The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-10-26
Judge Taft Makes a Strong
Statement About Certainty
Of Prospects in State He
Calls Home.
HUGHES is PRAISED
FOR GOOD WORK DONE.
Candidate Explains Charges
Of Green Concerning Con-
sstruction of Railroads in
Philippine Islands.

New York, October 26.-"If l can't
carry my own state l ought not to be
running for the Presidency"
William H. Taft made that state
ment last night at the home of his
brother, Henry w. Taft, No. SO West
Forty-eighth street.
At the same time Judge Taft de-
clared that Ohio would go Republican,
and that all the old states through
which he travelled in the last month
would give their vote to the Republi-
can ticket.
Judge Taft arrived in this city late
yesterday afternoon and went direct
to the home of his brother to rest up
in preparation for the last week of the
campaign. 1t will be his busiest week
but he says he is equal to it, and is
confident that his voice will hold out.
The candidate will begin the week
with a lightning tour today in Connec,
ticut. returning late in the afternoon
by way of Westchester County, where
he will make several speeches.
Tonight he will make cyclonic
dash through Brooklyn, making five
speeches in widely separated sections
of the borough.
Tuesday he will make a flying trip
up state, but will return Wednesday
to train his guns on Manhattan, and
to make the principal speech at the
big Republican rally in Madison
Square Garden at night.
Thursday he will go up state and
will close his campaign in the state
with a meeting in Rochester on Satur-
day night.
In the Pink of Condition.
Despite the hard work he has done
since he began his campaign 33 days
ago, Judge Taft looks to be in the
pink of condition. His eye is as bright
and his color as good as an athletes.
Since he started out, he has made
more than 800 speeches in 81 states,
and before he finishes he will have
made approximately 400. He says he
is confident he will carry every state
he has been in north of Mason and
Dixon's line, with the possible excep'
ton of Missouri and Maryland, in both
of which, he says, he has fighting
chance.
'I have no doubt in the world about
Ohio" he said. Il have been trying
to run down reports from Ohio, which
EN- to make it doubtful, but while
haven't been successful l have my
suspicious If Massachusetts, goes
democratic then Ohio may. If Massa
chusetts goes republican Ohio will &C
republican.
Il want to say a word about Cover
nor Hughes. l feel deeply grateful te
him. believe he helped me in all the
states he visited. He made a great
impre ssion wherever he went. In help
ing me he showed his position in nat
ional affairs and in that way helped
himself. His speech in youngstown
was a classic | certainly feel deeply
interested in his election, and from
what l hear he will be reelected.
II have a pretty hard week cut ou
for me. but have got used to it. They
laid out several for me in the west
am feeling in perfect health and
expect my voice to serve me all right
1t is little husky now, but it has it:
peculiarities. 1t starts out like fros
sometimes, but winds up all right. By
the way, is it possible for any one te
make himself heard in Madison
Square Garden?"
Denies Green's Charges.
The attention of Judge Taft was