hiː wʌz tʃˈɛɹmən ʌvðə ɹᵻpˈʌblɪkən stˈeɪt kənvˈɛnʃənz ɪn wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti sˈɪks ænd nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd tˈuː ænd ɐ dˈɛlɪɡˌeɪt tə ðə ɹᵻpˈʌblɪkən nˈæʃənəl kənvˈɛnʃən ɪn wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti sˈɪks, nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd, ænd nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd fˈoːɹ.
He was chairman of the Republican State conventions in 1896 and 1902 and a delegate to the Republican National Convention in 1896, 1900, and 1904.