The Washington times., 1907-08-25
OVATION TO TAFT,
COAST MEN PLAN
AS Nearly Non-PoliHcal as
Possible, Is the
Idea.
Business Men to Take Prin-
cipal Part in Re
ceptionS.

Preparations for a monster and pro-
longed Taft-Roosevelt demonstration
that viii be a surprise to the entire
country. cause leaders OF both OF the big
soli-icaI parties TO sit up and take no
lice and be more than a nine days topic
everywhere, are under way on the Pa
cife Coast, The preparations are Tor
continuous ovation for Secretary Tart
from the time he reaches oregon till he
sails from Seattle for the Orient. This
demonstration. il is pointed out, VIII be
as nearly non-pOlitical in complexion as
POSSIBLE and will be for Taft personally
and for him as the Roosevelt candidate
for the Presidency. The hundred or
more commercial organizations ana dlI-
ferent clubs that are now planning TO
cooperate in this demonstration arc
said to be almost a unit for Roosevelt
Tor a third term. or. If he should decline
10 run. for the man Of his choice. They
recognize Secretary Taft as that man.
Business Men Take Part.
Plans for this demonstration are now
made known for the first time. Friends
Of Secretary Taft in Washington, who
are assisting in the plans have assur-
ance that the leading commercial and
other representative business and pro
fessional men of the two States VIII
take part The demonstrations will De
made principally at Portland. Olympia,
Tacoma, and Seattle.
The Secretarys itinerary through
Oregon and Washington has bccn
changed 10 conform with these plans
It was completed yesterday and tele-
graphed to washington, and then tele-
graphed from here to St. Louis for his
approval. The Secretary's approval was
granted last night. and the Taft crowd
here has wired for the Pacific people
10 go ahead, get busy and boast things
up TO their hearts content. II was
feared that if Secretary Taft was ap-
prized OF the real nature or magnitude
of the demonstration proposed he might
not consent to it.
At Portland September s.
BY this revised itinerary, Secretary
Taft viii go directly from Yellowstone
10 Portland, arriving there Thursday,
September 8 He win be given big
reception that night by the Commercial
Club and next day he will be shown
about the city. There viii be an elab-
crate private luncheon and in the even
ing the oregon Development League
will give it's dinner. At this dinner the
Taft Presidential boom Will be sprung
and it is understood that the nomin-
a4ing speech viii he made By a leading
Democrat Of that State, who viii de
clare that the Democrats and RepuO
lfcans together should follow the sug
eestion Of John Temple Graves and
elect either Roosevelt or Taft TO th'
Presidency.
While in Portland, Secretary and
Mrs. TAFT will be the house guests Of
Theodore B. Wilcox, president Of thu
OREGON Development League Friday
afternoon the Secretary will visit I'M
headquarters OF the department OF TIT
Columbia at Vancouver barracks, neaI
Portland. which are commanded By
Major Gen A. ". Greedy, formerly
chief signal officer of the army.
Saturday morning, Secretary Taft vii
be escorted out OF Portland on a priv
ate car by a committee from the De
velopment League. who win them turl
him over 10 a committee from the Taco
ma board Of trade al the Washington
frontier Passing through Olympia,
stop Will be made for the Secretary Z
be dragged up town by number o
organizations, 10 be received and delive
a speech. The Olympia folks ask ina
liz be a political speech, and Secretar-
Taft is not vet aware OF this request
Saturday afternoon, Secretary Taft an
his party viii arrive in Tacoma, wher
he win be given a big reception. fol
lowed by the board Of trade banquet
The Secretary and Mrs. Taft and thei
son will be the guests of Sam Perkins
proprietor OF the Tacoma 7 ger, an
several other papers.
p.,.-,,,E 49, E,-,or5t;cr
Sunday morning they viii leave Ia
coma on the private Yacht of Nj
Thorne, and viii reach Seattle late 1
the afternoon. Monday the Secretar
viii be shown all around Seattle, an
that evening he will be banqueted b
the Alaska-Yuson Exposition Company
who are inviting 200 OF the representa-
tive business men of the State to NEE
him at the banquet. In Seattle the Taft
viii stop with ex-senator Wilson, Pre-
prietOr Of the POst-Intelli gencer. an
during Monday Secretary Taft viii 1
under the personal escort of Col J.
Nadeau, director general of the expos
ton company
keen rivalry over the privilege {
entertaining the Secret ry Of War Ia
sprung Up in Seattle. It develops that
Taft club Of several hundred member
has been organized the past few day
and they demand opportunity TO Civ
him a big boost themselves. Il Is Tx,
~ they viii manage to get in som.
where along the line