Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-12-03
REPUBLICANS
Meeting of National Commit
tee Next Friday.
EXECUTIVE SESSION FIRST
For Organization, Receiving Proxies
and Naming subcommittee.
NEW TO BE MADE CHAIRMAN
Four Cities Applying for Conven-
tion, Chicago, st. Louis, Kansas
City and Denver.

Members Of the republican national COM
mittee are arriving in the city in antici-
patton of the meeting of the committee
the end Of this week Acting Chairman
Harry S. New will be here tonight, and
Secretary Elmer Dover is already In
charge of headquarters in the National
Metropolitan Bank building.
The committee will meet at II o'clock
next Friday morning at the Shorehan
Hotel. and will Immediately 60 into ex-
ecutive session. The first days proceed
ings will be behind closed doors, and will
be devoted to organization. receiving
proxies and appointment of subcommit-
tees. A chairman will be elected. and il
is thought that Mr.. New will be chosen to
fill that position until the committee re-
organizes after the national convention.
Four cities are applying for the conven.
tion-Chicago. st. Louis. Kansas City and
Denver. Kansas City Is making the most
vigorous effort. and wants the conven-
ton. Chicago Is apparently lukewarm,
and press dispatches states that this aspi-
rant will not send delegation, but will
empower the congressional delegation to
put forth her plea. St. Louis and Den
yer will be represented by delegations
also.
The committee in selecting a convention
city will consider the bonus the city is
willing to offer toward the expens es of the
convention, hotel accommodations, tele-
graphic facilities and location.
1t was said today that incoming commit
teemen are told by congressman that Con-
gress will probably sit until late in the
summer. and the convention may not be
called until July.
Roster of Committee.
The roster Of the republican nationa
committee is as follows:
Harry S.. New, Indiana, vice chairman
and acting chairman: c. N Bllss, New
York. treasurer: William F. Stone, Mary
land, sergeant-at-arms; Elmer Dover
Ohio. secretary.
Executive committee-Harry s. New. In
diana: Frank o. Lowden., Illinois: r.
Schneider. Nebraska; George A. Knight
California: David w. Mulvane. Kansas
lin Murphy. New Jersey: William L
Ward, New York: N. b. Scott, West Vir
ginia: Elmer Dover, Ohio, and c. N. Bliss
New York.
Members-charles H. Scott, Alabama
Powell Clayton, Arkansas; George A
knight, California; A. M. Stevenson. Col
orado; Charles F. Brooker. Connecticut
John Edward Addicks, Delaware; j. N
Coombs. Florida: Judson w. Lyons
Georgia: w. B., Hepburn. Idaho; Frank o
AOWOSh, marry .. HNC",
Ernest E. Hart, Iowa; David w. Mulvane
Kansas: John w. Yerkes. Kentucky
Pearl Wright. louisiana; John F. Hill
Maine: Stevenson A. Williams. Maryland
w. Murray Crane, Massachusetts; Johr
w. Blodgett, Michigan; Frank B. Kellogg
Minnesota; L. B. Moseley, Mississippi
Thomas ]. Atkins. Missouri: John B
White, Montana; Charles H. Morrill,. Ne
braska: Patrick L. Flanagan. Nevada
Frank s. streeter. New Hampshire
Franklin Murphy. New Jersey; William
l.. Ward, New York; E. c. Duncan, Nortf
Carolina; Alexander Mckenzie. Nortf
Dakota; Myron T. Herrick. Ohio; Charlie.
II. Carey. Oregon; Boies Penrose. Penn.
sylvania: Charles R. Brayton, Rhode Is
land; John G.. Capers. South Carolina
]. NJ Greene. South Dakota: Walter P
Brownlow, Tennessee; Cecil A. Lyon
Texas: c. E. Loose. Utah; James w
Brock. Vermont; George E. Bowden. Vir.
ginia: Levi Ankeny. Washington: N. B
| Scott. West Virginia: ]. w. Babcock
Wiconsin: George E. Pexton, Wyoming
Territories, District of Columbia. Ha.
wall. Porto Rico and Philippine Islands
John G. Held, Alaska: W. s. Sturges
Arizona; Solomon Luna. New Mexico; c.
NJ. Cade. Oklahoma: P. L. Soper, Indian
Territory: Robert Reyburn, District OF
Columbia: A. G. NJ. Robertson, Hawaii
r. H. Todd, Porto Rico; Henry B. Mccoy
Philippine Islands.