Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-10-24
FAST WORK IN LAST WEEK
Strongest Speakers Assigned to New
York, Ohio and Indiana.
PRESIDENT NOT ON THE LIST
Rumors That He Will Make al
Least One Speech Denied by
Chairman Bennett.


ana in the last week of the presidential
fight. the republicans hope to leave moth
ing unsaid that will command the votes
of the wavering.
President Roosevelt heard from Repre-
sentative Bennett today as to the great
oratorical onslaught to be made upon the
democrats In the closing days in the three
states that are now regarded on all sides
as more or less pivotal. Mr.. Bennett is
the chairman of the speakers bureau of
the republican national committee in New
York. and has arranged the dates and
programs for the display of verbal pyro-
technics.
Eyes we are concentrating our best
speakers in the three states in the last
week. not beause we have any doubts as
to carrying them. but because we want
people that the majorities may be made
as heavy as possible said Mr.. Bennett
today. Never in the history of politics
in New York has there been such series
of important meetings as we have arrang-
ed for next week..
List Of the Big Ones.
Nearly all week the republican big guns.
headed by the nominee for President. will
thunder before the people of the Empire
state. The list, not cunting regiment of
small speakers, is something like this:
William II. Taft. James S. Sherman.
Gov. Hughes. Senator Depew. ex-Secre-
tary Leslie NJ. Shaw, Senator Dolliver of
Iowa. Senator Smith of Michigan, Senator
Lodge of Massachusetts, Representative
Leake of New Jersey, Secretary Root,
Secretary Cortelyou, Attorney General
Bonaparte. Secretary Straus, George A.
Knight, California.
CANDIDATE Taft is billed for ten speeches
Wednesday, October 2S, winding up that
night with what the republicans expect to
make the biggest demonstration of the
campaign. 1t will be at Madison Square
Garden, New York. With Mr.. Taft that
night will be Gov. Hughes. Senator Lodge
and George A. knight, the Californfa-ora-
tor Mr.. Taft will work through New
York the remainder of the week and the
others on the list will do the same.
James S. Sherman will talk in the New
October u. Attorney General Bonaparte
being speaker at the same place. Thurs
day night at Murray Hill Lyceum Sec
tary Cortelyou will make his hrst
speech. These are merely the prlnclpal
events. Automobiles. flying breakneck
speed, will hustle the great orators from
one point to another in the city so that
everybody may have chance to hear and
see. Toward the close of the week
great meeting will be held In Carnegie
tary Straus, Senator Dolliver and others:
and Saturday night Secretary ROOT ana
others will talk at Durlands
These Will Invade Ohio.
For Ohio the big guns will work as
follows:
Secretary Garfield, all week.
Secretary Root, two speeches, Cincinnati
and Toledo.
Postmaster General Meyer. the 26th and
27th.
Senator Knox, one speech at Columbus
October 81.
Senator Lodge at Cleveland the o6th and
other dates.
Gen. o. o. Howard, Monday and Tues
day, and Kingsbury Foster. all week;
Henry F. Cochems and Mr.. Irottman'
both of Wisconsin.
Candidate Taft himself will wind up
at Cleveland the afternoon of November
. and make his last speech at 1oungs-
town that night.
No prominent negro orators are 10 De
nut into the state W. T. Vernon, the
negro register of the Treasury, is at work
among the colored voters in Kansas and
the west, trying to keep them In hne'
and Judson Lyons. former register OF the
treasury, is to spend two OF tnree oas
of next week in kentucky, where the re-
publicans have hope. =,
For Indiana the leading speakers will
be:
vice President Fairbanks. Senators
Hemenway and BeSeridge. Representa-
tive Gardner of Michigan, Frank w. Jud-
son, Edward II. Ozmun. cousul general
of the United States at Constantlnople.
who called on the President today. and
John l.. Griffiths. United States consul at
Liverpool.
President Will Not Speak.
Asker whether the President would
make a speech at any point. Mr.. Ben
net said: You can take my word that he
will not leave Washington until he goes
to oyster Bay to vote. and that he will
make no speeches. Rumors continue to
credit the President with possible accept
ance of Invitations coming to him. but
he settled the matter two weeks ago and
will not change his mind.
Mr.. Bennett said that Edward Payson
Brown of New York. one of the best
speakers the republicans have. is to give
three days in Virginia next week. He
takes the place of Senator Depew. who is
wanted in New York. Virginia republi-
cans are hopeful Mr. Bennett said, 'and
We want to aid them all we can
Roosevelt's Little Joke.
President Roosevelt is having much
fun out of the hustle and hustle and
induced Postmaster General Meyer to
make some speeches In Ohio, and Mr.
Meyer has been sent into one district
| that gives 900 democratic majority and
another that barely pulls out with re-
publican votes. Mr.. Meyer protested to
/ the President against this arrangement
and wanted 10 know what would happen
/ if the democratic majorities in those
districts increased after he spoke there.
4 The President then told d joke on him.
/ self. saying that when Henry Cabot
Lodge first ran for Congress in Massa-
chusetts he went into four towns of the
district and made speeches for Lodge.
Each of the towns gave heavier demo-
! cratic vote than ever before
| Lodge would never let me speak for
him again." said the President with a
/ laugh.
| Mikado Sees Lord Northcote.
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