Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-06-25
Arkansas Committeeman is
Named Chairman of the
National Organization at
Meeting Today.
SIX STATES WE'RE
NOT REPRESENTED
California, Minnesota, New
Jersey, North Carolina,
So. Dakota and Massa-
chusetts Remain Away.

Chicago, June 24.-Powell Clayton,
republican national committeeman
from Arkansas, the oldest member Of
the committee, whose membership
with an interval Of four years extends
from 1872, was made temporary chair
man of the new republican national
committee when that body convened
in executive session here today. Alvah
H. Martin of Virginia, was made tenn.
porary secretary.
One of the surprises Of the day was
the absence of William Allen White OF
Kansas, from the committee meeting
and the presence Of f. B. Stanley, OF
Kansas, in his place.
It was explained that Committeeman
White had told the Kansas delegation
that he was undecided whether he
could support the candidate of the
convention, President Taft. and MIR.
Stanley was accordingly chosen as
state committeeman. F. B. Stanley
| during the convention was an ardent
Roosevelt man. Today he declared
that he was willing to act with the
national committee.
Walter F. Brown of Ohio, also took
his seat with the committee. Before
he entered the room he said that no
plan of action had been decided on by
the Roosevelt members of the nation.
al committee, and that he would sit
with the committee and see what was
done. The meeting was brief and ad.
journed after the appointment Of
committee Of nine to confer with
President Taft and ascertain his
wishes regarding the naming of q
chairman and the conduct of the CAM
paign.
Adams to Notify President.
The committee to wait on the presi-
dent is composed OF the following:
Powell Clayton, Arkansas: Roy o.
West, Illinois: John T. Adams, Iowa;
Charles b. Warren. Michigan; Thos.
X. Neidringhaus. Missouri; f.. w.
Estabrook, New hampshire; Newell
odnucTh, lcuHcSocc, AVIAN II. MIDI III,
Virginia; s. A. Perkins, Washington.
Victor e. RoseWater. acting chair
man of the old national committee, at.
tended the meeting, holding the proxy
of l.. B. Mosley, Of Mississippi.
/ The committee Of nine decided to
meet next Monday morning at the new
Willard hotel in Washington and pro-
ceed to the white house to confer with
President Taft.
The national committee authorized
the committee Of nine to make the
selection of the republican national
convention chairman and to the secre-
tary Of the national committee after
the conference with President Taft.
Before the national committee ad-
journed Sergeant-atArms William F.
Stone was unanimously reelected.
Six states, California, Minnesota.
New Jersey, North Carolina, South Da-
kota and Massachusetts were not
represented at the meeting. A con-
test exists in Massachusetts and ma.
tional committeeman from that state
is expected to be named. The repre-
sentatives of the state who were mis-
sing were Roosevelt men. 1t Is not
stated whether they intend to with
draw from the committee. The Roose-
welt men from Oklahoma, Ohio. Ne
braska, Connecticut, Maine and West
Virginia were present.
It had been expected that some move
would be made to commit the entire
body to the support OF President Taft
but nothing Of the kind developed