The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1908-10-13
Roosevelt Moves Them to
Washington and Takes Cam
paign From Hitchcock.
ONLY A SIGN LEFT HERE.
President Calls in the Leaders
From Every Section and
Directs All Work.

Headquarters OF the Republican ma
tional campaign have been moved TO the
White House, Washington, The sign Is
still kept on the abandoned offices In
New York, but all business Is ordered
and directed from the Executive Man
sion.
Mr.. Roosevelt did not trouble TO order
any moving or transfer OF authority.
He did not strip off any yellow jackets
or peacock feathers. He simply started
In to run things himself, leaving Chair
man Hitchcock and the schoolboy or
ganization in the Metropolitan tower to
keep on playing they are doing some
thing.
But all politicians take notice!
The place where business Will be
done ny practical men for the re-
m,,niur three weeks of the cam
puipn il In the office annex TO the
White House, Washington, ID. q.
During the past week the President
sent for a number of men to come and
see him. There were no rainbow
chasers' in the list, but every one was of
the type to whom Mr.. Roosevelt could
say in the language OF his letter TO Har-
riman, You and l are practical men,"
The "PracticaW Men.
Among them were politicians from
New York, State chairmen from the
middle and far West, leaders OF organ
lied labor from various sections of the
country. colored preachers, and repre-
sentatives of trade and industry.
When he had pumped them dry, Mr..
Roosevelt gathered the reins of political
management into his own Lands and
began issuing orders.
He IL running the campaign to-
day with as much autOcratic au-
thOrity ms though he were chair
man, national committee and ad-
visory committee all combined.
National committeeman, State chair
men and party advisers are filling the
White House. They write formal let
tiers 10 Hitchcock in New York. but they
go in person to Washington.
Politicians Amazed.
fore the big Stick" boss have come
away amazed at the extent OF his in
formation about the campaign. They
say he must have a network of private
wires from every State and underground
pipe lines from all doubtful sections.
The urgent subject now being de-
bated in White House Headquarters
is the labor vote.
President Roosevelt is giving his per-
sonal attention to an attempt to swing
it back into the Republican ranks. He
has had labor leaders In private sessions
and is sending emissaries to industrial
centres with orders, going into details
of who to see and what to say.
From now until Election Day the Pres
ident will direct the Republican cam
paign. Chairman Hitchcock will con-
tinue spending most of his time travel
ling between New York and Chicago on
fast trains. while his card index bureau
gathers dust.
The White House View.
AS viewed in the White House, poll
teal conditions are as follows:
New York and all the Eastern States
certain for Taft.
.1io the most doubtful State, as things
there are In bad way.
Indiana no Toner doubtful, but growing
toward Taft every day.
Illinois Republican beyond question.
Kansas transferred into sure Republi-
can column
Nebraska fairly sure. but needs atten-
ton.
/ Colorado, Wyoming, Nevada and Mon
tana inclined toward Bryan, but their
| combined vote is not equal to that OF
/ Indiana or Ohio.
The election of Judge Taft, ac-
cOrding 10 President Roosevelt, IL
no longer In question.
/ The closing weeks Of the campaign
must be devoted 10 winning Ohio, In
diana and Nebraska and 70 desperate
lighting TO prevent Bryan from reca p
turing New York.