The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-08-16
BIG SUM NEEDED
BY REPUBLICANS
National Committee Will Have
an Agent in Each and
Every State.
INTERVIEW WITH SHELDON
SAYS HE RETURNED
CORPORATION CHECKS.

Chicago, Aug. 15.-For the first time
since his appointment as treasurer of
the Republican national committee,
George f. Sheldon of New York today
consented to express the troubles of the
men who are expected to find the money
for the conduct of national campaign.
He is here to discuss with Frank H.
Hitchcock and other national committee
men the western campaign.
His talk with newspapermen was ABOUT
the ignorance of corporation OFFICIALS ana
even of members of congress that a law
has been passed denying the right OF cor
porations to make contributions TO cam
paign funds.
Because of this ignorance of the law:
Mr.. Sheldon said. he has been compelle-
to return 10 the senders a number OF
checks that had been received, although
the money is greatly needed. He de-
clared that it is his purpose TO pupllSh
every individual contribution immedlateiy
after election. which plan Is in accordance
with the expressed wish of Mr.. Taft as
well as OF Republican leaders generally.
Uphill Work.
THE decision to publish the names, of
all contributors" said Mr.. Sheldon, has
made the matter of collecting funds up
hill work. The gathering Of funds Will be
done wholly under the auspices of the
national committee and viii De dlrected
by the treasurer or assistant treasurer
and the advisory committee which is soon
to be appointed. The suggestion has been
made that the state committees handle
the collections in their own states, but
this plan does not appear to be feasible.
The national committee will have It's own
agents in each state. the men TO be
drawn from the influential business men
of the various sections.
Speaking of the probable cost or run
ming the Republican national committee,
Mr. Sheldon estimated that between 800
900 and $500 600 would be needed TO defray
1s..ar sNf n
that ii would cost at least 100000 to put
one piece of literature in the hands of
every voter. He fixed the cost of cam
paign buttons at more than $1O.VO. and
said that other large sums would be
needed for the expenses of headquarters,
Autographs and advertising. Then there
are other matters that will be costly.
Hitchcock in Conference.
Chairman Frank H Hitchcock contin-
ued his conference with western mem
bers of the executive committee tocay
and called into these General Coleman
Dupont. director of the speakers bureau;
Richard Oulahan, Secretary William Hay
ward and others.
Senator Hemenway made a report to
Mr. Hitchcock concerning the situation in
Indiana and expressed the conviction that
the state would be carried for Taft and
that the Republican state ticket would
be elected. He did not minimize the ne
cesslty for hard campaign work. how
ever.
Senator Dolliver of Iowa, who has been
speaking before Chautauqua assemblies
in the west, was also a caller, and Mr..
Hitchcock said he had received from the
senator much important information con-
corning the political conditions in west
ern states
Soon after Sept. ! Chairman Hitchcock
expects to go to some place in the south
to confer with Republican leaders. After
that he will go to the Pacific coast.
Representative Mckinley of Illinois ar
rived here today for a conference with
Mr. Hitchcock. He is the chairman from
the Republican congressional committee
and the two chairmen desired to discuss
the plans for opening branches for cam
paign work.