The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-09-17
One VIII Swing Through The South As lar Down As
 Tennessee
SAYS HE IS EAGER
 ID JET INTO FIGHT
Chairman Hiitchool< Says There Will Be Plenty of Racket and Red Fire" During the Month of October,
 When Speakers Warm Up.

Cincinnati. September 1e.-Wiliam H. Taft will make three campaign tours. His first will begin here Sep tember 2S and end October ' at Gales burg, H. This trip will take him through Wisconsin Minnesota, North and South Dakota, Iowa, Nebraska, Colorado, Kansas and Missouri He will make one or more speeches in each oI these states and fill in with numerous sh ort addresses from the rear platform of his special train.
 The second trip, which will be ar ranged in detail later. will take him into Kentucky Tennessee and possibly North Carolina.
 The last trip will be in the east. New York city will be visited and speech will be made in the northern part Of the Empire state It has been decided that New England will not be included in this trip but speeches will be made in Maryland. Pennsylvania, West Vir' ginia and Ohio, which will bring the candidate back to his native city for the election.
 This plan of campaign for the re- publican presidential candidate was de- cided on today a conference betweeN Judge Taft, Chairman Hitchcock of fine republican national committee, senator Dixon of Montana, director of the western speakers bureau; Charles Nagel. national committeeman from Missouri and in charge of the Chicago republican headquarters; Robert A. Bal finger. member from Washington of the advisory committee and A. I. Yorys.
 Taft Is Pleased.
 At the conclusion of the conference Judge Taft expressed himself as highly gratifed that the details. of the first trip had been settled ai1d that others had been determined on.
 'The decision which has beer reached" he said, meets my hearty approval. I have been anxious to do my full share in the campaign, and the work outlined for me would seem to give me the opportunity. It also agrees with my ideas as to how my time should be employed"
 Judge Taft will travel in special train and with him will be two other sneakers of national reputation. While it has not been determined definitely 1t was stated today that Senator. Dolli- var of Iowa would likely be one.
 After the conference Chairman Hitch cock expressed himself generally on the manner of the campaign which has heen determined upon, making it plain that beginning with the first of October tbe racket and red fire" features would be fast enough and strenuous enough to silence all criticism.
 Hitchcocks Statement.
 "There have been numerous criti- cislns.p said MT Hitchcock, ito the effect that the republican campaign was nj a standstil and the opposition party was carrying things by default. There may be a semblance of truth in this at fbe present moment but it has been considered the wisest plan to make the racket and red fire campaign during the month of October
 He thinks there will be no ground for criticism from any quarter when that time arrives.
 MT. Hitchcock gave many reasons for the pursuit of this course. 1t was h1gh- ly desirable that the strong republican orators should be placed where their services were really needed It was inn possible to ascertain these places with out frst-hand information regarding po- litical conditions. This information will be obtained by that time and instead or havine shot wasted previously by being fired at random the e1ofts would De ac- curately directed
 Most of the republican speakers feel that one month of strenuous campaign ing is all that they can undertake with the rate of expenditure of vitality re- oured. The list of republican orators who are to enter the field, MT, Hitch cock said is greater in number and abil- itv than in any previous campaign. When the machine has been brought under full swing he indicated there will be no oc- casion for impatienee.
 As to the labor situation to which MT. Hitchcock has been devot1ng a consid- erable part of his time he believed that false statements are being made to la boring men which would finally result in a reversal of sentiment.
 Int many false statements and misrep- resentations are being made he declared to be within his personal knowledge and he is said to be taking the proper steps to have them shown. as such. It was his expressed belief that the republican party would in the end gets it's share of the labor vote
 Senator Dixon Talks.
 An interesting view of the conference was given after it was over by Senator Dixon, who said:
 q want the people to know that Judge Taft is pulling at the bit and anxious to get to them.
 ',I came down here to aid in arrang- ing the western itinerary, which meets Judge Taft's most hearty approval. His only regret is that he has not been able to start the campaign earlier and meet the people face to face.
 'I find Judge Taft exceedingly anxious to begin the activities of the campaign and to discuss with the people face to face the live issues. The Rocky Moun- tain states, no matter what may be as- serted to the contrary, are for Taft. Thele is none of the old-time enthusiasm for Bryan in the west at this time. From the crest of the Rockies to the Pacific gtst 1t will be an unbroken line of TAft states when the votes are counted t kn November"
 said:
 II have had the opnorfunitv tn meet