Jasper County Democrat, Volume 15, Number 24, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 26 June 1912 — CMMITTEE Of NINE WILL SEE TAFT MONDAY [ARTICLE]

CMMITTEE Of NINE WILL SEE TAFT MONDAY

Republican National Body Names Men to Confer With President. POWELL CLAYTON, CHAIRMAN

Campaign Plans Will Be Arranged— Members Have Power to Name Officers of Organization Who Will Direct Contest. Chicago, June 25.—President Taft will be consulted regarding the organization of the new Republican national committee, and his wishes probably will be followed. A subcommittee of the new committee was appointed here to wait on the president, and it will assemble in Washington next Monday morning, meeting in the New Willard hotel at ten o’clock. Officers of the national committee, who will direct the Republican presidential Campaign, will be chosen by this subcommittee, which has been given that power by resolution of the full committee. The identity of these officials is likely to be announced following the conference with the president next Monday. Those Who Will Visit President. Members of the subcommittee are: Powell Clayton, Arkansas. : Roy O. West, Illinois. John T. Adams, lowa. Charles B. Warren, Michigan. Thomas K. Niedringnaus, Missouri. F. W. Estabrook, New Hampshire. Newell Sanders, Tennessee. Alvah H. Martin, Virginia. S. A. Washington. Only five of the Roosevelt states were unrepresented at the meeting of the committee, which was held in the Coliseum, These states and their committeemen are: California, Meyer Lissner; Minnesota, I. A. Caswell; New Jersey, Borden D. Whiting; North Carolina, Richmond Pearson; South Dakota. Thomas Thorson. First Move Is for Harmony. One of the first acts of the committee looks to harmony. In making up the committee on organization, two Roosevelt supporters were given places. They are Mr. West of Illinois and Mr. Niedringhaus of Missouri. Powell Clayton, the veteran member of the committee, was elected temporary chairman by a unanimous vote, and Alvah H. Martin of Virginia was elected temporary secretary. Col. William F. Stone of Baltimore, who has been collector of customs there for fl 4 years, was re-elected sergeant-at-arms, having served in that position for 12 years. Taft Gets More Congratulations. Washington, June 25. —‘ Congratulations’' is a much overworked word at the White House. All day the president was busy shaking hands with senators and representatives and their friends who called to congratulate him upon his renomination and the chief executive found little time to dictate answers to the vast number of letters and telegrams, which poured in upon him. Senator Brown of Nebraska and Representatives Cannon, Mann, Towne, Hughes and Campbell were among those who called at the White House.