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Show irriNG READY ! FOR CAMPAIGN t ' ' I ppoHicans Take No CbanceSi pjans Prepared in Advance After Conference With the President. Retails Will Bo Left to Chairman. Vft)rtelyou When He Assumes 'Jvi Committee Chairmanship. I " rASIIINGTON. May 24. Recently r there was another Important Ji conference of Republicans held' f V at tlie White House. ' Amon ,i present wero Ellhu Root, who Is f've temporary1 chairman of the cons' con-s' e'Jcn; Frank S. Blak, who will de- .,. the nominating speech; Senator i Est? Cabot Lodge, who Is to be ehalr-i ehalr-i & of the committee on resolutions si read the platform, and Secretary , gteiyou, probably the next chairman ; tie Republican National committee, 'litre Is absolute harmony of views jj purposes among these men, and ii campaign plans being formed con-rite con-rite only the adoption of the aiKt methods. ?ht Republicans intend to have their pzs for the convention formulated in lirtcee, that everything may run like hlvo:k and the party present a riot front to the enemy in the natal na-tal campaign, ilit President is congratulated for fctrl" selections he has made for the pspalgn work. Root, Black and Cor-itjyoa Cor-itjyoa are regarded as three of the kit elections for their respective po-SJoa po-SJoa that could have been made. i Bright Prospect Ahead. Tla Republican situation is taking on l!te hue.. Despite the strenuous twk-cal trouble In certain States, the teinlstratlon feels hopeful that they IrJI be otralghtened out before the natal, na-tal, campaign get under way. It said positively that reports of W?ril Interference In any of the ictioBal State lights are without halation. lMh one exception, the speakers who i; lo second' the nomination of Presl-5itRoo3evelt Presl-5itRoo3evelt In the convention . have fefcen chosvn. but they probably will i lthln a week or ten days. Four ndlng speec hes probably will be.de-P'red, be.de-P'red, The exception noted Is Harry laipell Edwards of Macon, Ga,, a id-known writer. t"Thi committee will open its head-Wrters head-Wrters In Chicago on June 1," said eretary Elmer Dover of the Republl-li Republl-li Nationnl committee, after a talk i!ih the President "I will be in New totkmost of the intervening time. Ev-trjilng Ev-trjilng is looking just as promising J one-'could ask Just at presenf we ft working along on preliminary de-2s-th!ngs that can be done without Siting for the direction of the chair- For instance, there Is the matter i speakers Last campaign there ra something like lf-QO, scattered' over United Stales. We are now trying "2nd out where these men can be if ihey are wanted. ffl that number perhaps fifty have W. Then there will be a certain Kabir that have become incapacitated ' campaign work, and, In addition to tt Proportion, there will be some who perhaps changed their politics Fit last campaign because thoy were i appointed Minister to. Dahomey or other post they believed, they have received for good work lnlS9S or 1000. ' . Matter of Headquarters. Hie matter of headquarters of the Miitlee will be left to the chairman Wfltclslou If the plan pursued in lE'Ji) k00 Ib followed this year. Immcdi-W Immcdi-W Rfter the convention Inst cam- the National committee passed a MutJon conferring on Chairman all the powers that the convon-waaad convon-waaad given the committee itself. fj-ne Senator was empowered to the entire executive committee, vacant,ies in the National com-J com-J . to stlect quarters, and. In fact, f wcl the destinies of the campaign uw most-absolute manner. Mne Senator used to say that he did tL Vote ln t,l(? committee, but Sht that he had some influence over or two members. He did not want "ie In the committees and Invariably ato accept a proxy when asked ifa conmlttee will have quarters at Auditorium this year, as It had in bs p"han We'll have money enough , oi tlipsc ofllccs, but at frm?1 k looks doubtful. Chairman ?!iou,wiH have to dcclde-whcre the T xork quarters will be located. I no luoa. whore thcy be wstlons, ao far as I know, have KL.ien "iadc to the committee to dc-!?f dc-!?f piat question. Mjji han ly that thcre Ls any -tood of a third office being estab-u estab-u out on the Pacific coast, as has K-l ,"eEeKte(l In certain quarters. I HrvJ , lwo of"ces will meet the rd-Brhf rd-Brhf . ? 01 the campaign. Chicago krnti.. , ar e,1"Sh West to give Raw!" charBu there an opportunity Wr ti re.oC tV,i coa'st country. How-Bil'rJ-5 13 anl"er matter for the K? 10 determine. If Mr. Cortel-swisnt3 Cortel-swisnt3 to eatabllflh an office on tUe IBrY 0(5 will do so." |