Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-07-26
WILL START AT ONCE
No Time to Be Lost by the
Republicans.
CONFERENCE so DECIDES
Headquarters in Eight States Right
Away.
POLLS ARE TO BE TAKEN
Hitchcock Will Remain in Chicago
Until Monday and Then Go
to Cincinnati.

CHICAGO. ILL.,. July 25.-As the result
of the republican conference here today,
which was called by Frank H. Hitchcock
chairman of the national committee
headquarters will be established imme-
diately in eight states and active cam
paigning for Taft and Sherman begun
long before these states had expected to
take up work.
The states taking part in the confer
ence were Illinois, Indiana. Iowa. Ken
lucky. Missouri, Michigan, Minnesota
and Wisconsin. They were represented
by the following: National Committee
men E. E. Hart. Iowa; A. T. Rogers,
Wisconsin, and A. r. Burnham, Ken
lucky. State Chairmen Roy o. West.
Illinois; James P. Goodrich. Indiana: c.
F. FRANKIE, Iowa: Robert H. VIM, Ken
lucky; G. ]. Diekema, Michigan; A. D.
Brown. Minnesota; Walter S. Dickey.
Missouri. and w. d. Connor, Wiscon-
sin. States Secretaries Edward st. Clair.
Illinois; Carl Riddick. Indiana: A. P. Ad-
Ter, Iowa; A. S. Bennett. Kentucky; D.
E. Aylevard. Michigan; T. II. Salmon.
representing James A. Martin, Mime
sofa; Rush E. Lake, Missouri, and James
E. Thomas Wisconsin.
thusiastic yet had by Mr.. Hitchcock, al
though at the outset the men were less
receptive than were the representatives
of the states in the far west who met
early In the week at Colorado Springs.
This was due. it is said. to the fact that
some of the men came from states which
they regarded as debatable and they had
little data on which to base political es-
Inmates.
Polls to Be Taken.
1t was agreed that polls should be taken
at once in order to gather necessary in
formation concerning the voters, and VIII
liam Hayward. state chairman for Ne
braska. and Victor Rosewater, national
committeeman from that state. explained
the system they have used there for a
The leaders from Wisconsin were not
inclined to open headquarters In that state
until after the state republican ticket had
been named. After a general campaign
program had been outlined by Mr. Hitch
cock the men became interested. and it
was agreed that work should be COM
menced in all states as soon as possible
Obstacles to the successful organization
in certain states were mentioned. but in
the general discussion which followed
most of these were met. and it is stated
that comprehensive plan was adopted
for carrying on campaigning in all Of the
eight states.
Will Call Conferences.
All of the state chairmen agreed to go
home and call conferences to be attended
by their county leaders and to induce the
county leaders then to call meetings of
the township and precinct leaders SO that
the plans may be carried from Mr.. Hitch
cock to every party worker.
Mr.. Hitchcock held individual confer
ences tonight with the leaders from the
eight states He found it necessary to
cancel engagements he had in New York
for tomorrow, and will now remain here
until Monday. when he will go to Cincin-
natl to be present at the Taft notification
ceremonies Tuesday. He will then go to
Washington for a day and then to New
York to superintend the opening of re-
publican headquarters in that city.