The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-08-09
DOVER TAKES A
NEW POSITION
viii Be Secretary of RepubIi-
can Advisory Committee
During Campaign,
NEBRASKAN is RECOGNIZED
WILLIAM HAYWARD SECRETARY
OF NATIONAL COMMITTEE.

New York, Aug. S.-Elmer E. Dover
of Ohio has resigned his position as
secretary OF the Republican national
committee, and will become the secre-
tary of the advisory committee, which
is to work with George r. Sheldon,
treasurer of the national committee.
William Hayward of Nebraska City
Neb., who has been Republican chair
man in his state for a number of years
has been appointed secretary of the
national committee and will be in
charge of the western headquarters at
Chicago in the absence of Mr. Hitch
cock.
Youngest State Chairman.
Mr.. Hayward is the youngest state
chairman In the United States, being
only 81 years of age. He originated
what is known as the Nebraska sys-
tenn of polling and keeping in touce
with voters of his state, which Is said
10 be an improvement on the Tam
many and Indiana system. He is a
lawyer.
AT the recent Republican conferences
in Colorado Springs and Chicago Mr..
Hayward took the lead in talking or
iganiZation, and he was chosen then as
anstructor for other states. Mr.. Hitch
cock took a great liking TO him. and
when asked why. the question was an
6wered by others present:
He Is the only man who can show
Mr. Hitchcock anything about card in
dexes"
1t is true that the two men are much
alike in their demands for as thorough
an organization in politics as in bust
ness.
HustIing for Hughes.
That the supporters of Governor
Hughes for denomination do not in
tend to wait for officials OF the ma
tional Republican committee and the
New York state leaders to determine
the sentiment of the state on. the gov
ernorship was indicated today by the
announcement that there will be
Hughes mass meetings held in New
York City at an early day. and perhaps
in other sections. 1t is the intention to
have one meeting in Madison Square
garden late this month.
Meantime Mr.. Hitchcock, chairman
of the national committee is going on
with his inquiries to determine senti-
ment in his own way. and some of the
state leaders who are opposed TO the
denomination of Governor Hughes are
continuing To round up voters Of sim
ton.
Revelation AS to Utah.
G!OV- 'Orts from the organiza-
ton he west were brought to
Repuh leadquarterS today by a.
NJ. StcN, On Of Denver former mem
Der of the national committee from
Colorado. Mr.. Stevenson said that all
of the state chairmen from states west
of the Missouri river are carrying on
the work in accordance with plans
made at the Colorado Springs confer
ence. Mr.. Stevenson asserted that Mr..
Taft would carry every one of the
western states, with the possible eX-
ception of Nevada. and he thought
that state was good fighting ground for
the Republicans. In Nebraska and
Montana he predicted that the fight
would be close, but that Taft would
win.
How about Utah?" some one asked,
and Mr.. Stevenson replied that Utah
would give the biggest Republican ma
jority ever cast for any Republican
candidate. He expected Oklahoma,
which he classed as a southern state.
10 give Mr.. Bryan it's electoral vote.