The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-08-08
TAFT'S PLANS.
The Secretary Will Return to
Washington Next Week.
Will Stop at Oyster Bay for
Final Conference.
TRIP TO THE ORIENT.
Will Begin August Is and Be a
Campaign Opener.
Keynote to Be Sounded in a
Speech at Columbus.

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Chicago, Aug. "a dispatch to the
Record-Herald from Washington says:
Secretary of War Taft will be back
in Washington next week from vaca-
ton. On the way from his retreat in
| Canada, the secretary of war will call
at Oyster Bay for long and final talk
with President Roosevelt before leaving
on his trip to the Philippines and around
the world in September. The conference
with the president possibly will be more
| significant politically than otherwise
It is regarded as probable that if
President Roosevelt has thought of any
new plan of eliminating himself from
| consideration in connection with the
nomination on the national ticket>a wear
hence, more absolutely than through his
utterance on the night of election in
1904, he may lay it before Secretary
Taft when they meet. The secretary
Will therefore be in a position to go
across the continent on his speech-mak-
ing tour with definite knowledge of how
the third term talk is to be silenced.
Some facts have leaked out within
day or two regarding the character of
talk which Secretary Taft will deliver
to the people when he opens his cam
pafgn in earnest. First and foremost in
many particulars will be the address at
supplied relative to the railroad situa-
ton in all its phases, the deduction
therefrom being that the secretary will
declare at the start a policy in further
ance of Roosevelt principles which will
be prosecuted at his hands If he is NOM
mated and elected chief executive to
succeed the present incumbent.
Plans for the Trip.
New York, Aug. 8.-Friends here of
Secretary Taft, who is about to start on
tour of the world, have heard that he
will reach this city Monday and that on
the following day he will go to Oyster
Bay for an extended conference with
President Roosevelt, presumably re-
garding affairs Of government and of
his trip.
Mr.. Taft's tour will begin on August
49, when he will leave Washington and
the way he is scheduled to deliver a few
addresses. He will arrive at Seattle in
time to sail on the steamer Manchuria
on September 10.
On this trip to the east Mr.. Taft will
be accompanied only by his wife, his IL
year-old son Charlie and his secretary
Frank c. Carpenter.
Montico Taft, "a Filipino who adopted
him as his father year or so ago, will
travel in attendance upon Mr.. Taft.
When Secretary Taft was governor of
the Philippines Montico was rickshaw
boy whom he often employed. He be-
came interested in him and did many
things for his welfare. Two years ago
Montico found his way to this country,
sought out Mr.. Tt IT and announced that
he had come to be his servant. Since
then he has been his faithful attendant.
According to his native custom, he calls
him father.
From Seattle Mr.. Taft will travel to
Manila by way of japan and China His
stay in the islands will be short.
return from the far east VIII be
made by the Transsiberian railway and
Europe. Mr.. Taft will travel unofficial
ly as soon as he has discharged his mis-
sion in Manila, but the tour through the
far east of a man as high in the admin
istration will be watched with interest
by the competitors of the United states.
With the completion of this trip Mr..
Taft will have established a record for
a cabinet minister's wanderings. 1t Is
that when he sees Washington |
again he will have concluded more than
loo. 900 miles of travel since he was call |
ed to cabinet rank.