Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1908-07-21
Western Chairman and Com
mitteemen in Conference
With National Commander at
Colorado Springs.
BURSUM AND MARTIN OF
,SOC0RR0 IN AUTO SMASH
New MexioaRS Near Death
When Car Turns Turtle Dur
ing Tour ofSGarden Of the
Gods; Chauffeur Injured
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Colorado Springs, Colo. July 2O.-
The first session of republican leaders
with Chairman Frank Hitchcock, of
the national committee, opened at q
p. m. today, and continued until nearlyI
3 O'clock. During that time members
of the national committee and the
chairman of state central committees
from sixteen states and territori 's,
addressed the assembly and explain
ed state conditions. Tonight Mr..
Hitchcock is talking individually with
the leaders from the western states
for the purpose of working out with
still greater detail plans for opening
and conducting the campaign. The
greatest enthusiasm. was displayed by
all the participants in the conference.
Because of the late arrival of some
of the western leaders no effort was
made to get together in the forenoon.
Instead, those men who had already
assembled secured automobiles and a
tour of the Garden of the Gods aal
Manitou Springs was made.
The machine carrying II. O. Bur
sum, the chairman of the New Mex
leo committee: w. r. Martin, a re"
publican leader OF that territory, ami
r. y. Weed oee eg Mr. HitchcoeiSs
clerks. stAled on steep Hill APP
preaching the balanced rock. an !
through the failure of the brake. sui
denly started downhill backward. The
chauffeur commanded his passengers
to jump. and they succeeded in clear
ing the car just as ii reached the
brink of deep gulley. The car tufii-
ed turtle and was wrecked on the
rocks below. with the Chauffeur,
Thaddeus Thomas, underneath He
was not seriously hurt Two cars
were closely following the wrecked
machine. In one Mr.. Hitchcock "as
riding. and In the other was James :,
Williams, Jr. of Washington, ID. G T.,
who Is associated with Mr. Hitchcock.
Through prompt action on the pl,t
of the drivers of these machines a col
lison was averted. but both cars and
occupants were in danger of being ear
ried over the brink.
AT 2 O'Clock the representatives ot
all the seventeen states and territories
invited by Mr. Hitchcock to meet here
had arrived, with the exception of Ne
vada. and 1t was decided to go on WI
the conference. Mr.. Hitchcock ad-
dressed his CO. workers briefly and ex-
plalned that he brought them together
To broaden their labors and secure COS
operation OF effort. After that all oil
/ the men present talked about condl-
tions I'm their states. They recited the
shortcomings In the management oi
national campaigns In past years as Il
affected their states, and general dls-
cussion was held to devise means ol
remedying any defects that had beer
| felt. The conferees described the
meeting as a "stocktaking' session.
The representatives from California
| Colorado, Idaho, Kansas Montana
Nebraska. North Dakota, oregon
south Dakota. Utah. Washington ant
wyoming declared In positive terms
that their states can be carried fol
Taft and sherman, but at the sans
time insisted that the campaigns there
should be carried on with the creates
vigor. the enthusiasm extended u
OkIahoma and Texas and to the terri
} tories Speaking for Oklahoma, Ma
tIonai Committeeman Cade and stat
, Chairman Hunter urged that the figh
In that state be not ignored. The'
said that If an earnest effort is mad
there a close race could be run VIII
the democrats with some prospect 0
success. The positiyeness OF the rep
! resentatlves of that state impresse'
, their colleagues. and II was agree
!, taeitly that strong work should D
done I'm oklahoma. Colonel Cecil a
lIvon who Is both national commit
teeman and state chairman frof
rexas complained that his state ha
been neglected by republican natiohs
campaign managers In the past, an
= he wanted strong speakers sent ther'
THE situation In Texas VIII be take
IN at some other time.
There Is a factional fight 10 the r'
!. publlcan ranks Of Colorado when
u inst now attracting much attenuo
here An effort has been made to II
y volve Mr.. Hitchcock In the controvel
n Az by getting him to act as referee i
e made IL clear today that he would ~
he drawn into fights In any eapaeit
y and he told the local leaders that th'
: should settle their difficulties 80
% M not lniure republican chances
n the national campaign
n Olao Bank Closed.
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~ National bank of Rock Creek OH
= capitalized at $4,000. was closed Z