The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-10-24
Executive Declines Invitation
of Chicago Club to
Make Speech.
PARTY LEADERS
ARE SENT OUT
Cabinet Members to Campaign
New York and Ohio
Fully.

Inquiry at the White House today
ELECTED the respOrse that the President
has not accepted the invitation Of the
Marquette Cluo, of Chicago. TO deliver
speech there next week. II Is known
That the President gave the matter his
serious consideration. as he has several
other invite tons recently, but. accord
ing to Secretary Loeb. the President has
no present intention OF making speeches.
Following the Presidents activity yes
terday In bolstering up the plans for
whirlwind campaign OF speaking, Rep
resentatlve Bennett of New York. head
OF the speakers bureau. arrived at the
White House today IN response 10 re
quest from the President From Mr..
Bennett II was learned that the big
guns at lis disposal will be unlimberCd
IN the three States which are proving
so troublesome. Indiana, Ohio, and New
York.
Big Guns in New York.
Mr.. Bennett says that New York next
week will see the biggest array Of
stump speakers that has ever invaded
the State and city The same is prac-
latter state two special trains will be
sent flying from one corner Of the
State to another. Senators Beveridge
and Hemenway and Vice President
Fairbanks being the tOplineTs.
-Four Cabinet officers will invade New
York city during the closing days or
u dQulLLOu u Il.
Governor Hughes. Representative Sher-
man. candidate for Wee President, and
many other speakers Of national repu-
tation- Among the latter are Senator
Lodge, Leslie NJ. Shaw, formerly Sec
rotary Of the Treasury, Senator DOIli-
yer. Senator William Alden smith, and
Representative Leake, the New Jersey
Democrat. who refuses 70 support
Bryan
Attorney General Bonaparte Will be
the first Of the Cabinet members 10
speak In New York he Will be there
for two speeches next Tuesday On
Thursday night Secretary Cgrtelyou Will
speak at Murray Hin Lyceum. Friday
night Secretary Straus will be at Car
negte Hall, and on Saturday night Sec
rotary Root will speak at Durland's Rid
| ing Academy.
Speakers Going to Ohio.
Ohio Will be taken care OF by such
/ speakers as Senator Knox, Secretary
/ Garfield, Postmaster General Never,
/ Senator Lodge, and Gen. .. o. Howard.
| Judge Taft viii come East tomorrow.
| and IS due TO make a MONDAY speech
I in New Haven Conn. on Monday. He
! will then 20 10 New York. where ne will
/ be kept busy until the morning OF Nc
vember ?. delivering his last speech in
the Empire State at O'Clock in the
morning. He VIII then go 10 Ohio. He
will speak AT Cleveland during the day.
and wind UP his campaign at YOungs-
town that night.
/ Mr.. Bennett declared today that the
only doubtful States under his iurisdic-
I ton are Maryland and Kentucky. These
! States he would not COnCede to the
/ Democrats. but he said they might fair
I " be considered doubtful Prominent
/ Democrats in Maryland. he said had
! repeatedly predicted that the State
would go for Taft In a last effort 10
/ improve the situation IN Kentucky, Gov
| ernor Wilson and Senator Bradley will
/ tour the Blue Grass region in a special
/ train
/ Judge Taft VIII gel a sweeping VIC
! tory in New York, according 10 Mr.
Bennett, and Governor Hughes viii be
| elected although running far behind the
/ head Of the national ticket. Ohio and
l Indiana, said Mr.. Bennett. were abso-
! lutely certain TO go for Judge Taft