Show I WILL DIRECT CAMPAIGN I With the retirement of George D Cortelyou Harry S Now of Indiana becomes acting chairman chair-man of tho Republican national committee For several years Mr New has been vice chairman of tho organization On numerous occasions he t had demonstrated ability as a party leader notably not-ably during thu last presidential campaign when ho was In chat go of the western quarters of the national committee In that position ho exerted t a himself In rolling up tho tremendous plurality for Roosevelt and Fairbanks Ho has a wide ac mialntanco with public men and Is very popular personally Ho has been a delegate to many conventions con-ventions has served In the Indiana senate and was a captain of volunteers during tho Spanish American war Tho present Republican national cominttteo will direct tho organization if HKI noxl national convention A national committee Is a much moro Important Im-portant body In Hopubllcnn than In Demociatlc conventions as all contests 3r In Republican conventions are first passed upon by tho national committee and delegates Boated by It aro entitled to vote Its work of course Is re vlowod by the crcdontlnls committee and the convention but Its power is shown by the manner In which tho La Folletto delegates from Wisconsin were turned down three years ago It Is expected there will be an unusually large number of contesting delegates from the south In the 1908 convention |