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

rHmgeU get n PUUU
out Of Judge Taft in the three days of
his Indiana tour He will enter the
state from Cincinnati on Thursday and
will make sixteen speeches that day. fif-
teen on Friday and fourteen on Saturday,
a total of forty-fve.
The two big meetings will be at
Evansville and Indianapolis, but the
committee has arranged for county raj
lies at many places and speakers will
be on hand for all day meetings at points
where Mr.. Taft will spend but a few
minutes.
CHAMBER BEGINS BIG TOUR
The democratic candidate for Governor
of New York. Lewis Stuyvesant Chanler.
begins the most important of his upstate
tours with a speech at Middletown this
afternoon. Tonight the democrats of Mr..
OdelIs town of Newburg rally for Mr..
ChanIer. and from then on till next Satur-
day night, when he speaks at Utica, the
candidate will have crowded hours, deliv-
erng three or four speeches a day. Mr..
Chanler will venture into republican ter
ritory again with confidence, for he be-
ieves he has found that Gov. Hughes has
lost strength north OF the Bronx since
1906.
TAFT'S NEW YORK TOUR
Judge Taft announced yesterday that
he would make no day speeches in New
York state during the last week Of the
campaign. In that week he is to appear in
the Empire state with Gov. Hughes for a
whirlwind trip. He explained that 1t
would be necessary to conserve his voice
In order to keep his engagements for
night meetings. Judge Taft has little
confidence in the effectiveness of the brief
informal talks from the car platform In
response to the demands of local commit
tees. He thinks that more will be gained
for the cause by outstanding his strength
for the extended speeches at night, which
are to be the features of the New YORK
tour.
PRESIDENT WILL NOT SPEAK
The question whether President Roose-
welt shall make one or two speeches In
the campaign was discussed yesterday
when the President, William II. Taft and
members of the Cabinet talked over the
general political situation. After the con-
ference Secretary Loeb said that there
was no change in the situation, the pres
ent inclination of the President being
agains. making any speeches.
THEY WANT TAFT VICTORY
The National Association of Manufact-
urers has just completed canvass of its
3 900 members throughout the United
States in nearly every line of trade to
ascertain the countryS commercial
status twelve months after the panic.
Most of the members take advantage of
the prosperity" question to go on record
as favoring the election of Taft as being
for the best interests of the industries OF
the nation.
BRYAN COMES EAST
Candidate Bryan started east from Lin
coin, Neb., yesterday on his final squirt
for the presidential stakes. At 4:Oj
o'clock accompanied by Mrs. Bryan, who
is making her first tour of the campaign
with him, he departed for st. Louis.
He will make speeches in Illinois. In
diana, Ohio. Kentucky, West Virginia and
New Jersey. and expects to reach New
York Saturday, October "a, to spend five
days in that state. Mr.. Bryan seems
confident and says he feels fine.
TOLSToY FAVORS w. j. B.
A Philadelphia hotel man yesterday
made public letter he had received from
Count Tolstoy expressing the hope that
w. ]. Bryan would be elected, and that
he is a single taXer The count says
of Mr.. Bryan: Il know that the basis of
his activity is kindred to mine"