The morning journal-courier., 1908-07-09
HITCHCOCK GETS IT Heads National Committee, While Treasurership Goes
 to G. R. Sheldon. BOTH UNANIMOUSLY Y CHOSEN vorys Put in Charge of Work fin Ohio Campaign Publicity En-
 dorsed.

Hot Springs. Va, July S.-Frank H. Hitchcock of Massachusetts. chairman of the republican national committee. and manager of the national campaign George R. sheldon of New York, treas urer of the national committee, Arthur I. vorys of Ohio, member of the na- tional committee in charge of the Ohio republican headquarters, which are to be in Cincinnati. This was the result of the meeting or the executive com mittee of the republican national com mittee here today.
 All of the eight members of the exc cutive committee were present and their report was unanimous. The en- tire. action of the committee was an approval of the recommendations of William II. Taft, the nominee of the republican party for the presidency, who presided at the meeting. The se- lection of Mir. Hitchcock as chairman was expected, as the presence here of representatives of all factions of the party who would be likely to make a fight against his appointment had not developed any purpose to oppose his selection. He was known to be the choice of Mir. Taft, and several of those who had been called in consultation with Mir. Taft subordinated their per- sonal preferences in deference to the wishes of the presidential nominee in the selection of the man who is to man age his campaign.
 The designation of Mir. Vorys to he in charge of the national campaign in Ohio is regarded as solution of the embarrassment arising from the selection of Mir. Hitchcock in prefer ence to Mir. Norys. By this arrange ment the campaign in Ohio will be in sense separate from the balance ot the country. Vorys will be accounta- ble only to Mir. Taft. The appoint ment of Mir. Sheldon as treasurer was surprise and was accompanied by an element of mystery. Preceding the meeting of the executive committee discussion of the treasureshlp had cen tered upon Representative Mckinley of Illinois, treasurer of the republi. can congressional committee. It wns generally believed by the leaders of the party who have been here to consult with Mr. Taft that he desired to have Mir Mckinley serve as treas urer of the national committee and had practically told him that he would have 10 submit 10 being draft ed" for that position, and until to- l day the name of George R. Sheldon l had not been canvassed in the many conferences in relation 70 the treas urershp.
 This was the situation SO far as known, when William Nelson Crom. well arrived on the midnight trair and it was announced he lad candi
 date to propose, having telegraphet
 ahead requesting that no selection bt
 made pending his arrival. The com
 mittee met at noon, but twenty min
 utes elapsed before the last membe'
 arrived. About an hour and twent,
 minutes later the report of the com
 mittee. signed by all the members
 was made public.
 It is stated that MT. Sheldon's ap
 pointment was upon the recommenda
 ton of Cornelius N. Bliss, treasure
 of the committee since 1892.
 It Is also stated that his selectio
 had to be approved by President Roose
 welt, with whom he was a classmate q
 Harvard. MT. Sheldon is 8 close per
 sona friend of MT Bliss, whose coun sel will be at his command relating t
 the campaign funds, His eppointmel ls also regarded as bringing the ques ton of the publicity of campaign fund : into the campaign with the same fore l that would apply were there a nations
 law, as 1t Is said by the comittee ths : the laws of New York state will gover , his actions in relation to the nationt . campaign.
 In discussing the filling Of offices fc the national campaign in the meetin 3 of the committee, MT. Taft stated thu Senator Crane of Massachusetts cou ? not accept the chairmanship, that e, !, Governor Herrick of Ohio could acce] s neither the chairmanship nor the Urea
 urership, and that Senator Warren
 Wyoming could not take the chairman : ship without great personal sacrific : The situation in Ohio was discussed 5 length,