New-York tribune., 1908-08-18
WILL ANSWER BRYAN
TAFT TO REPLY FRIDAY.
Plans Impromptu Speeches-Cheer-
ing Letters from Various States.
rRy Telegraph to Tn. Tribune. ]

deliver a series of set speeches, it has been
announced Mr. Bryan will do. but that he
would rather depend on the delegations winch
call upon him in Cincinnati for the lnsplraIloh
of his addresses. Mr.. Taft said that he DelleVed
he had already covered In his letter of accep-
tance and the speeches delivered before ne
was nominated, practically every phase of his
political faith, and every issue which would De
before the people in his coming campaign HIS
utterances in Cincinnati, he said. would there
fore be largely reteration of his political and
economic tenets and in the choice of subjects
he would be largely guided by the character OF
his callers while his remarks would consist al
most exclusively of an elaboration of those
propositions which he had already laid down
OF course. ii is not to be understood that this
will prevent the Republican candidate from an
swering any new assertions which may be made
by the Bryanites from exposing elaborately
any novel vagarfes which the Peerless Leader
may introduce into his campaign
In fact it is Mr. Tafts purpose to devote him
self at some length to Mr.. Bryans speech of
acceptance on Virginia Day which is to be cele-
brated at Hot Springs Friday. The more
the Republican candidate has examined this ut
terance of his opponent the more vulnerable it
has appeared and he has decided to make an
exposure of some of the Bryan fallacies the
chief feature of his speech.
Those who are most familiar with Mr.. Tafts
orat rical abilities regard his purpose OF speak
ing TO the several delegations which will visit
him peculiarly fortunate, for he is always at
his best in extemporaneOus speech. and they
have such realization of the sOundness of his
views as 10 appreciate that he WILL in speaking
without preparation. be in far less danger of
pitfalls than would one who had enjoyed less
experience with federal affairs had devoted
fha
nation.
KINDLY WORD FROM CERVERA-
1t has more than once been asserted by those
% favor the candidacy Of Mr.. Taft that no
man could be found who could so command
the respect and the regard of the leading men
in other nations and the correspondence which
is daily reaching the candidates desk bears
afnpIe evidence Of the accuracy of the assertion.
For instance to-day Mr Taft received a letter
from his friend. Charles n. McCiuffey. Of Chat
tanooga Tenn. which contains the following
passage
You have Of course. been receiving all sorts
of good wishes from your countrymen: per
hons yo,1 will ne intere sted in some from be
vond the water Admiral Cervera. so dear 70
alt Of us from his treatment Of Hobson and his
men writes me from Porto Real as follows
I pray for the election Of Sen0r Taft FOR
President. I should have written you letter
but have not had time know very little per
souaIly about the United States. and cannot Tor
that reason. give an opinion or my own CON
Cerning the election But there is no doubt
from what l hear about his election. because
hs is a very distinguished man
The admiral is man l wish YOU could meet
You would like him
Various letters have been received directly
from men prominent in the affairs Of practically
ever ynation which Mr.. Taft has visited. and it
is safe prediction that in his conduct of the
foreign affairs Of the country he will enjoy the
advantage of that element of personal acquant-
anCe which so greatly facilitates international
negotiations.
LETTERS SHOW TAFT's STRENGTH
Now that sufficient tina has elapsed since the
two conventions made their choices TO gauge the
sentiment in the several states and communities,
letters OF the most encouraging character are
reaching Mr. Taft from men. in whose judgment
and ability to sound public sentiment he has
the utmost confidence. While. for obvious rea-
sons it is not deemed wise to give the names
of the writers. the following extracts from let
ters recently received are Of interest. The first
is from Norfolk. Va:
Sentiment in your favor is exceedingly strong
among the Democrats here. The class of QUO
people who have been Democrats and who VIII
vote for YOU is the independent voter, who has
little to do with politics and its organizations
The favorable editorial in The Baltimore Sun
of August IS is being much talked of here AMI
l.
II is that Maryland is no longer doubtful
The following comes from ST. Louis:
Matters in Missouri really look encouraging.
We have a magnificent state ticket in the field.
with Hadey at the head, and this, you know.
VIII apneal to the people Your own popularity
! am sure will help in Missouri this year.
and we want TO make close, hard fight com
menCing down at the grass roots" of the party,
with determination 10 win in November
This is from Milwaukee:
I have no doubt that Wisconsin will be for
the Republican ticket Things are looking bet
ter all the time and | think that the Repub-
Iican party is growing stronger every day
From Louisville Mr. Taft received the follow
ing:
I never saw the prospects for ticket ap-
pear half so rosy as they do now. and never
saw more Democrats make up their minds
quickly that they would be with us TINS year
The following came from Indianapolis
After considerable investigation my opinion
is that the colored man in this state VIII not
vote any different from what he has voted be-
fore. There is no danger about the success OF
the national ticket in the state You VIII carry
it by a good majority
This is from Atlanta:
he made to carry the State of Georgia Tor the
Republican candidates. There never was
more favorable occasion, Inc Lernoc'alS ar, are
sinking in their tents and hundreds of men who
have never voted the Republican ticket openly
avow their purpose to do II one fourth
the organization and canvassing will be MADE
in Georgia that is made in Ohio Indiana.
YOU have fair chance of breaking the solid
South by winning the greatest Democratic state
except Texas
TO REACH COLLEGE MEN
The National League of Republican Clubs and
the National Republican College League VIII
ioin hands in the interests of Mr. Tart ana they
expect that as result of their combined efforts.
GHa fbnt1S and voter
,ne their first ballot in November will be
ooohod Tho pIan of co-operation which will be