The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-06-27
WILCOX WILL
Be new CHAIRMAN
Republicans Told Hughes
Wants New York Man
Selected.
CHOICE WINS APPROVAL

There was a persistent rumor in
political circles yesterday that Charles
r Hughes had definitely decided to urge
the selection Of william r. Wilcox Of
this city for chairman OF the Republican
National Committee and tina. this choice
had been approved by a majority of
members of the subcommittee. headed
by W. Murray Crane. and many Of the
national committeeman who had been
urging Frank n, Hitchcock FOR the
place
II was rumored last night that the
selection OF Mr.. Wilcox might be off,
cially announced within a day or two
and certainly before the end Of this
week. The same report had IL that
Joseph r. Healing. former national COM
mittecman from Indiana. would ne vice.
chairman. In charge OF the branch head
quarters in Chicago. and that Ralph r.
Williams. Oregon member OF the COM
m!,tee. would he second e-chairman.
to take charge OF a branch headquarters
which IT Is proposed to open on the
Pacific coast some of the gossips be-
lieyed that in the event 1t was decided
not to establish a campaign office on
the coast Williams instead OF Healing
would take charge OF the Chicago praucn
Concessions Ia All Factions.
Men who pinned their faith to The
prophecy OF this slate saw IN these pos
sible selections concessions TO all fac
lions 90 IN. party. II is known that
some Republicans who ave been most
persistent IN urging the selection OF MI
Hitchcock prefer Mr.. Wilcox to any
other man. aside from their first choice.
- 49,. l-.. -. ,s,AAAl d, Ton
with the ONCE. The fact that Mr.. Will
con Is not widely known throughout the
country as a political ANA is re-
sardod BY his friends as an element OF
strength. FOR he has avoided a~ntagonisms
which more ac;iv. men have created
II Was said that Mr.. Wilcox would ne
satisfactory to the Prosresslves. partly
because ne served as Postmaster OF New
York city !u le05-07 under appointment
Of President Roosevelt. Finally IN, Cos
sips believed that in case Mr. Wilcox
was named MIR. Hitchcock would be
asked 10 serve IN an advisory capacity.
MIR. Healing. who ~ generally CLASH
fed as a member of the so-called Old
Guard. was one Of the directors o'
Charles Warren Fairhanks's campaign
FOR the Presidential nomination
GEORGE W Wickershan. George y
Cortelyou and William Loeb protessed
Yesterday 10 nave no l|n'pilnAtlon IS n
the choice Mr.. Hughes was said 10 have
made for the chairmarsh!p and Fuhli-
Service Commissioner william Hayward
said he was sure Of only one thing
which Mas that he was not the man
Despite the belief NJ many politician,
that Mr. Wilcox had been decided upon
the name OF state Chairman Frederick
g Tanner continued to he mentioned IL
some quarters.
Ralph T. Williams issued = statemen'
In which he repeated three times the as
seriion that Charles r.. Warren. Ma
tional Committeeman from Michigan
would not accept the place under any
conditions. However. Nj. william:
pointed out At length Mir Warren's ser
vices 10 the party and 10 Mr.. Hughes
The Oregon Committeeman was one o
Mr.. Hughes's callers yesterday.
M. Hughes went directly 20 the As'o
on his arrival from B~ridgehaUptou yes
'erdav morning. but spent the csea'e
part ~ the day IN his persona suit
rather than in his headquarters Arlorl
his earliest callers was W Murray Crane
Among those who came later were Jane
p. Goodrich, candidate for Governor o
Indiana n f. Nors. candidate 10