Show TAFT AND HITCHCOCK COCK DISCUSS THE l 1 t CAMPAIGN FUND OF REPUBLICANS J rr I I Hot Springs Va Nov XO 25 2 Details of low how the Republican campaign fund was collected and used formed an Interest InterestIng Interesting Ing lag part p rt of o the between Pres Pre PreTa Taft Ta t and National Chairman Hitchcock here today toda Mr Ir Hitchcock explained that while the total sum sum rightfully credited to the national com corn committee was about as ag a matter of fact the committee fund was but 51 1 The excess over oer this amount was as collected by b state organisations and turned back to them by b the nation national al a committee for tor use While the fact appears in inthe the official publication under the law Mr tr Taft was told that its sig significance sI dill did not appear alv ar In the pub published published published statement Five separate contributions were made by b C P Taft Tan which made him the largest single contributor All AU of these Mr Ir Hitchcock explained were made at times when the campaign com corn committee was without funds and nd when the demand for them was w s greatest Mr 11 Hitchcock arrived this morning I r accompanied ac by Charles H Boynton Bo of or 1 New KEc York both of whom will remain t 1 here until Friday The national chair chairman chairman I Iman man dined dinell with Mr Ir Taft tonight He L LI said his time recently had been taken 1 I up arranging the preliminaries of o the f fI inaugural ceremonies In Washington j I The military feature of o the inauguration 1 I tion he said was was to be given glen special 4 I attention i li I Senator Elkins of Wet West W t Virginia also alp al alI came In today to a t T TI I I 1 dont believe Ilee Taft and Cannon Canno are j I going to precipitate a rupture in the party part just on the eve of o a tariff re revision reI revision I vision I lon said Mr Elkins We Ve are go goIng 0 Ing lag to have trouble enough over each t I Ione I one me of the tariff schedules I i t number of articles will be placed on the free list 1st and duties reduced on others other i but this has all got to be done by b com corn compromises compromises Li promises and these the e compromises havo hao got to b made by the Republicans i j themselves who when an agreement is r rI I reached must put up a solid front to 1 L I the Democrats t fc u 4 |