Omaha daily bee., 1908-08-20
Chairman Hitchcock ConsultS Treas
urer Sheldon and Other Advisers.
MEETING AT oYsT. (
Number of Republican
Consult President
ALL CANDIDATES

NEW YORK, Aug. i9.-Several men prom
inent in national republican politics will
gather in Oyster Bay tomorrow as the
guests at luncheon OF President Roosevelt.
They will include Chairman Frank II.
Hitchcock of the national committee. and
James S. Sherman, candidate for vice pres
ident. Among the subjects to be considered
Will be certain important issues to be dis
cussed during the campaign.
At republican headquarters today there
was a conference between Chairman Hitch
cock, Charles F. Brooker of Connecticut
and William L. Ward of New York, both
members Of the executive committee OF
the national committee; George r. Sheldon,
the treasurer, and Governor J. Franklin
Fort Of New Jersey. They talked over the
question OF finances and the division OF
work between members OF the advisory
committee the personnel Of which will be
announced, probably on Saturday.
In addition to the advisory committee OF
nine members, which will aid Treasurer
Sheldon and Assistant Treasurer Fred W
Upham in collecting funds, there will be
a financial committee In each state and
territory. Each national committeeman
has been empowered to select a man to or
ganize a committee IN each state and to
serve as the chairman thereof There are
no restrictions on the size of the commit
tees and it is likely that a man will be
named for every city and for many of the
towns
This step indicates a very thorough can
vas Of the country Is to be made for funds
tocarry on the republican campaign work
The men to take charge already have beer
appointed for more than a third of ths
states and they are busy organizing
Methods of organization and the methods
Of reaching persons expected to contribute
will be suggested by the national cvm
mittee.
Senator Foraker to Speak.
An effort was made by Mr.. HitchcocA
today 10 communicate with Senator For.
aker of Ohio, who was in the city on
business, but he had gone to Washington
Before leaving the city the senator indi'
Gated that he would speak IN support of tht
republican ticket II invited to do under
the auspices OF the national committee
notwithstanding that he had not been In
vited to speak in the Ohio campaign bS
the men in charge of the work in his state
Chairman Hitchcock will request the sen
ator to address some important meetings
in the east. Failing to reach the senator
here he telegraphed to Washington in
viting him to visit headquarters when h,
is again in the city and expressing the wisl
that he might find it convenient to be her,
soon.
Frank HeRdrick a lawyer of this city anC
a member Of the Union League club, wal
today awarded the $50 prize offered b!
the republican congressional campaign com
mittee for the best essay on why the Re
publican Party Should Be Successful il
November"
That every one of the candidates for tn
presidential nomination whose name wa
before the Chicago convention will speal
during the national campaign in support c
Taft and Sherman is the expectation o
Frank II. Hitchcock. He made this an
nounCement here today. The list include
Vice President Fairbanks and Senator Can
non. Senator Knox, Senator LaFollette an
probably Senator Foraker.
The first speech to he made by Jane
8 sherman, the republican candidate 70
vice president, probably will be in Illinol
late in September, and from then on h
will be actively engaged in speaking unit
election. He will make a tour OF the ives
in October and wind up the campaign 4
the cast
Vermont republicans will listen mex
week TO Leslie NJ. Shaw, former secretar
of the treasury, Senator Borah OF Idsh
and Senator Burrows OF Michigan. Severa
other prominent republicans will be sen
into that state, also, and there will b
speakers in nearly every city. town an
village in the state for the week preced
ins the election on September l.
At republican headquarters today a dc
mand was received from Nebraska 70
Senator Borah and Governor Hughes
be sent to the state fair at Lincoln earl
in September in reply to an address ths
will be made by Mr. Bryan. These tw
speakers, one from the extreme west an
the other from the extreme east. are
great demand In the middle west. and the
will be used wherever they have time an
Will consent TO go.
George B. Cortelyou, secretary OF th
treasury, conferred with Mr.. Hitchcock L
day at considerable length.
Invitation sent Foraker.
COLUMBUS. o., Aug ls.-Dlspatche
from New York quote Senator j. B. Fol
Aker as saying he had received no inv
tation from state Chairman Henry 4
williams to attend the opening Of the rS
publican national campaign at YounEl
town. Mr.. Williams said today:
Il mailed invitations 10 Senator Foi
aker 70 be present at the YounKstow
opening and also TO participate IN n
coming campaign. Both these invitation
were mailed Saturday"