The sun., 1908-08-20
GIVE FIRST HONOR TO HUGHES
0HTO SPEECH TO BE NATIONAL
CANPAIGN,S KEYNOTE.


JsvpnatiH Answer or TAFT Managers 20 New
York Leaders' Charge Thae Governor
IL Net Reguiar-stands Next to Roose-
welt and Taft I'm the Middle west.
Hot SPRINGS, Aug, 1s.-The Youngstown.
Ohio, meeting on September s. at which
Gov. Hughes will be the chief speaker. IL
TO be more than a mere State affair. It
will practically mark the opening Of the
campaign for the whole country, and the
speech which Mr.. Hughes IL to deliver will
be written with that fact In view. -.
The selection Of Mr.. Hughes to deliver
the opening speech Of the campaign is an
eanphatio answer by the managers Of the
national campaign to the complaints OF
New York leaders that the Governor Is not
o regular party man.
Congressman James Kennedy OF Youngs-
town was hero to-day making the final
ARRANGEMENTS for the meeting with Arthur
/. vorys. MIR. vorys is going to preside at
the meeting. Besides representatives from
ali Of the counties in the State there win
be delegations from Illinois, West Virginia,
Pennsylvania, New York, Tennessee, Ken
lucky and Indiana.
Mr.. Taft win not attend the meeting in
accordance with his plan not TO mako any
speeches In the campaign outside Of
Cincinnati. The candidate has great oon-
fidenoe in Mr.. Hughes's ability as cam
paigner. and the news that tho Governor
10 to do some moro speaking In the middle
West later was pleasing to him.
Congressman Kennedy had this to say
Il. fkof faAI In tsSu ,whc
In the Middle West.
Gov. Hughes. next to Roosevelt and Mr.
Taft. is more popular In that part Of the
country than any other Republican. The
people feel that he 10 honest and indepen-
dent and they like him.
There will be general regret among
Republicans Of the middle West IL he is
turned down In New York State
4 Senator, ,Beveridge Of Indiana and Gov.
Harris. aside from Gov. Hughes, will be
the only speakers at the Youngstown meet
ing. The Taft men do not look for any
unpleasantness at the meeting because Of
the elimination OF Senator Foraker from
the list Of speakers. but the situation may
get awayfrom them II the Senator is present.
Congressman Kennedy agrees with Mr..
vorys that Ohio will give the Republican
national ticket a majority Of at least 10o. 900
with the exception OF the vote cast for
Roosevelt said he. @it will be rscord
breaker. Business men. the men with
small stocks in their stores, the men who
have labor to sell take it that the election Of
Bryan would be q genuine calamity
Mr.. Taft spent practically the entire day
working on the speech which he is to deliver
before the Virginians here on next Friday
MIR. Vorys, the candidates. chief OF statf.
announced to-day that this speech is de-
Democratic voters of the South. 1t will
involve a discussion OF the part taken by
the two great pa rites in nesting the abuses
OF trusts and monopolies. but special en-
phasis will be laid on the duty OF Southern
Republicans to make every effort to in
by aooessions from the ranks OF the indie
pendent Democrats. MIR. Taft will point
out the issues on which such an appeal
ought to be based.
james r. Garfield. Secretary OF the Jn-
terror. was visitor here, to-day. He has
the West and ran down from " Washington
TO make Mr'1aft acquainted with the
which he had found.
@Mr. Bryan cannot carry Nebraska, his
own State. was one Of the most encourag--
ing bits Of information he brought; Il
have travelled extensively through Cali
fornia. Oregon. Idaho, Montana, Colorado.
Nebraska and Kansas" said Secretary
Garfield. 'and everywhere found the
sentiment Of the people very friendly to
have repaired. thelr, differences and are
splendidly organized. Senator Carter Of
Montana gave me a message to bear to
Mr.. Taft to the effect that that State is
going TO go for him.
Everywhere the crops are good and
among others. Mr.. Bryan is making no head
way with bis campaign. Despite his ap-
peals to State pride he will lose Nebraska
a poll taken on the train on my return
trip showed Al votes for Mr. Taft and ~
for Bryan. This was In Kansas. In some
lively local Republican fights are in prog
ress. but every where l was assured that
the national ticket would not be en-
dangered.' .|..--
Mr. Taft received letter from National
Chairman Frank Iiitchcocs today In " hich
be said among other things:
-Wo opened cur Western headquarters
here (ChicagoI on Saturday and have them
in very satisfactorv operation. ] feel that
v have laid groundwor!i for most effective
here. Eastern and Western
headquarters will be run in close coopera-
II business. The heads of our Eastern
bureaus met me in Chicago and have had
n satisfactory and profitable conference
" th uien who are TO manage the y estern
headquarters"
Mt. Taft received this telegram from
James s. Sherman in response to MIR. Tafts
!, essage congratula.ing him on his speech
Of acceptance:
Many thanks for your whole eouled
telegram received yesterday. Providence
perfect weather and the local
ron nittee's arrangements were elaborate
and coi,.plete. and everything connected
with the notification passed of " ost salts
factorily."
THE BID HUGHES DIDN'T GET.