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Show lj WHOOPS I L HEADQUARTERS fljBAJ WASHINGTON, Feb. S. Tatt head- IIk quarters are to be opened here Im- HH mediately and Representative William HHl B. McKlnley, of Illinois, chairman of lflt the Republicau congressional cam. Hflfl palgn committee, will be in charge of IHS Lbe president's presidential Interests HBmi from now until the'Chlcago conven- Bt' This announcement wns made to- El night. Mr Taft'n friends have ad- Bf vised this step, but no action was HHi taken until the pressure of political B work became ao great that Sccrctarj' W Hillcs found it almost unsupportable. Hflj Besides it was interfering seriously Hj i witli the necessary work of his of- r I The selection of Mr.1' MoKinloy Is fll regarded an especially appropriate. In iiiB. I lite ranncllv Mo rhnirmnn nf Lho Rft- immmWhi publican congressional committee, he I will have exceptional means of kcep- , " Ing In closo touch with political af- mmWl y fairs throughout tho country. BHf The headqunrtors will be opened as -Hr soon as suitable quarters can be wlS found and these probably will bo MHIf j within easy hail of tho White House! DiMM i The sudden announcement of the i decision to open headquarters here Immediately came as a complete sur- m. prise, but it occasioned no move sur- K- I prise, than did tho selection of Mr. H McKlnley to take command. It was H) lecalled tonight, how-over, that Mr. Kd McKlnley has been a constant visitor H I at the White House during tho hist B few weeks He has conferred with. B the president and Mr. Hillcs almost 'daily. On one of his recent visits ho i wae nskerl whether he would accept re.electlon as chairman of the Republican Repub-lican congressional campaign committee. commit-tee. "Well." he said, laughingly, "I'm a little fellow and 1 would havo some difficulty In resisting." In the last national campaign the congressional committee of which Mr, AIcKlnlcy, then as now, was chairman, worked In complete harmony with the Republican national committee In advancing ad-vancing Mr. Taft's political fortunes. The work 'done then by Mr. McKln-ley, McKln-ley, It Is believed, had much to div with his selection again to look out for Mr. Tuft's forces. Postmaster General Hitchcock, who Is taking an active part with Secretary Secre-tary Hilles In the pre-conventlon work for Mr. Taft, will bo among the first men whom Mr. McKlnley will con-sulL con-sulL Tho postmaster goneral, Air. HIIIos and Mr. McKlnley probably will go over the situation togethor tomorrow and make tentative plans for launching the campaign. - Mr. MrTvlnlov )ilD ,ri ot,. noimced his intention of holding a seies of conferences at once. Ho vill begin tomorrow morning and tho rest of the week probably will be de-oted de-oted to mapping otit a plan of campaign cam-paign Air. AIcKinley later gave out a statoment concerning his appointment appoint-ment and his plans. He said: "The suggestion camo' lo me late this evening, camo as such a surprise sur-prise that 1 mii6t plead for time to think. I cannot make any prediction tonight except to reiterate what Secretary Sec-retary Hilles has said that the re-uomlnation re-uomlnation of Mr. Taft Is assured. It is, however, the desire of the friends of the president throughout tho country coun-try to have s,omo central place from irhlch they can kocji advised as 'to tho details of the campaign. "Our idea pow is to arrange within a few days for a central bureau, from which tho country will also be informed in-formed In a thorough manner as to what the administration has accomplished accom-plished Thero will bo no attacks on other candidates nor intriguing, It will ha an open campaign. Mr. Taft will stand on the record of his administration ad-ministration and the record of his party. "As towhen headquarters will he established In Washington. I cannot state until I have had opportunitv fo confer with the party leaders. Twill start to work In the morning." |