The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-08-13
OTHER MEN WILL
SPEAK FOR TAFT
Candidate Not To Discuss
Campaign Issues Outside
Of Home Town.
NOBODY is "SPANKED."
MEETING WITH CHAIRMAN HITCH
COCK WAS ENTIRELY HARMON
IoUS, ANNOUNCES CANDIDATE
FOR THE PRESIDENCY.

Hot Springs. Va, Aug. 13.-"Every-
thing was as harmonious as possible
and no one was laid across my knee
and spanked"
This was w. H. Taft's genial re-
mark last night in concluding n detail
ed account of his all day conference
with Frank H. Hitchcock, republican
national chairman, and Arthur L.
Vorys, his chief of staff.
Chairman Hitchcock announced af-
ter the first conference that Mr.. Taft
would make no speeches outside the
city of Cincinnati during the cam
paign. On his way from Hot Springs
to Cincinnati the last of the month,
Mr. Taft will make a side trip in Ohio,
the arrangements for which have been
completed, but the details of which
are withheld for the present. No po-
litical speeches will be made on this
trip.
1t was officially announced that Mr..
Taft would not mix in local political
contentious in any state, or take part
in behalf of any candidate for the
nomination for a state Office. This
announcement Is intended as an an
swer. first to demand that Mr.. Taft
decide the merits of the contestants
in the West Virginia split, and second
that he express a preference for or
against Governor Hughes in the New
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To Work in Early Elections.
Taking up the narrative of the days
work, Mr. Taft said:
I'VE went over the situation in
every state where it is recognized that
vigorous campaign must be made.
Particular attention was given to
Maine and Vermont, not because of
any doubt as to the situation, but be-
cause the election is held earlier than
in other states
Gov. Hughes, it was stated. would
be one of the speakers in these states
in addition to opening the Ohio cam
paign at Youngstown on Sept. 5. Sec,
retary James Wilson of the depart
ment of agriculture will speak in Yer.
mont and Maine. likewise Secretary
Straus of the department of com.
merce and labor and the Rev. Dr. John
Wesley, pastor of the Metropolitan
temple. New York.
Ohio Campaign is Arranged.
I'VE discussed continued Mr.
Taft, 1.-The distribution and division OF
work of the various bureaus of the
national campaign organization and
arrangements were made for con.
ference here with Richard V. Oulehan
in charge of the literary work of the
national committee on his return trip
from Chicago, where he is to go for
the opening of the headquarters in
that city.
Split Up to Committee.
Between the conferences with Mr.
Taft, Mr.. Hitchcock was closeted with
Senators Elkins and Scott and Mr.
Swisher, nominee for governor, all ot
West Virginia. Mr.. Hitchcock said he
gave no indication of any action on
his part, except to promise that should
the matter of the split ticket in the
state represented in a proper way to
the national COMMITTEES, that body. fol
| lowing long and broad preceder.s
naturally would be required to deter
| mine which of the factions was the
regular republican ticket and state or
ganiZation.
Senator E1kins after the conference
| said that a letter would be addressed
| to the national committee.