New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-07-12
Chairman RiIleS to Set the Pace
OF Campaign Activity.
ABLE CAPTAINS WILL HELP
Country May Be Divided Into
Four Sections, Each in Charge
of One Leader.
iron The Tribune Bureau J

Washington. July u.--When the Presiden'
tiaI campaign really begins President Ial'
will have the most perfect organization
ready 10 work FOR his reelection. HIS cause
will not lack for active workers Every
voter in the country win be acquainted with
the record Of the Taft administration ana
the party machinery will he wen oiled TOT
the battle
President Taft talked with several po-
litical leaders to-day, az did chairman
Hilles. who IS winding ~ his AFFAIRS as
secretary preparatory to his departure tor
New York to take up his new duties. Mes
sages OF congratulation have been received
by Mr.. Hjlles from every section or the
country "a well as promises of support
and reports or the political situation.
The slogan Of the Republican party man
ayers from now on will be work CHAIR
man Hilles will set the pace and can DE
counted on literally 10 food the country
with camualsu material and 70 put lacIs
before the voters Able speakers VIII De
assigned 10 every section and VIII pour
shot and shell into the opposition camps
I'D TO the time Of voting in November.
Chairman Hllles has for some time been
collecting valuable political data from ali
sections and is well prepared to begin
operations
V-ba, the subcommittee Of the Republ-
can national committee meets in New York
IN TuIv 10 10 complete the organization for
the campaign. It will take UP plan TO di-
vide the United States into four sections
with an experienced political leader In
charge Of each
mi
ters have been in Chicago and New York,
but the plan proposed now is to have
leaders especially charged with looking
after the East Middle West, Far West and
South.
For the East. william Barnes, jr., Of
New York. Is under consideration. and tor
the Middle West, with Chicago as head
quarters. John T. Adams. Of Iowa; Charles
3 Warren Of Michigan. or Thomas r.
NIedringhaus. Of Missouri II has pracu-
caIIv been determined that Ralph f. Will
Jams, Of Oregon. viii look after the Pacific
Coast.
Chairman Hires believes the chances are
excellent for carrying four Southern states
Missouri Kentucky. Tennessee ana Mary
Iand-and a hard fight will bs made there
with Senator Newell Sanders. Of Tonnes
ser IN charge
All these captains will be under the d.
rection Of Chairman Hiiles, who expects 10
visit the division leaders as often as pos
slble.
Considerable attention ia being given 10
tho selection OF the advisory committee,
which is to be a sort OF board Of strategy.
II is conceded that Senator W Murray
Crane, Of Massachusetts. will be asked to
take place, and Governor Herbert s.
HadIev Of Missouri also may be selected
as a member. Nothing definite will be
done. however until the subcommittee
meets I'm New York next week.
Senator Smith, Of Michigan, who vas
chairman Of the committee which invest
gated the Titanic disaster, talked 10 the
President to-day about the $1,000 gold
medal which Congress authorized to he
presented TO Captain Rostron Of the steam
ship Carpathia. When the medal is ready
the President will invite Captain Rostron
"a the White House, where the presenta-
ton will be made.
Senators Fletcher and Bryan saw the
President to-day about a Florida judge
shin Judge James w Locke, Judge Of the
District Court OF Florida, has submitted p $
resignation, TO take effect on the appoint
nent Of his successor The Florida SEN
ators asked that no action be taken until
they had had an opportunity to present the
names of several Democratic lawyers.
Among the White House callers were
Senators Lea. Townsend, Sanders. CALM
ger and Smith and Representatives Reilly,
Ryrues. Austin. Mcclure. Clayton, Slemp,
Sulzer and Hayes.