Mr.. John B. Hanna, of Har-
ford county, who was first elected to
the position in 1903, when his friend,
Mr.. Stevenson Archer Williams, was
the Republican candidate for Cover
nor. Mr.. Hanna had charge of the
campaign in 1904. He has been di-
recting all the preliminary work of
the party during the present year.
There is no other candidate for the
position openly in the field. Mr.. Phil
lips Lee Goldsborough has been men,
toned, but under the rulings of Presi-
dent Roosevelt Mr.. Goldsborough,
who would probably have the support
of the McComas-Pearre faction, would
be forced to resign as Collector of In
ternal Revenue, and his friends de-
clare thar he has no intention Of do
ing any such thing. Congressman
Mudd has also been mentioned but
Mr.. Muad declares emphatically that
be Gees~hot want the position, and
seems to be sincerely in favor of Mr.
Hanna. The city leaders, including
Collector of Customs Stone and Con-
gresham Wachter, also seem TO be
very much in favor of the reelection of
Mir. Hanna.
OF considerable Importance in con-
nection with the question of the
Craftsmanship of the State Committee
is the position of Secretary Charles j.
Bonaparte who has been keeping in
close touch with the situation in
Maryland and has had frequent in
teryiews with the different leaders
here. All reports seem to indicate
that he has been taking q lively in
terest in the selection of a chairman,
and that be has been endeavoring to
conciliate the various factions so
that there would be no possibility Of
contest over the position. Mary
land politicians who have seen him
recently all seem to think that he al
so is very Favorable to Mr.. Hanna's
reelection.
Concerning all the talk about the
craftsmanship Mr.. Hanna keeps abso-
lutte silence. His friends, however
say that he will not make a fight to
hold on to the position if the recog-
nized party leaders seem to be agreed
that some other man can handle the
coming campaign better than he can.
These same friends declare that
there will be no agreement against
MIR. Hanna, and that be will be re-
elected without opposition.
In the city, Republicans are dis
cussing the necessity for holding lille
gal primaries to select delegates to
the early State Convention.
Thee will be no trouble
about such plans. it is believed.
There is no opposition at present to
the city organization, and there will
be no fight oyer delegates to the Con-
Yention. The City Committee will
probably meet next week and make
plans for the holding of the primar-
ies.-Baltimore News.
STORE CHANGES HANDS