The Washington times., 1908-10-06
Will Urge the Necessity Of
Such Trip on Chairman
Hitchcock.
HIS ROUTE MAY LEAD
THROUGH GEORGIA
Republican Leaders Keep Proposed
Itinerary Secret-Fear Bryan
Will Follow.
By JAMES HAY, II.


MEXICO. No. oct. G.-Whan Judge
TAFT has his conference with Chairman
Hitchcock IN Chicago. Thursday. he will
put up a strong argumen, that he
Should make a speaking toIr through
many Of the Southern States. going as
far as Georgia At present. NIr Hitch
cock and other members Of the com
mittCe believe that better results can
be accomplished by the candidate MAX
ing speeches in Indiana, Kentucky, and
West Virginia. The committee believes
# would be "a good thing for him TO 90
into North Carolina and Tennessee. but
not to prolong the tour so as TO take
him 10 Georgia. The judge. on the
other hand, being acquainted with the
results his speaking has accomplished
on this tour. believes he should do as
much in the South as possible. This
will be threshed out in the conference
Thursday.
According to the present plan. Mr..
Taft will reach Cincinnati Thursday
night, rest during Friday. Saturday.
and Sunday, and start on another tour
MonLay morning Whether he Will go
into Indiana or strike through Ken
lucky toward the far South. cannot
now be said. The Republican leaders
are not in hurry 10 make their plans
known, owins 30 the hct that Bryan
seems TO have adopted the plan Of I8I-
loving in Tar, s wake and answering
LnG Republican nominees speeches
within few days.
"The Pathfinder"
On the Taft train he is loosely called
''the pathfinder" the trailer" ana
''Our leading follower"
The longer the Republicans refrain
from announcing definite plans. the
more trouble Bryan viii encounter in
following Tafts path. The candidate
made his first speech today at Noberly.
where he spoke i'm the opera house. at
O clock. He was heard by 300 ueO-
pie, of whom q majority were Demo
Gratis. but his speech was heard with
the closest attention. ITe viii sneak
in three more towns before reaching ST.
Louis this afternoon. There he is billed
Tor three sIeec1es. He is enjoying the
Worhtglaf- more than uC did last uigiIt.
Al Macon, mining town. le made his
last speech OF yesterday. arriving there
at 9-5D p. m The drunkenness in the
town was widespread. not tD say clam
Orous- ILe miners who had come lu-G
me place mad accumulated what is
known out here as ga Sr0olTulI r ar.
Iney were making night Lidc1gs when
IdLL arrived W nile the candidate was
speaking, they gave loud and prolonged
yellS every few minutes. half OF them
Iur Bryan and half for Taft. II was irn-
possible for him TO make himself heard.
Cuts Cut Handshakiug.
When he concluded his REMARKS. tile
streets in front OF the speaking stand
became a mass of struggling, staegerfrr
men. who made "a bedl1m Of the place
Inc candidate refused 90 90 any hand
SnaklHg but hurried INFO his carriage
auC was driven back TO his train Trf5
was tie first disagTe'abIc feature OF the
trip. lie cut his SUgCCh short. which
was al rlElt. for few Of the voters we're
IN a condition TO distinguish between a
pOuilcal argument and q slot maruine
After Taft had retired. they gathered
near the station and engaged DID a sa-
ries OF demonstrations. which kept Elr.
awake for several hours. lie devoted
ms attention To-Day tp Samuel Cemrr~S.
as he did yesterday lie IS making head
way with the labor vote I'm telling his
nearerS that they s1uuld not allow Com
pers To put the entire lsf--r vote INTO
his pocket and deliver it 10 bryan
The laboriug man seems TO resent the
lmphcallon that Gompers can control
MN so absolutely, and frequently there
comes from the crowd, HE can't give
Bryan my vote"
The other text from which he spoke
was the "ROOsevelt-ur0sDe issue
repeating what Dee said yesterday and
arguing that Missouri. having voted for
Roosevelt, should vote for Taft S.. as
10 continue the Roosevelt policies for
another -FOUR years II was thought
that the candidate would tonight attend
The yelled prOphOS ball
He said this afternoon however that
Le could not do SO. as he had made IN
his mind 90 get some rest tonight His
speecheS IN St Louis VIII be finished
ly I O'Clock, and ~ that he Wil-go
back TO his train ana put in the time
getting a good nights SLEEP.