Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1908-07-12
lumor that Wade H. Ellis is to Be
Assistant Attorney General.
BURTON MAY NOT BE CANDIDATE
Report that He is to Contest Fora
ker's Seat Discredited.
MONEY IN LETTERS FOR SHELDON
Number of People write, Hoping 60
BE First 10 Contribute TO the
Campaign Funds of
Party,

HOT SPRINGS, Va, July 1.-THE many
conferences that have been held by William
II. Taft concerning the plans for the cam
paign during the last week have prevented
him from devotng much attention to
his correspondence as is necessary to keep
pace with the flood Of letters that are
coming to him. Frank II. Hitchcock, chair
man of the republican national commit
tee; Postmaster General Meyer and Will
liam Nelson Cromwell left last evening.
Today Elmer Dover, secretary OF tn,
national republican committee, arrived on
the early train and was the first caller Mr..
Taft saw in his office.
Attorney General Wade II. Ellis, who
1t is said has been offered the assistant
attorney generaship, to succeed Milton
D. Purdy, recently appointed United States
district fudge in Minnesota, is i'll and was
not able to come here today in response
to an invitation by Mr.. Taft Mr. Ellis
has telegraphed that his brother will visit
Hot Springs probably today and will confer
with Mr.. Taft in his place.
Burton May Not BE Candidate.
Representative Burton OF Ohio. who has
been extensively talked of in connection
with the Ohio senatorship in succession to
j. 3. Foraker, declared that 1t is not his
intertion to enter any senatorial race II
party strife of any kind to embarrass the
national ticket would result from taking
that course. Mr.. Burton will sail from
New York next Saturday for Europe to be
gone five or six weeks, He will spend most
of his time in London, where he will gather
data for the national monetary commits
sion. He will probably go or the same
mission to Paris. He will also gather in
formation of value to the Waterways COM
mission, OF which he is a member. He Wis
tied the scene of various improvements to
navigation in Europe five years ago and
will hastily look over the ground again to
see If there has been the increase in trade
that was expected as the result of the i'm
provements.
Senator smoot of Utah will go abroad on
the same steamer.
Money for Campaign Fund.
Il have received a dozen checks since 1
have been in Hot Springs from people who
wished to make the first contribution to
the republican part for the campaign" +"
said George r. Sheldon Of New York,
treasurer Of the republican national COM
mittee, today.
Asked when he would open his office for
campaign funds, Mr.. Sheldon replied that
! he would do so in New York Monday morn
! ing. He will leave here tonight. Mr.. Shell
don declared in an interview today that he
is convinced the American people will
never accept the radicalism of the demo-
cratic convention.
Arthur l. Vorys OF Ohio will be here
Monday to corfer with Mr. Taft John A.
Stewart president OF the New York State
League OF Republican Clubs, is here.
Headquarters In New York.
! WASHINGTON, July u-Chairman
Frank II. Hitchcock of the republican ma
tional committee arrived here today from
Hot Springs, where he has been in confer
ence with Judge Taft. Thus far he has
made no definite plans for his sojourn in
Washington, which will be comparatively
brief.
He will close the Taft headquarters here
perhaps in a few days and probably open
permanent headquarters OF the national
committee in New York City. Arrange
ments are now being made for the head.
quarters In New York.
Flag from Philippines.
CINCINNATI. o.. July n.-Admirers o.
William II. Taft in the Philippines have
furnished the material for the flag which
will be raised In Cincinnati in his honor
July 2S. This announcement was made
today by the committee having charge
OF the ceremonies Of raising the flag
When Mr.. Tafts friends in the farawaS
islands learned that he would be a candi
date for the presidency they asked fol
the privilege OF furnishing the banner.