Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-07-11
Republican Campaign Has
Already Opened.
WILL BEGIN WORK MONDAY
Circular Letter to Be Sent Through
out the Country.
AFTER SMALL CONTRIBUTIONS
Leaders Think That the Greatest
Danger to the Party Lies in Over
Confidence of the People.
SileciaI lisnatrh TO Tie Star.

Special Dispatch TO The Star.
HOT SPRINGS. Va. July 1l.-George
r. Sheldon the new treasurer of the re-
publican national comnAttee. said this
morning that so far as his work is con-
cerned the campaign has already been
opened
1T has been opened right here in Hot
Springs" said Mr.. Sheldon. Since ar
irving / have received dozen checks
from persons who wanted to be the first
contributor to the national funds
Mr.. Sheldon added that nearly every
one of these men took the ground that
they could not afford to take any chances
with Bryan radicalisn. In Mr.. Sheldons
opinion that is going to be the attitude
of contributors generally in, this cam
paigH. The issue. as he has it. is going
to be radicalism as opposed to conserva-
tism and that general issue is going to
overshadOw any single proposition. 1t is
the Keynote which the republican spell
binders intend TO strike. and. as MIR.
Sheldon reads the future. there will be
just as good cause for the business man
Of the country 10 stand behind the re-
publican organization this time as there
was in 1896. when Bryan was shouting
for free silver.
Mr.. Sheldon is going to enter upon his
work in New York Monday. About. the
first thing he will do will be the prepara-
ton of circular letter which will be sent
broadcast throughout the country.
This is what Mr.. Sheldon did in the
Hughes campaign when he was treasurer
result Of the New York state publicity law
and of Mr.. Sheldon's methods in that
campaign was to pOpularfze campaign
contributors. The contributions were
smaller in amount but there We're more
of them.
Danger of overconfdence.
1t Is expected that the same effect Will
be produced in the national campaign. AS
Mr.. Sheldon and the other republican
managers see the situation at present. the
greatest danger in the Bryan candidacy
lies in the disposition of many republi-
cans to regard victory easy as it
was in 1896 or in 1900 They have got
SO in the habit of rating Bryan as a
"cinch" that 1t will require constant prod
ding to make them realize that there is a
real danger In this campaign. With the
news OF the selection of Kern as Bryan's
running mate, republican leaders here
acknowledge that Indiana Is to be one of
the real backgrounds of the campaign.
The democrats there have nominated
strong candidate for governor in Tom
Of Kern on the vice presidential ticket In
diana politicians admitted that Repre-
sentative James E. Watson, the republic
can nominee was going to have his hands
full to pull a victory out of the fire. The
campaign for governor is already on in
the state Representative Watson having
opened 1t Immediately after the Chicago
convention. In 1900 Indiana gave Nc
Kinley about 5000 over Bryan.
Sheldon's Prediction.
Mr.. Sheldon said that his views on Bry
sented by a remark which a German
physician at Carlsbad made to him in
1896 The physician. who was treating Mr..
Sheldon. asked him to cable over to
Anne RIGA and buy 200 shares of Rock
Island for him. But said Mr.. Sheldon,
things over there. doctor. are very I'M
settled now. Bryan is running for Pres
ident and nobody knows what IS going to
happen"
never been in your country. but l have
seen a good many Of your people. and l
know they will never elect Bryan"
And said Mr. Sheldon, that is just
the way look al ii now
Elmer Dover. secretary of the repub-
lican national committee. and John Stew
art president of the New York State
League OF Republican Clubs. are here to-
day concerning with MIR. Taft. Stewards
league has always been known as
Roosevelt organization, and he is here
to talk over with Judge Taft the situation
in New York state.
Arthur l. Norys. recently designated rs
independent manager of the Ohio cam
paign for Taft, will be here tomorrow.
Mr. Vorys is to report directly TO Judge
Taft on the conduct of the Ohio cam
paign instead of To Hitchcock. his po-
litical rival for clairrnanship honors.
AT the Vorys conference plans for the
opening of the campaign will be consid-
cred Ex-Gov. Franklin Murphy and
William Nelson CromS ell are still here
They will probably leave for the east TO-
night.
Attorney General Wade II. Ellis Of Ohio.
who, it is said has been offered the as
sistant attorney generalship to succeed
United States district judge in Minnesota.
is i'll and was not able to come here to-
day in response to an invitation by Mr..
Taft. Mr.. Ellis has telegraphed that his
brother will visit Hot Springs. probably
today. and will confer with Mr.. Taft in
his place.
Mr.. Burton's Announcement.
Representative Burton of Ohio. who has
been extensively talked Of in connection
with the Ohio senatorship in succession to
Senator Foraker. today declared that il
is not his intention 10 enter any sena-
torial race if party strife of kind TO en-
barrass the national ticket would result
from taking that course Mr.: Burton will
sail from New York next Saturday for
Europe TO be gone five or elk weeks He
will spend most of his time in London
where he will gather data for the national
monetary commission. He will probably
go on the same mission to Paris. He will
also gather information of value to the
waterways commission, OF which he is a
member He visited the scene OF various
improvements to navigation in Europe
five years ago and will hastily lCoi, over
the ground again to see If there has been
the increase In trade that was expected
as the result Of the improvements
Senator Smoot OF Utah will go abroad
on the same steamer.
WILL BUCKLE DOWN MONDAY.