Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-07-11
ELMER DOVER EARLY CALLER
Arthur Vorys viii Arrive Monday
To Confer With Republican
Candidate.
Atty.-Gen. Ellis Unable 10 Respond
To an Invitation to Visit the
Virginia Retreat

Hot Springs, Va, July 11.-Tho
many conferences that have been
held by William II. Taft concerning
the plans for the campaign. during the
past week, have prevented him from
devoting as much attention to his corr
respondence as is necessary to keep
pace with the food of letters that is
coming to him. Frank H. Hitchcock.
chairman Of the Republican national
committee. Postmaster General Myer.
and William Nelson Cromwell left last
evening.
Today Elmer Dover, secretary of the
national Republican committee arriv-
ed on an early train, and was the
first caller Mr. Taft saw in his office.
Atty. Gen. Wade II. Ellis who. 1t is
'said. has beGn proffered the assistant
attorney generalship to succeed Mil
ton d. Purday recently appointed u.
$. district judge in Minnesota, is Ill
and was not able to come here today
in response to an invitation by Mr..
Taft.
Mr.. Ellis has telegraphed that his
brother viii visit Hot Springs prob
ably today and viii confer with Mr..
Taft in his place.
Representative Burton of Ohio, who
has been extensively talked of in con-
nection with the Ohio senatorship in
succession 10 j. b. Foraker, declared
that II is not his intention to enter any
senatorial race II party strife of kind
to embarrass the national ticket would
result from that course Mr. Burton
will sail from New York next Saturday
for Europe, to be gone five or six
weeks. He win spend most OF his time
In London, whore he viii gather data
for the national monetary commission.
He Will probably go on the same mis-
sion to Paris. He will also gather in
formation of value to the waterways
commission, of which he is MEM
Der. He visited the scene of various
improvements to navigation in Eur
ope five years ago, and Will hastily
look over the ground again to see
II there has been the increase in trade
that was expected as the result of the
improvements.
Senator Smoot of Utah will go
abroad on the same steamer.
Il have received dozen checks
since ] have been in Hot Springs. from
people who wished to make the first
contribution to the Republican party
for the campaign" said George r.
Sheldon OF New York. treasurer of the
national Republican committee, today.
Asked when he would open his Of
flee for campaign funds. MIR. Sheldon
replied that he would do so in New
OTk Mnnuay morning. Tie Will leaNe
here tonight Mr.. Sheldon declared In
an interview today that he is con-
WINGED that the American people will
never accept the radicalsm OF the
Democratic convention.
Arthur Vorys of Ohio will be here
Monday to confer with Mr.. Taft. John
A. Stewart, president of the New York
State League of Republican clubs, is
here.
HITCHCOCK IN WASHINGTON
Washington, July 11.--Chairman
Frank II. Hitchcock OF the Republican
national committee, arrived here today
from Hot Springs where he has been
in conference with Judge Taft Thus
far he has made no definite plans for
his sojourn in Washington which VIII
be comparatively brief.
He will close the TAFT headquarters
here perhaps in few days and prob
ably open permanent headquarters OF
the ma tlonal committee in New York
City. Arrangements are now being
made for the headquarters in New