New-York tribune., 1908-08-22
CONFER WITH SHERMAN
SPEAKERS SELECTED.
Hitchcock 4ssigns Congressmem
sgith Candidates AdUice.

Chairman Hitchcock of the Republican National
Committee spent last night with Representative
James S. Sherman, candidate for Vice-Presiaent
selecting speakers for the campaign from the hst
of Republican Congressmen. Mr.. Sherman, who
for years chairman of the Congressional
campaign committee, is familiar with the oratori-
cal qualifications OF all the Congressman and Is
in position to advise the national chairman as to
which men will be suited for campaign work in
specific states. AS general proposition the west
ern Congressman will be assigned to the E6st. and
those from the East will do campaign work in the
West.
Repr6 sentative Sherman himself will start his
speaking tour the last week in September AS a
matter OF courtesy to Representative Mckinley
who succeeds him head of the Congressional
campaign committee, the Vice-Presidential candi-
date will make his first speech in Representative
McKinley's district in Illinois.
According to present plans. Representative Sher
man will be actively engaged in speaking there
after until the end of the campaign, largely in
Central and Western states.
Representative Sherman has conferred with a
number of the state committeeman while he has
been in the city. 1t is his plan return to Utica
to-day. Among those he at national headquar-
ters yesterday were E. c. Duncan. of North Caro-
lima; Captain J. n. Coombs. of Florida w. L.
Ward of New York: Senator Elkins. of West vir-
ginia and Colonel John N. Simpson. of Texas The
last named. who has just been nominated by the
Republicans for Governor of Texas. declares that
the Republican vote in that state will beat all
ords this year.
Senator Elkns discussed the Republican tangle
in West Virginia. 1t is said that the opposing
factions talking about putting separate electoral
tickets in the field Chairman Hitchcock is inter
estng himself to prevent this and believes he will
be successful.
Representative William P Hepburn of Iowa. who
also at headquarters said there was local
question in his state that would in any way injure
the national ticket Some politicians have tried
to figure out" he said, that there local
differences in state that might hurt the ma
tional ticket That is not Iowa is all right.
Chairman Hitchcock expects to announce the
names of the advisory committee to-day. He Will
depart at D. m. for Dalton. Mass, where he will
be the guest of Senator W. Murray Crane over
Sunday. They will go Boston Monday, where
Mr.. Hitchcock will confer with the Republican
leaders of New England. Last night he had re-
ceived messages from every state chairman and
the national committeeman of each state, saying
they would be at the conference which is to be
held the Touraine on Monday afternoon.
The Republican leaders of Maine. which holds its
state election on September 15 have asked Mr..
Hitchcock to meet the members of their state
committee and he has about made up his mind to
accept the invitation. This conference will be held
on Tuesday, and Mr.. Hitchcock expects to get
back to New York some time Wednesday.
Yesterday afternoon Representative Sherman Wis
tied the headquarters of the Congressional Cam
paign Committee, in the St James Building. and
had long talk with Representative Loudensleger,
secretary of the committee, in reference to their
work, with which Representative Sherman is IA
miliar. Representative Mckinley is expected to
take charge of the work next week On his way
East he may stop off at Utica TO have talk with
Representative Sherman