New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-07-12
CANDIDATES CONFER.
LENDERS At OYSTER BAY.
Fairbanks, Cortelyou and Bliss 7cith
the President.
rp1 TELEGRAPH TO THE 7R1BrxE.I

Oyster Bay, ~. Y, July 1.-THE most impor-
tant series of conferences held at Oyster Bay
this summer is now in progress a. the home of
President Roosevelt on Sycamore Hill. Chair
man George 3. CorteIyou OF the Republican Ma
tional Committee was the first of the important
personages TO arrive. coming in on the 1917
a. train. Cornelius y. Bliss. treasurer Of the
committee. the next TO appear. arriving at
12:2O D. m. and Senator Charles ". Fairbanks.
who is to make the race with President Roose-
velt, was the third and last to come, reaching
Oyster Bay at 645 o'clock. just hour behind
the time he expected. Senator Fairbanks
and Chairman Cortelyou will remain at Saga
more Hill until tomorrow afternoon, but Mr..
Bliss called back to New-YOrk by a busi-
| ness engagement. and left the Presidents home
about two hours before Senator Fairbanks ar
rived.
When Chairman Cortelyou stepped off the
train in company with his secretary. II. o.
Weaver. he was Immediately surrounded by the
waiting newspaper THE principal rea-
son ! came he said with laugh. was be-
cause L missed you boys in Washington. and
came down here to you
Then iE reply TO a volley of questions. Mr..
COrtelyoI SAID that he expected to have a gen
eral talk with the President. Senator Fairbanks
and Mr.. Bliss. and thought that they would
finish their conference some time tomorrow.
After that Is over I will tell you what expect
10 do next said the chairman. Just at present
I do not know whether I will return to Wash
ington or take a little vacation. The commit
tees headquarters at the Arlington Hote:
just at present. Secretary Dover is in charge
now and UP to his ears in work.
Secretary Loebs carriage was in waiting for
Mr. CortelyOu. and after Mr.. Loeb was picked
up at tho executive offices in the village the
journey was continued to Sycamore Hi. MI.
Bliss did not have muah information to impart.
either when he arrived when he departed.
Were not the finances Of the campaign dis
Cussed:' he was asked a few minutes before he
left here the p. m train
Well" he replied with laugh. II am the
treasurer OF the nationa! committee and natu-
rally the subject OF finances was mentioned. The
New-YOrk headquarters OF the committee will
be opened on August l at the Fifth Avenue
Hotel"
Thomas ]. Ellison president OF the Theodore
Roosevelt Republican Club. OF Oyster Bay. had
prepared Il new Roosevelt and Fairbanks ban
ner to he flung to the breeze in Audrey-ave,
upon the Vce-PresidentiaI candidates arrival.
Owing to the Senator's late arrival however.
most OF the club members had gone To their
dinners and the expected demonstration of two
hundred enthusiastic citizens dwindled COnsid
erably But President Ellison was there and
yanked the rope hinseT as the Senator's car
riage came round the corner. What was his sur
prise then. to see two portraits of Fairbanks
side by side. The wind had twisted the banner
that both the reverse and the diverse picture
OF the Vice-Presldential candidate smiled down
upon the lvirg original he rode by. Presi-
dent Ellison hailed this accident as a happy
omen and cheered again TO the Senator, who
smiled and bowed as he proceeded in the direc-
t!on Of the Presidents home.
At Sycamore Hill President Roosevelt met
Senator Fairbanks on the veranda as the car
rage left him under the porte cochere and
greeted him most cordially.
The President and Mrs. Roosevelt entertainer
Senator Fairbanks and Chairman Cortelyou at
2 family dinner tonight. The only other guests
were Secretary and Mrs. Loeb. After dinner the
President. Senator Fairbanks, Chairman Cor
telyou and Mr.. Loeb held conference In the
Presidents library. 1t continued far into the
night. All information concerning II was with
heId II IS known. however. that In general
way tho conduct of the campaign, the Presi-
dents speech of acceptance OF his nomination
the part Senator Fairbanks is to take In the
campaign. and other matters OF detail were con-