The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-07-26
Leaders in Eight States Meet
Hitchcock and AdoptPla1ls
for Campaign.
NOT LET OBSTACLES
STAND I'm THE WAY
State Conferences to Be Held at
Once, and These to Be Fol
lowed by Meetings Of Dis
trict and Precinct Lead
crs-yVillO OpensHead-
quarters.

HICAGO, ILL, July 425.--Republi-
N can headquarters will be estab-'
5lished ,at once In eight States.
~ and active campaigning begun
long before these States had ex-
pected to take UP the work, as the re-
suit OF the conference here to-day,
which was called by National Chairman
The States taking part in
tho conference were Illinois, Indiana,
Iowa, Kentucky. Missouri, Michigan,
Minnesota and Wisconsin. They were
by National Committeeman
L. Z. Hart, Iowa; A. T. Rogers, Wis
consin, and A. r. Burnhatn. Kentucky;
State Chairmen Roy o. West, Illinois;
James p. Goodrich. Indiana; G. II.
Frank, Iowa; Robert II. Vim. Ken
lucky; G.. j. Diekema; Michigan; A.
y. Brown, Minnesota: Walter S. Dickey,
Missouri, and w. o. Connor, Wisconsin,;
State Secretaries Edward st. Clair, I'LL
nois; Carl Riddick, Indiana; A. P. Ad-
Ter, Iowa; A. S. Bennett, Kentucky; D.
e. Ay1ward. Michigan: T. H. Salmon.
representing James A. Martin, Minne-
sofa: Rush z. Lake, Missouri. and James
e. Thomas, Wisconsin. III.
Great Enthu.iasm shown.
The meeting was one of the most en-
ithusiastic yet had By Mr.. Hitchcock.
although at the outset the men were
less receptive than were the represent
atives OF the States in the Far West,
who met early In the week at Colorado
Springs. This was due, 1t is said. to
the fact that some OF the men came
from States which they regarded as
debatable, and they had little data
on which to base political estimates.
1t was agreed that polls should be
taken at once IN order to gather nee
essary information concerning the vot-
ers. and William Hayward. State chair
man for Nebraska. and Victor Rose
water. national committeeman from
that State, explained the system they
have used thereto an1lmberf OF years.
The representative from Wisconsin
were not incliped to open headquarters
in that State until after the State Re-
publican ticket had beensnamed. After
general campaign program had been
outlined by Mr. Hitchcock, the mon be-
CAME Interested. and 1t was agreed that
work should be commenced In all the
States as soon as posi- bic.
Obstacles to the State organization
In certain States were mentioned. but
In the general discussion which fol-
lowed, most of these were met, and
1t Is stated that a comprehensive plan
was adopted for carrying on campaigns
Ing In all OF the eight states.
Get Down to Precincts.
All of the State chairmen agreed to
go home and call conferences to be
attended by their county leaders, and
to induce the county leaders then to
call meetings OF the township and
precinct leaders. so that the plans may
lbe carried from Mr.. aHitchcockito to every
party worker.
Mr.. Hitchcock held Individual con-
fcrences to-nigll with the leaders from
the eight States. He found 1t neces-
sary to cancel engagements he hac
In New York for tomorrow. and will
now remain here until Monday, wheI
he will go to Cincinnati to be present
at the Taft notification ceremonies or
Tuesday. He will then go to Wash
ington for a day and then to New
York to superintend the opening OF
Republican headquarters in that city