Omaha daily bee., 1908-07-22
Each Leader is Consulted Abori
Conditions in His State.
WESTERN CAMPAIGN oUTL1NEn
Mr.. Hitchcock Says Meeting Has Beer
Success in Every Way.
WILL START FOR CHICAGO TODAY
Appointment of Vice Chairman, Exec.
utive Committee ana Location of
Western Headquarters to
he Announced.

COLORADO SPRINGS. Colo, July n
The inter-mountain republican conference
came to a close tonight with dinner given
by Frank II. Hitchcock, chairman of the
republican national committee to the mem-
bers OF the national committee and state
chairmen who have been here for the last
three days. Most of the westerners left
for their homes on late trains tonight or
will start early tomorrow. Mr.. Hitchcock
and hos immediate party will leave for
Chicago tomorrow
The time today has been fully occupied
by the republican, politicians. During tho
forenoon they ascended Pixies peak on q
special train. On the trips up and down
Mr. Hitchcock conferred with every poll
tician individually. Al the summit photo
graphs Of the party were taken and tele-
grams were sent to Judge Taft and Repre-
sentative Sherman. The telegram to the
republican standard bearer was sent by
Mr. Hitchcock and read as follows:
Republican leaders from every state
west of the Missouri river join with me In
sending you greetings from the top OF
Pixies Peak We are on top now and ex-
pect to be when the returns come IN next
November"
The dispatch to the republican vice presi-
dental candidate was signed by Represen-
tatlves George w. Cook and w. A. Hag-
gott of this state and Bird Mcclure of Ok
lahoma and was as follows:
Chairman Hitchcock and party send con-
gratulations from Pixies Peak summit
Your banner hoisted over the highest tee-
graph pole in the world amid tumultuous
cheers.
A sever storm, with hail and rain, thun-
der and lightning, added TO the gradeur OF
the journey down the mountain.
Final Conference at AntIeRu.
When the party arrived at the Antlers,
after the excursion luncheon was served
and the western leaders resumed their con-
ference at p. m. At the session yesterday
| stock was taken, but today plans for the
campaigns to be made in the various west
ern states were discussed in detail. Mr..
! Hitchcock declared that he could not dis
cuss these plans. He declared that the
conferences had been very successful In
every way, but particularly through the
grand fellowship established among the
men who are depended upon to do the
real work in the west and the spirit of
enthusiasm that had been aroused. All
men who attended the conferences remained
| here tonight for Mr. Htchcock's dinner.
This was not a banquet but must be re-
garded as merely a continuation of the bus =
ness sessions as the discussion of campaign
plans went on without interruption.
1t is asserted by practically all of the
men who 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 found to carry
! on the campaign and that the subject
| would be considered later.
Two Important Announcements.
Mr. Hitchcock has a busy program
! mapped out for the next week or ten days
He will reach Chicago on Thursday night
and will meet several leaders from the CEN
| trail states, with whom he already has en-
gagements He may decide to have a gem
! eral conference there, to be attended by as
many of the western states as can be
reached before leaving on the morning Of
July q for Cincinnati to attend the cere-
monies in the notification OF Judge Taft
| for president on the republican ticket
| While in Chicago, however, Mr.. Hitchcock
expects to make two important announce
ments. The chief one OF these will be the
executive committee OF the national COM
mittee. 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
will claim even more OF the chairman s
time.
After the notification ceremonies at Gin
cinnati, Mr.. Hitchcock will go to New York
to open the headquarters there on August L