The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-09-16
HUGHES TO PULL
TAFT THROUGH
New York Governor May Speak
in Several of the West
ern States.
CONFERENCE IN CHICAGO
HITCHCOCK AND DIXON LEAVE
FOR CINCINNATI.

Chicago, Sept 15.-Republican lead
ers from fourteen central and western
states who were assembled here today
with Chairman Hitchcock of the Re-
publican national committee, expressed
their qualification at the denomination
OF Hughes for governor OF New York
without exception the leaders declared
that the action of the New York con-
vention Will aid the Republicans in
states of the west
Requests for Hughes.
Requests that Governor Hughes be
sent into western states TO make cam
paign speeches have been received in
great numbers, and many Of the chair
men of state central committees have
peen lnsistent in their demands. The
national committee refrained from ask
ing Governor Hughes to take part in
the campaign because il was not
deemed wise to do anything that would
look like interference in the contest be-
tween New York organization leaders
ana Hughes supporters over the guber-
material situation. There Is no longer
any reason why an invitation to speak
should be withheld from Governor
hughes, and he will be asked to visit
as many states as he can in the time he
has 10 spare from his own campaign.
II is said that he may be scheduled to
speak In Kansas. Nebraska, Iowa and
other western states. where his popu-
larity is strong.
Off for Cincinnati.
Chairman Hitchcock and Senator
Dixon, director of the speakers bureau
Of the western headquarters, left Chi
cago tonight for Cincinnati, where
they VIII confer with Judge Taft con-
corning the itinerary arranged for his
western trip. This trip, which will ex-
tend into about ten states. will begin
about Sept. % and conclude on Oct. Z,
when MIR. Taft will make a non-parti-
san speech before the Deep Water
ways convention in this city. Mr.. Taft
may make number of speeches in the
region contiguous to Cincinnati before
entering upon his long trip. These
speeches. if made, viii be in addition TO
the address 10 the National League OF
Republican Clubs at Cincinnati on
Sept. 22. and the speech i'm connection
with George AIDES rally at his farm
near Brook. Ind.
eouteIl's Excuses.
Representative BouteH of Illinois
who has just returned from campaign
ing i'm Maine. visited Republican head
quarters today. He said that the small
majority by which Maine was carried
by the Republican party has no par
tciilar hearing upon the national cleo
ton. He thought that the return of the
entire Republican congressional dele
CATION was an indication that the atti-
tude Of the party in congress met
with the approval of the people of the
state, regardless of local difference. He
predicted that in the national election
the normal Republican majority would
be given Taft and sherman.
The Platform.
The platform follows:
Inc Republican party OF the state of
New York, in convention assembled
proud of its achievements and promises
ciares as follows:
we heartily ratify the ticket nomi-
mated by the Republican national conven-
ton at Chicago. and subscribe to the plat
form there adopted.
we endorse the declarations of VIII
liam H. Tart and James 5. Sherman in
accepting their respective nominations.
I'VE cordially approve the interpreta-
ton and fulfillment of promises made in
national platforms by Republican con-
crosses, and by matchless array of Re
pupNcdn presidents from Abraham Lin
coin 10 Theodore Roosevelt.
We reaffirm our allegiance to the
principles adopted In our state conven-
tons and applaud the splendid work &C
compllshed for the people in accordance
herewith by Republican governors, state
officers and legislators.
"This Critical Time"
AT this critical time in the commercial
and natural development of the world.
with a revision of our tariff and our
banking and currency laws impApding. we
urge every believer in sound money and
in the American policy of protection to
the wage-earner. the farmer, the manu-
Republican candidates who are pledged
TO sound money and a protective tariff.
1--WE believe the courts. federal and