Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-08-13
NO FACTION
 FIGHT FOR TAFT
He Will Not Take Part In State Scraps, He Says.
DISCUSSES THE SITUATION

Has Gone Over Every State Where It
 Is Recognized That Vigorous Cam
 paisn Must Be Made,a He Asserts.
 Will Make No Addresses Outside of
 Home City Candidate and Hitch
 cock Deny Report That They Have
 Disagreed Over Latter's Methods of
 Conducting Republican Campaign.
 Hot Springs, Va, Aug. 1S.-Candi- date Taft issued formal notice, after an extended conference with National Chairman Hitchcock and Arthur 1. Vorus, that he will take no part in factional quarrels in any of the states. In New York, West Virginia, Iowa and other states, where there is division Issue must be decided within the state.
 The only deviation from the rule-not specified by the candidate. but implied will be where it is necessary for the Republican national committee to step In and render a decision regarding par ty loyalty In such cases the presiden- tial candidate will in no way influence the decision of the committee, but he will be guided entirely by the decision after it has been made.
 Chairman Hitchcock announced that 1t could be stated in a formal and off cial manner that Mir Taft would make no speeches outside the city of Gin cinnati during the campaign. On his way from Hot Springs to Cincinnati the last of the month Mir. Taft will make side trip in Ohio, the arrange ments for which have been completed, but the details are withheld for the present. No political speeches will be made on this trip.
 Campaign Plans Discussed.
 Taking up the narrative of the con- ference, MT. Taft said:
 We went over the situation in ev- cry state where it is recognized that a vigorous campaign must be made. Par ticular attention was given to Maine and Vermont not because of any doubt as to the situation in these states, but because the election there is held ear Her than in other states. Governor Hughes, it was stated, undoubtedly would be one of the speakers in these two states in addition to his accept ance of an invitation to open the Ohio campaign at Youngstown on Sept. ,. Secretary James Wilson of the depart ment of agriculture has consented to speak in Vermont and Maine, likewise Secretary Straus of the department of commerce and labor and Rev. Dr. John Wesley, pastor of the Metropolitan temple, New York.
 we discussed and arranged the de- tails of the campaign in Ohio. shall take with me to Cincinnati my present office force and shall have with me Mir vorys and Gus ]. Karger. who will have charge of publicity. besides Mir. Carpenter, my secretary, and such ad- ditional assistants as may be re- Quired.'
 Story of Disagreement Denied.
 A at the conference between Taft and Hitchcock the candidate criticised the methods so far put into use by MT. Hitchcock. It was said that Mir. Hitchcock's methods generally did not meet with the appreciation of Taft and that the latter met the national chair. man with threescore well defined com plaints of a serious nature.
 Mfr. Hitchcock denied the rumOr fat. ly. Mir. Taft said. Tt is absolutely false" Arthur I. VoTys said ''I was not present during the entire confer ence. but I know nothing about it and don't believe that it is true" They are the only three who were present at the conference. Taft and Hitch. cock came forth from the conference laughing and talking together
 Mir. Hitchcock took dinner with Mir. Taft before leaving here. and the ut most good humor prevailed and they shook hands warmly at parting