The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1912-11-05
FAVOR GOV HADLEY
AS SHERMAN
SUCCESSOR
Endorsed BY Three.Fourths Of
National Committee
SELECTION AFTER The 18TH
Chairman Hllles Says Circumstances
Make it Impossible to Act Be-
fore Election Day.

New York, Nov 4-Eighteen out
tional committee, who have notified
Chairman c. ID. Hilles of their choice
of presidential candidate to
succeed James S. Sherman, favor Gov
Hadley of Missouri In statement
last night Chairman Hilles declared
that no selection would be made by
the national committee until the 18th
but he made public the desires of the
"a commitment who have openly
stated their choice. OF these, aside
from the majority for Gov. Hadley,
two favored John Wanamaker OF
Philadelphia, one Secretary of war
Stimson, one Congressman 5. w. Nc
Call of Massachusetts, one Justice
Hughes and one Gov. Goldsborough
of MARYLAND.
1.-THE suggestion that members OF
the republican national committee
should authorize the executive com
mittee or the chairman of the
committee or the chairman of the
committee to nominate a candidate
for vice-president TO Gil the vacancy
caused by the death of MIR. Sherman
is not feasible, and therefore has not
received favorable consideration,
said Mr. Hilles. 1T has already
been made clear that it would have
been a physical impossibility for the
members of the committee TO attend
a meeting prior to election day, there
not being sufficient interim between
the death of the vice-president and
election day for the committee to con
vene Proxies by wire would not
have been legal and action based on
such proxies would have been an I'M
warrantable innovation and would
have established a dangerous prece-
dent.
"A majority OF the members of the
committee have, however. publicly ex
pressed their choice for a candidate.
Mr.. Hale of Maine fayors Immediate
action, but has not yet Indicated his
choice of a candidate. While the
member of the committee from the
state of Idaho has not given voice to
his views, the republican state Gem
mittee has recommended the selec-
ton of Gov. Herbert S. Hadley of Mis-
souri,"
The members of the committee,
who have publicly announced their
preference for Gov. Hadley are
Lewis of Vermont, BROKER of Con
necticut, Barker OF Alabama, Jackson
of Georgia, Moseley of Mississippi,
Brown of the District of Columbia,
Granger of Ohio, Goodrich OF Indiana.
Warren of Michigan, Hawkins of
Minnesota. Niedringhaus of Missouri,
Harris of Oklahoma. MacGregor of
Texas Gov. Hadley of Wanamaker),
Behn of Porto Rico, NARROW of Mon
tana, Maxson of Wyoming, Spiess OF
New Mexico
For S. w Mccall, Eatabrook of
New Hampshire.
For John Wanamaker. Barnes of
New York, McCulloch OF Kentucky.
For Justice Hughes, Jackson of
Maryland
For Gov Goldsborough, Martin of
Virginia.
For Secretary Stimson, Mccoy of
the Philippines.
Gov. Hadley has also been recon-
mended by State Chairman Herbert
w. Clark of New Mexico, State Chair
man Jesse f. Mcdonald of Colorado,
State Chairman +. G. Williams OF
Vermont. Congre I5man +. w. Martin
of South DAKOTA. Congressman j. w.
Fordney OF Michigan, Congressman
William H. Wilder of Massachusetts,
Congressman r. j. Hin OF Connect
cut. Mr.. Wanamaker has been
recommended by State Chairman Ed
mund Mitchell of Delaware and Con
gresham J. Hampton of Moore of
Pennsylvania.