The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-07-22
PARTY LEADERS
ON Pixies PEAK
Hitchcock and His ConfereeS
Up Among the Colorado
Clouds.
CONFERENCE HAS CLOSED
WESTERNERS EXPECT MONEY
WILL BE FORTHCOMING.

Colorado Springs. Colo, July H.-The
intermountain Republican conference
came to close tonight with a dinner
given by Frank II. Hitchcock. chairman
Of the Republican national committee. to
the members of the national committee
and state chairnen who have been here
Tor the last three days. Most OF the west
erners left for their homes on late trains
tonight or will start early tomorrow. Mr..
Hitchceck and his immediate party will
leave for Chicago tomorrow.
The time today has been fully occupied
by the Republican politicians. During the
forenoon they assembled Pixies Peak In
special train. On the trips up and
down Mr.. Hitchcock conferred with every
politician individually. At tho summit
photographs Of the party were taken and
telegl ans were sent to Judge Taft and
to Representative James S. Sherman. The
telegraph to the Republican standard
read as follows:
Text of the kilograms,
Republican leaders from every state
west OF the Missouri river join with me
in sending you greeting from the top
OF Pixies Peak. We are on top now
and expect to be when the returns come
in next November"
The dispatch to the Republican vice
presidential candidate was signed by Rep
Haggott. of this state, and Bird MCGUIRE
OF Oklahoma, and was as follows:
Chairman Hitchcock and party send
congratulations from Pixies Peak sum-
nit Your banner hoisted over the high
est telegraph station in the world amid
tumultuouS cheers"
A severe storm. with hail and rain.
thunder and lightning. added to the gran
deur Of the return journey down the
mountain.
Campaign Plans Discussed.
When the party arrived at the Ant
served, the western leaders resumed
their conference at p. m. At the ses-
sion yesterday stock was taken, but to-
day plans for the campaign TO be made
in the various western states were dis
cussed in detail Mr.. Hitchcock insisted
that he could not discuss the plans. He
declared that the conferences has been
successful in every way, but particularly
through the good fellowship established
among the men who are depended upon
10 do the real work in the west. and the
spirit of enthusiasm that has been
aroused. All men who attended the con-
ference remained here tonight for Mr..
Hitchcock's dinner This was not ban
quet but must be regarded merely as
a continuance of the business sessions.
as the discussion of campaign plans went
on without interruption.
Expect Money to Be Furnished.
1t is asserted by practically all of the
men who have attended the meetings
here that the question of contributions
for election expenses had not been raised
at any time. The westerners said that
they have no DOUBT that money will be
furnished to carry on the campaign and
that the subject would be considered
later.
Mr. Hitchcock has a busy program
mapped out for the next week or ten
day night and will meet several lead
ers from the central states with whom
he already has engagements He may
decide to have a general conference there,
to be attended by as many OF the ma
t!onal committeeman and state chairmen
from the middle west states as can be
reached, before leaving on the morning
Of July q for Cincinnati to attend the
ceremonies in the notifying OF Judge Taft
of his nomination for president on the
Republican ticket.
Announcements to Be Made.
While in Chicago, however. Mr.. Hitch
cock expects TO make two important an
nouncements The chief one of these will
be the appointment of a vice chairman
and the executive committee Of the ma
tional committee. The other Will be the
location of Chicago headquarters. which.
according to the present understanding
will be equal to those to be established
| in New York and viii claim even more
of the chairmans time.
After the notification ceremonies at
! Cincinnati Mr.. hitchcock will go to New
| York to open the headquarters there on
lust before final adjournment the mem
| hers of the national committee in con-
! ference with Mr.. Hitchcock voted unRn-
! imously to establish main headquarters in
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