Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1908-07-26
System of Tabulating Devised by ar.
Hayward to Be Used.
LATER MEETING TO BE HELD
Leaders Will Be Called Together
Again After August Is.
JUDGE TAFT IN CINCINNATI
Candidate for Republican Nomination
Reaches Home City After Une-
ventfuI Journey from
New York.

CHICAGO, H., July 25.-The second con-
ference between Frank II. Hitchcock,
chairman Of the republican national COM
mittee. ana various state republican lead
ers was opened at 10 o'clock today at the
Auditorium annex. The states represented
at this meeting are Illinois, Indiana, Ken
lucky. Michigan, Minnesota. Iowa, Ne
braska, Missouri and Wisconsin. The
national committeeman from Illinois,
Minnesota, Indiana and Michigan were
unable to come at this time be-
cause of the short notice given
them of the meeting. II is expected that
a result another general conference will
be held here soon after the headquarters
are opened on August Is. The members
OF the national committee in attendance at
today's conference are Messrs. b. L. Hart,
Iowa; A. r. Burnham. Kentucky; Charles
Nagel Missouri; Victor Rosewater, Ne
braska- and Alfred r. Rogers, Wisconsin.
All of the state chairmen and most of the
state secretaries invited are present.
At the meeting today instructions were
given for the preparation OF a poll of
voters of each state, giving necessary data
to the nativity. religion, politics and
other important facts in relation to every
man. The system to be followed in gath
ering this Information was adopted at the
Colorado Springs conference and is based
upon a method that has been employed for
several years in Nebraska by William Hay
ward, chairman Of the republican state
committee. Mr.. Hitchcock places great
dependence upon this character OF lnfor-
nation. At the conference today, Mr..
Hitchcock will submit to his political col
leagues the list Of the new executive conf
NIT ho do hut
no time has been fixed to announce the
appointments.
Taft Reaches Cincinnati.
CINCINNATI, July 25.-Judge William
II. Taft arrived in his home city this after
noon to be formally notified on next Tues
day of his nomination as the republican
candidate for the presidency. The trip
across the state from Cleveland was un-
eventful, small crowds at various places
greeting the train as it passed
Major General Fred d. Grant, whose
father, the late President Grant, was born
few miles above this city on the Ohio
river. telegraphed General II. c. Corbin
who is to be one of the marching privates
in the military escort on Tuesday, accept
ing the invitation to be present. The
Hamilton and Taft clubs Of Chicago, tho
Owl club of Louisville, the Tippecanoe
club Of Columbus, the St. Louis Glee club.
the Buckeye Republican club OF Columbus.
with the glee club that scored so pro-
nounced popular success at the Chicago
convention, and many others have sent
word that they wish to be in line with
from 100 to 1000 marchers each. The Blaine
club of this city, one of the oldest polit-
ical marching clubs in the country, as
well as one of the most noted, expects to
have 1000 men in line, while other local
veteran, civic and military organizations
will be represented by almost their entire
membership.
An interesting figure on the platform at
the Taft residence will be Miss Louise D.
Horseley, teacher in the Sixteenth dis
trict school, under whom Judge Taft took
his first public school work
DAYTON, o., July 25.-The Taft train
ran into enthusiasm at Springfield and a
crowd OF voters were given an opportunity
to shake the hand Of the candidate by
climbing over the car platform. During
the ride down from Columbus. Mr. Taft
occupied himself with number of poll
ticians and political writer's who came
aboard on their way to the notification
ceremonies.