New-York tribune., 1910-10-07
BUSY ON ST|MS0N PLANS
Ratification Meeting Next Fri
day to Open Campaign Here.
ROOSEVELT TOURS OUTLINED
Ex- President and Head Of Ticket
To Be Chief Cards, Says
New Chairman.
MISS ELSIE STEVENS.

State Chairman Prentice forwarded his
resignation as a Deputy Attorney General
TO Albany yesterday, ana buckled down
TO work as manager of the Republican
state campaign. He has outlined in the
rough tours for both Theodore Roosevelt
and Henry L. Stfmson. the candidate for
Governor. but the details are yet 10 be
worked out.
The opening gun of the campaign in this
city will be a ratification meeting in Car
negfe Hall next Friday BY way OF snow
ing that the sentiments OF Charles n
Young. former president Of the Repuoh-
can club. who has bolted the ticket and
resigned from the club, are not shared oy
the other members, this meeting Will be
under the auspices Of that club.
Flx-Mavor Low, president OF the club.
will probably preside. Mr. Sttmson will be
the principal speaker. Other candldates
on the ticket also will speak. Mr.. Roose-
Welt will return from his Southern trip on
that dav. but will not be asked TO make
a speech on account of the fatigue due TO
his trip. He may be at the meeting. now
ever unless a previous engagement pre-
vents.
Mr. Prentice said yesterday that he e1-
pected that Mr. Roosevelt would begin MS
sDeaISfng tours In this state on the follow
ing Monday. He will spend at least TWO
davs in the northern tier counties ana TWO
more In the southern tier. A longer trlp
is being arranged through the centre OF the
state. One night will be devoted by MI
Roosevelt to speeches in Manhattan and
another night to meetings in Kings County
and Queens.
These will not be whirlwind nights, in the
sense that seven or eight meetings Will De
on the schedule. three or four being the
outside limit Mr. Prentice says he be-
Iieves in having larger meetings, fe"er
of them and longer speeches at each
On the Monday before Election Day MI
Roosevelt will be in Buffalo on his return
from a brief trip outside the state On
his way back TO New York City ne VIII
speak from the end of the car at as many
different places as can be conveniently
placed on the schedule
The extent of Mr.. Stimson's tours has
not been determined yet Whether or not
he will make the same trips that Mr..
Roosevelt does is another open question
..Mr. Stfmson and Mr.. Roosevelt will be
our principal cards" said Mr.. Prentice
and we expect to keep them going all the
time. The other candidates also Will take
the stump. Attorney General O'Malley IN
particular intends 10 make a hard cam
paign."
Mr. Prentice is planning to open personal
beadouarters for Mr.. Stimson IN the hotel
district. but the exact location had not
been determined last night.
No man has been selected for treasurer
of the state committee
we expect to have some difficulty IT
getting contributions" said Chairman
Prentice but already We have received
some voluntary offerings"
The members of the New York County
Executive Committee are to meet Mr.. slim
son and discuss campaign matters with
him at the headquarters in the Metropoli
tan Building this morning. The county
chairmen from upstate have been asked tC
meet Mr.. Stimson here on Monday, Tues
day and Wednesday of next week. These
campaign in the upstate counties.
Chairman Prentice and Mr.. Grtscom
president OF the county committee. spent q
good part Of the day together mapping out
the work OF the campaign. They had a
long talk with Mr.. Roosevelt before M
started on his Southern trip.
After attending the Assembly District
Convention in his own district last might
Mr.. Prentice returned 10 state headquarter!
ana was busy until a late hour with hi.
mail. he says he expects 10 work fifteer
hours a day from now until the end OF the
campaign.