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and tho treasurefship. In fact, the selection
OF Sheldon with such despatch, whep his
candidacy was practically surprise, has
| given rise to tho belief that Mr. Cromwell
came TO HotSprinss with somebody besides
Mr.. Bliss behind tho Sheldon suggestion.
IL would not be much OF surprise II Mr..
Roosevelt himself had something to do with
the Sheldon candidacy and tho publicity
proposition. One member OF tho sub
committee is authority for the statement
that they knew MIR. Sheldon was acceptable
to the President. Mr.. Sheldon was one Of
Mr.. Roosevelt's classmates at Harvard.
The meeting Of the sub-coniinittee was
thick with harmony. No one would i'm
agine that Frank II. Hitchcock's name
had ever suggested anything TO the COM
mittee except love and brotherly affection.
They selected Hitchcock unanimously and
within an hour after the meeting had started
a message was speeding East to invite him
to come on at once to confer with the can =
didate.
| Hitchcock will accept, of course II ID
explained that he was actuated in with
drawing his name after the Cincinnati meet
ing Of the committee merely by desire to
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Craftsmanship question.
The subcommittee settled the row be-
tween Hitchcock and Arthur I. vorys, the
Ohio national committeeman and Taft
boomer, by putting Vorys at the head OF
the State and Presidential campaign in
Ohio, with headquarters in Cincinnati.
Vorys will run the Ohio campaign all by him
self without any interference by Hitchcock
and will report directly to MIR. Taft instead
Of to the national chairman. 1t was yorys's
aspiration, Of course, to become national
chairman, and his fight against Hitchcock
was largely responsible for the adjourn
ment OF the craftsmanship election when the
subcommittee met in Cincinnati right after
the Chicago convention.
Here ID the formal announcement Of the
committees proceedings:
Under the authority granted by a resolu-
tion unanimously adopted by the Republican
national committee at q meeting held In
the city Of Chicago June 10, 1908, we, the
undersigned members Of the subcommittee
selected for the purpose Of selecting chair
man and a treasurer Of the Republican national
committee. hereby elect Frank II. Hitchcock
Of Massa achusetts chairman Of the Republican
national committee and George r. Sheldon
Of New York treasurer OF the Republican
national committee.
In conformity to rule IS. adopted by the
Republican national convention June II,
1905 the chairman Of the Republican national
committee is authorized and empowered to
select an executive committee to consist of
nine l9) members, who may or may not be
members OF the national committee.
The executive committee shall have charge
control and management OF the Presidential
campaign OF 1908, the chairman, secretary,
treasurer and sergeant-at-arms Of the national
committee to be chairman, secretary, treas
urer and sergeant-at-arms respectively Of
the executive committee also. and the secre-
tary and treasurer Of the committee shall be
ex officio members Of the said executive
committee
Headquarters Of the Republican national
committee for the State of Ohio shall be
established at Cincinnati, Ohio, and be
charged with the conduct of>ths campaign for
said State and Of the headquarters In said
State for Presidential nominee. The MEM
Der. of the Republican nationani committee
from Ohio. Arthur l. Vorys. is designated as
the member Of the Republican national
committee In charge Of the Ohio HEADQUARTERS.
Mr.. Hitchcock will get here tomorrow
and Mr. Sheldon also will probably attend
the conference. 1t is believed that Hitch
COCK and Mr.. Taft will select Senator
Hemenway of Indiana to run the branch
offices Of the national committee in Chicago,
from which the campaign In the West Is
conducted. Mr.. Hemenway is thoroughly
familiar with conditions in the West and
is a good politician. The naming of him
as a Fairbanks supporter would help
smooth things in Indiana. Mr. Hitchcock
and Mr.. Taft will begin the selection Of the
executive committee Of the national COM
mittee tomorrow.
The members OF the subcommittee
who met here were Frank B. Kellogg Of
Minnesota, William L. Ward Of New York,
Powell Clayton Of Arkansas. William E.
Borah Of Idaho Charles Nagle Of Missouri,
Frank o. Lowden Of Illinois, Myron T.
Herrick Of Ohio and Duncan Of North
Carolina. Other Republicans here to-day
besides Mr.. Cromwell were Postmaster
General George Won L. Meyer who had
been invited by Mr. Taft In an advisory
capacity; Carmi Thompson, Secretary of
State Of Ohio; Senator Hemenway and
Congressman James A. Watson OF Indiana,
James F. Burke Of Pennsylvania, Congress-
man William B. Mckinley Of Illinois and Con-
gressman Theodore e. Burton Of Ohio.
Mr.. Taft and Trust Buster Kellogg went
out on the golf links after the esub-oommittee
meeting and proceeded to trim Congressman
James F. Burke and William L. Ward.
Mr.. Taft ended the day as the guest OF
honor at harmony dinner. The guests
included late boomers Of Senator Knox,
Senator Fairbanks and Speaker Cannon
and the members Of the steam roller and
the correspondence baseball teams.
The dinner was given by Congressman
Burke, the manager Of the late Knox boom.
Congressman Henry A. Cooper Of Wis.,
consn, who was here oonferring with Taft,
was invited to the harmony dinner, but did
not attend. He said he had some work to
do in his room. He was q La Toilette
boomer and his refusal was taken az an
indication that the Wisconsin pompadour
has not exactly been smoothed down. He
was the only representative Of a rival can
didate who declined to join in the feast.