Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1908-07-20
States Safely Republican to Assist
Adjoining States.
LEADERS AT COLORADO SPRINGS
All Western States Except California
and Nevada Represented.
TAFT MEMBER OF LABOR UNION
Judge is TO he Given Honorary
Card by International Society
of steam shovel
men.

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo, July 1s,-
When Frank II. Hitchcock, chairman ot
the republican national committee, arrived
here this evening to consult with the MEM
bers of the national committee and chair
men of western state and territorial COM
mittees, he was greeted by large nuIl-
Der of political leaders who had reached
the Springs during the day. He found
assurances from others which made It GER
tain that the two days conference. which
opens tomorrow. will be a success. Tho
men who are to meet Chairman Hitchcock
are as follows:
Members Of the national committee; W.
S. Sturgis, Arizona; Charles Caveuder,
Colorado; Ser William r. Borth, Idaho;
David w. Muvane Kansas; Thomas c.
Marshall, Montana; Victor Rosewater, Ne
braslSa; Solomon Luna, New Mexico; James
Kenredy. North Dakota; Cash NJ. Cado
Oklahoma; Ralph E. william, Oregon;
Thomas Thorson, South Dakota Cecil A.
Lyon, Texas; William Spry. representing
c. Il. Lose, Utah; Robert L. Mccormick
Washington, and George r. Paxton, Wyo-
ming
State chairmen: Herbert r. v. Tonney
Arizona; George Stone. California; John f
Vivian, Colorado; James II. Brady, Idaho
]. T. Moore, Kansas Fletcher Maddox
Montana; William Hayward, Nebraska
George f. Turrttn, Nevada II. o. Bur
sum, New Mexico; l. B. Hanna, North
Dakota: Charles E. Hunter Oklahoma; w.
M Cake, Oregon; w. c. Cook, South Da-
kota: Cecil A. Lyon, Texas; Wesley X.
Walton. Utah; A. f. statter, representing
Washington, and Vice Chairman Gramm,
representing Charles w. Burdick, wyo-
ming.
The national committeeman from Califor-
mia and Nevada were unable to come.
Senator Warren of Wyoming and a num-
Der OF other republicans not members OF
the committee will be here tomorrow.
New Method of Campaigning.
Nothing of the kind now undertaken by
Mr.. Hitchcock was ever attempted in the
history of national campaigns by any
party. He announced on his arrival today
that 1t would be his purpose to have states
which are certainly republican assist IN
campaigning in neighboring states which
may be doubtful. To that end he is
bringing the western leaders together
here. Tomorrow there will be a general
conference, at which the various leaders
will exchange ideas and formulate a sys-
tenn whereby one state may draw upon
the political resources of another. After
that Mr.. Hitchcock will hold individual
conferences with the representatives OF
each of the seventeen states and terri
tories which are sending men to the
political gathering.
According to Chairman Hitchcock there
has been a lack of conference between
western leaders in past campaigns, the
representatives of each state doing their
best to pile up republican majorites. but
not helping other states which have more
difficult political battles to fight
JIa said today that he yVanfed IN hr0aden
the responsibilities of each of the west
ern republican leaders with a view OF
carrying the whole western region for
Taft and Sherman.
When asked what western states he re-
CARDS as safely republican and what ones
he classes doubtful, Mr.. Hitchcock
said:
II have determined not TO make any
predictions at any time. That will be my
policy throughout I he campaign. We
won't neglect any territory where there is
a bare chance of victory, either north,
south, east or west, but l shall not in
dulge in forecasts"
A delegation from Denver arrived here
tonight to see Mr.. Hitchcock and urged
the selection of that city as the place of
establishing a western headquarters for
the distribution of campaign material and
assignment of speakers. Salt Lake City
is being considered also, but no decision
will be made until after Mr. Hitchcock's
return to the east.
Taft Member of Labor Union.
HOT SPRINGS. Va, July l9-When
Judge William II. Taft goes to Cincinnati
to be notified OF his nomination for the
presidency by the republican party he will
receive notice OF his election as a member
of labor organization. He has been
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ciety OF Steam shovelmen, of which T. ].
Dolan of Chicago Is president. Mr.. Taft
had a good deal to do with the steam show
elmen at Panama. His notification of his
membership IN the union will be made July
29. He will probably leave here next Sat-
urday for Cincinnati. and may not return
until the following Saturday. Judge Taft
/ has concluded that It Will not be possible
! for him to attend any state fairs before
the election. After September / he expects
to remain in Cincinnati until the election
! is over.
Willis Moore, chief OF the weather bu-
reau, will be here tomorrow. Mr. Moore
has some ideas concerning the treatment
Of the labor problem which he desires to
talk over with Mr.. Taft
Judge Taft viii attend the opening OF
! court at Germantown, five miles from Hot
| Springs, tomorrow morning and will deliver
an address on the administration of JUS
tice
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