The Washington times., 1906-10-01
STATE CHAIRHEN
MEET ON THE SLY
Republican Leaders Go to
New York for Talk With
Sherman.
ANXIOUS ABOUT CONGRESS
Close Districts in Ohio and Else
where Giving Deep
Concern


with The hubbub and hurrah at
tendant upon two rival state cOnveu-
tions lin New York last week, another
gathering Of supreme political import
ance was overlooked by the New York
newspapers. II was intended IL should
DE overlooked. That gathering was OF
eminent Republican leaders from many
States. For the most part they were
chairmen Of State committees, and in
addition there were members OF COM
mittees and powerful politicians Wh1
are interested in the election OF a Re
publican House that viii uphold the
Presidents hands until the close Of his
term.
II was skiHfulIy arranged By tia
Hon. James SchoOlcraft Sherman,
chairman Of the Republican Congress
iOnal committee that this gathering Of
political managers should happen when
an pu0lic interest was centered in sar-
atoga and Buffalo. Apparently New
York city was stripped clean of po!it.-
clans. All the o5serVant political writ
ers of the New York papers were need
ed at the TWO conventions. Ii was
the crafty sherman, 10 have general
conference with leaders from many
States. az time when the newspaper
men and politicians were wrangling at
the Spa or at the eastern end Of Lake
Erie.
Senator Dick There.
First OF an who came ID this Sherman
conference was Senator Dick OF Ohio.
Dick was not secretive about his er-
rand. lie wanted his enemies in Ohio
10 know that De- was in consultation
with the political managers Iu New
York. even So Dick was not obtrusige
IN his visit He went % the Hotel
Gotham. on Fifth avenue. IL is a tay-
cm without q bar and that sounds well
10 the extreme Temperance voters I'm
Ohio. and it is I'm o part Of q Wu re-
mote from street cars and Sc 4Om yis-
tied bv reporters Here Dick conferred
EltH Elmer Dover. secretary of the Re
publican National Committee. and who
was Mark HaundS Tlghthuud man lu
The days when Dick WAS lighting his
way upward iu Ohio politics. Not only
did Dick confer with Dover but q few
words were had with Postmaster Cen
rral CUTtclyUu. who remains chairman
OF the national committee In his talk
with Chairman sherman. Dick made
clear the need of active work BIZ the
Congressional committee in the Ohio
fight
-Four Ohio Districts Doubtful.
There are four Congressional districts
!u doubt. Two years ago i'm the RoOse-
welt landslide the Republicans sheIved
Mouser. Campbell and Smyser in dis
ricts usually conceded 10 the Demo
Gratis. Naturally Dick would like TO
elect these men again, despite the fact
that MousCr went astray ar the recent
state convention and Joined the Bur-
ton insurgents In an effort 10 wind uD
Dicks political career.
Dick is ever forgiElng and prefers
Mouser, lest Harding of Marion, rival
Of Mouser should become a candidate
for governor two years hence Neither
of the three Congressman mentioned
was -iTFn help bT either State or Con-
gressioual committees TWO years ago,
and they are now ciamoring for aid
ami duCats. especially duCats-
Eevin IN Danger.
DICK is also concerned about the
Third district. now represented by Bob
Nevin, and who declined denomination.
Ex-Governor jim Campbell who has
been living in New York for ten years,
has been given the Democratic nomi-
trfct several terms in the SOS. and was
ever counted the most popular Demo-
Graf I'm the state. lie has had financial
reverses. and his old friends think a
term I'm Congress with the pfesNles
and salary. would do him sood ia his
old age
Nor was Dick the only State chair
man in conference with sherman con-
gressman Harry woodward. OF spencer
w Va was there. and while Wo0dyald
is confident of clecunE an the Repup-
lican candidates for Congress lh MS
State, he was not bursting Siln opL-
usism when he talked with sherman,
woodward is also chairman or tne
ReBuhliCan State Committee OF west
Virginia and he has been bhs5 Jhia
wear with The organization WORK ia
~ Fp route home from his conference
with Sherman, woodward SJoppeu iL
Washington. He declared last ni6hC
that while everything pointed 10 he
r,17bfirau success at home. II was neceN-
sary 20 keep hustlingr mainly Iof me
reason that the voters on ms ste
were so busy i'm these ddYs OF prosper
Itv that they were lndlueTcll dDous pol-
itics
Need a Stirring Up.
"In 1904" said woodward. when they
were ont OF work they were eager 10
attend meetings and eager 10 vote Now
Them an happy. they are Indifferent and
need waking up. We Will have some
GOOD orators including f}eVerdEe and
cannon and Possibly Charles Emory
smith. of Philadelphia. There may ue
some objection TO Smith, as he Is hght-
ing the regular organization m ms
state but Hubbard. the candidate for
Congress, wants him.
Scott Takes a Hand.
tv,o,,c~ others at the New York con-
ference was Senator Scott OF West Vir-
einfa. and he. too. went 10 the Gotham
hotel rather than be conspicuous in
pllces where politicians cOngregate.
Penrose of Pennsylvania, was there,
also the state chairman of New Jersey,
and many Western states.
They all poured out their hopes and
troubles 10 sherman and were given
consolation. not TO mention the prom
iea of sufficient funds for the close
Congressional districts.