The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-07-09
HITCHCOCK
 IS SELECTED Will Manage Campaign
 of Taft. CHAIRMAN OF COMMITTEE C. R. Sheldon Will Handle the
 Money. Repubs. Settle wrangie by Giving Ar- thur verys' Free Hand is ohio-- Cincinnati is the Hesd-
 quarters.
CHAIRMAN OF COMMITTEE

Hot Springs, Va, July s-Frank Hitchcock former first assistant post master general. and one of the mana gers for w. H. Taft in the campaign for the nomination for the presidency by the republican party, was today unanimously chosen chairman of the Republican National Committee.
 The announcement was made this af- ternoon following q conference between Judge Taft and members of the nation al committee.
 The committee also chose George Rumsy Sheldon of New York, to be treasurer of the national committee, designated Arthur | yorys as a mem. Der of the republican national commit tee, to have charge Of the campaign in Ohio and chose Cincinnati as the headquarters of the republican nation al committee.
 The executive committee issued the following statement:
 aMr. George R. Sheldon Is elected on the recommendation Of Mir. Bliss of New York. former treasurer, who de- clined to accept re-election.
 MT. Sheldon is the president of the Union League Club of New York and was treasurer of the Republican State committee during the campaign or MT. Hughes for Governor of New York and rendered a complete statement un- der the publicity law of that State Of the receipts and expenses of the cam paign. This was one of the reasons in addition to the recommendation of Mir. Bliss and the standing or Mir. sheldon. that has induced his election as tho law of New York requiring publicity VIII apply to his action as treasurer of the national committee
 5 When the committee assembled Mir. Taft wished t6 confer further with Mir. cremwall and othera befora heglnnlng the session and the meeting was post poned until l2 o'clock noon.
 Every member of the Committee was present. Mryon T. Herrick og Ohio, Frank O. Lowden of Illinois, Senator Wiilfa E. Borah of Idaho and E. c. Duncan of North Carolina. had arrived here at t0:a0 o'oclock this morning, and Powell Clayton of Arkansas. Frank B. Kellogs of Minnesota. Charles Nagle of Missuori. and William L. Ward of New York had come previously. Postmaster General Meyer had arrived. this morn ing and before the meeting of the Ex- ecutive Committee had a tolg talk with Mir. Taft.
 William Nelson crowmeil of New York. arrived here todayl He had tele- graphed ahead to ask that no decision be made as to the treasurership of the national committee until he had ah opportunity 70 6uAkesL b name IOf the place. It was planned that in the . event of the selection of Representa- tive Mckinley of Illinois, for that of ce, he should keep the treasurership of the Republican Congressional Com mittee as well. The meeting of the executive committee began at Il o'clock.
 No action was taken by the execu- tive committee on the matter of Rep resentative Sherman retaining the Chairmaship of the Congressional Com mittee while Vice Presidential can. didate on the Republican ticket. It is understood the committee is not inc clined to interfere with the Congres. sional Committee.
 It is said here that Representative Mckinley of Illinois, will probably be appointed by Mir. Sheldon as Assistant Treasurer with eadquarters at Chicago, but no authoritative statement to that effect was made.