New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1908-09-10
MR.. TAFT AT HIS OFFICE
PLANS SPEAKING TRIP.
Ohio Republicans Want Governor
Hughes Renomindted.
,pv T.,.eraph to The tribune

o. cached his office early and remained late,
-.,e,vine some political callers and good many
"a friends vino called to welcome him TO Gin
;,nsti and pay their respects He has re-
os,ved many congratulations on his speech az
-..s,stv Yesterday and his trip across the state.
-a.ich proved so great a success The only em-N
80, ssire result is that every town in the state
.,sic, has not been visited by Mr.. Taft in his
-, trims that Of q week ago Saturday and that
:, yesterday wants TO hear him.
--s.re is no question now about the extended
=, ,-,;cs, II is proposed that MIR. Taft shall
aps 2 little later, and sill that remains TO De
o..lea is the~stinerary, 8 problem with ~hhch
enc national committee is now wrestling unti
-, committee has communicated Its views TO
= -.++ no definite plans will be made. but 1t
> ,,ro7-n that route is being discussed which
.,5 snclude Charleston, W. Va, Baltimore.
So, york Buffalo, Erie, and probably TWO or
49,. .1hio towns, TO be followed by another. IN
.,,,5inr Indianapolis and perhaps another lnol-
ana town. Chicago, Milwaukee, some Iowa
- some in Nebraska. possibly two in Mis-
ri end perhaps 8 third IN Illinois
SENTIMENT FOR HUGHES IN OHIO
- ~ tho notable features Of yesterdays
= sc-oSs Ohio, was the number of local poll
.,,,s,s who discussed the probability OF the
-..o-n,nstion of Governor Hughes and ex-
-ss5 the earnest hope that the Republican
- of the Empire State would not make the
- hlunder of rejecting a man whose selec-
- would strengthen the party in every posi-
ale Republican state. These men, chiefly county
...-,,,on zrbo got on the train at each station
:. -,5e with the candidate TO the next. are Or
-..,,.+,on men. and they were unwilling to
r.,it their names TO be used, as they salo
80 d,5 not want TO be placed In the attitude or
.+.. 20 the New York organization but
-, ,-su-e6 that they would not be quoted
- ,,rrsssed their views enphatically saying
80 r-e-A the New York organization TO turn
a., c-o,s-nor down II would be q great tactlcal
slender which would be regarded as re1ectlon
:. +be Roosevelt policies and a slap at Judge
Tar for the people Of all sections regarded liie
,-ove-nor as closely identified with the Clean
,.ics and the enforcement OF the Ia" "lulou'
o-a IN persons which constitute the Roose-
,-el+ noicjes. They said that the Governor ilau
made g wonderfully favorable impression 81
YOUNGSTOWN and that after listening 10 Iiih
there they were at q loss 10 UNDERSTAND "Loe
obiAction there could be to his renofnlna'ioI
-. ..i5 that the rejection Of Mr.. Hughes
would be taken by the people OF TINS secUoh %
. -enudiation Of q clean and able man at tne
5ictstjon of the gamblers, and that IL "ouiu
,nousstionabIv hurt the party not only IN onlo
80 :, evarv Northern state. In Ohio however
.ha ;,5,,-v would be especially marked, because
tho Republican party in this state has 10 rely
On +be votes Of the religious element, the telh-
ne-snce advocates and their sympathlzers ioi
suunort. since Governor Harris has come out 50
strongly for county local option. ana TINS c'aS'
of voters would be scandalized by the re1ectioii
Of Governor Hughes at what they believed 10
no the djctafion Of racetrack gamblers
ssnten,her Is will be Mr.. Taft's birthday and
one county chairman said that the party IN Ne"
York could not make him a finer birthday pres
ent than the denomination of Governor HUGHES
To ADDRESS WATERWAYS CONVENTION.
Mr. Taft day received delegation from
tbe lakes-to-the-Gulf deep waterways conVen-
zion. who urged him to attend their convention
in Chicago. He accepted the invitation anu
selected october as the day on which he would
address the meeting. The committee consisted
Of William X Kavanaugh president Of the Deep
Waterways Association; James E. Smith. presi-
dent Of the Business Mems League; F'estus j.
Wade, president Of the Mercantile Trust Com
pany; Cyrus P Walbridge, eX-Mayor OF 81
Louis; W. s. Saunders, manager of the BUSINESS
Mems League and secretary Of the Deep wafer
ways Association; A L Shapleigh. hardware
manufacturer; Richard c Hall, president OF the
Chicago Association Of Commerce; Edwin D
Conway. chairman of the deep waterways COM
mttee Of the Chicago Association Of Commerce;
T. Edward Wilder, general secretary OF the
Chicago Association OF Commerce; George h
Munroe, a banker, of Joliet Ill; Alexander Y
Scott q lawyer Of Rosedale. Miss: L. T. Kav-
anaugh. president Of the Kavanaugh Sand Com
pany of Memphis, l. A Dutro, postmaster OF
Memphis; John NJ. Parker. a New Orleans mer-
chant, and Phillip weriein, president Of the New
Orleans Progressive Union.
While the association is partisan, it is
doubtful If there was Bryan Democrat among
the visitors Practically every Democrat present
said that he purposed either TO vote for Taft or
T. remain away from the polls. After the bust
ness Of the association had been disposed of.
some Of the delegates returned TO headquarters
10 urge Mr.. Taft TO speak in St. Louis. and at
least one other Missouri city.
William J. Bryan has accepted an invitation
10 ADDRESS the deep waterways convention on
October g. and there is considerable speculation
as TO whether the two candidates will meet at
any u the entertainments planned for the week
A L. Shapleigh Of Missouri. told the Tribuhe's
correspondent that he regarded the chances Of
Mr. Tafts carrying Missouri as decidedly favor
able
The Missouri Republicans have selected, in
Bert Hadley, the most popular man in Missouri
for their candidate for Governor" said NJ
shspeigh and Judge Taft is already extremely
popular in the state The Democrats have
fine row their hands over the candidate for
Governor. with charges Of corruption. and there
are many old line Democrats who will vote for
iiadley and Taft Were it not for the contest
between Stone and Folk for the Senatorship,
which VIII bring out every Democratic vote.
there would be question about Taft's carry
ing the state, and I believe that he will carry
1t anyway If he will make a few speeches in our
more prominent cities"