New-York tribune., 1908-08-16
DIVIDE CAMPAIGN ToILlQUASH BRYAN LETTER S
OHIO IN EASTERN PART.
Hitchcock Confers scifh Republican
WOrkers.

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Chicago Aug I5-An agreement was reached to-
day at the conference held by Chairman Frank H
Hitchcock and other officials Of the Republican Ma
tional Committee for geographical division OF the
responsibilities of the campaign The states east OF
the Indiana-ohio line and east and south of the
Ohio and Mississippi rivers will be looked after
from the New York headquarters and ah OF lhe
states west Of that line will fall 10 the care Oh
the Chicago headquarters. Mr.. Hitchcock VIII
divide his time between the two headquarters anu
from time time will visit all sections ot the
country his presence is needed
The new division fixes the status OF Ohio. which
has been in the east some years and in the west
al other times. Arthur I. Forys and state Chaii
Williams directing the campaign IN Inal @
state but they will call on New York heaoq"aIteiS
for financial aid. speakers and literature heh
tucky Tennessee and Mississippi were uhoer the
Chicago headquarters four years ago, pu' no" 'lie
campaigns in these states will be directed from
New York
Victor Rosewater publisher Of The omaha pee
who is the member Of the national committee ioii
Nebraska and also a member OF the eAecu,se
committee was named to-day as the director OF the
Western literary bureau and will have his off1ces
the Chicago headquarters Mr. hose"ateI anu
Richard Y Oulahan, who has general charee oi
the literary work conferred to-day at some lehslH
and expect begin the work OF sendlhg Out iiteiN
within a week.
State Chairman FRANKIE Of Iowa, and Cecil A
Lyon national committeeman and state chairman
for Texas arrived here tonight 10 talk with Mr.
Hitchcock about the work in their states
For the first time since his appointment As
treasurer of the Republican National Committee
George r sheldon of New York. to-day cohsell' 81
to discuss the troubles Of the men VINO expect 10
find the money for carrying on the national cam
paign. He is here 10 consult with Mr. Hitchcoch
and other officials OF the national committee about
the Western preliminaries. The text or MS l"iA
with newspaper men was the ignorance OF corPo-
ration officials, and even Of members OF congress,
that law has been passed DENYING the right OF
corporations to make contributions TO campaign
funds.
HAD TO RETURN CONTRIBUTIONS.
BECAUSE of this ignorance of the law Mr. Shell
don said he had been compelled to return 10 the
senders number OF checks that hao oeeh re-
ceived, although the money was greatly needed-
He declared that il was tbs purpose TO puDhsh
every individual contribution Immediately after
election which plan is in accordance Will the e2-
pressed wishes of Mr.. Taft, as well as Republican
leaders generally.
THE decision to publish The names of all con-
rrihutors" said Mr Sheldon, has made the mat
Ter Of collecting funds uphill work The gather-
ing of funds viii be done wholly under lhe
auspices Of the national committee, and Will De
directed by the treasurer. the assistant treasurer
and +he advisory committee which is soon to be
appofnted The suggestion has been made that
the state committees handle the collections IN
their own states. but this plan does not appear TO
be feasible
THE national committee will have its own
agents in each state the 10 be drawn from
the influential business men OF the various sec
tons
speaking Of the probable cos, # running the
Republican national campaign. Mr- Sheldon est
mated that between 100000 and 100000 would
be needed defray the travelling expenses OF
sneakers and that II would cost at least S2OO'OOO
- n,,t one piece OF literature in the hands OF
averz voter He fixed cost Of campaign but
tons at more than SIS. 600 and said that other
large sums would he needed for the expenses Of
headquarters Autographs and advertising Ihen
there are other matters that will be costly
Mr. Hitchcock continued his conferences with
Western members of the executive committee to
dav and called into these General 7. Coleman Du
Pont director of the speakers bureau; Richard V
Oulahan director of the literary bureau; Secretary
William Hayward and others. Most Of the sessions
were in his private rooms at the Auditorium An
mex although part of the day was spent in the
Western headquarters in the Harvester BulIdlng'
which was thrown open to-day.
Senator Hernenway made report 70 Mr. Hitch
cork concerning the situation in Indiana and eX-
rressAd the conviction that the state would be car
ried for Taft and that the Republican state ticket
would be elected. He did not minimize the neces-
sitv for hard campaign work. however Senator
7)oIIiver Of Iowa who has been speaking before
C-hautauuua assemblies IN the West was also
caller and Mr Hitchcock said he received from
the Senator much important information concern
ing the political conditions in Western states
Early in September Mr. Hitchcock expects TO go
TO some place IN lle SouIH AZ IO'iVi W -
can leaders. This meeting probably VIII be held IN
Nashville Tenn. After that he will go to the Pa
cifc Coast
Representative Mckinley, of Illinois. arrived here
to-day for a conference with Mr.. Hitchcock. He
is the chairman of the Republican Congressional
committee and the two charmen desired TO discuss
the plans for cooperation in the two branches OF
Tho campaign work. The literary work Tor the
Congressional committee is to be handled by the
NATIONAL committee and Mr.. Mckinley wished TO
discuss with Mr.. Oulahan details Of this feature
OF the organization.