The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-07-24
STAND PAT CAMPAIGN.
Two Cabinet Omcers VIII Go on the
Stump for Republicans.

Oyster Bay, L. l., July 24.-President
Roosevelt has reviewed the campaign
plans of the Republican congressional
committee and pronounced them good
and entirely to his liking. He entertain
ed at luncheon at Sycamore Hill Speak
err Cannon. Chairman Sherman, of the
congressional committee; Representa-
tives Loudenslager, of New jersey, and
Mckinley, of Illinois. respectively secre-
tary and treasurer of the COMMITTEES.
Senator Penrose. OF Pennsylvania, came
on a later train and also was a guest.
Secretary Loeb was present. and after
the conference made this statement for
the president:
THE plans of the congressional cam
paign We're gone over generally, and the
president expressed himself as being III
entire accord with the ideas of the com
mittee"
Speaker Cannon's comment was this:
4 was a guest of the president. and
as such it would hardly be seemly for
me to discuss what took place I should
like to say that the conference was emil
nentiy satisfactory, and the congress
sional campaign situation not bad
Chairman Sherman, after remaTking
that the presidents keen interest was
valuable asset to the campaign, SAID
that the headquarters of the committee
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James building. Wednesday. and that
from that time on the campaign work
would go on continuously
Mr.. Sherman is TO give his entire time
to the direction of affairs from New
EOllz
Secretary H. c. Loudenslager also
will devote his attention to New York
headquarters. as viii Treasurer McKin-
ley Of Illinois.
To Invade Idea sections.
added the dnRq lScTE
so far selected for the heavy work in
Guided Secretary Taft. Secretary Shaw,
Speaker Cannon, Senator Beveridge and
several other senators as we'll practt-
cally the entire Republican member
ship of the house of representatives
While no one would speak under quo
tation regarding the tariff. it was learn
ed that the Republican text book. which
is to be issued within two or three
weeks. will be a .'stand-pat" document
from beginning to end. and that this
viii be the tenor Of Republican speech
es in Massa chusetts. Iowa. Wisconsin,
and other idea" infected sections of
the country, as we'll as in all other
places. The '-stand-pat' announcement
will, OF course. be accompanied by the
statement that when the tariff is re-
vised it should be handled by its friends.
Speaker Cannon is to go to Maine at
once The new primary is to be tried
in his district and he has not attended
one OF bis nominating conventions for
70 years. Ii IS his i0IeltlOD 10 DE pres
out on the 18th of August, hwen he
expects a denomination. He will go to
Maine in September to lend his aid to
the early campaign in that state and
especially in the Second district where
Representative Littlefield is having
trouble.
Appeal for Funds.
Representative Sherman and his as
sociates on the national Republican con
gressional committee have decided to
appeal to Republicans to contribute 81
each to its campaign fund. In pursuance
with this policy, the committee will be-
gin mailing letters to Republicans in
all sections of the country, asking them
to contribute that amount.
When asked if the appeal to individual
Republicans had ever been sent out be-
fore, Representative Sherman said he
had never known of its being done.
Il don't believe it has ever been nee
essary to do so before he said.
In addition to the mailing of notices
to Republican leaders in all sections to
be posted where individuals may see
them, the notice will be sent to all Re-
publican papers with a request that it
be published for several days, so thar
all voters favoring the return of a Re
publican majority may forward their
contributions to their headquarters in
this city.
The appeal says:
The congressional campaign is based
on the administrative and executive rec
ord of the party, and. that being 50.
Theodore Roosevelt's personality must
be a central figure and his achievements
a central thought in the campaign"