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Show WILL FILL VACANCY. New York Chairman II 11 lea of the Republican national committee shortly before 1 o'clock Thursday morning announced that he bad called a meeting meet-ing of the national committee for November No-vember 12 In Chicago to select a auc-cessor auc-cessor to the late James S. Sherman as tbe Republican candidate for vice-president. vice-president. The death of Mr. Sherman makes It incumbent upon the national committee com-mittee to nominate, a candidate In his place. The nomination, however, cannot can-not possib'y be made prior to the election. elec-tion. Such a nomination can properly prop-erly be irnde only after due and reasonable rea-sonable notice to all the members of the committee. Such notice cannot be given la less than six days. The votes to be cast at the election are for electors and not for candidates candi-dates for either president or vice-president, and the death of Mr. Sherman therefore does not affect the validity of the election of the electors. |