Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1940-10-10
ELMER C.DOVER
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tional figure was spectacular, and
rapid. He went with Mr.. Hanna
to the national convention, and
while there. was made secretary OF
4 one of the important committees.
This was during McKinley's first
campaign in 1896 He was selected
to edit the campaign material dur
ing the Mckinley campaign, in the
position OF assistant to the secre-
tary OF the Republican national
committee. So creditably did he do
his work that Mr.. Hanna made him
his private secretary, which was in
1897, in which capacity he remain
cd until Senator Hanna's death. He
was the highest paid secretary In
Washington, and Senator Hanna Of
ten referred to him as the best sec
retary any place, the presidents
private secretary included.
Mr.. Dover became secretary OF
the national Republican committee,
a position he held for six years, be-
ing the secretary through President
Theodore Roosevelt's campaign,
whose campaign he successfully
managed.
Following the death of Senator
Hanna, Mr.. Dover resided in C1eve-
land for several years, and for a
time managed the Hanna estate,
which was very large one, for the
senator's widow.
In 1908, Mr.. Dover was secretary
of the Republican national advisory
COMMITTEES. He then left the po-
litical life, with which he had been
connected for many years, to be-
come associated with Chicago en-
cheering firm which he represented
as Pacific coast manager until 1919.
Again he entered the political arena
and took charge Of the Warren g.
Harding Pacific coast campaign, and
in 1921 President Harding appoint
ed him as an assistant to Secretary
A. W.. Mellon, of the U. S. treasury,
post he held for two years.
Makes Tacoma His Home
The deceased had resided at Ia
coma, Wash, for 20 years, in which
time he became known as a utilities
magnate, banker and civic leader.
In 1910 he became vice president
and Pacific coast manager of the H.
M. Bylesby company. His last ac-
tive public service was from Sept. /
1888, to Dec. 81, 1899, when he was
clerk of the federal court for the
western district of Washington
state His health forced him to give
up active duties.
The city of Tacoma was proud to
claim Mr.. Dover as it's citizen A
paper there published an article
stating that after Mr.. Dover had
crossed the continent 113 times, he
had chosen to make Tacoma his
home. Mr.. Dover was man of
very keen intellect He had an ex-
ceptionally strong personality, and
possessed rare sense of humor He
was intimately acquainted with five
presidents = Mckinley, Theodore
Roosevelt, w. H. Taft, Calvin Cool
idge and Herbert Hoover. Among
his close friends in the Democratic
party were A. L. Smith, w. G.. Nc
Adoo, Oscar Underwood and former
mayor of New York, Jimmie Walk
er.
Mr.. Dover also had a wide ac-
quaintance among leading business
men Of the nation. When employ
ed on the Akron Beacon Journal,
he went to interview Thomas A.
Edison soon after he invented the
graphophone. The great inventor
was so interested in Mr.. Dover that
he made him present of one of his
graphophones which Mr.. Dover sent
here to his home people. In time
it was hauled away as rubbish.
When the Worlds fair at San Fran