New-York tribune., 1912-08-25
REPUBLICANS NOW READY
TO ARRANGE CAMPAIGN
Advisory Committee viii Hold
Its First Meeting Here
Tomorrow.
HILLES TO MAP OUT PLANS
Specific Problems Will Be
Taken Up and the Best
Way of Meeting Them
Discussed.

Snocifc problems OF the kepupIlCdh
national campaign will be taken up at
the first meeting OF the advisory commit
TOO ~ tbe national committee. when Is
10 he held here tomorrow. Plans OF ac-
tion 10 be carried out in the various sec
tions of the country 10 meet pecuhar
conditions will be discussed and adopted
so far as possible
Following this meeting. which Will 'ast
all the afternoon and may run INTO the
evening steps Will be taken to carry OUT
the plans, and soon the campaign VIII
he in full swing. So far Chairman Hliiss
of the national committee has been Oe-
voting himself to organizing the cam
paign machine and to getting grasp OF
the problems IN the various sections Oh
the country. The latter has been accom-
pIished by comforting with scores OF men
from these sections. Many OF them
have heen asked TO come and talk
with the chairman There has been notA-
ing spectacular about this work Dul ~
has all been directed to a specific end
and will result in better disposltloA OK
the ammunition which will be used IN the
campaign.
Men Of Affairs on Committee.
William Barnes ir., is chairman OK the
advisory committee. He is the only mem
her who is a regular member or the ma
tional committee. II has been not III
antlv stated that the advisory committee
we're unofficial members or rpembers-at-
largo Of the national committee. They
ere all men of affairs and OF prominence
in their respective communities. II Is not
unlikely that the committee will take tue
nlace of a regular finance committee, al
though George r. Sheldon, the treasurer
may decide to appoint special committees
for the several states.
AS compared with the executive COM
rnittee." said a member OF the natlohai
committee yesterday. the advisory COM
Inittee is sort of squadron or scout
cruisers, any one Of which may be ois-
matched to look into conditions In ms
part of the country al any time Inc
members Of the executive committee are
all on station duty. To them falls the
work of directing the various bureaus in
leadquarters"
The men on the advisory committee
rorc ricked SO As to get different view
points They will look at problems from
different angles, and almost every angle
hat a problem might assume has been
covered. The committee, on the INVITA-
tion Of Mr. Barnes. their chairman VIII
meet at the Republican Club for lunch-
con at ? o'clock tomorrow afternoon
The discussion Of problems will be taken
IN al once and It will probably be AFTER
o'clock before the discussion is done 1t
NAV even be prolonged into the evening.
IN
Chairman IInles and J. 3. KeyholoS'
secretary Of the national committee. as
members cx-officio, will be present.
Chairman ITfles will bring up the vari-
Gus problems that have developed in va
rious parts of the country and indicate
what plans he has laid 10 meet them
Mr. Barnes will talk more along the same
line and the members of the committee
will be asked TO suggest ways and means
Of meeting certain situations.
No one has been appointed TO take the
place of Charles +. Brooker. who SAID
he had not time TO serve on the executive
committee, all OF whom are 10 be active
workers at the various headquarters
Thomas A. NARROW, OF Montana, has been
named 10 take the place Of Mr.. Rogers,
Of Wisconsin. who could not serve.
Alvah II. Martin. Of Virginia, and Fred
W. Estabrook, members of the executive
committee assigned to the New York
headquarters, have been here for some
time. Thomas p. Goodrich, of Indiana, is
expected tomorrow At that time the
specific duties of the various executive
committeeman will be definitely fixed.
Senator Newell Sanders OF Tennessee.
will spend a considerable time here.
With the appointment yesterday OF
John W. Hutchinson. jr., as head Of the
speakers bureau the Office at headquar-
ters has been practically organized. Mr..
Hutchinson spent the day in Washington
comforting with members Of Congress as
10 the time they could devote 70 cam
paign work this fall.