Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1908-09-23
JUDGE TAFT TO
SPEAK IN MADISON
MAY ADDRESS DELEGATES TO
THE FARMERS NATION
Al CONGRESS.
GOVERNOR HUGHES DECLINES
INVITATION OF VISION
SIN 8APTISTS.
Madison. Seni u

| Madison, Sept IL.
associated Press dispatches an
nounce that William H. Taft the 70.
publican presidential nominee. will he
in Madison September 25. Official an
nouncement OF the candidates visit
mas not yet been received here. TAFT
VIII speak in Milwaukee September
- and 1t is expected that he will be
mere the following morning. stonniug
enroute to Minneapolis and st. Paul
where he is scheduled to speak on the
night of September 25.
Until official notification win
reach Madison it will not be known
Taft will appear here under the
auspices of tAe Farmers National
congress or the republican national
committee. He was given an invita-
ton by the executive committee of
the congress to come to Madison and
address the delegates on a non-parti-
san subject.
Not Included in itinerary.
National Committeeman Alfred #.
Rogers said last night that he has re-
ceived no official notice that Taft is
coming to Madison. He attended the
meeting of the committee at Chicago
Monday night and an itinerary was
mapped out for Taft's tour through
! the western states. Mr. Rogers said
1t was incorporated into the itinerary
that Taft should spend day IN Wis
eonsin but that nothing was said
about his coming to Madison.
According to the itinerary planned
by the committee Taft was NOT to be
in this state September 25," said Mr..
Rogers. The itinerary was submit.
ted to Taft for his approval, and il
may be that he changed 1t as far as
his trip through this state is con-
cerned | expect to receive official
notification tomorrow"
! According TO the Associated Press
TAFT will make one or two set
speeches in each state which is in
cluded in his itinerary and that he
win I'll! in with numerous short ad-
I dresses from the rear platform of his
special train. II is likely that Taft
did not intend to speak in this city
/ but that in view OF the invitation ex
tended to him by the executive com
mittee of the congress he changed
his plans.
The following dispatch was sent out
last night by the Associated Press:
Three Campaign Tours.
Cincinnati, o., Sept. 17.--Judge
Taft will make three campaign tours.
His Hrst will begin here September
%, md end October at Galesburg,
Illinois. This trip will take him
through Wisconsin, Minnesota. North
and South Dakota, Iowa, Nebraska,
Colorado, Kansas and Missouri. He
will make one or more set speeches
In each of these states, and I'LL IN
with numerous short addresses from
! the rear platform of a special train.
/ The second trip. which viii be ar
ranged in detail later, will take him
into Kentucky, Tennessee and possi-
! bly, North Carolina.
The last trip will be in the east.
New York city will be visited, and
speeches will be made in the northern
part Of the empire state. Speeches
also will be made in Maryland.
Pennsylvania. West Virginia and
Ohio, bringing the candidate back to
his native city for the election.
This plan OF campaign was decided
on yesterday at a conference be-
tween Judge Taft, Chairman Hitch
cock of the republican national com
mittee. Senator Dixon of Montana, d.
rector of the western speakers bur
eau; Charles Nagel, national commit
teeman from Missouri and in charge
of the Chicago republican headquar-
ters: Robert A. Ballinger, member
from Washington of the advisory com
mittee. and A. |. Vorys.
At the conclusion of the confer
ence, Taft expressed himself as high
" gratified that the details OF the
first trip had been settled and that
others had been determined on.
With Taft will be two other speak
ers of national repute While II mas
not been determined denitely who
these will be it was stated here yes
terday ihat Senator Dolliyer of Iowa,
will likely be one.
After the conference, Hitchcock eX-
pressed himself generally on the
manner of the campaign which has
been decided upon. making it plain
that beginning with the first of Octo-
Der. rocket and red fire. features
will be fast and strenuous enough to
silence criticism.
Hughes Declines Invitation.
Governor Hughes Of New York VIII
not attend the state convention OF
Wisconsin Baptists in Madison next
month. He is a member Of the Bap-
list church and the committee IN
charge OF the convention sent him an
invitation TO make an address the
gove1 nor will be kept busy in the
camLaign and hence he declined the
Invitation with regrets.