Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-07-10
TAFT IS FOR PUBLICITY
Treasurer Sheldon Announces Policy
of the Campaign.
SHERMAN TO YIELD POSITION
Vice Presidential Nominee Will Give
Up Craftsmanship Of the Con-
gressional Committee.
Special Dispa tz:A 10 The Star.

HOT SPRINGS Va, July 10-George
r. Sheldon, the new treasurer of the re-
publican national committee. arrived here
this morning and is comforting with
Judge Taft and Frank Hitchcock. the
chairman. One OF the things that is be-
ing discussed in the conference IS the
application of the New York publicity
law to the republican national campaign.
Mr.. Sheldon was asked II the names Of
the contributors to the campaign fund
are TO be made public.
The law said he, requires that they
be filed at Albany. and we will conform
to the law"
did not believe in making public the
names Of contributors to campaign funds
any more than he did the contributors to
charitable funds.
The man who gives to a charitable Or
ganizatiOn and has his name published
is subjected to all sorts of opportunities
from other quarters. SO also is it in a
measure with the man who gives pub
iicity to campaign.
Mr.. Sheldon was asked further if il
90. say. might be contributed to the
campaign fund in st. Louis and expended
In Missouri without its being recorded at
Albany after the election.
mere are a good many ways of evad-
ing the law" said Treasurer Sheldon.
but We are not looking for them
Taft Favors Publicity.
This statement coming from the treas
urer after he had talked with Judge Taft
is regarded as expressing exactly the can
didate's attitude toward thus question.
The latter is for an open-book cam
paign all the way through, and he does
not want any evasion.
From Mr.. Sheidon's statement ii would
seem that even if there is an assistan,
treasurer taking money a Chicago all the
receipts will be reported to the main Office
In New York city and recorded there.
1T is undecided as yet where the head
quarters of the national committee viii
be in New York. but probably in the
Metropolitan Life building. Mr.. Hitch.
cock will go to New York next week t1
arrange that. The New York headquar-
ters will open August 1.
Taft's Letter Of Acceptance.
Mr.. Taft is preparing to devote nexi
week entirely to the preparations of his
letter of acceptance. He hopes to be
able to get along without any political
conferences. but as soon as his letter is
finished he will invite most Of the leaders
of the party here to offer suggestions In
regard to it.
Inc cdnd1ddte Stlii Keeps IfdnlnneTlns
away at golf. He went over the eighteen
hole course this morning with Postmaster
General Meyer.
Franklin Murphy, former governor and
now national committeeman from New
Jersey, is visitor here today. He is. OF
course, familiariZing the candidate with
conditions in that state.
MI. McKinley's Work.
The selection of an assistant for work
in the west is another Of the questions
that is up for consideration of the con-
ference here. The1e is little doubt that
William B. Mckinley, the Illinois con-
gressman, will he chosen for that place.
He is very wealthy man and is widely
acquainted in the west. If he Is made as
sistant treasurer of the national commit
tee he will continue TO serve as treasurer
of the republican congressional commit
tee. y good many republicans favor the
bringing of the arrangements of the ma
tional and the congressional committees
closer together. They say that in former
years there has been too much whipsaw-
ing between the committees. Their work
was oftentipes duplicated In some sec
tions, while other sections were neglected
altogether.
BY having Mckinley connected with
both committees it is believed that things
would run smoother, at least on the finan-
cial. side.
Postmaster General George Won l.. Myer
and William Nelson Cromwell, the New
York lawyer, who proposed Mr.. Sheldon 5
name for the treasurership. are joining
in the Taft-Hitchcock conference.
Elmer Dover, secretary of the repu51-
can national committee, is also here.
Sherman Yields Craftsmanship.
Representative James S. Sherman, can
didate for Vice President on tie repub-
lfcan ticket, in a short time will retire
from the republican congressional COM
mittee. of which he is the chairman.
This determination has been reached by
Mr.. Sherman and other republican leaders
within a day or two. The announcement
of Mr.. Sherman's prospective resignation
was made here today by Senator Heman-
way of Indiana, who. accompanied by
Representative Mckinley of Illinois. ar
rived in Washington this morning from
Hot Springs, Va, where they had been
in conference for several days with Judge
Taft.
The decision of Mr.. Sherman to retire
from the committee was reached only
after very careful consideration of the
entire political situation. II was finally
deemed wise for him to relinquisll his
duties as chairman of the congressional
committee. largely on account of the du-
ties and responsibilities which Will de-
yolve upon him as one of the national
candidates. 1t has not been determined
vet who his successor as chairman of the
committee will be.
1t Is likely that Mr.. Sherman's formal
resignation and the announcement of the
name of his successor will be made stimuli
taneously.
The Western Manager.
Senator Hemenway and Representative
Mckinley are on the way to Chicago.
They left here today to join Speaker Can
non in Chicago. and the three will go
thence to Mackinac Island. in the upper
great lakes, for brief rest Il has not
been determined vet whether Senator
Hemenway will undertake the direction
of tire western campaign. with headqnar-
ters at Chicago. The matter Is under con-
sideration Senator Hemenway Is not
anxious to undertake the work, but he
may he persuaded to do So He has an
important campaign in his own state this
year and feels that he ought TO devote
more time to that than he would be able
to give to it If he should take charge
of the western national headquarters The
matter will be determined finally within a
few days.
Speaker Cannon eft Washington We'd
nesday night for Utica. y. Y. where he
conferred with Mr.. Sherman. and left last
night for Danviile. his Illinois home,
thence to join Hemenway and Mckinley.