The Washington herald., 1908-09-06

Middle Bass. Ohio. sept 5-Frank H
Hitchcock. the Republican national chair
man. arrived to-day from Detroit in Col
Hecker's yacht Halcyon-
He spent an hour with Candidate Taft
during his flying visit en- route from In
dlaI.apolis 70 New York Il has not Yet
been definitely announced that Judge Taft
viii spend the month Of October touring
the country. in accordance with the plans
Of an elaborate itinerary which has been
arranged.
Mr. Hitchcock hurried 10 Detroit just
in time 10 miss the regular line steamer
for Middle Bass Island. and but for the
courtesy Of Col HeGker he would have
been unable 10 get here lie was accom-
panied by Representative Edwin Denly.
John Whalen. collector Of customs. Frank
Z Kirby. marine architect. Fred w
Britton. Detroit Free Press. Hugh Shep-
pard. president Of the Wayne County Re
publican Club; W 5. Dover. secretary Of
the club. and Homer Warren, postmaster
Of Detroit
At the conclusion Of the conference Mr..
Hitchcock re-embarged on the Halcyon.
which brought him 70 SaadusIzy, where
he took train for the East
Talked Over Tour.
Mr. Hitchcock in an interview said I
had a fine talk with Judge Taft. We
talked for a long time about the demand
that he go on a speech-maIlinE tour.
There is great demand for him in
the West. IN fact all over the country.
demand that is 50 strong. so ove-wEalu-
ing that don't know whether II is pos
sible 10 refuse IT, Party leaders first
thought il best that he should not 20 per-
sona1y into the campaign. but the situa-
ton is different now from what it was
then.
Party organizations want him. and
want 20 see him The trip that Juds-
Taft made through ONO has convinced
all that he has made good as a cam
paigner. L IS possible. therefore. that by
Octooer I he VII so out 20 make some
speeches He would naturally go into
some Of the doubtful States 7 am per
sonaTy Inclined 20 favor the idea that
Judge Taft 20 out before the people. be-
cause the people want him and because
IL IS a great appeal
u also went over with Judge Taft the
situation. state by state. and from what
the party leaders have said there is no
doubt that he viii win If we make the
right kind Of a campaign and keep apit %
Questioned as 20 the result in Vermont
Mr. Hitchcock said that he considered &
significant though not conclusive
T.-Fra TaF- had This n saw 0F the VISIT
of his chairman ''Nr. Hitchcock and I
went over the campaign generally. and he
gave ne the information which ne picked
up in the West. and is inclined 10 take
the pressure from the Vest as being Of
such force as to make Il necessary, 10 say
the least. that We consider some sort OF
speechmakinE tour on the part Of the
candidate. Just how soon such a tour
would be undertaken I cannot say That
would be arranged by TIE national com
mittee-
Although the demand comes. in a great
measure. from the West. the campaign
ing which I might undertake would not
necessarily be confined 10 that section
Attorney General Ellis Calls.
Attorney General Wade H Ellis. OF
Ohio. who is spending a short vacation at
Lakeside. not far from here. ran over
LAa4S LAl a S--tl te--r VIII
Taft Mr.. Ellis. who recently conferred
with President Roosevelt over the offer
Of an assistant 10 the Attorney General.
reported the outcome Of that conference
10 Judge Taft Nj Ellis viii accept the
position. but viii probably not resign the
attorney generalship Of Chio before Oc-
Jober /
Mr- F. H. Britton. OF the Detroit Free
Press. who was a member Of the Hecker
party that brought Mr. Hitchcock over
from Detroit. expressed the hope to-day
that Judge Tafts majority IN Michigan
would not exceed S0.990 or 10000 Mr..
Roosevelt carried the State by the phe-
nomenaI plurality OF 22s.002 he said
Mr.. Mckinley" he added. had some
sixty or eighty thousand. 7 would not
he surprised TO see Judge Taft get from
u. 600 10 150060- Personally don't like
10 see the State 50 solidly Republican as
the Roosevelt vote made it We ought to
have a substantial Republican majority
and 4 substantial working minority of
Democrats in the legislature
The Democratic party in Michigan is
not strong. There IS all sorts Of dis
satisfaction. and the Democrats are bad