Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1908-09-12
TAFT COMES TO NEBRASKA
Candidate Will Visit Antelope State
on First Speaking Trip.
MAY EXTEND TO THE coAs,
Towns AIsS to BE Made East and
south-VOrys Goes to New York
to See Hitchcock About
Details.

CINCINNATI, Sept. 11.-CAnddate Tafts
first speech making trip will be through
the west. A. /. Vorys left here for New
York today to personally represent the cam
didate before the national committee in
aFransing tlds trip which will take IL at
least the states of Missouri, Kansas. Ne
braska, Iowa, Illinois and Indiana.
Two other trips are being planned. one
through the eastern states and another
through a number of southern states.
These, however. will not be worked out
until the western journey has been ar
ranged. Judge Taft and National Chair
man Hitchcock had conference today
over the long distance telephone. the re-
suit OF which was the hurried departure
of Mr.. Vorys for New York
"Mr. Vorys having been with me for
some time, knows exactly my ideas for
this trip" Judge Taft explained, land it
was regarded as more satisfactory that he
should go to New York and take up the
details of the trip with the committee. He
will bring back with him, probably sum
| day, the result of the committees de-
cision."
May Go to Coast.
It was said that Mr.. VoTys took with
him no specific recommendations from the
| candidate. Ma. Taft wave II as his opin-
| ion that his western trip would extend as
far west as the coast, although he was
| not certain. Mr.. Vorys will also confer
| while in New York with John Hays Ham
mond regarding the work Of the national
/ league of republican clubs of which Mr..
! Hammond is president.
! Secretary straus OF the department Of
| commerce and labor. and T. V. Powderly
| Of the immigration service will be here to-
morrow.
o. x, shimansky, chairman of the pub
licity bureau of the republican state com
mittee, called on Judge Taft today and
| told the candidate that the most encourag-
ing news was the meeting at Columbus
yesterday of fifty republican editors, who,
without single exception, announced their
intention to support the entire republican
ticket Many OF these editors. Mr. Shi-
mansky said had been classed previously
as anti-Taft
Judge Taft Busy ON Details.
The underground" work of the cam
/ paign, such as communication with
various county organizations in Ohio
who wish to come to Cincinnati,
| suggestions to and from the ma
tional committee, which is arranging the
itinerary of Judge TAFT and calls from Gin
| cinnau politicians and friends constituted
the program Of the republican candidate
today His first caller was Mr.. Cotterman,
director Of posts of the Philippine islands.
who is passing through the city.
Judge Taft today accepted an invitation
to address the Ohio conference OF the
African Methodist church at Allen temple,
this city, next Tuesday evening. The invl-
tation was extended today by a committee
OF the conference headed by Rev C. F.
Gee OF Greenfield, o., who told Judge Taft
that the negro vote of the state. would be
as solid as ever for the republican ticket.
Il have been all over the state and parts
OF Pennsylvania and Virginia" he said
land the sentiment OF our people is 80 per
cent in favor OF the republican ticket"
tn conference win be attended by min
listers of the denomination from Ohio, In
diana, Pennsylvania and Kentucky.