Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-06-21
NO CHAIRMAN
YET SELECTED
FOR COMMITTEE
FRANK S. HITCHCOCK REFUSES
TO SERVE
ACTION IS POSTPONED UNTIL
|. JULY 1
Taft Urged 70 Take Hls Time Il. MMss:..:.- Man.
ing Man Who viii Manage Cam
paign-conference Arranged
for Washington
BY Associated Press.


CINCINNATI, June 2O.--Secretary
Taft's visit to his home city. so far as
concerned the selection of Republic
can national chairman. was a fruitless
mission.
Frank H. Hitchcock, who managed
the preliminary campaign of the war
secretary, might have had the chair
manship, but at the last moment he
declined to permit the use of his name
because of the condition OF his health.
A telegram was received by Secre-
tary Taft from Mr.. Hitchcock today
requesting that he be not considered
in connection with the chairmanship.
He said that his physical condition
was such as to render 1t substantially
impossible for him to undertake the
onerous duties of campaign manager at
the present time. y
1t is significant. that after a confer
ence lasting two hours Secretary Taft,
Representative Sherman and the MEM
bers of the subcommittee of the ma
tional committee decided to postpone
action on the craftsmanship and treas
urership Of the national COMMITTEES
until July 1. On that date meeting
of the candidates and the members OF
the subcommittee will be held in Wash
ington finally to determine the matter
which could not be solved today.
The members of the subcommittee OF
the national committee were requested
to assemble at the residence Of CHARLES
P. Taft at II o'clock this morning. It
was then expected that the conference
would not consume more than an hour
and half
Delay in Conference
That, at least. was the idea Of tho
committeeman when they left their
hotel. As matter of fact the reel
conferences did not begin until 81 80.
The delay was caused by soma inter-
views which Secretary Taft had with
members of the Ohio state committee
and with some OF the members of other
states who had come to Cincinnati to
| see him. These interviews. it Is under
stood, had a more or less direct bear
ing on the selection of a national
chairman. The war secretary was put
In possession of information concern
ing the matter which 1t was thought
he ought to have before reaching a
conclusion in so weighty a question.
At these preliminary conferences the
whole Ohio situation was discussed
carefully. It's bearing upon the APP
preaching national contests was COM
sidered and the secretary was urged
not to be hasty in announcing his
choice of campaign manager.
Finally, when Secretary Taft, Mr..
sherman ana the members OF the sup-
coninittee caIne toge.ner tney Were u
position 10 consluer tne supJect IN tne
Those present at the meeting, in addi-
tion to the Republican national candi-
dates, were Senator Powell Clayton Of
Arkansas. Frank B. Kellogg Of Minne-
sofa, Cnarles Nasei OF Missourh y. ~,
TART OF iowa, SENATOR W. =. 6oran OF
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as 70 tne cholce OF hational CHAIRMAN.
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pc tne part OF WISDOM 70 postpone denn-
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