Omaha daily bee., 1908-08-23
Brief Address to Be Made to Veterans
Next Saturday.
HUGHES WILL BE REyolCNATED
Postmaster General Meyer Makes This
Statement at Hot Springs.
ADVISORY COMMITTEES NAMED
Chairman HftchcOck AnnOuaces LtEt
Of Men ubo VIII Assist In CoR-
ductinE RspubIscau Ma
tfSnaI Campafgn.

BOT SPRINGS. Va, aug. 2.-JuEt what
are M. TsftE views regarding The re-
vision Of the tariff were Incidentally sx-
pressed hy him today.
II elected he said I shEu call the
s.Kty-first congress tuEether Ia extra
ordinary session 10 revise the tariff Al the
very earliest moment ] have authority 10
Do 50. ] consider such action 10 be my
obligation under the tariff plank OF the 70
publican platform"
Mr Bryan s recent tariff speech mas not
reached here. and the above statement was
made without reference 70 what the Demo
cratic nominee has said on the subject. but
In answer 10 . query as 10 how Nj Taft
interpreted the republican tariff plank
M Taft made il known here today rhat
he viii stop for Two hours at Athens. O..
next Saturday, on his way 10 Middle Bass
island. where ne is to fish for q week. The
Athens visit is at the urgent invitation
Of Former Representative GTosvenOr, whose
guest DR.. and Mrs Taft viii be Tor Ench-
con. The opportunity also viii be avsila-
bic OF presenting the candidate 10 the
members Of the county organizations Of
veterans Of the cfru war and the Spanish
American war. who will be In session al
Athens on that day.
4 shall probably make q speech 70 the
veterans" said MI. Taft. but II VIII not
be q political speech-sirnply an address Of
courtesy such as the occasion wHrrsIIrs-
The Taft party VII reach Athens shortly
before noon Saturday. next, and VIII make
the sevsn-h0ur run 10 Putin Bay during
the afternoon and evening.
Hughes VIII Be Renominated.
Postmaster General Meyer came here to-
dsy for weekend" visit with Mr. TEft
and allowed himself 70 be quoted in this
stat fsEneut:
i believe Governor Hughes will be re-
nonfnsied7
Mr. Meyer. who was al the Oyster Bay
conference on the New York situation, il
dicsteo that ne based his opinion on tnfor-
msriun gathered there although he said
President Roosevelf'E intention WIS 70 take
no action IN the mstrer.
IT is po8iricsl situation which ] believe
viii work itself out nstursIE. he ssid-
Clifford P4nchot. chief Of the government
forestry bureau mAde q report TO Nj Taft
On conditions in the west. He said for publi-
cation that ne had brought TO the Virginia
mountains a fire collection Of rAinbows.
Theodore ?. shonts president of the Inter
borough Metropolitan system o. New York
and president 81 the Chicago & Alton. came
here todEy on his way west Before leav-
ing New York M. shorEs placed Al order
for 5oc freight cars for the Alton, news Of
which was stated as an indication Of his
view q the business situation. His call
upon Mr. Taft II WIS stated was simply q
! personal one.
NEW YORK ACE. @-Chzirnsn Hitch
cook of the republican national corau.rtee-
today announced the appointment Of the
1 following men as r1ambsrs of the advisory
4 committee
1 Richard A BsIlinger Gtste oT Washing
Cornelius ". Bliss. New York
3 Powell Clsytnp. Arkansas
. " Murray Crane MaEsachusprts
1EtIism Nelson Cromwell New York.
9oaD HAYS Hammond, Massac hussrts.
] Franklin Murphy. New Jersey.
I Charles P. Taft. Ohio.
Arthur J. Vorys, ONO.
Nj Hitchcock will be chairman Of me
COMMITTEES s1d Elmer Dover viii be sec
retHry
3 The committee viii Bdviss as The con-
( duct q the republican national csmpsiEn,
financial and Otherwise. Its headquarters
VII be in New York
Il was the original idea OF the republican
nSesonEl committee 10 appoint Al advisory
/ COMMITTEES q three mem5ers but as the
campaign progressed the RdvisEbiliry o. q
larger committee 10 look after the work
! was recognized. Accordingly, the commit
Tee announced today vas sslscted after
! numerous conferences between republican
leaders Chairman Hitchcock said today
that this COMMITTEES would represent every
section OF the country, not only in regard
10 ths matter o. financing the campaign
bUt in every line Of work that developed
william Nelson Cromwell q New TorE
VIII act EE legal adviser o. the commit
tee