Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-08-09
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-Originated Polling
System.

| NEW YORK. August S.-Emer h. Dover
OF Ohio has resigned his position as secre
tary of the republican national committed
and will become the secretary of an ad
visory committee which is TO work witt
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 a num-
ber of years. has been appointed secre-
tary of the national committee. and Will
be given charge of the western headquar-
tiers at Chicago i'll the absence OF Mr.
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 for the
campaign and will work with MIR. Sheldon
will consist of nine members. The mei
who are to be named vii! be prominent
business men and lnanciers from va
rious sections Of the country. and VIII
not be drawn from the ranks of the ma
tional committee They will be men III
touch with commercial conditions VINO
have had experience in past cainpalshs
with the needs of party organlzauoh
The selection of Mr.. Dover for the secre-
taryship of the committee pieases MN
and his acceptance OF the place dlsposes
Of the reports that his relations Wihh MI
Hitchcock are not harmonious.
In discussing the change tonight MT
Hitchcock spoke very frankly OF the ne
cessity of thorough organization lo'
proper financing Of the campaign lie au-
mitted that great deal OF none! VIII pe
needed, and he wants the party managers
charged with the gathering of iunos. 10
go about their plans in strictly business
like manner He added that he would see
that the expenditures were made Win
just as 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
ber Of the committee, the headquarters ol
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 today by
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-
ters 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 II
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 lawyer.
At the recent republican conferences III
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.. Hltchcock
took a great liking to him. and when
asked why the question was answered by
others present: He is the only man who
can show MIR. Hitchcock anything about
card indexes" 1t is true that the two
men are very much alike in their de-
mands for as thorough orsanizauoh III
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