41.   He is also close to the state Republican chairman, William D. Powers, himself a former Rensselaer County chairman.

42.   He met privately with Jack Collins, the departing Assembly speaker, who officials say is among those being considered for the job of state Republican chairman.

43.   He helped persuade the Republican chairman of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to step in with broad price controls.

44.   He was referring to William D. Powers, the state Republican chairman.

45.   Henry McMaster, the state Republican chairman, certainly seemed unfazed.

46.   Her father, although not as outgoing, had shrewd political instincts and was a longtime state Republican chairman.

47.   Herrington, the state Republican chairman, is making no predictions about whether Setencich will hold onto his post, or lose it to a challenge from Pringle.

48.   Her father, Webster B. Todd, was a wealthy Republican state chairman and her mother, Eleanor Schley Todd was vice chairwoman of the Republican National Committee.

49.   In fact, House Speaker Newt Gingrich and the Republican chairman, Haley Barbour, advocate removing the legal caps on donations or at least raising them substantially.

50.   In addition, numerous Republican chairmen and party leaders opposed any limits.