The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1908-06-23
HEAD OF THE
CAMP AICN Is
NOT CHOSEN
Taft Does Not See Occds-
ion for Haste-.JuIy |
Fixed for Meeting to
Decide the Question

CINCINNATI, June 22.-Secretary
Taft's visit to his home city, SO far
as it concerned the selection of a re-
publican national chairman. was a
fruitless mission.
Frank II. Hitchcock. who managed
the preliminary campaign of the war
secretary, might have had the chair
manship, but at the last moment he
declined to permit the use of his
name because of the condition of his
health A telegram was received by
Secretary Taft from Hitchcock to-
day in which he said that his ply
sical condition was such as to render
it substantially impossible for him
to undertake the onerous duties of
campaign manager at the present
time
After conference lasting two
hours Secretary Taft Representative
Sherman and the members of the sub
committee of the national committee
decided to postpone action on the
chairmanship and treasurership of
the national committee until July
|. On that date a meeting of the
candidates and the members of the
subcommittee will be held in Wash
ington finally to determine the mat
ter which could NOT be solved today.
A statement to this effect was issued
by direction of Secretary Taft short
ly before o'clock this afternoon.
The events leading up to issuance
of this statement were interesting
and in a degree significant The
members of the subcommittee of the
national committee were requested
to assemble at the residence of
Charles p Taft at l. o'clock this
morning. As a matter of fact confer
ence did not begin until halfpast ~.
The delay was caused by some inter
views which Secretary Taft had with
members of the Ohio state committee
and with some of the members of
other states who had come to Gin
cinnati to see him. These interviews.
it is understood, had a more or less
direct bearing on the selection of a
national chairman.
The war secretary was put in pos
session of information concerning the
matter which it was thought he ought
to have before reaching conclusion
in so weighty question. At these
preliminary conferences the whole
Ohio situation was discussed care
fully. It's bearing upon the approch-
ing national contests was considered
and the secretary was urged not to
be hasty in announcing his choice of
a campaign manager.
The conference was entirely execu-
tive. Despite, however, the agree
ment reached that it should not be
discussed by the parties to 1t, ii is
k known that a considerable difference
of opinion arose as to the choice of
"A national chairman.
Secretary Taft. it can be said. felt
that in all the circumstances it would
be the part of wisdom to postpone
definite action on both the chairman
ship and the treasurership for a time.
Later in the afternoon he said;
1T was deemed wise to defer ac-
ton for the present, both as to chair
man and treasurer of the committee.
1t was not question that absolutely
had to he decided today, On the
decision finally reached momentous
issues may depend, and we felt that
1t might he well for the smoke of the
battle at Chicago to clear away be-
fore determining the matters before
us
We have plenty of time and the
su b-committee, which has full power
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