The morning journal-courier., 1908-07-22
|ldidate Says It May Be Most
 Important of Campaign And Seeks the Pre-
 Sident'S Judge ment.
\ OFFICIAL ANNOUNCEMENT
paves Hot Springs, Va, To, night on His Own Initiative Declines Mascot in
 Shape of an Ele-
 phant,

3Hot Springs, Va, July 2l--President Roosevelt Is to review in advance the 'eech Judge Taft will deliver in Gin %nnati next Tuesday.
 TIT have decided to make this speech khpt may be my most important utter Ihce of the campaign. have the high $t regard for the Presidents judg- bent regarding the subjects to be dealt Filth and keen appreciation of his Eonderful ability for forceful expres- Non. want his judgment and his Eriticism and this cannot be satlsfac- Ebrily obtained at long range, so I Fave decided to go to oyster Bay" NThis statement made today by Mir. Naft indicates his viewpoint regarding Me announcement of his intended trip Which, he says, is to be taken on his Hwn and not on the Presidents initia- Eve He will leave here with MT. Car Renter, his secretary. tomorrow night. < The plan for PresiG mt Roosevelts S Participation in the final review of the l!peech which Is regarded as having a Humber of significant features from a Political viewpoint. was finally decided Hpon at 1 o'clock this morning. It was hade clear that throughout the prepar- \ ton of the speech, which Is today un- Ecrgoing final revision at the hands of I lr. Taft, frequent and extended consul Ration has been had with the Presl- fent' The mails. the telegraph and the telephone have been used for this pur- bose.
 In emphasizing the political import |ance of the speech, MT Taft said to- Hay that the first intention to have Y he utterance only a simple and formal ! acknowledgment of the notification hsld been finally abandoned, in view of the subjects which seemed to crowd themselves forward for consideration. frhe speech will doubtless contain ap- twelve thousand words. Nc Forecast of the subjects discussed and ehe method of their treatment will be mafe in advance with the consent of MT. Taft
 Declines an Elephant. Mir. Taft received the following tele- |gram today from Chairman Hitchcock, |of the national committee, and declined Ian elephant, offered by W. w. Powers, of Rhode Island:
 'Pikes Peak Summit, Colo, July 21. "Hon. William H. Taft, Hot Springs
 Va:
 Republican leaders from every state west of Missouri river join with me fir sending you greetings from top oi Pikes Peak. We are now on top and expect to be on top when the return. come in next November
 (SigneO FRANK H. HITCHCOCK
 Riverside, R. l., July 21. Hon. w. H. Taft, Hot Springs Va.
 "Would accept free one of Powers Hlppodrome elephants as republican party emblem and mascot In fall cam paign. You may remember seeing then at Cumberland, Md Please wire reply at my expense to me, Providence, R. l, care Crescent Park
 w. w. POWERS" :"
 The answer to this was:
 'I am very much obliged to you fo your generous offer, but I am afrait your elephant, were I to accept 1t would be an elephant indeed. You ar very much better able to take care o him than l and l hope that whereve he is he will constitute q mascot bot for you and for me.
 "W, II. TAFT"
 Fight in the South.
 Preparation for one grand rally fo Virginia republicans to be held here be fore MT. Taft quits the place in Sep tember for the activities for the cam paign was started anew today by a del egation of leading republicans fror many sections of the state, Judg Taft looks with some favor on the rall and will, upon his return from Cincir rati, consider fixing date in Angus for It's occurrence. He coincided wit tho view expressed by the delegatie that good politics dictated that an ac tive campaign be made not only the old Dominion but also In Mort Carolina and Georgia.
 "If l have any influence with in national committee" Judge Taft quoted as saying to the delegation q fight will be made in those states"