The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1908-06-20
NOMINEE IS A
VERY BRILLIANT
STATESMAN
Utica Congressman's Selection
for Second Place Proves
Popular One
Republican Managers Start for
Important Conference
With Candidates
TAFT and Running Mate Will Be
Consulted as TO National
Chairman
By Raymond


CHICAGO, June 1o.-Having duly
nominated William Howard Taft of
Ohio for president and James S. Sher-
man of New York for vice president,
the republican managers disappeared
from Chicago with marvellous rapidity
and are already on their way to an i'm
portant conference with the candi-
dates, at which the plans of the cam
paign will be formulated.
Taft is secretary of war no longer,
having handed in his resignation to
the president today, to take effect
June so. Practically speaking, he will
not return to his office, because he goes
from Cincinnati to New Haven to at
tend the thirtieth reunion of the IA
nous Yale class of 1878. He according
~ IeTt Washington in the afternoon for
Cincinnati, where he will meet q spe-
cial committee Of the national commit
tee. which was appointed to confer with
him and get his views as to the con-
duct of the campaign. This speciai
committee is made up of Powell Gay
ton of Arkansas. Myron /. Herrick OF
Ohio. Frank b. Kellogg of Minnesota,
Charles Nagel of Missouri, William L.
Ward of New York, w. E. Borah of Ida
ho. e. c. Duncan of North Carolina and
Frank o. Lowden of Illinois.
FOR EXCHANGE OF VIEWS
That the exchange of views might
be complete, Taft telegraphed to Can |
didate sherman, asking him to go with |
the party to Cincinnati The commit |
tee left tonight at 11:30 in Ex-Governor
Herrick's private car, and VIII conLer
tomorrow in Cincinnati. Ward of New
York was unable, on account of busi- |
ness negotiations to join in the con-
ference, and his place will be taken |
by Committeeman Hart of Iowa. With !
him went Charles P. Taft, the presiding |
genius of the preliminary campaign, to
whom not half enough credit has yet
been given for the successful work
which resulted in the nomination of
his brother on the first ballot. Henry
w. Taft. the New York lawyer. will
not participate in the conference.
FOR NATIONAL CHAIRMAN
AS a matter of course the question
of the selection of chairman for the |
national committee will be the most
important thing 20 be taken under con- |
sideration. Just at the present time |
the choice seems to lie between Frank |
H. Hitchcock and Postmaster General
Meyer Senator Crane has positively
refused to accept the place. and former
Governor Myron L. Herrick of Ohio, !
who would make an admirable chair !
man, Informed me that he would not
undertake the work during the coming
summer.
During the day the name of Fred
W. Upham of Chicago was mentioned
to some of the members of the COM |
mittee, but unofficially.
He probably will be taken into con-
sideration, however, lat the Cincinnatil
conference 1t is believed that A. 1. |
Vorys and Harry New are not definitely
under consideration at the present |
time.
DAWES MAY BE TREASURER
If Postmaster General Meyer is
chosen as chairman, Charles G.. Dawes |
of Chicago will be made treasurer, and |
will have. in all probability, general I
supervision of the western headquar-
ters In that case he will have the |
active assistance in the work OF rails |
ing funds of Cornelius N. Bliss. who !
has been treasurer of the national COM /
mittee for so many years and is con- |
sidered. without question. the most /
valuable of the old wheel horses. |
Should Hitchcock be chosen chairman.
which is still possibility. it is likely |
the treasurer would come from the east. |
The first great thing to be settled /
al the conference will be the general /
policy OF the campaign. Taft has
some strong views on this subject. and T
he certainly will interject his pro- I
nounced personality into the campaign /
from the.outside The selection of I
chairman will depend as much as any
thing upon the completeness with which I
he is able to get in touch with the ideas 7
of the candidate. If it were not for /
the fact that Senator Crane has not |
been entirely in harmony with these I
views he probably would be drafted |
for the craftsmanship against his will
AS it is now, it is not believed he I
would accept the place under any cir I
cumstances President Roosevelt all 1
along has favored Postmaster General |
Meyer. and there are some reasons
which make it likely he will be Sc
lected.
Frank H. Hitchcock unquestiona blv I
did splendid work for Taft during the I
preliminary campaign. He developed
a political system which is something I
of a marvel and acquired a personal /
acquain tance with republicans and +
politicians generally all over the i
country, which would make him ex-
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