Evening star., 1916-06-12
FIVE MENTIONED
TO RUN CAMPAIGN
Republicans Casting About for
Their National Commit
tee Chairman.
HITCHCOCK ANNOUNCES
HE'S NOT SEEKING PLACE
r. E. Williams, Joseph B. Kealing,
F. C. Tanner and Charles B. War
ren Among Others Considered.

CHICAGO, June 12.-Five names were
mentioned as possible candidates fol
chairman of the republican nationa
and Fairbanks campaign in the politi.
cal discussions of the subject by re.
publican leaders here prior to theiI
leaving for their homes.
The names mentioned were: Frank H
Hitchcock of New York, Ralph E. Will
lams of Oregon, Joseph B. Keating OF
Indiana. Fred c. Tanner of New York
and Charles B. Warren of Michigan.
Hitchcock managed the pre-conven-
tion campaign of Hughes in Chicago
In 1904. he was vice chairman of the
republican national committee, and was
in charge of the New York headquar-
ters during the campaign of Theodore
Roosevelt. In 1908 he was chairman oil
the republican national committee and
Taft.
Ralph E. Williams is national COM
mitteeman from Oregon, which was
one of the first states to declare 70,
Hughes. Fred c. Tanner is republican
state chairman of New York, and was
an active supporter of Hughes. Joseph
G. Heating of Indiana is a lifelong
c. w. Fairbanks. Charles B. Warren is
national committeeman from Michigan
Crane Goes to New York.
". Murray Crane of Massachusetts
chairman of the special committee
named by the republican national com
mittee yesterday to confer with Mr.
Hughes in regard to the appointment
of an executive comr:ittee which is tc
name the chairman and other officers
of the national body of the party, left
for New York today He said that NO
date had been decided upon for the con
ference with Mr.. Hughes. 1t is under
stood that the meeting with the repub.
lican presidential nominee will be held
within ten days.
Henry Allen of Kansas, one of the
leaders at the progressive national
support Hughes. He asserted Hughes
and Fairbanks would carry Kansas and
win in November. He had a conference
with Frank H. Hitchcock today. A
number of Roosevelt delegates to the
republican national convention also
called on Mr.. Hitchcock to pledge their
support.
There was an exodus of convention
visitors from the city last night and
today, all of the railroads running
their regular trains in sections to ac-
commodate the crowds. 1t Is estimated
that the visitors to the republican and
progressive and woman's party nation:
al conventions expended $1,365,000 in
Chicago last week.
Hitchcock Not a Candidate.
Frank H. Hitchcock issued this state
ment last night.
IT am not a candidate for the chair
manship of the republican national
committee or for public office of any
kind. My activities before and in the
convention were prompted solely by
the desire to assist in rendering what l
Although fully aware that Justice
Hughes was not a presidential candi-
date. and preferred to remain on the
bench, / could not belive that he would
refuse to respond to the call of his
party at this critical time. In Cooper
ating with others for the accomplish
ment Of his nomination I acted entirely
upon my own responsibility and with
out the slightest intimation Of his ap-
proval or acquiescence.
His nomination was the result of an
insistent popular demand that finally
gained expression in the unanimous cal
of the convention. To me the privilege
of participating in a movement so fillet
with promise of republican victory IL
satisfaction enough. shall gladl,
conducting the national campaign"