The San Francisco call., 1908-09-07
TAFT is ANXIOUS
; TO MAKE SPEECHES
Republican Nominee Writes the
National Committee Asking
for Itinerary of Tour
Rear Platform Addresses Will
Be Made on Many SUBJ
iects Tuesday

MIDDLE BASS ISLAND, O., Sept. g.
William Il Taft will leave here to-
morrow morning FOR the activities of
his campaign. He has written the re-
publican national committee to arrange
for him a speech making itinerary and
has suggested that the states of Mis-
souri,. Nebraska, Kansas, Iowa, Illinois,
Indiana and New York be included in
any tour that may be decided on
Taft has also expressed the view that
his stay in Cincinnati might be ter
minated as early as September 2l, thus
permitting the extension of his services
in the general political field TO period
Of nearly six weeks and make possible
a trip from coast 10 coast
The request Of the candidate to be
assigned speaking dates, coming as il
does directly upon the visit here yes
terday OF National Chairman Hitch
cock and Taft's desire to hasten the
time when he is to take TO the road,
are regarded as showing his fixed de-
termination TO be personally in the
fight wherever II may be the thickest
and also his determination that no
doubt shall exist as to his attitude
TAFT SEEKS ACTIVITY
= cannot conceive of anything more
depressing than TO be denied partici-
patton in an active campaign. or to
WHOLLY upon necessarily fragmentary
reports as TO what is going on and
as to what conditions are"
This was the recent summing up by
Judge Taft Of his personal feelings in
The situation.
The Taft party viii leave here at 10
clock tomorrow on Commander Rich
ardsOn's yacht Jessemine for Port Clin-
ton, the nearest shore port There au-
tOmobiles viii be taken for a l6 mile
drive 10 Spiegle grove, near Fremont,
there 70 be entertained al luncheon by
Colonel and Mrs. Webb Hayes. San
dUsky viii be reached by trolley before
sark. where they viii go TO the home
OF Edward Marsh for the night
The trip 10 Cincinnati will be-
gin Tuesday afternoon and will be
punctuated with at least 10 speeches
from the rear platform of the train.
Before leaving Sandusky Taft viii ad-
dress the old soldiers and make a po-
uticaI speech at the local theater.
MANY SPEECHES PLANNED
When Tifln is reached at ESQ o'clock
another speech will be delivered and
then on down through the state, includ-
ing the towns Of Carey, Wharton, For
est. Kenton, Bellefontaine, Urbana,
Springfield and Dayton
These speeches viii necessarily be
short as the Taft car viii be attached
10 the regular train on the Big Four
and no changes in the running time of
the trains have been arranged, for
Taft has not prepared the remarks he
Is TO deliver on the trip, but will in
each instance speak extemporaneously
on different topics.
A L Vorys. chief Of staff Of the can
sidate returned here today from
Youngstown, where he presided at the
opening yesterday Of the campaign.
He selected Youngstown for the
t.aening Of the campaign" Vorys said,
because il is a great industrial cen
ter. The idea has been promulgated
that union labor is against the repub-
lican ticket and we wanted to show
the falsity Of these statements. More
than 900 mechanics were in line in
The Youngstown parade to reply TO the
charge being more than three fourths
Of all the mechanics in that great in
5ustrial center"