The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-07-08
LOOKING FOR MAN
TO MAKE FIGHT
Much Uncertainty Existed
Early in Day as to Whom
it Would be.
M'K|NlEY MIGHT Be HAD
As MIGHT ALSO BARNES
All Considerations Will be Subject to
the Desire and Judgment of the
President-Informal Discussion at
White House Luncheon Today.

Washington. July s.-The real work
of organizing the republican campaign
for 1912 was taken up today when the
subcommittee of the republican ma
t1onal committee met to select a chair
man. All the members of the sub
committee are in Washington and
they were the guests of President Taft
at luncheon at the white house at
1880 o'clock this afternoon. Presi-
dent Taft arrived early from his sum-
mer home at Beverly, Mass. to meet
the committee.
When the subcommittee met here
today prior to the conference with
President Taft. it was the belief of
many that selection might not be
made until tomorrow.
The first meeting of the sub-com-
mittee was called for 10 o'clock to be
followed by luncheon at the white
house shortly after noon and by a re-
ception this evening.
Harry NJ. Daugherty of Ohio. whom
the president is said favor for the
place very strognyl, arrived this morn
ing as did Arthur I. Norys and Al
Morrill,, both of Ohio. Frank l.. Smith
of Springfield, ILL.,, Dan Campbell.
postmaster of Chicago. and John Wes-
ley of New York We're among the ar
rivals
1t was said Representative McKin-
ley who conducted President Taft's
pre-convention campaign as director
Of the national Taft bureau would
president and the national committee
wanted him. Up to short time ago
Mckinley had rejected the suggestion
that he take the place because, as he
put it, he thought he had made one
part Of the fight. successfully and
some one else ought to take the other
| William Barnes, Jr.. of New ork Is
| still being considered for the place
Some Of Barnes friends declared he
ship because Of the heavy work con-
nected with the campaign in his state,
but others said the national chairman
ship would not be unwelcome to him
The first real work of making the
selection began at the president S
luncheon at which a full canvass of
the situation was members of the
committee seemed certain today that
Charles D. Hilles. the presidents sec
retary, would not be named for the
place.
Nothing definite will be done. how
ever. until the committee consults
with President Taft and ascertains his
wishes There seems to be an unanl-
nous sentiment in the committee that
an experienced political leader should
manage the campaign and an effort
will be made ito name man who is
known by every precinct committee
man and county chairman in the
United States" as one member of the
committee expressed it,
Besides naming chairman. the
committee will recommend that a
campaign committee of five. represent
ing five sub divisions of the country,
be appointed. to constitute the chief
advisory of the national chairman and
to be Independent of the usual eNecu-
tive and advisory committees.
The members of the subcommittee
are general Powell Clayton, Arkansas:
Roy o. West. Illinois; John J. Adams.
Iowa, Charles E. Warren. Michigan;
Thomas X Niedringhaus. Missouri: F.
w. Estabrook, New Hampshire; Sena-
tor Newell Sanders. Tennessee; Alva
H. Martin. Virginia and Sam a. Per-
kins, of Washington.
Tonight there will be large recep-
ton at the white house to which