Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-10-18
TO DISCUSS OUTLOOK
President and Judge Taft
Will Confer Today.
LATTER LEAVES TONIGHT
Will Tour the East and Then Return
to Ohio.
AN APPEAL FROM CONNECTICUT
Republicans Urge the Chief Execu-
tive to Do Something to Help
the State Ticket.
LATTER LEAVES TONIGHT
AN APPEAL FROM CONNECTICUT

What 1t is believed will be the last po-
litfcal conference of the campaign to take
place between William H. Taft, the re-
publican candidate for President and his
foremost champion, President Roosevelt
Will take place at the White House to-
day. Judge Taft's last speech In the
south was made at Richmond, Va, last
night.
Judge Taft accepted the Presidents in
vitation to breakfast at the White House.
After that they will have few hours to
discuss quietly the different phases of the
general political situation
Together the President and Judge Taft
will attend religious service at All Souls
Unitarian Church. Rev. Ulysses G. B.
Pierce, pastor, will deliver the sermon
This Is the same church that President
John Quincy Adams attended while he
was President. Rev DR.. Edward Everett
Hale, chaplain of the Senate. occupies the
pulpit about once month during the
sessions of Congress. Mr. Taft has regu-
larly attended this church ever since he
has been in Washington.
Judge Taft will again be the guest of
the President and Mrs. Roosevelt at the
White House for luncheon at 1 80 p.m
Inc afternoon probably will be devoted to
a hnal political conference at which Mr.
Taft will take up with the President the
national campaign at every angle.
After spending the day in Washington
Judge TAFT will leave at midnight for
New Jersey to speak through that state
Delaware Maryland and West Virginia.
arriving at Cincinnati Wednesday morn
ing Tor one days rest. The remaining
three Gays OF next week he will give to
indiana and the balance of the time until
election day to New York city and state.
Appeal From Connecticut Men.
The statement issued from the White
House yesterday practically indorsing the
congressional work of Representative
Lllley, republican nominee for Governor
of Connecticut, followed an important
conference the President had with Michael
kenealey, chairman of the republican
state central committee; Col. Ullman. re-
publican county leader of New Haven
and Editor Young of the Bridgeport Post
Ihey went to the White House with
alarming news as to the feeling against
RepresentatiNe L.-c5r growing out OF the
fishing letter from the President. por-
tions of the epistle. The situation for Mr.
Liiley was made worse by a letter from
secretary Loeo to citizen of New
Haven, explaining the letter and how it
came to De written. asserting that it re-
ferred to the work of Mr. IIilley in the
House. The attacks upon Mr.. Lilley be-
came o violent and his danger of de-
Acot , 81 StiOilS tndt the leaders sent
delega ton here post-haste to get the
President to do something to change the
sentiment. The President decided upon
the statement made public. virtual IN
dorsement of Mr.. l.illey's work upon navy
matters In the House. With this state
ment the republican leaders are expected
to appeal to the party throughout the
state and try to pull back into line many
OF those straying away from the nominee
Alarming Situation. :
1t is stated upon excellent authority
that the delegation plainly told the Pres
ident that if Lilley was defeated Taft
would also lose the state. and that he
ought to do something If he expected
to take care of his friend But for
this appeal the President would prob
ably not have again made any state
ment as to his attitude to Mr. Lilley.
AS it is now, the Connecticut representa-
tive, it is claimed. has a clean bill of
health from the White House. In some
quarters the belief is expressed that the
republicans who are fighting Lilley will
resent the Presidents further interference
and will cut Taft and Lilley, making the
situation more critical than ever.