Show Urges Republican Conference to Plan For Next Campaign n Party Now Lacks Leader Says F Former National tonal Chairman an Hilles NEW ESP YORK Dec Dee 20 O Declaring Declaring ing that the tho Republican party part lacks a lea leader cr Charles D D. D Hilles former chairman of oC the national committee urged cd at a meeting ortho of or tho the Republican club here tonight t that a H conference of at men prominent prominent prominent nent In the tho party councils be held in Washington ashington within a few months to plan for tor the next presidential presidential presidential campaign Other speakers urged tho the need of oC organization Senator John W W. Weeks of Massachusetts asserted a aman aman man of or experience trained in the part party councils should be mado made national national national na na- chairman Ho He suggested that the various state chairmen meet and elect eject ono one of ot their number number num num- ber to the tho chairmanship Senator Weeks contended the present methods of ot conducting campaigns were both wasteful and antI inefficient He Ire proposed a R return to party part machines The national congressional congressional congressional con con- gressional and senatorial committees committees commit commit- tees should work worl together and not separately he said and funds should be collected b by a central but bureau eau William M 1 M. M Calder senator- senator elect from Now New cw York expressed tho ho opinion that If It James R R. Sheffield Sheffield Sherfield Sher- Sher field resident president of ot the Republican I club could have havo accompanied Charles E. E Hughes hes on his western I trip In the last campaign he would have kept the tho Republican candidate candidate candi candi- date out of or complications which I were in a mea measure responsible for his itis defeat |