New-York tribune., 1908-10-25
HOT CAMPAIGN FINISH
BENNETT TELLS OF PLANS.
Host of Speakers for Ne0 Porkt,
Ohio and Indiana.
TFrom The Tribune Bureau.I

Washington Oct A-President Roosevelt
learned from Representative Bennett, OF Ne"
York to-day the details Of the oratoricaI on
slaught to be made on the Democrats in the
closing days of the campaign in New YORK.
Ohio and Indiana, the three states that are now
regarded as more less pivotal. Mr.. Bennet
is chairman of the speakers bureau OF the Re
publican National Committee and has arranged
the dates for the speeches.
we are concentrating our best speakers in
the three states in the last week. not because
we have any doubts as to carrying them. but
because we want arguments TO be placed
before the people so that the majorities may %
made as heavy as possible" said Mr.. Bennett
Never in the history OF politics in New York
has there been such series Of important meet
ings as we have arranged for next week. The
list, not counting regiment OF small speakers
is something like this: William H Taft, James
S. Sherman Governor Hughes. Senator Depew,
ex-Secretary Leslie NJ. Shaw, Senator DOntver'
of Iowa; Senator Smith, of Michigan; Senator
Lodge. of Massachusetts; Representative LeakeS
of New Jersey; Secretary Root, Secretary Cor
telyou. Attorney General Banaparte. Secretary
Straus and George A knight, of California
Mr.. Taft is billed for ten speeches on Wednes-
day, the 2Sth. ending that night with what Is
expected to be the biggest demonstration Of the
campaign. It will be at Madison Square Gar
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Hughes, Senator Lodge and George A. Knight
Mr.. Taft will work through New York the re-
mainder of the week. and the others will 90 the
same. James 5. Sherman will talk IN the New
Amsterdam Opera House the evening of the
9th, Attorney General Bonaparte being
speaker at the same place. On Thursday night
at Murray Hill Lyceum. Secretary Cortelyou
will make his first speech. These are merely
the principal events. Automobiles will hustle
the orators from point TO another in the
city, so that everybody may get a chance to
hear and see. Toward the close of the week a
great meeting will be held in Carnegie Hail.
which will be addressed by Secretary Straus,
Senator Dover and others, and Saturday
night Secretary Root and others will talk at
Durland's.
For Ohio the chief speakers are scheduled as
follows: Secretary Garfield, all the week; Sec
retary Root. two speeches, Cincinnati and To-
ledo; Postmaster General Meyer. the 26th and
9th; Senator Knox at Columbus, the 31st; Sem
ator Lodge at Cleveland, the 18th and other
dates; General o. O. Howard Monday and Tues
day Mr.. Taft himself will speak at Cleveland
the afternoon of November 2, and make his last
speech at Youngstown that night.
For Indiana the leading speakers will be
Vice President Fairbanks, Senators Hemenway
and Beveridge Representative Gardner, OF
Michigan; Frank ". Judson, Edward h Oznun,
Consul General of the United States at Con-
stantinople, who called the President to-
day, and John L. Griffiths, United States Con-
sui at Liverpool Both of the consuls will spend
the entire week in Indiana"
PRESIDENT WILL NOT SPEAK
When asked whether the President would
make a speech at any point, Mr.. Bennet said:
You can take my word that he will not leave
Washington until he goes 10 Oyster Bay to
vote Monday night November 2 and that
fe will make no speeches. Rumors continue to
credit the President with possible acceptance
of invitations coming to him. but he settled the
matter two weeks ago, and will not change his
mind"
Mr.. Bennett said that Edward Payson Brown,
Of New York, one of the best speakers the Re
pubIicans have. is to give three days to Vir-
ginia next week. He takes the place Of Senator
Depew. who is wanted in New York. Virginia /
hopeful" Mr.. Bennett said, and !
We want to aid them all we can"
President Roosevelt is having considerable |
out Of the hustle and hustle. and |
even seriousness. of the situation He induced !
Postmaster General Meyer to make some
speeches in Ohio, and Mr.. Meyer has been sent |
into one district that gives 1000 Democratic ma |
jorfty and another that barely pulls out with a /
Republican plurality. Mr.. Meyer protested to /
the President against this discrimination and |
wanted to know what would happen if the Dem |
oratic vote in those districts increased after he
spoke there. The President then told joke on !
himself, saying that when Henry Cabot Lodge |
first ran for Congress in Massachusetts, he went !
INTO four towns of the district and made |
speeches for Lodge. Each town gave heavier |
vote than ever before. Lodge
would never let me speak for him again." said |
he President with a laugh.
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