Show HAVE NOT YET DECIDED I I 1 Mr Kearns and Mr Loose Have Not Determined De-termined Upon Amount They Will Give Republicans l r ig > Both Gentlemen Declare the Philadelphia Story Unfounded dl and are Unable to Account for its OriginMr Kearns is Much Elated Over Selection of Mr Salisbury as Member of Natiohal Republican Re-publican Committee from Utah I TRIBUNE BUREAU 501 Fourteenth street C v Washington D C June 23 1000 Thomas Keams and Charles E Loose came over from Philadelphia today to-day Mr Kerns laughed when asked about the story pent out from Philadelphia Phila-delphia that ho Gov Wells and Charles E Loose hart contributed 50000 each to tho Republican campaign fund Mr Kearns stated that ho did not understand under-stand how the story originated and that It was a pure fabrication He said I that for his part he would do all he ouTd for the sucecss of the Republican ticket in Utah this fall but as for hiM contribution it had not yet been niadc SALISBURY SELECTION Mr Kearns today received 3 telegram tele-gram from a member or the State executive ex-ecutive committee announcing the selection ecutvc commtte announclns lection or O J Salisbury as a member I I of the national Republican committee from Utah The selection will give I j general satisfaction said Mr Kearns II and will assist greatly in carrying the Stato ot Utah for the Republican ticket tick-et this fall All Republicans or the t State are united this year and all are working for tho success or the Republican Repub-lican nominees for all offices I do not doubt that the Republicans will carry 1 tho State by a safe majority CALLED ON MKINLEY 1 Messrs Kearns Cud Loose were today Introduced to President McKlnloy by II j I Chief Justice I3artch and they had avery I a-very pleasant Interview of considerably > more than the usual length with the Chief Executive Mr Kearns explained to the President that he Is a member ot the committee to notify l hl9 oi his 4 nomination but that he did not think H it possible to accompany the other y members of that committee to Canton on July 12th Mr McKlnlcy gave him a pressing Invitation to bo present as he will entertain the committee at his own home Mr Kearns says he will try to arrange his affairs so that he may be present BOTH LEAVE FOR NEW YORK Mr Loose explained that he is a member of the committee to notify Gov Roosevelt of his nomination and nominaton nne that he and Mr Kearns arc going to New York to see the Governor before going West Upon the mention oC Roosevelts name the President expressed ex-pressed his gratification at the choice of the party for second place on the ticket as expressed at Philadelphia Kearns and Loose left for New Yorl this afternoon 1 Judge Barteh will leave for Salt Lake |