The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1908-06-21
COMMITTEE To
CONSULT
TAFT
Candidate Will Have the
Selection of Manager
OfCampaien-Sherman
Goes TO Cincinnati

CHICAGO, June 20.-Eight mem
bers of the Republican committee left
Chicago this morning for Cincinnati
TO confer with Secretary TAFT con-
cerning the election of a national
chairman to manage the Republican
campaign. The sub committee was
appointed at the suggestion of Sec
retary Taft, who is said to be some
what embarrassed by appeals from
his friends in Ohio for the appoint
ment of Arthur A. Vorys or of Myron
+. Herrick, OF that state, and by the
demand made in a petition by a ma
jority of the members of the national
committee for the appointment of
Frank H. Hitchcock. The latter, be-
cause of his success in the Taft cam
paign for delegates, Is being strongly
pushed by his friends, while those
who are personally attached to Mr..
Vorys have announced that they in
tend TO make efforts in his behalf.
SHERMAN WENT ALONG.
Congressman James s. Sherman of
New York, nominated for the vice
presidency, accompanied the sub
committee to Cincinnati. The men
who will confer with Secretary Taft
in regard to the position of chairman
are: Powell Clayton. Arkansas;
Myron T. Herrick. Ohio; Frank b.
Kellogg. Minnesota: Charles Nagle,
Missouri; Il. +. Hart, Iowa, Senator
w. Il. Borah. Idaho: +. G. Duncan,
North Carolina, and Frank o. Low
den. Illinois.
TAFT TO DECIDE.
The subcommittee was selected
when the new national committee
met for organization Immediately
after adjournment of the convention.
Friends of Hitchcock insist that more
than half of the eight members will
vote 10 elect him chairman, while the
advocates of vorys say that five MEM
bers favor the election of the latter.
or of some man other than Hitchcock.
II is conceded. however. that the
chairmanship depends absolutely up
on the wishes of Mr.. Taft. who has
not publicly expressed any prefer
.nee Nevertheless he has indicated
that the question is one of practical
politics and that no selection will be
made for sentimental reasons.
VIEW OF MIR. HERRICK.
That the subcommittee Is empow-
cred to select a chairman and treas
urer was asserted by Myron T. Her
rick after the adjournment of the
subcommittee. All of the members
of the committee however, do not
understand the authority given In the
same manner as Mr.. Herriek II Is
the belief of these that the sub-eom-
mittee has the authority to elect in
the event that Secretary Taft de
clares whom he favors. ANY choice
the secretary may express will be ac-
eepted That he will indicate prefer
ences for chairman and treasurer is
not doubted, but IL is likely that a
meeting of the full committee will
be called to fll these positions. in
the event that Mr. Taft does not ex-
press a preference
OTHER OFFICERS.
The secretaryship and the position
of sergeant-at-arms We're settled by
the election OF Elmer Dover of Ohio
and William II. Stone of Maryland to
succeed themselves as secretary and
sergeant at arms. respectively. Gen
eral Powell Clayton of Arkansas was
chosen 10 act as chairman until a
permanent official is named. The mo-
tion to create the subcommittee was
made by Myron r. Herriek of Ohio
and included the names of the COM
mittee as appointed, with the excep-
ton that MIR. Ward of New York was
in place of Mr.. Hart of Iowa. The
motion carried in the original form,
but later Mr. Ward was compelled to
return at once to New York, and Mr.
Hart's name was substituted. An
effort was made by Senator Scott of
West Virginia to have the committee
enlarged to II members, but II was
defeated.