Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1908-08-15
MEMBERS OF EXECUTIVE COM
MlTTEE AND HEADS OF BUREAU
MEET WITH NATIONAL CHAIR.
MAN HITCHCOCK IN CHICAGO.
DEMOCRATIC PAPER
is OUT FOR TAFT
BALTIMORE SUN, MARYLAND,s
LEADING OPPOSITION ORGAN,
BOLTS RRYAN-WANTs STEADY.
MAN AT THE HELM.

Chicago, Aug. 14.-Senator Borah OF
Idaho, Frank o. Lowden Of Illinois,
Victor Rosewater of Nebraska and
Charles Nagel of Missouri, members
of the executive committee of the Re-
publican national committee and Ma
tional Chairman Hitchcock today be-
gan conference at which the details
for western campaign were discuss
ed. Tomorrow thase gentlemen will
be Joined by T. Coleman Dupont, di-
rector of the speakers bureau, George
r. Sheldon, treasurer of the national
committee. r. B. Oulahan, director Of
the livery bureau, Fred w. Upham, as
sistant treasurer and several others
who will take an important part in
the campaign work and 1t Is expected
the gathering will be one OF the most
important OF the campaign.
Want cummins to Campaign for Taft.
Des Moines, Aug. 14--Governor
Cummins will be asked to make an ex-
tensive speaking tour this fall In be-
half Of Judge Taft. This was learned
from sources close to National Chair
man Hitcficock, who was in Washing.
to- enroute from Hot Springs to Chi.
cago. Governor Cnmmins' active
speaking participation in the campaign
is earnestly desired for various rea-
sons, all relating to the fact that he is
regarded as closely in touch with the
progressive sentiment Of the west,
where the chief battles of the cam
paign are to be waged, and because
he is considered on good terms with
organized labor.
Other Iowa speakers will also be
active in the campaign, according to
present arrangements. For instance.
Secretary Wilson has been asked to
speak along with Secretary Straus In
Vermont and Maine. Senator Dolli.
yer is also wanted to speak there and
to spend mucn time on the stump.
Mr.. Hitchcock is planning a great
speaking campaign. Secretary Root
will be drafted for several speeches.
Senator La Toilette is also much want
ed. Governor Sheldon at Nebraska
and Senator Borah Of Idaho will prob
ably speak widely.
Democratic Paper for Taft.
baltimore. Md, Aug. 1.-THE Ball
timore Sun, the leading democratic
newspaper in Maryland, and one OF
the foremost papers of the south, has
come out strongly in support of w. III,
Taft for president. In 1895 the Sun
fought Bryan and the free silver move
ment, but in 1900 it supported the Me-
braska and made good fight for him.
During the late Senator Germans
control of the democratic machine IN
Maryland the Sun helped to turn the,
state over to the republicans in order
to overthrow the machine.
Taft just and ResoIute,
An editorial in the paper today says:l
1t is the Judgment of the Sun that
the material welfare Of the people OF
the United States-industria and H.
nancial- would be promoted to a great
er degree by the election of Mr.. Taft
than by the election Of Mr. Bryan;
that their rights would be safeguarded
as carefully by Mr.. Taft as by Mr..
Bryan.
"The Sun is convinced that the arm
OF law personified by president OF
balanced Judgment with a through
knowledge OF lava man steady OF
purpose. just and resolute-would
prove better defender of the rights
of the people, would do more to pro-
mote their material welfare than tho
the big stick has done in the hands Of
Mr.. Roosevelt or than the big club
couu 90 IN the nandS OF MT. Bryan.
It is our deliberate Judgment that for
the next four years the material inter-
ests of this country would be safer
with Mr.. Toft at tho head OF the nat
ional government than with Mr.. Bryan
Steady Man Needed at Helm.
I'VE further believe that while law-
breakers would be brought to account
by Mr. Taft with as little fear as Mr.
Bryan could display, the methods en-
ployed by Mr.. Taft would not cutai,
the workingman's opportunities for em-
ployment by the disturbing of the bus
incss of law abiding men and corpora
tions, as has been witnessed in the last
few years.
Mr.. Taft's experience in important
administrative posts, his judicial
temperament, his patience aud
thoroughness in investigation, Justi-
fy the belief that as president he would
execute the law faithfully and wei1
but not spectacularly.
And while this type of man ought
to be in the White House all the time,
he seems to be specially needed now,
when the country is emerging from an
industrial and financial oppression
which brought distress and suffering
into many hOmpsD - :