Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1908-07-21
Will NOT DISCUSS
BROWNSVILLE Case
COL. BRYAN DECLARES FALSE
REPORT THAT HE CALLS 4.
ACTION UNJUST.
HITCHCOCK TO CONFER
WITH G. o. P. LEADERS
Session to Be Held Monday and Tues
day at Colorado sprlngs-Many
States to Be Represented-Taft
and vorys Plan Work.

Fairview, Lincoln, July 17.-In re-
Spouse to a telegraphic query Thurs
day asking if 1t is true, as asserted by
Bishop Walters, of the Afro-Methodist
Episcopal church, that Mr.. Bryan had
assured negro delegation that he re-
garded President Roosevelt's action
in the Brownsville case as unjust and
that he would recognize negro ap-
pointments to office, Mr.. Bryan wired
as follows:
Report not true. have refused to
discuss the Brownsville case land l
have not discussed appointments Of
negroes"
Confab In West.
Washington, July 1.-THE Repub-
fican presidential campaign is to be
opened at Colorado Springs on Mon
day and Tuesday, July 20 and 81, when
Chairman Hitchcock of the national
committee will start things going in
the western states.
In the Antlers hotel, at Colorado
Springs, Chairman Hitchcock will hold
conference with the Republican lead
ers of all the states and territories
west Of the Missouri river. Represent
ed at the conference will be North and
South Dakota, Nebraska, Kansas, Okla
homa. Texas, Montana, Wyoming,
Colorado, New Mexico, Idaho, Utah,
Arizona. Nevada, Washington, Oregon
and California. The Republican chair
men and the Republican national COM
mitteemen of these states and terri
tories have been invited by Chairman
Hitchcock to attend the conference,
and all have notified him of their in
tention to be present.
In the near future similar confer
ences will be held by Chairman Hitch
cock with Republican leaders in the
middle west and in the east. The
place of the middle west conference
will be Chicago, and it probably will
be held about ten days after the Colo
RADIO Springs conference Some time
subsequently conference of the east
ern leaders will be held in New York
city.
For Headquarters in Chicago.
Chairman Hitchcock left Wash
ington Thursday for Colorado Springs.
On the way he will stop in Chicago on
Friday to make arrangements for.
western Republican headquarters in
that city. Already by telegraph and by
long-distance telephone he has ar
ranged in part for the headquarters
he desires in Chicago, and on his ar
rival there it probably will take him
only few hours to complete his plans.
The headquarters will be located in
an office building, Mr.. Hitchcock pre-
ferring such location to hotel.
In this connection it can be said to
be not unlikely that Mr.. Hitchcock
may make his permanent headquarters
during the campaign in Chicago in
stead of New York. He has the ques-
ton under consideration, but has
reached no definite conclusion Final
decision of the matter may depend, to
some extent, upon the selection of q
vice-chairman Of the national commit.
tee.
Vorys and Taft Confer.
Hot Springs, Va, July 17.-Arthur /.
Yorys talked with Mr.. Taft briefly
Thursday, but will defer any further
extended conference on the Ohio sit
uation until the candidate has prac-
tically disposed of the work before
him. There are many phases of the
Ohio situation that are interesting at
this time, especially in relation to the
senatOrship, that are sure to come into
prominence as the campaign pro-
crosses. Representative Theodore E.
Burton has insisted that he would not
be candidate for senatorial honors
If such course should threaten con-
test that will have any bearing on the
national ticket and Mr.. Vorys has
taken the position that the senator.
ship shall not be interfered with so
far as the management of the national
campaign in Ohio is concerned.
smiiage.
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