The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1908-07-16
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Washington, July Is. Chairman
frank II. Hitchcock OF the republican
national committee. VIII opcn the cam-
paign OF 1908 in the far west. Prac,
tlcally the first movement in the com
paign for ihe election Of William IT..
TAFT and James S. sherman, respect
yeiy, to the presidency ana vice pres
ldency, win be made al Colorado
springs next Monday andTuesday
luly 20 and 21 at that time in the
Antlers Hotel at Colorado Springs,
Chairman Hitchcock win hold a con
ference with the republican leaders Of
edl the states and territories west Of
h Missouri river represented at
The conference win be- North Dakota
South Dakota, Nebraska, Kansas, Oh
lahoma Texas, Montana, Wyoming
Colorado. New Mexico, Idaho, Utah,
Arizona, Nevada Washington, Oregon
and California The republican chair
man and the republican national COM
aiteemen Of these states and terri
tories have been invited by Chairman
Hitchcock to attend the conference
md all of them have notified him Of
heir intention TO be present.
At the Colorado Springs conference
'areful plans VIII be mapped cut for
ihe campaign ia the west; methods
gill be discussed and speakers for the
various states arranged for so far as
nay be possible
In the near future similar confer
snces vii be held by Chairman Hitch
aOck with republican leaders IN the
midle west and the east
The pace OF tne middle west confer
ance viii be Chicago and it probably
viii be hold about ten days aiter the
Colorado Springs confidence. Some
time subsequently a conference of the
eastern leaders Will be held in New
York City.
Il can be said to be not unlikely
tnat MIR Hitchcock may make his per
manent headquarters during tho cam
paisn IN Chicago instead Of New YORK,
tie has the mater under considoGa-
ton but has reached no definite CON
siusicn Final decision of the matter
may depend TO some extent unon the
selection C a vice chairman Of the ma.
tiOnal committee. II has not been de-
termined yet who that may be, and q
Is not the purpose Of Mr.. Hitchcock
to name the vice chairman until he Is
PREPARED 10 announce the national ex-
lecutive committee He may not make
this announcement until early in Au-
gust
AZ the conclusion of the Colorado
Springs conference Chairman Hitch
cock will return to Chicago for q brief
stay in that city ana will 60 thence
/ to Cincinnati TO attend the ceremonies
incident To the notification OF Judge
Taft on July 2S. From Cincinnati
/ Mr.. Hitchcock intends to go 60 New
York in order to open formally the
national headquarters iu that city
about the first Of Auguse
IL already has teen decided that the
literary bureaus OF the national and
congressional committees shall bc
I merged into one and that tho work
shall be directed from national head
quarters Francis Curtis who has hrd
extended experience In camnnign edi
torial work with cle congressional
committee win have charge Of She
editorial department while some man
yet 20 be seleGfR6 WIN attend to ihe
executive work dN4he literary bureau
II Is not improbable that while the
( identity of the two committees viii be
preserved The speakers also may be-
/ directed from national headquarters
Chairman Hitchcock eXprersea grat
iflcatiCn today al tho copd. .tion cf Rep
preventative shermln's heelih He las
I gained strength rapidly In the last
+ ~ days and Mr Hitchcock expressed
The belief that De had quite recovered
frcm his recent illness
Thirty Iowa Indiana intermarried
into tde Ctoe tribe passed through
the city last evening from Otoe en-.
route TO the Sac and Fox agency
where they VIII receive their annuu +
money from the government the lat.
tcr part 81 this week They will visit
With the Iovas near Perkins while
epfuufe 10 the agency which IS loca.
1 fnd sly miles fron stroud