Evening star., 1928-06-21
Special Republican Commit
tee Today Selects Ma
tionaI Group Leaders.
R. D. WILLIAMS RETAINED
AS FIRST VICE PRESIDENT
Mrs. Alvin T. Hert and d. E. Pom
eroy Are Picked as Other
Members.

His formal designation as chairman
of the Republican rational committee
was announced early this afternoon by
the special committee of "a members
of the national organization, following
brief executive session held at the
willard Hotel.
Secretary Hoover and Senator Curtis
attended the meeting. Ralph B. VIII
liams, present vice chairman Of the
national committee and chairman of
the conference today, was retained as
first national vice chairman. Mrs.
Alvin 7. Hert Of Kentucky and Daniel
e. Pomeroy of New Jersey were elected
second and third vice chairnien, re-
spectively.
Representative Franklin Fort Of New
Jersey was made secretary, J. r. Mutt
of Cleveland treasurer and James Fran
els Burke general counsel.
Work to Direct Forces.
Secretary Work, as chairman Of the
national committee, viii be the directing
general of the campaign forces. It is
thought that he, like Hoover, win choose
to remain in the cabinet for the time
being at least.
Announcement Of the selection Of Of
fcers was made just prior to copven-
ing OF the special committee IN the pres
idential suite of the Willard Hotel. The
disclosure was made by Burke. who in
dicated that the committee would place
its stamp of approval on the list in
short order.
He said that the committee also
would choose an executive campaign
committee, and then would gather
around the luncheon table in the cab
met room for round table discussion
of general campaign matters
Williams was retained in the impor-
tant post OF firSt vice chairman as re-
ward for his strenuous and successful
efforts in behalf of Secretary Hoover
during the preliminary contests over
seats at the Kansas City convention
He Is credited with leading the fight
which resulted In the seating Of most
of contested Hoover delegates Mrs
Hert has been an active supporter OF
the Secretary In the South and fought
vigorously for him on the moor at the
convention.
Former Eastern Treasurer.
Pomeroy formerly was eastern treas
urer of the national committee and is
an experienced politician. Representa-
tive Fort long has been close friend
and confident of Hoover. He Is In the
banking and insurance business at
Newark
Mutt was q consistent supporter Of
Hoover in the bitter Ohio pre-conyen-
ton campaign. =
national committee had been selected
tentatively prior TO today's meeting.
Whole Group 70 Serve.
Burke announced following the ses-
sion that. for the first time IN history,
the entire Republican national COM
mittee viii serve as q campaign COM
mitee.
The following executive committee,
in addition TO the officers already an
ncunced, was formed: Clarence c.
HAHN, Colorado: Charles d. HlleS. New
York; Earle S. KinSley, Vermont,
Maurice Maschke. Ohio; David w.
Mulvane. Kansas: Daniel s. Poraeroy.
New Jersey; j. Henry Rorabach. Con-
necticut; Pat Sullivan, Wyoming; w.
G. Skelly. Oklahoma; Roy Q: west.
Illinois: Ralph 3. Williams, oregon:
Mrs. Grace S. Birmingham, Missouri;
Mrs o. P. CLARK. California: Miss
Dorothy Cunningham, Indiana: Mrs.
Manley FosSeen. Minnesota: Ms Guy
p. Gannett. Maine: Mrs. Alvin 7. Hert.
Kentucky: Mrs. Martha Mcclure, Iowa,
Mrs. Worthington Scranton, PennSyi-
vania; Mrs. Pauline Thayer. MaSSaehu-
sets: Miss Nina NJ West, Michigans
Mrs. Alice A. Vest. West Virginia,
Burke said that Hoover and Curtis
made brief addresses OF q feiicitooS
nature. DIR. Work and Representative
Fort were summoned TO the meeting
eF,sNkr
with the committee.
Ii was stated that Mrs. Hert would
have charge of the women'S division OF
the campaign forces. Chairman Work
was empowered to appoint Eastern and
Western campaign managers and such
advisory committees as he may deem
necessary. 1t was indicated that man.
agement OF the campaign IN the West
would fall 10 the lot OF James w. Good
OF Iowa. who conducted Hoover's pre-
convention campaign.
DR.. Work has long been o close
friend and admirer Of the Commerce.
Secretary and ne took q leading part
in the early Hoover boom. He has
been regarded as the chief strategtst Of
the pre-convention Hoover organization,
He has been in conference with Sec
retary Hoover every day since return
ing from the convention at Kansas
City and spent several hours with him
yesterday.
The Interior Secretary was suggested
for the craftsmanship by Mr.. Hoover,
who has the highest regard for his
friends political Sagacity and cam
paign generalShip. Or. Work has been
y close student Of politics for many
years and since entering President
Cooiidge's cabinet first as Postmaster
General and then as head Of the m
terror Department. he has cotasAed =
valuable working knowledge Of what
the political game Is all about
Work Also From West.
Since Hoover and Curtis both are
WeStesnerS. there had been some feel
ing that an Easterner should be Sc
lected for the Craftsmanship, Work Is
from Colorado. His manifest under
standing Of the political problems con-
fronting the Republicans and his ability
to smooth out party differences are
said to have played major role IN his
choice for the committee post how
ever,
pomeroy formerly was Eastern Treas
urer Of the Republican national COM
mittee, II Is thought he viii lead the
Eastern forces In the campaign Rap-
resentative Fort has been one Of Hoo
vef's contidanteS for some time, lie iS
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