Bisbee daily review. [volume] (Bisbee, Ariz.) 1901-1971, 1910-06-12
FIGHT FOR THE
CON Troll Of
HOUSE IS ON
Speakers Win Campaign in All
Doubtful States; Hope
Hangs ON Roosevelt Enter
ing Game in Taft's Support


WASHINGTON. d. c.. June 1o.-The
republican congressional campaign
committee plans to open the campaign
for the control OF the house on August
Is. From then until The November
elections. the contest viii be on in
nearly every state In the union.
Congressman Loudenslager Of New
Jersey will have charge Of the east
ern headquarters of the republican
committee. with offices in New York.
Henry Casson. sergeant-a' Farms OF
the house. an experienced and able
politician. win be in charge Of the
western headquarters, with offices in
Chicago. Congressman Mckinley of
Illinois. chairman of the committee.
will keep in touch with both head
quarters and VIII 90 back and forth
between the Two.
In August the speakers are to be
put on the stump and the battle be-
gun. Thus far. the work has been
confined 70 sending out large num-
bers Of speeches upholding the tariff
law and othrwise defending the repub-
lican party. Another phase of the
work has consisted in efforts of Chair
man Mckinley to get a line on the
situations in all parts which are looked
on as in any way doubtful
II is recognized by the leaders in
the republican congressional commit
tee that me struggle this year viii
call for unusual exertions on the part
of the committee Every effort is 60
ing TO be made 20 put a strong corps
of speakers in the field The leaders
are to large extent depending on
Theodore Roosevelt. If he comes
home, they say, and takes on his coat
for The election OF a republican house
then everything will be all right. 9th
erwise-but they do not permit them
selves 90 be drawn into that phase OF
II
TAFT is expected to do very
much for The republican congressional
ticket. He is expected make au-
merous speeches. Already the pres
ident has Written letters in aid of
some of he republican candidates
who are in difficulty The NatioraI
League OF Republican clubs is an or
ganization from which some assist .
ance is looked for. John Hays Ham
mOnd is the head Of this.
Trouble is looked for in raising cam /
paign funds. Some OF the old timers .
who are in political straights anG
who have been casting around Tor
The sinews Of war have not found cam
paign conttribu .ors enthusiast about
Smelling out"
The republican congressional COM
mittee viii not get out its literature
except speeches. until the session
ends Then the committee will take
stock of the laws which have gone
through and viii proceed to get mp
the campaign textbook and other lit
erature. Chief emphasis viii be laid
on the tariff. Recalling that there is
much protest against some phases OF
the tariff law and that the democrats
are going % make the most Of this is
sue in the campaign the republican
leaders viii put up the best defense Of
the law they know how TO-
The democrats are going before the
counr mainly on the tariff. on the
charge that the dominant forces in
the publican party are allied wi h
the gerat special interests. on the
charge of extravaganza. and on the
house rules question. The cost Of liv
ing win be hammered on 20 the ut
most degree.