Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-09-21
REPUBLICAN,
NATL CAMPAIGN
Rumors That There Was to be
Change in Management
Without Foundation.
HITCHCOCK WILL CONTINUE
$50
Taft Regards Work Done by Ma
tionaI Chairman as Efficient
And Effective.
HITCHCOCK WILL CONTINUE
Funds Have Been Coming in Slowly
From tile West and Middle
West Region.

Chicago, Sept EX-SENATOR Crane ot
Massachusetts today made a statement
which effectually disposed of the wide
" published story that his visit to
western headquarters OF the Republ
can national committee presages a &c
organization and the subordnntion of
Chairman Hitchcocks authority to that
of other Republican leaders. In order
that there should be no misunderstand-
ing concerning his visit to Chicago at
this time, Senator Crane dictated tho
following:
II came here at the especial request
OF Chairman Hitchcock, with whom
am. as member Of the advisory COM
mlttee, associated, and who wished to
consult With me regarding the cam
| paign. Mr.. Taft, whom | recently met
at Cincinnati, expressed himself as be-
| ing thoroughly satisfied with Chairman
| Iiitchocks management of the cam
| poign.''
To the Associated Press, Senator
| Crane characterized the ruiuor that MIR.
| Taft is dissatisfied with the manage
| ment of the campaign as being UNI
worthy of notice. He said. however,
| that in view of the various stories
| printed he anticipated being questioned
| by representatives OF the press, and he
had decided therefore to issue brief
| formal statement.
Senator Crane willreturn to his home
| in Massachusetts tomorrow, and Chair
| man Hitchcock will return to the New
| York Headquarters where he has a
| }number of important engagements for
| Wednesday.
fudge NageI of the executive commit
/ tee Will continue in charge of the west
! ern headquarters in the absence of
l|.1., 80.
the past.
CAMPING OUT PLANS.
i In relation to the general criticism
/ that the Republican managers have
& been slow in getting the campaign
4 started, Chairman Hitchcock said that
4 the plans being followed We're agreed
4 upon several weeks ago at which time
1t was announced that the general
1 speaking campaign would not begin
until Oct /. We declared that all of
4 the members of the executive commit
! tee In the east and west had agreed
that this was a wise policy, and that
they had seen no reason to change
their plans. 81
i Col; William D. Ransdell of Califor-
MIA, sergeant-at-arms of the senate.
1 who will have charge of the Taft
special train when the Republican cam
didate speaks in the west, arrived here
today to confer with Senator Dixon, 4
/ director of the speakers bureau. Col.
Ransdell accompanied President Harri-
son and President Mckinley on a num-
Der of western trips, taking charge of
the trains.
1t was announced at headquarters to-
! day that w. Z. C. Brown of Missouri.
i had been appointed assistant director
OF the western speakers bureau It
was decided today that Gov. Hughes
Indiana. speech would be made in
| South BEND Monday ..|t
Chicago, Sept. Histories to the eff
feet that there has been a change, or
is TO be q change, in the management
of the Republican national campaign
appear to be without the slightest
| foundation. The Associated Press has
caused inquiries to be made in every
place that could be expected to supply
| reliable information on the subject and
1t is declared that the campaign is be-
/ ing conducted along the lines original
ly planned and that the program will
/ continue without alteration
1 Apparently the story that there is
TO be a change in the management of
the campaign and that Chairman
Hitchcock is to be subordinated in
/ authority although remaining nominal
ly at the head of the committee. orig
mated from the statement that Senator
Crane would visit western headquarters
in this city, and the fact that he had
been in communication with Mr.. Taft
| in Cincinnati. The truth of the case
4, is that Senator Crane arrived in Chi
cago today because he was requested
/ by Mr.. Hitchcock to meet him here at
this time. The real purpose of tho
senator visit is the financial end OF the
campaign work. Senator Crane Is a
member OF the advisory COMMITTEES
| which was appointed by Chairman
Hitchcock to consider ways and means.
Funds for campaign purposes have
/ been coming In slowly from the west
and middle west region. and Senator
Crane was asked to visit Chicago and
confer with Fred w. Upham the as
sistant treasurer OF the national COM
!. mittee. Al the same time Mr.. Hitch
cock desired 10 meet him in conference.
as he has met him several times In
the past to consider phases OF the
campaign work.
MEETING CRITICISMS
1 Chairman Hitchcock arrived in
4 Chicago at $50 o'clock today and
went to the Auditorium-Annex where
ne met q number of men identified
With the management of the western
campaign. Ever since the campaign
opened, Mr.. Hitchcock has been con-
fronted with complaints that there has
not been sufficient activity These
criticisms have been difficult TO meet
for the reason he said. that he could
not take the public into his confidence
concerning all matters being handled
at national headquarters. II has been
/. Mr. Hitchcock's belief that nothing
4 could be accomplished by pouring into
| a state ammunition directed az the
national campaign when there is con-
fict going on in the state over some
local issue that entirely overshadow-
ed the national issues. Practically all
of Mr.. HitchcoCk's advisers agreed
that 1t would he the proper policy 10
settle the quarrels in the state before
opening the national campaign, and IL
SO happened that i was IL the states
regarded as doubtful that the con-
tiicts We're carried on,
There will be plenty of noise in the
campaign within another Week, NJ.
Hitchcock said today. He refuses TO
be ruffled by the criticisms of his
conduct of the campaign
TAFT SATISFIED
Cincinnati Sept. ai-The adjust
ment OF the Foraker situation, the
| departure of Senator Crane last night