Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-08-19
BILL AND DICK TALK It OVER
"WHY, SURE" SAYS oULAHAN,
"THINGs DO BE LOOKING FINE"
'Steen Thousand Plans for Publicity
Have Been offered to Head Of
Literary Bureau.

HOT SPRINGS, Va, August 10
Through the visit here yesterday of r.
V. Oulahan. director of the literary bu-
reau of the republican national commit
tee, Mr.. Taft was enabled to gain at
first hand the results of the recent con-
ference at Chicago which marked the
opening of the western branch of the
committee headquarters. Members of the
committee from the west and south par
ticipated in this conference, and their re-
port of political conditions in the sec
tions of country represented by them
was given to Mr. Taft as decidedly en-
cOuraging.
Optimism Is a Surprise.
Mr.. Oulahan indicated that there was
a real element of surprise in the optic
mism of southern members of the COM
mittee, based, he said, on what was re-
garded as reliable information. to the
effect that Mr.. Tafts personality was a
decided and increasing element Of
strength to the ticket in the south and
an outspoken sentiment that the present
and continued prosperity of that section
depended on the perpetuation of present
governmental policies. The situation par
ticularly In several of the western states,
he told Mr.. Taft, was seemingly changing
point.
William Sent for Richard.
The visi, of MIR. Oulahan was at the re-
quest of Mr.. Taft, who wished to famil-
iarize himself with the plans for distrib-
uting the literature of the campaign. The
essential feature of this distribution, is
the entire freedom of selection which is
to be allowed chairmen of the state COM
mittees. Mr.. Oulahans bureau will pro-
vide an elaborate array of campaign
reading matter. This will be catalogued
to show its character so that chairman
of a local committee, knowing local con-
ditiOns, may select such literature as will
do the greatest amount or good. This
plan has been carried on with eviuent sat
isfaction in Vermont and Maine, where
the elections come early next month.
Many important problems are yet to be
solved by the literary bureau, according
to Mr.. Oulahan's report TO Mr.. Taft to-
day. One feature which has practically
been decided on Is the establishment Of
a local press bureau TO furnish corre-
spondents with news features which may
develop at the New York headquarters.
So numerous are the plans and schemes
reau finds laid before him that he has
already established the reputation of be-
ing the "acid test man. in the detection
of literary gold bricks
Speech Is Coming Along.
MI Taft has finished the first draft of
the speech he is to deliver Friday to the
Virginia republicans. The speech, ac-
cording to Mr. Vorys. will involve a
general discussion with reference TO the
part taken by the republican party and
the part taken by the democratic party
| in meeting the abuses of trust and mon
| opOlies. with a reference to the duty of
| southern republicans to make every ef-
| fort to increase the republican vote in the
, south by accessions from the ranks of
| independent democrats. 1t will point out.
added Mr. VOrys, the issues upon which
| such democrats must sympathiZe with the
| republican position and republican sue
| cess.
Garfield Sees Rosy Future.
James K. Garfield, Secretary of the In
terror, reached here today after a trip
tano. Wyoming. South Dakota, Nebraska
Utah and Colorado. He made report to
Mr.. Taft on political conditions as he
| observed them, which. he said afterward
was a very optimistic report from a re-
publican standpoint.
THE political sentiment as | ascertain
| ed it," said Mr.. Garfield. was exceeding
ly favorable to Mr.. Taft There was 10
cal trouble in some of the states l Wis
| tied but l was told by both factions in
| each case that nothing, would interfere
with the head of the ticket. Business is
! good, crops are good and I never have
| seen such heavy railroad business in the
| west"
Mr. Garfield said that the train on
| which he came east was poiled a. Kan
| sas City. showing forty-seven votes for