The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1908-07-16
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CONTEMPORARIES

New York.July 15.-The national
headquarters or the republican nat
ional committee will be located on
the tenth, floor of the tower Of the
Metr,opolitan +Life building. AS an.
example Of the way Frank H. Hitch.
cock, the new chairman of the com
;mittee, doea28hings, the, rooms were
Inspected, engaged, the lease signed,
instructions given for special equip,
-ment. and Arrangements made ,sfo1
the Installation of the telegraph, and
local and long distance telephone,
five hours after. Mr.. Hitcheoek arriv4
ed IN the city yesterday. I 'tt ;:5 S.
! He came up from washington, ats,
er conferriag with Mr.. Taft ata Hot
Sprin go, Vas to go to Utica Gto see
Mr.. Sherman, and just stopped on in
town to settleNp this most: impo Ftant
matter offhand, Mr.. Hitchcock and
Banker George r. Sheldon, the new
treasurer ofthe committee, were to-
gether nearly al day, and Mr.. Shell
upn had a3pgetty busy day Of 1t. AT.
ter hustling him about town, in the
heat hour sitter hour, Mr.. Hitchcock
finally allowed Mr. Sheldon to take
him to- dinner Then they putin sew
eral good hours OF talk at the Union
league club, the conference not.break
ing zip until, II o'cfbck, When Mr..
Hitchcock retired at the Manhattan
hotel and MT. Sheldon hustled around
the corner 10, be at his home at 24
East Thtrty-eighth street. ~, :,
~ Before considering his day finished
ME-; Hitchcock found time to talk to
the newspaper men, y He 3saidzit war
ratheE tearly ito " talk x f daaRsts cam
;patgn y trTan gem eats and that practi4
ssss sy,-
location &Shst heada iiarter The
tM Metropolitan Etfe tower ig not vet:
completed, but Iwillsbe as far as the.
tenth floor by August 1, when Mr..
Hitchcock intends; to open, his quar-.
ters. xt,,>, ...3',t:H g.yye e. tFE.
1t was impossible To- dra wsthe nat
ional#cha irman Sinto a%discussion OF
the ,1publtcity' question. He5sx did
say, However, that he believed Mr..
Taft would not make any speeches
until after September /, and that it
would not be decided until later
whether or not he would make &,
tour Of the country.
Mr.. Hitchcock will get back from
Utica tomorrow, and after putting in
a couple more Of strenuous days with
Mr.. Sheldon, will return to Washing
ton, coming back Tor the opening of
the headqnart ags4 after which q New
York will be 1Ifs:: base OF operations
until the end Of the campaign.
j. Mr.. Sheldon did not have much tc
add yesterday on the publicity cues. |
ton, saying that he had already stat !
ed his position fully. He admitted !!
that he had already received several
contributions, adding chat the time !,
had not yet come for making them /
public. .#..t. Ant ~ +
State Chairman Woodruff arrived
In town yesterday morning from his
camp In the Adircndacks, but did not
soc either Mr.. Hitchcock or MIR. Shell.
don, as they wore too busy. He mad
talk with County Chairman Par
sons during the day at state head-J
quarters, and they}.&iH doubtless con-
fer with the national chairman and
treasurer on the formers return to
town tomorrow. r.: 4 z ~ -" !
Mr.. Woodruff also did not care to ,
ak politics, declaring that 1t was
90, early yet to make either a, predic !,
Ion or a forecast. He will be in
own until Friday, when he will re-
urn to Camp Kin Kafe, where he
has appointments with several Of the
state leaders for the last of this and
he first Of next week. He said that
le bad gone over the new state head
quarters at 43 West Thirty-ninth
street and did not believe they wil)
De ready for occupancy for a week
'r so yet. Little qctivo campaign
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