Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-10-19

Judge Taft spent yesterday in the White
House; liked it. and told newspaper men
and others that he felt certain he would
be elected.
Today the republican candidate is speak
ing in the east, and tonight will make an
address in Baltimore.
Candidate Bryan is whirling eastward.
too, to speak in Illinois. Indiana, West
Virginia and New YorL. All the other
candidates of prominence are on the Jon'
too. as all available stumps will be oc-
cupied from now to election day.
Candidate Taft spent most of yesterday
in the White House. taking all three meals
there and discussing the political situation
with the President and members or the
cabinet. In the afternoon the President
and Mrs. Roosevelt went riding and LETT
Judge Taft in possession.
Mr.. Taft arrived In Washington yester-
day morning early, coming from Rlch-
mond, Va, where he made speech sat
urday night. He remained in his private
car until o'clock. Then he drove To
the White House.
Today's campaigning began with i
speech in Newark at Z 30 o'clock. In the
afternoon an address will be made at VII
mington, Del, and at night In Baltimore.
After the Baltimore meeting Mr.. Taft VIII
leave by the Baltimore anad Ohio road
making his next scheduled stop at Cum
berland, Md. The rest of the day VIII be
devoted to West Virginia, beginning at
keyser and ending with night meeting
at Parkersburg.
Mr. Taft will rest in Cincinnati on
Wednesday. Thursday he will plunge
into Indiana for three strenuous days,
closing on Saturday night at Fort Wayne.
The following week, the last of the cam
paign, will be devoted to New York, ex-
cept that possibly one or two speeches
may be made in Connecticut. Monday,
November ., the day before election, Will
be given to OHIO.
DEBS ILL, BUT SPEAKS
Eugene v. Debs, who reached Pitts
burg in his campaign tour yesterday, APP
peared to be still very i'll. Members
of his party fear he may be forced TO
abandon his trip in a few days. He has
been asked by physicians to rest. but
has refused When Debs reached the
station platform 10000 persons were
massed outside of the gates TO welcome
him. They surrounded his auto AN, and ac-
companied him to the Bijou Iheater'
where he spoke for half an hour TO
house which had ben packed for hours
He looked thin and pale In one minute
after his arrival at the theater ne was
on the stage speaking. and When ne nau
finished he was hurried back to MS car
A Pittsburg physician visited the car.
JOHN BIGELOW'S PAPER
One Of the features of the mass meeting
to be held tomorrow night in Carnegie
Hall, New York, by the business men S
national Bryan and Kern committee Will
be the reading of an address written
by John Bigelow, now in his nirsety-first
year Mr.. Bigelow would have liked to
appear personally at the meeting. but
his doctor has forbidden it. The address
which he has written will be read by
Mayor Mcclellan. Mr.. Bigelow was
minister to France from 1851 to 1864.
Nathan Straus will preside over the
meeting and among the speakers will be
ex-Gov David r. Francis of Missouri,
Judson Harmon. Richard Olney and Hill
larry Herbert, all of whom were cabinet
officers under President Cleveland.
VANDERBILT rs SANGUINE-
Frank A. Vanderlip, vice president OF
the National City Bank of New York.
declared in Chicago yesterday that the
election of Taft was assured Taft
success in New York was beyond ques-
ton, he said adding: There may be
some doubt about Gov. Hughes, but
believe that he will be elected"
TAFT'S INDIANA TOUR
The republican state committee has ar