The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-09-17
NO REST FOR TAFT
He viii Make Three Speaking
Tours Before Election.
One in West, One in South and
One in East.
NEW ENGLAND is OUT.
He Will Make Two Speeches in
New York.
Hitchcock Explains the Delay
in Getting Started.
NEW ENGLAND is OUT.

In Getting Started.
Cincinnati, Sept. 17.-Judge William
n rant Will make three campaign
tours. His first will begin here Sep
TENDER % and end October at Gales
burg, Ill.
The second trip will take him into
kentucky, Tennessee and possibly
North Carolina.
The last trip will be in the east
New York city will be visited, and a
speech will be made in the northern
part of the Empire state. New Eng
land will not be included in the trip,
put speeches will be made in Mary
land, pennsylvania, West Virginia and
ONO which will bring the candidate
PACK TO his native city for the election.
At the conclusion of the conference
Judge Taft expressed himself as high
~ gratified that the details of the first
trip had been settled and that others
had been determined upon.
THE decision which has been
reached" he said, meets my hearty
approval. 1 have been anxious to do
my full share in the campaign and
the work outlined for me would seem
to give me the opportunity. 1t also
agrees with my ideas as to how my
time should be employed"
Judge Taft will travel in a special
train and with him will be two other
speakers of national repute. 1t was
stated that Senator Dolliver of Iowa
would likely be one. The arrange
ments for the meetings will be in
charge of local committeeman and To-
cal speakers will be invited on the
train. After the conference Chairman
Hitchcock expressed himself generally
on the manner of campaign which has
been decided upon, making IT plain
that beginning with the first of Octo-
Der the rocket and red fire" features
will be fast enough and strenuous
enough to silence all criticisms.
Dixon's Views
An interesting view of the confer
ence was given by Senator Dixon who
said:
81 want the people to know that
Judge Taft is pulling at the bit and
anxious to get to them. His only re-
greet 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 has cheered the hearts of
| millions of Republicans in that section
| of the country with whom Judge Taft
| is personally popular. The people ev-
| erywhere recognize him as a great adj
| ministrator, great judge and big
IIldn- III every I.
! the west they are clamoring every
where for an opportunity to see him
and to meet him personally. The it
| inerary as prepared will give this op-
portunity to the people and to Judge
| Taft also. Neither he nor the people
will be disappointed with the results
| of this trip. The Rocky Mountain
states, no matter what may be assert
ed to the contrary, are for Taft.
| Twelve years ago Bryan was their idol
1 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 1. Mr.. Bry-
overwhelming paramount issue that
| had to be settled before prosperity
would be seen in this country. There
| is none of the old time enthusiasm for
| Bryan in the west at this time. From
| the crest of the Rockies to the Pacific
coast it will be an unbroken line of
Taft states when the votes are counted
in November"
! The Negro Vote.
| Discussing the negro vote, Commit
teeman Nagel said:
II have had the opportunity to meet
| a 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
|
than they are at this time. The at
| tempt to carry them away on a dis
! tinct 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
1 considerations of much broader inn
port
| Chairman Hitchcock for the first
time gave expression to his ideas re-
garding the plans for the conduct OF
/ the campaign.
There has been numerous critt-
| cisms,'' said Mr.. Hitchcock, ito the eff
| feet that the Republican campaign was
at a standsti1l and that the opposition
was carrying things by default There
| may be a semblance of truth in this
| at the present moment, but it has been
/ considered the wisest plan to make
| the rocket and red fire campaign DUR
| ing the month of October.
Hitchcock's Reasons.
| Mr. Hitchcock gave many reasons
| for the pursuit of this course. 1t was
| highly desirable that the strong Re
/ publican orators should be placed
| where their services were really need
ed 1t was impossible to ascertain
| these places without first hand infor-
nation regarding political conditions.
|