Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-08-09
Succeeds Dover on Republican
National Committee.
LATTER GETS A NEW JOB
Will Become Scribe for Advisers to
Work With Sheldon.
NEW MAN FROM NEBRASKA
Chairman of His Party in That State
for .Years-Originsted Polling
System.

NEW YORK. August S.-Elmer L. Dover
OF Ohio has resigned his position as secre-
tary of the republican national committee
! and will become the secretary Of an adj
ysory committee which is to work with
George r. Sheldon, treasurer of the ma
tional committee. William Hayward of
Nebraska City. Neb.. who has been re-
publican chairman in his state for num-
Der of years. has been appointed secre-
tary Of the national committee. and VIII
be given charge of the western headquar-
tiers at Chicago in the absence OF MT.
Hitchcock. This reorganization and sew
eral other important announcements were
made tonight by Mr.. Hitchcock.
The advisory committee which Is to
have charge of ways and means ior 'ie
campaign and will work with Mr.. Sheiooi'
will consist of nine members. The men
who are to be named VIII be prominen'
business men and financiers from va
rious sections Of the country. and VIII
not be drawn from the ranks OF the ia
tional committee. They Will be men III
touch with commercial conditions Mho
have had experience in past campo = i.'
with the needs of party orgaiiiI z-noa
The selection Of Mr.. Dover for the secIe
taryship of the committee pieasea mn
Of the reports that his relations Wlrl MI
Hitchcock are not harmonious
In discussing the change tonight MT
Hitchcock spoke very frankly OF me ne,
cessity of thorough organization ioi
proper financing Of the campaign. he au
| mitted that a great deal OF none! VIII pe
needed and he wants the party managers
charged with the gathering OF LUNGS. -
| go about their plans in stricti! ous,n
| like manner He added that he would sec
| that tho eynenditureS were made Will
| just great care.
The Advisory Committee.
Some of the men who will serve on the
advisory committee have accepted ap'
pointments already. but the announce
ment of the full committee will not be
ready before next week. Mr.. Hitchcock
| as chairman Of the national committee
will be the chairman Of the advisory com
| Der OF the committee, the headquarterss o
! which will be in this city.
1t is not likely that any vice chairman
of the national committee Will be ap
pointed. Mr.. Hayward will give up the
craftsmanship of the Nebraska state com
mittee and devote his entire time to the
management Of the campaign In the west
and Mr.. Hitchcock will also spend great
| deal Of time at Chicago.
| The announcement was made To-Day DS
Mr. Hitchcock that he will hold confer
ences throughout the country with the
party managers in the various sections
| from time to time during the campaign
He said he intended to keep in close touch
| with work in all sections and to confer
with the party managers whenever and
wherever he thinks the republican cause
| can be aided by his presence. This may
keep him away from the actual headquar-
tiers in New York and Chicago a great
deal of the time. This plan has never
been followed by campaign managers in
the past. but Mr.. Hitchcock submitted il
to the party leaders generally and they
approved Of it.
The Youngest State Chairman.
Mr.. Hayward is the youngest state
chairman in the United States, being only
| thirty-one years of age. He originated
what is known as the Nebraska system OF
polling and keeping in touch with voters
of his state, which is said to be an i'm
provement on the Tammany and Indiana
| systems He is a lawyer.
! At the recent republican conferences ir
Colorado Springs and Chicago Mr.. Hay
ward took the lead in talking organiZa-
| ton and he was chosen then as an IN
structor for other states. Mr.. Hitchcock
took great liking to him. and whef
asked why. the question was answered b.
others present: He is the only man who
can show Mr.. Hitchcock anything about
| card indexes" 1t is true that the two
men are very much alike in their de-
mands for as thorough organization III
notifies as i'm business