Show DISCUSS PLANS I IFOR FOR CAMPAIGN Republicans Worrying Over Retaining Present Major Majority ity in Congress MEETING AT OYSTER BAY BAYTHE BAYTHE BAYTHE THE WEST VIRGINIA SITUATION STILL ANNOYS New York Aug Chairman Frank FrankIL II IL Hitchcock of c the Republican nation national al committee held a long conference at atthe atthe atthe the Manhattan hotel with James S Sherman Republican nominee for tor vice Ice president Representative William Mc McKinley McKinley McKinley Kinley chairman of the Republican congressional committee and Representative Representative Representative secretary of the committee The conference began upon the return of or those gentlemen from Oyster Bay where they were I called by President Roosevelt for or a talk about the congressional situation It was very ve late before the th was concluded but the Mist list of oC con congressmen gressmen who are to be invited in to make speeches spee lles in both the national and con congressional congressional congressional gressional campaigns was completed It Is said that President Roosevelt dis displayed displayed played pla ed a keen interest in the arrange arrangements arrangements arrangements ments being made for a vigorous cam campaign campaign campaign to retain the present Republican majority in the house of representatives fives tives He was able to give Chairman McKinley and Secretary many man valuable suggestions and these were approved also by Mr Sherman who was chairman of ot the congressional committee until his nomination for the vice presidency No details of the conference at Oyster Oster Bay were made public It was admit admitted admitted admitted ted however hever h ever that arrangements arran were made to enlist speakers for a contest in a districts in southern states which are arc now represented by b Democrats Straus for the People Secretary Straus of oC the department of commerce and labor Who vho was a call caller caller er cr at national headquarters today was asked for an n expression of ot opinion con concerning concerning concerning the New York governorship question He would not say whether he believed that Mr Hughes should or should not be but he ex expressed x pressed this opinion Politicians should not temporize with the will be f the people The leaders should learn the will vili of ot the people and then properly represent their views The meeting of ot the executive commit committee tee of or the national committee was taken up largely with a general discus discussion discussion sion sian of routine jand some time as 18 devoted also to the question of finances There were present at a the meeting Chairman Hitchcock Mr lr Brooker of Connecticut Mr Ward of New York and Mr Dupont of Dela Delaware Delaware Delaware ware members of or the executive com corn committee committee Mr Sheldon treasurer of or the national committee and Cornelius N Bliss and Senator Crane members of the advisory committee Worrying Over West Virginia The West Virginia controversy was taken up today toda by Ward Vard Du Dupont Dupont Dupont pont and Brooker but no decision was reached The two contesting Republican can nominees for governor of the state Swisher and Scherr S herr were noti notified notified fied fled to 10 appear before the committee next Thursday at 10 The he first big rally rail of negro voters v to be held dup du duing duIng ing the campaign occurred tonight at St Cyprians chapel in this city The meeting was addressed by b former Gov Governor Governor Governor Pinchback Pinch back of Louisiana W T Vernon register of ot the United States treasury treasur and a number of others all aU negroes |