Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1908-07-21
Western Chairman and Com
mitteemea in Conference
With National Commander at
Colorado Springs.
BURSUM AND MARTIN OF
S0C0RR0 IN AUTO SMASH


! lBy Morning journal Special Leased Wire. |
Colorado Springs, Colo. July 90
The first session of republican leaders
with Chairman Frank Hitchcock, of
the national committee, opened at .
] p. m. today, and continued until neariy
o'clock During that time members
of the national committee and the
chairman Of state central committees
from sixteen states and territori as.
addressed the assembly ana explain
ed state conditions. Tonight Mr..
Hitchcock is talking individually with
the leaders from the western statas
for the purpose of working out with
still greater detail plans for opening
and conducting the campaign The
greatest enthusiasm was displayed by
all the participants in the conference.
Because of the late arrival of some
of the western leaders no effort was
made to get together in the forenoon
Instead, those men who had already
assembled secured automobiles and a
tour of the Garden OF the Gods an1
Manitou Springs was made
The machine carrying II 9. Bur
sum, the chairman Of the New Mex
leo committee; W E. Martin, re-
publican leader OF thai territory, ana
r. l.. Weed, one OF Mr.. Hitchcock )
clerks, stalled on steep hill Hp-
preaching the balanced rock. an
through the fnA'p}e of the brake. sui !
denly started dowuhill back 5afd Tia
chauffeur commanded his passengers |
to jump. and they succeeded IN clear |
ing the car Just as It reached the
brink of a deep gulley The ear turn
ed turtle and was wrecked on the
rocks below with the Chauffeur,
Thomas, underneath. He
was not seriously hurt Two cars
were closely following the wrecked
machine In ore Mr.. Hitchcock VAS
riding. ana in the other was James =.
Williams, Jr. OF Washington, d, c
who is associated with MI Hitchcock
Through prompt action on the patti
Of the drivers Of these machines col
islon was averted. but both ears and
were in danger of being car
lied over the brink.
At . O'Clock the representatives Of
All the seventeen states and territories
invited by Mr Hitchcock to meet here
lad arrived, with the exception of Ne
,ada, and it was decided to go on vi h
he conference. Mr.. Hitchcock ad-
lressed his co-workers briefly and ex-
blamed that he brought them together :
o broaden their labors and secure co. /,
'peraton Of effort After that all of !,
he men present talked about condi- /,
ions In their states They recited the :
in the management of ;
ational campaigns In past years as 1t
ffected their states, and general dis !
ussion was held to devise means of ;
any defects that had been
elt The conferees described the
loeting as a "stocktaking" session.
The representatives. from California, |,
colorado. Idaho. Kansas, Montana, =
,ebraska, North Dakota, oregon,
outh Dakota. Utah. Washington and y,
Wyoming declared in positive terms -
nat their states can be carried for =
aft and sherman. but at the same "
me insisted that the campaigns there
aould be carried on with the greatest =
Igor. the enthusiasm extended tot =
klahoma and Texas and TO the terri g.
,rfes. Speaking for oklahoma, Ma :,
onal Committeeman Cade and state -
hartman Hunter urged that the Tight ~
that state be not ignored They -
I'D that IL an earnest effort is made =,
lere a close race could be run with
ie democrats with some prospect OF =,
recess The pasitiveness of the rep -
Of that state Impressed -
leir colleagues. and il was agreed -,
citly that strong work should be -,
me in oklahoma. Colonel Cecll A. y.
son. who rs both national commit 80
eman and state chairman from -.
.xas. complained that his state had ~
zen neglected boy republican national ~
.mpaien managers iu the past und ~.
wanted strung speaker sent there i.
h. situation boo Texas win be taken IN
, an some other time .4
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ihHcan raufH 0f Colorado which Be- ~
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