Evening star., 1928-06-21

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In the banking and insurance business
in Newark.
The entire slate of officers for the
national committee had been selected
tentatively prior to today's meeting of
the special committee Most of the
members OF the committee of "a" al
ready had conferred with Hoover and
Curtis regarding their wishes with re-
spect to the Craftsmanship and the 9TH
er officers, and out of these conferences
had come a picked list, requiring only
the formal vote Of the committee today
for ratification.
The committee went into conference
with the two standard bearers at the
hotel shortly after noon. Apparently
the only member absent was Charles
D. Hilles Of New York, ardent Coolidge
supporter and so-called ''die-hard." who
wired he would be prevented from at
tending because of illness. 1t was pre-
dicted that Ogden Mills would succeed
him as field marshal OF the New York
Republican organization.
williams Presided.
Ralph W. williams, national commit
teeman from Oregon, presided at the
session, from which newspaper men
were barred. The conference began over
luncheon table, spread TO accommo-
date only the committee members and
the two candidates
The committee had before It also
the questions of date and place for
the ceremonies of notification OF the two
standard bearers. There appeared to be
no doubt that Hoover would be notified
at his home in Palo Alto Calf. early
In August, and that Curtis would receive
his notification at his home in Topeka,
Selection of the Eastern and Western
campaign managers will be left to a
larger campign committee, TO be ap-
pointed later This larger committee
viii be composed OF all members Of the
national Republican committee. aug
mented by a number OF other Re-
| publican leaders.
| Before going to the meeting at the
| Willard Mr.. Hoover talked over CAM
| paign plans with Col Theodore Roose-
Welt, Representative Fort and Mr.
| Pomerof DR.. Wilhelm Cuno, former
chancellor OF Germany and now presi-
dent Of the Hamberg. American Line,
I. also was a caller.
| The members Of the special commit
| tee which met here today follow: Ralph
| Williams, Oregon, chairman: Pat Sui
liVan, Wyoming; Earl Kinsley, Vermont;
! Maurice Maschke, Ohio: L. X. Leggett
! Massachusetts: d w Mulvanc, Kansas
| Roy o. West. Illinois; Charles A. Raw
son. Iowa; W. w. Atterbury. Pennsyl-
/ vania; g. Bascom Slemp, Virginia
Clarence Hamlin. Colorado: II. b
! Creager, Texas: Mrs. A. r. Hert Ken
| tucky; Mrs g. b. Gannett. Maine:
/ Miss Bina West. Michigan; Mrs. G. A.
Yost, West Virginia: Mrs. w. n. Baker
New Jersey; Mrs. Grace s. Burlingame
| Missouri; Mrs Virginia White Speei
District Of Columbia, Mrs, 0. r. Clark
Calf; Mrs. M. o. Fosscen, Mimi, Mrs
w. B, Lowndes. Md, and Mrs. Dorothy
| Cunningham, Indiana.
+, Yesterday afternoon the presidential
| nominee talked with the following. Sen
| ator Sackett Of Kentucky, Roy O. West
| present secretary Of the Republican ma
! tton8l committee; Judge William Lamb
Of Chicago, once solicitor OF the Depart
| ment Of Commerce; Ambassador Hough.
ton. Eugene Meyer, lf; Representative
Homer Hocfi OF Kansas, Representative
Carl H. Mapes Of Michigan, former
| Gov James p. Goodrich OF Indiana. and
| C. Easc0m Slenp of Virginia, former
secretary 10 President Coolidge
Most Of these conferences had to do
| with arranging program for the com
mittee meeting today, 1t was stated by
George Akerson. assistant to MIR
Hoover.