The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-08-21
DISCUSSION
FRANK
Hitchcock e Hold ! Conference With
the Presidsnt At oyster Bay To-day
Republican Organization viii Short.
~ Be. Perfected.

clude Chairman Frank II. Hitchcock
Of the national committee. and James
candidate for the vice pres
Among the subjects to be consider
ed will be certain important issues to
BE discussed during the campaign.
At Republican headquarters there
was q conference between Chairman
Charles +. BROKER, OF Con-
necticut, and VIM. L. Ward Of New
York, both members Of the executive
committee of the national committee;
George r. Sheldon, the treasurer and
Governor ]. Franklin Fort Of New Jer-
sey. They talked over the question Of
finances and the divisions Of work be.
tween members Of the advisory COM
mittee, the personnel Of which will
be announced probably on Saturday.
In addition to the advisory commit
tee of nine members, which will aid
Treasurer sheldon and Assistant
Treasurer Fred w. Upham in Chicago
In collecting funds, there will be 9
financial committee in each state and
territory. Each national committee
man, has been empowered to select
to organize q committee in each
state and to serve as the chairman
thereof. There are no restrictions on
the size of the committees and it is
likely that a man will be named for
every city and for many Of the towns.
This step indicates a very thorough
anvas of the country is to be made
for funds to carry on the Republican
campaign work. The managers to
take charge already have been appoint
ed for more than a third of the states
and they are busy organizing.
Methods of organization and the
means Of reaching persons expected to
contribute will be suggested by the
national committee. The prohibition
against corporations making contribu-
tons to campaign expenses is respon-
sible for the thorough organization be-
ing effected. An effort was made by
Mr.. Hitchcock today to communicate
with Senator Foraker, OF Ohio, who
was in the city on business, but he
had gone to Washington. Before leav-
ing the city the senator indicated that
he would speak In support Of the Re
publican ticket, If invited to do so,
Notwithstanding he had not been invit-
ed to speak In the Ohio campaign by
the men in charge of the work in his
state.
Chairman Hitchcock will request the
senator to address some important
meetings in the east. Failing to reach
the senator here, he ~telegraphed to
Washington inviting him to assist
when he is again in the city, express
ing the wish that he might find it CON
venient to be here soon.
Discussing the Ohio situation, Sen
ator Foraker repeated today that he
felt Inundated at not having been
invited to speak at Youngstown in
October at the opening. He said that
regardless Of the differences he had
with the Roosevelt administration col.
corning certain questions of politics,
he stood ready to do whatever he could
to advance the interests Of the party.
That Senator Foraker feels keenly the
situation in which he finds himself, he
indicated to close personal friends to-
day. He has been invited to make 9
number Of speeches in Ohio, but the in.
v~itations have come from his support
ers ana he has replied that he will do
nothing which might prove embarrass.
ing to the men responsible for the sue
cess OF the national ticket in the state.
He said this afternoon that he was
in sympathy with every plank Of the
Chicago platform and that he was q
Republican, despite anything said
against him by political enemies.
Since the publication OF the cordial
notes which passed between Mr.. Taft
and Mr.. Foraker after the formers
nomination for the presidency, many
Of Mr.. Foraker's friends have been
looking for a settlement of the Ohio
question.
$50 far as the success OF the cam
paign is concerned" said Mr. Foraker
today, 81 have not turned my hand n
way or the other. 1 have not tried to
influence the election Of q single MEM
Der Of the legislature and shall not do