Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1912-07-13
TAFT PICKS HILLEs
TO RUN CAMPAIGN
"Reactionaries" Thought Progressive
:. Should Lead Republicans, and
81. Secretary Is Named.


-. Secretary Is Named.
- Washington, July 9--Charles Dew
-ey- Hilles, secretary of President Taft,
was named as chairman OF the Repub-
-Hean National Committee today by the
subcommittee appointed TO name a
man at the conference Of the Presi-
dent and the subcommittee at the
White House.
:, The selection of .IIilles as chairman
was made on the personal request OF
President Taft.
" James b. Reynolds Of Illinois was
selected as secretary Of the commit
tee
After the selection of the chairman
and secretary the sub-committe adj
journed to meet here again in about
ten days to complete the organization
of the committee.
President Taft, right along, has
wanted Hilles to take up the work OF
plotting his campaign, but Mr.. Hilles
has insisted that he should stay with
the President; that, politically, he
vice TO the President as secretary.
The management Of the National
Committee and the campaign will not
be left to Mr. Hilles hands alone, as
IT was left entirely to Mr.. Hitchcock
four years ago.
Mr.. Hilles> will have assisting him
an advisory committee OF five men, to
be selected from the executive com
.'mittee and the ranks of the National
Committee.
Some of the members Of this com
mltee win be Senator'S Murray Crane,
,aof Massachusetts, Root of New York,
Penrose, of Pennsylvania, Representa-
lives Mckinley, of Illinois, and Mr.
Barnes, of New York.
James M. Watson and former Sena.
"tor Hemenway, of Indiana, also may
be called into service with this advis
cory committee,
~""President Taft as yet has not Sc
lected man to succeed Mr. Hilles as
secretary. He has had Carmi Thomp
son. OF Ohio, Assistant Secretary of the
sInterior. in his mind Mr.. Thompson
was talked of as one of the men who
@might be selected as chairman of the
National Committee.
= Harry NJ. Daugherty, of Ohio who
Twas in the front Of the list of eligibles
for chairman, is also being considered
''as Mr.. Hilles' successor
trA conference of the President and
Senators Crane, Root, Penrose and
civilian Barnes last night really paw
Led the way to the naming of Mr.. Hill
lies. These leaders, while classed as
I'eactionary members of the party, in
sisted to the President that the man
TO head the National Committee must
s.be a progressive. a young man with
political aeumen and a hustler"
i'President Taft replied that such man
wis HIS secretary. Then other confer
ences followed. with the result that
Mr. HID was selected,
Scott For Treasurer.
A boom vas launched by the mem
bers of the organization committee a
committee OF Republican national com
miteemen, who are discussing plans
OF campaign with President Taft, for
~former Senator Scott for treasurer
of the national committee which will
manage the Taft campaign for reelec-
ton.
This Office has been filed in the
past by such prominent party lead.
ers as Cornelius n Bliss, General
"Powell Clayton, of Arkansas, and
other members of the committee of
organization, think the selection of
Senator Scott for this office viii bene-
fit the party. 1t is pointed out that
This Identification with financial insti-
tutions of Wheeling and Washington
would hold him in good stead as treas
urer of the national committee. 1t is
exceedingly doubtful that Senator
Scott would accept the honor if it is
rendered him but members OF the or
ganiZation committee are today inclin-
ed to offer the distinguished West Vir.
gilman the position President Taft is
deeply grateful to Senator Scott for
the latters persistent loyalty to him.
and the selection OF Senator Scott
would be welcomed by Mr.. Taft.