New-York tribune., 1908-06-23
THE CONGRESS CAMPAIGN.
Mr.. Sherman May Retain Chairman
ship-Plans of Committees.

| wasbineton Tune 22-The question as TO "ne'h-
er Representative Sherman Will remain clia =, a,
| of the Republican Congressional COMMITTEES IS -
| regarded as conolusiveiy settled oy persons ~ ~
are familiar with the work OF the conhii.tee -,
| ,b;s c;t,, If is e,nected that il will be decided
when the Republican National Committee meets
here on July J. when both MI tart ana MI 0"
man will be present and when many matters
| lating to the campaign will be setuen. 1t -
eved that in advance of the selection OF a chaii-
man Mr. Sherman has done nothing to oeterfilihe
| just what part he will take in the Campaign Inc
positions of Secretary Taft and MT shefiiai' 81
far as their official duties are concerned are ho
regarded here as Identical The resignation OF sec
retary Taft was expected by every one' as ie "as
n,anfestly impossible him to attend to the du-
ties of Secretary of War and be az the heao Oh eio
Republican ticket. There are many instances III
which men have remained members OF the House
of Representatives and gone into campaigns loI
other Offices not resigning from the House uhth
the result of the campaign had become known MI
Sherman will probably continue to be a member o'
the House of Representatives until March f. 1t is
said here that In filing the Office OF chairman OF
the Congressional Committee he will neglect no
duty he would have performed If he had not been
nominated the Republican ticket In this we"
of the case many of Mr. Shermans friends here
consider all talk of his resignation chairman OF
the committee member of the House purely
speculative.
The committee has arranged to have a branch
office in New York City. which will practically be
its headquarters although technically headquarters
will remain in this city. The New York office will
be the fifteenth floor of the st. James Building
and will be opened August l. The officers of the
committee will spend most of their time there and
from that office much of the literature will be cir
culated
The campaign book ~ill be unusually early
this year-probably six weeks sooner than 1t was
issued four years ago. The proofs are practically
corrected UP to date such matter as can be
handled before the Democratic convention meets.
II is always customary to reserve portion OF ths
book for comment on the action of the Democratic
convention and to include the Democratic platform
for the information of campaign speakers. The
hook will follow closely along the lines Of the last
campaign book except that new issues will
be introduced and others that have ceased to be
of interest will be dropped Considerable space will
be devoted to the question of injunctions. Thers
will be biographical sketches of the candidates, and
the work OF the Republican Congress will be given
fully. particularly of the last three sessions At
the latest. the book will be issued on August l.
This will give campaign speakers an opportunity to
prepared for early opening of their work
wherever desired. The committee IS planning It's
work with the idea that this year more than ever
before the campaign will be waged by means of
literature, through the press and by pamphlets and
speeches. For that the early issue of tho
campaign book has been regarded especially de-
sirable. The committee has been overwhelmed with
replies to its offer to $3.50 for the best article
not exceeding one thousand words. on Why the
Republican Party Should Be Successful Next No
vember.'' About five hundred replies have already
received although the offer has been out only
three weeks and does not close until after the Demo
cratic convention. 1t Is said at headquarters here
that large number of replies havo from the
South. and every mail brings a batch of them.
The Democratic Congressional Committee is max
ing early start in the publication of
paign book that is unique in the history of the
party 1t will be published July l, and will con-
sist entirely of extracts from speeches in Congress
Later the committee will issue another book,
tanning additional campaign matter The commit
tee will open headquarters in Chicago August l,
and Representative James T. Lloyd, OF Missouri,
the chairman, will take charge there.