The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1908-10-27
LAST WEEK
OF CAMPAIGN
Both Parties Plan to Have a Real
WhiTIwlnd Finish.
ARMY OF SPEAKERS TO STUMP

IN Practically Every State In the Union
Innumerable Mass Meetings Viii &c
Held, But the Real Battle VIII De
Wased In New York. Ohio and
lndiana-6oth Mr.. Taft and Mir.
Bryan Rested In New York For Final
stumpins Tour.
New YORK. oct 26.-The political
campaign. which enters upon IT'S last
week. is 20 have a real whsrlwiud finish
From the highest to the lowest. all the
spelLbinders OF all the parties will be-
out in force during the next six days.
and wavering voters will be urged b.
eloquent advocates Of the several
causes TO cast their ballots "richt~ IN
practically every state OF the Union
rallies ana mass meetings almost
without number have been arranged.
but it is In New York with IFS LARGE
number Of electoral votes az stake.
that the real battle will be waged
There practically all the leadinc can.
didates will concentrate their efforts.
ably assisted by a large number OF the
country's most forceful and resource
full campaigners. Ohio and lndiapa also
will be given considerable attenti n.
particularly by the two leading par.
ties
Among the speakers who viii urga
the voters OF Ohio to support Mr.. Taft
viii be several members OF Prcsidcn;
RoOsevelts cabinet-Socrc.aric Root
and Garfield and Postmaster Gone al
Meyer-and the Republican presil.u
tial candidate himself will deliver two
formal addresses at Cleveland and
Youngstown. Vice President Fairbanks
Will head the Republican forces in
Indiana. which will include Senators
Beveridge and Homenway. Edward II
Ozmun. consul general Of the United
States at Constantiuop.c: John l.
Griffen. United States consul at Liver.
pool and Representative Gardner. 90
Michigan. William J. Bryan. after four
days In New York state. VIII close his
long. hard campaign by a series Of
speeches In Ohio. Illinois and Indiana
Both Mr. TAFT and Mr. Bryan were
in this city Sunday night All the
forces the Democratic national com
mittee can summon will be brought o.
bear 20 secure the electoral vote N
New York state-for William J. Bryan
Led by the presidential candidate him
self who will speak four days in this
state. an army OF speakers will bo sent
into every county and town % sprea I
the doctrine and appeal for votes TOT
the ticket Mr.. Bryan went to tho
cities and towns In the southern tier
Saturday. and after a two-eays' cam
paign In the greater city he will stamp
cities and towns that fringe the east
shore OF the Hudson river. which sell
dom are visited by Democratic caudi.
dates in search Of support
Meanwhile all the prominent cam.
paigncrs the Democratic state and ma
tional committees can enlist have
been sent 20 the sixty-one counties cd
New York state and 20 the doubtful
states OF the middle west Among tho
leading speakers in New York state
for the week will be ex-Judgo Alton
B. Parker. John Sharp Williams. Sen
ator Bacon, OF Georgia. Governor
Hoke Smith. Of Georgia: Governor J
II. Higgins. OF Rhode Island. and Gov.
ernor Ansel. Of South Carolina
The Republican wind.up Of the cam.
paign In New York city calls for
twenty-five mass meetings 60 be al
dressed by speakers OF national rcpu
tation. Mr.. Taft and Governor Hughes
Will address four MONDAY meetings
on the 2sth.
Other Republican meetings of the
week will be addressed by Secretary
OF State Root. Secretary Of the Treas
ury Cortelyou. Secretary Of Commerce
and Labor Straus. Attorney General
Bonaparte. James s. Sherman. the vice
presidential candidate: Senator Dol
liver, Congressman Herbert Parsons
Of New York: Congressman J. Francis
Burke. of Pennsylvania. and others