The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1908-08-21
REPUBLICAN LEADERS
TO CONFER WITH THE
PRESIDENT TODAY
PRESIDENT WILL ENTERTAIN
REPUBLICAN LEA DERS TODAY
-CONFERENCES HELD IN NEW
YORK-SITUATION DISCU SSED.

NEW YORK. Aug. 20.-Several
men prominent in national Republi-
can politics will gather in Oyster Bay
tomorrow as the guests at luncheon
of President Roosevelt. They will
include Chairman Frank II. Hitch
cock of the national committee and
James s. Sherman. candidate for vice
president. Among the subjects TO
be considered will be certain import
ant issues to be discussed during the
campaign.
AT Republican headquarters there
was conference between Chairman
Hitchcock. Charles f. Brooker of
Connecticut and William l., Ward of
New York, both members OF the ex-
eeutive committee of the national
committee; George X. Sheldon. the
treasurer. and Governor j. Franklin
Fort OF New Jersey. They talked
over the question of finances and the
divisions of work between members
of the advisory committee. the per-
sonnel of which will he announced
probably on Saturday.
PLANS OF CAMPAIGN.
In addition to the advisory COM
mittee OF nine members, which VIII
aid Treasurer Sheldon and Assistant
Treasurer Fred w. Upham In Chi
cago in collecting funds. there Will he
a financial committee in each state
and territory. Each national COM
mitteeman has been empowered to
serve as the chairman thereof There
are no rest rictions on the size of the
committees, and 1t Is likely that "a
man will be named for every city and
for many of the towns. This step
indicates a very thorough canvass OF
the country is to he made for funds
to carry ON the Republican campaign
work The men to take charge all
ready have been appointed for more
than a third of the states and they
are busy organizing"
Methods of organization and the
means of reaching persons expected
to contribute will he suggested by
the national committee.
KIND OF MONEY.
The prohibition against corpora
tions making contributions TO defray
campaign expenses is responsible for
the thorough organization being ef-
fected. An effort was made by Mr..
Hitchcock today TO communicate with
Senator Foraker of Ohio, who was in
the city on business. but he had gone
TO Washington Before leaving the
city the senator indicated that he
would speak in support of the Re
publican ticket If invited to do so,
under the auspices. of the national
committee. Notwithstanding he had
moi been invited to speak in the Ohio
campaign by the men in charge of
Ia. L.. IA n Chairman
Hitchcock will request the senator to
address some important meetings IN
the east. Failing to reach the sem
ator here, he telegraphed TO Wash
/ ington inviting him to VISIT mead
quarters when he Is again In the
city, and expressing the wish that he
might find II convenient to be here
/ soon.
THE OHIO SITUATION
Discussing the Ohio situation. Sen
ator Foraker repeated today that ne
felt humiliated at not having been in
yited to speak at Youngstown ON Sep
tember at the opening or the ONO
campaign. He said that regardless
of the differences he had with the
Rooseyelt administration concerning
certain questions of policy. he stood
ready to do whatever he could TO ad-
vance the interests of the national
ticket.
That Senator Foraker feels keenly
the situation In which he finds HIM
self he indicated to close political
friends today. He has been invited
IN make a number of speeches In
ohio but the invitations have come
from his supporters. and he has re-
nlied that he will do nothing which
might proye embarrassing to the
non RESPONSIBLE for the success of
the national ticket in ono. lie saia
, today that he was IN sympathy WIN