11.   A dozen Republican chairmen were forced to leave their positions because they faced six-year term limits.

12.   A member of the vacancies committee, George Gilmore, the Republican chairman in Ocean County, said he expected that it would unanimously choose Franks on Thursday.

13.   A second measure has been drafted by Rep. Thomas J. Bliley Jr. of Virginia, the new Republican chairman of the Commerce Committee.

14.   Brian Kennedy, Republican chairman in Iowa and a member of the platform committee, said Dole got everything he wanted in the platform except for the tolerance clause.

15.   But Assemblyman Walter Kavanaugh, the Republican chairman of the Assembly Appropriations Committee, praised the budget agreement.

16.   But Sen. Connie Mack of Florida, the Republican chairman of the Joint Economic Committee, is beginning to.

17.   Cahill rewarded Gross by naming him state Republican chairman.

18.   Chuck Clay, the state Republican chairman, said it was vital for his party to unite quickly around a candidate.

19.   Dole supporters such as Fred Logan Jr., a Johnson County lawyer who is a former Republican state chairman, said they were satisfied with the lead.

20.   Democrats on the committee had tried unsuccessfully to have six more subpoenas issued, including one to Barbour, the former Republican chairman.