The Washington times., 1908-10-08
Candidate Covered Thirteen
States, Went 6 1000 Miles,
and Spoke to 100000.
SURE OF THE WEST,
@. O. P. COMES EAST
Regarded as Certain That Eight Big
Middle States Are Now Bound to
Go Republican at the Polls.
By JAMES HAY, j.

CHICAGO. Ill. oct. $40 greater
evidence o. the effectiveness Of Judge
Taft's tour through the Middle West
and intermountain States can be had
than In the fact that as a result Of his
trip the center OF the Republicans cam
paigning activity has been suddenly
switched from the Middle West to the
East.
Including his state. Ohio, he has been
into thirteen States. Travelled 5000 miles,
made IS2 speeches. and addressed ap-
proximateIy 1000 600 people.
Broadly speaking the effects and re-
suits OF this great amount Of work may
be summarized as follows:
Eight OF the thirteen States are GER
tain 10 go for him in November, one
Is for Bryan and four may be regarded
as doubtful The eight which are re-
garded By the Republican national com
mittce here as surely Republican are
Illinois. Wisconsin. Iowa. Minnesota.
North Dakota, South Dakota. Kansas.
and Wyoming Bryan's certain State IS
Missouri and the four which may be
regarded as doubtful are Ohio. Indiana.
Nebraska, and Colorado.
Fear for Only Three.
At committee headquarters today. 81
was said that the only three States
which are doubtful enough 10 give the
managers grave concern are New York,
Indiana. and Ohio. New York IS re-
garded as needing the greatest amount
OF work on the part Of the Republican
leaders Indiana is second in the need
for work and Ohio comes third.
Everything that is possible will be
done IN New York The p4rty's most
effective speakers. including Taft him
self, James 5. Sherman, SeuyIOTs DOiii-
yer. Eorah, and William Alden Smith.
and Vice President Fairbanks viii be
sent irto the State 10 keep things live
Is from now until election day In
diana. is oongissyed If'.'Je-s'Ii bett,-3 share
than ever before curing this campaign.
Senator Hemenway brought 20 the
cOmmItteS yesterday a detailed report
which ter ded 10 SHOW that the RepUbli-
cans now have a far chance TO carr y
the S5ate for TAFT
There is not much hope for Watson TO
win the gubernatOrlal night, but 10 is
thought that the national ticket can be
pulled through by hard work and per
feCtinE of the organization. Senator
HemeIr Y said the passage OF the
county local option bill by the extra
session Of the legislature had done the
party good. in that it had turned out
TO be a winning card Tor the farmer
vote.
Ohio Not So Doubtful.
Ohio is not looked upon as being as
doubtful as Indiana. Th= principal
trouble there IS the war Foraker is
making on Taft. II is true that For
aker has not the organization he once
had, and that his fight is now being con-
Quoted by only a remaining few of his
most bitter paTtisaus, but the main
trouble comes from the weakness which
naturally follows anything ike a split
in the party and an interference with
the harmonious carrying out Of a State
fight. While there is a dehectiO min the
labor vote in Ohio, the Republicans do
not think this widespread enough 10
cut away the reserve vote OF op,Wt ma
jority which the State has had for 50
long.
II they can trim Foraker's sails ef-
feCtiyely anu COunteract the effects or
his last desperate stand, they thlnk the
state Will be saved for the party.
It is significant OF the opinion the
PARTY managers have OF TaftS effective
ness as a C.mpaigner that they want
10 use him almost eNc!uslFely IN thoSe
states which are regarded as the battle
ground of the campaign. Before he
took the stump, II was said that the
great radical midOle West was the prin-
Taft went through that section preach
ing necessarily the Roosevelt doctrines
and the gospel Of progress.
Flock to Hear Him
Mere widely than had been expected
by anyone, the progressiveness Of the
West focked TO his standard and said
his creed was the rallyinS cry they had
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