Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1908-09-17
TAFT ANXIOUS
FOR ACTIVE
CAMPAIGN
PLEASED WITH PROSPECT
OF MEETING THE VOTERS
Candidate Leaves Cincinnati
September % For Tour
Which viii Practically Cover
Middle West, West and East

Middle West, West and East
Cincinnati, Sept. l6-Judge Tat
will make three campaign tours. His
first will begin here September % ana
end October Z at Galesburg Ills. This
trip will take him through Wiscon-
sin Minnesota North and South Da
kota Iowa Nebraska Colorado Kan
sas and Missouri He viii make one
states and fill in with numerous shoN
his special train.
The second trip will take him into
Kentucky Tennessee and possibly
North Carolina.
The last trip will be In the east
New York City viii be visited and a
speech win be made in the northern
part of the empire state. New Eng
land will not be included in this trip
but speeches will be made in Mary
land, Pennsylvania, West Virginia and
Ohio, which will bring the candidate
back to his native city for the election
This plan of campaign for the re-
publican presidential candidate was
decided on today at a conference be
tween Judge Taft, Chairman Hitch
cock of the national committee, Senat-
or Dixon of Montana Charles Nagel
national committeeman from Missouri
and in charge of the Chicago republi-
can headquarters; Robert A, Balling
er, member from Washington Gf the
advisory committee and A, |. Vorys.
At the conclusion of the conference
Judge Taft expressed himself as high
ly gratitied that the details of the first
trip had been settled and that others
had been determined upon.
THE decision which has been
reached" he added, meets my hearty
APPROVAL. l have been anxious to do
my full share In the campaign and
the work outlined for me would seem
to give me an opportunity 1t also
agrees with my ideas as to how my
time should be employed"
The exact itinerary of the first trip,
which has been worked out by SEN
at0r Dixon, was made public by the
senator. 1t is as follows:
Judge Taft win travel In a special
train and with him win be two other
speakers of national repute. 1t was
stated here today that Senator Dolli-
yer, of Iowa, would likely be one. The
arrangements for the meeting will be
in charge of the local committeeman
and the local speakers will be invited
on the train. After the conference,
Chairman Hitchcock expressed him
self generally on the manner of cam
paign which has been decided upon
making it plain that beginning with
he RvCf Of b., pa atf fat ~
red fire" features will be fast enough
and strenuous enough to silence all
criticism.
An interesting view of the confer
ence was given by Senator Dixon, who
said:
Il want the people to know that
Judge Taft is pulling at the hit and
anxious to get to them. | came down
here to aid in arranging the western
itinerary, which meets Judge Taft's
most hearty approval. His only regret
Is that he has not been able to start
the campaign earlier and meet the
people face to face. The mere an
nouncement of his proposed speaking
tour through the states west of the
Mississippi have cheered the hearts of
millions of republicans in that section
of the country with whom Judge Taft
Is personally exceedingly popular. The
people everywhere recognize him as
Il great administrator, a great Judge
and big man in every particular.
Throughout the west, they are clam
oring everywhere for an opportunity
to see him and to meet him PERSONAL
ly The itinerary as prepared will
give this opportunity to the people
and to Judge Taft also, | find Judge
Taft exceedingly anxious to begin the
activities of the campaign and to dis
cuss with the people face to face, the
living issues. Neither he nor the peo-
pie will be disappointed with the re-
suits of this trip. The Rocky noun
tain states. no matter what may be
asserted to the contrary. are for Taft
Twelve years ago Bryan was their
ideal, for the reason that at that time
he convinced the west that their only
salvation was In the free coinage OF
silver in the ratio of 16 to /. Mr.
Bryan told them then that 1t was the
one great overwhelming paramount is
sue that had to be settled before pros
perity would be seen in this country.
There is none of the old time enthusi-
asm for Bryan In the west at this
time. From the crest of the Rockies
| 10 the racine coast IL VIII Dt an un-
broken line of Taft states when the
votes are counted in November"
Discussing the negro vote Commit
teeman Nagel said:
II have had the opportunity to meet
great many representative men of
| the Afro-AmerIcan race and in my
| Judgment these men never have been
, more clear to the significance of the
issues involved in national campaigns
than they are at this time. The at
! tempt to carry them away on a dis
tinet race issue will. In my Judgment,
! fail absolutely. They refuse to have
their votes determined by any such
! consideration. but on the contrary In
all their discussions they are moved
by considerations of mich broader
| import"
After the conference, Chairman
Hitchcock left for New York, Mr..
Nagel went to st. Louis and Senator
! Dixon. after remaining fpf an extend
| ed talk with the candidate, returned to
! Chicago.
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