Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-12-05
Committeeman Assembling IL Wash.
|ngt0a for TonoProH's Meeting.
CITIES sIRIvIHG FOR CONVENTION
kanaas City Seems to be in the Lead
as Chicago Does No. Care to pu,
Up Cash Bonus Late Con.
ventlon.
vention

WASHINGTON. d. c.. Dec. A.
Members OF tho Republican national
committee are arriving in the city
In anticipation OF the meeting of tho
COMMITTEES the end OF this week. Act.
Ing Chairman Harry s. New will be
here tonight, and Secretary Elmer
Dover Is already In charge of head.
quarters in the National Metropolitan
Bank blilding.
The committee Will meet ut IL
o'clock tomorrow morning Mt tho
Shoreham Hotel. and will Immediate.
~ so into executive session. The
iirst days proceedings will be behind
closed doors. and Will DO devoted 10
organization, receiving proxies and
appointment OF subcommIttces. a
chairman will be elected. and 1t is
thought that Mr.. New will be chosen
to fill that position until the commit
tee reorganizes after the national
convention.
-Four cities are applying for the
conyention-Chicago, st. Louis. Kan.
sas City and Denver. Kansas City Is
making tho most vigorous effort. and
wants the convention. Chicago Is ap-
! parently Mkewarm, and press dis.
patches states that this nspirant Will
not send II delegation, but will EN-.
power the congressional delegation to
put forth her plea. st. Louis and Den.
yer will be represented by delega-
tions also.
The committee In selecting con.
vention city will consider the bonus
tho city is willing to offer toward the
expenses OF the convention, hotel ac-
commodations, telegraphlc facilities
and location.
II was said today that incoming
committeeman are told by Congress-
men that Congress will probably sit
until late In the summer. and the con.
vcntlon may not be called until July.
Roeter of Committee.
The roster OF the Republican ma.
| tional committee Is as follows:
Harry s. New, Indiana, vice chair
man and acting chairman; C. N. Bliss,
New York. treasurer: William F..
Stone. Maryland sergenntat Farms !:
Elmer Dover, Ohio. secretary.
: Executive commlttee-Harry S,
New. Indiana; Frank o. Lowden. II
linois; II. y. Schneider, Nebraska:
George A. knight. California: David
W. mulvane, Kansas; Charles f,
BROKER, Connecticut; Franklin Muir.
ply. New Jersey: William l. Ward.
New York; n. d. Scott. West virgi-
mia; Elmer Dover. Ohio. and C. N.
Bliss. New York.
Misunderstanding H. Scott. Alaba.
ma; Powell Clayton. Arkansas:
George A. Knight, California; A. NJ.
Stevenson. Colorado; Charles +,
Broker, Connecticut; John Edward
Addlcks. Delaware; j. N. Coonibs,
Florida; Judson W. Lyons, Georgia:
w. S. Hepburn, Idaho; Frank o. Low.
den. Illinois: Harry s. New. Indiana /:
Ernest Z. Hart. Iowa. David w. Null
vane. Kansas; John w Yerkes. Ken
lucky; Pearl Wright. Louisiana: John
F. Hin, Maine; Stevenson *. viii
hams. Maryland; w. Murray Crane.
Massachusetts; John w. Blodgett,
Michigan; Frank b. kellogg, Minneso.
Ia; L. d. Moseley. Mississippi Thomas
J. Atkins. Missouri; John b. White,
Montann, Charles II. Morrill,, Ne.
hraska; Patrick L. Flanagan. Nevada +:
Frank S. Streeter. New Hampshire;
FRANKLIN Murphy. New Jersey; VIII
liam L. Ward. New York; e. C. Dun
can. North Carolina; Alexander Nc.
Kensie. North Dakota: Myron T. Her.
rick. Ohio; Charles II. Carey. Ore
gon; Boles Penrose. Pennsylvania;
Charles r, Brayton. Rhode Island;
John G. Capers. South Carolina; ].
NJ. Greene. South Dakota; Walter p.
Brownlow. Tennessee; Cecil A. Lyon,
Texas; c. F. Loose, Utah; James w.
Brock, Vermont: George f. Bowden,
Virginia.; Levi Ankeny, Washington;
N. b. Scott, West Virginia; j. w. Bah.
cock. Wisconsin; George e. Pexton.
Wyoming.
Territories. District OF Columbia,
Hawaii. Porto Rico and Philippine Is.
lands-John G. Held. Alaska; w. s.
Sturges, Arizona; Solomon Luna, New
Mexico; G. NJ. Cade. Oklahoma; P.3L.
soper. Indian Territory; Robert Rey.
burn. District OF Columbia; A. G.. III.
Robertson. Hawaii; II. II. Todd, Porto
Rico: Henry b. Mccoy. Philippine Is
lands.