The Washington herald., 1908-08-15
TWO SOUTH STATES
COUNTED FOR TAFT
Believes He Will Carry Mis-
Souri and Maryland.
FAITH IN HADLEYS INFLUENCE
Confident Latter's Renom-
fnatiOn for Governor VIII Insure
more Newspapers Attitude Is
Counted On 10 Win Terrapin state.

I Hot Springs. Va. Aug Inn Taft
+ believes that with the denomination Of
Hadley for governor Of Missouri the Re
. publcans viii carry that State again. The
: declaration OF the Baltimore sun for
] TAFT also has been received by the can
didate and his advisers as assurances that
Maryland VIII be found safely in the Re
publican column.
As an expression Of his opinion on that
/ nomination. Mr.. Taft made public to-day
letter which he had written to 8lr. Had
/ ley on APRIL 3 last Here il is;
My Dear Mr. Hadley: have just been
/ talking with your and my friend. Mr..
I Dickey, and other prominent members Of
the Republican party In Missouri in re-
spect 70 your running for governor. I
have heard OF the fear entertained by
your friends as 10 your health. and I
write 70 urge you not TO allow your phy-
steal condition TO interfere in the slight
est with the desire Of the Missouri Re
. pubHcans 10 put YOU al the head Of the
ticket
Plenty to WAGE Campaign.
Even If you should be obliged TO stay
away from the state during the entire
canvass. your name viii enable US 70
carry Missouri UnQuesuonably. and there
are plenty Of sPeubinders who can take
your place and sound your virtues in a
better way than you could yourself If
you do not permit the use Of your name
you discourage the whoIt Republican
party IN Missouri. and we start cut on
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your name al the head OF the ticket we
can rely on the way in which you have
discharged your duties as attorney gen
eral 10 assure the people OF Missouri how
YOU VIII act as governor
Now 7 ask earnestly in the interest
Z Of the Republican party Of Missouri. and
Of the United States for the purpose of
I keeping her Republican. that ycu pursue
/ the course suggest and allow the Re
/ pubiicans OF Missouri 20 do that which
they wish 70 do unless you interp-se an
uualterable veto am not sure YOU can
control them in that case. but al any
rate DO not put yourself tu their way.
AS ever very sincerely. yours,
w T. TAFT
Since this letter was written. Ar Had
I ley has been completely restored TO health.
4 OF course, the basis Of his popularity is
{ his prosecution OF the Standard oil Com
pany- The proceedings which he !nsti-
tuted as attorney general Of Missouri pro
oUced the evidence on which The pend
I ing suit for dissolution was begun By the
I Federal government
VOrys Talks of Maryland.
/ Arthur 7 Vo-ys. Mr. Taft's chief Of
stan. issued this statement in reference
( 10 the outlook IL Maryland:
The declaration for Mr. Taft Of the
/ Baltimore Sun. NIaryIand-s leading Demo
cratic newspaper. actuaJed by a sense Of
public duty VIII bring encouragensat to
I the Republicans Of the state who have
never previously had much hope OF carry
I ing the Coranoawealth. The attitude OF
I The sun Is indicative OF a 5Isinterssted
l conviction upon a dispassionate reflection
I over the speeches Of acceptance and the
/ careers Of Taft and Bryan
Nj Taft received encouraging news
I also from North Carolina to-day 4 del
/ egation from Greensboro. composed q. G.
Z 5 Bradshaw. Garland Daniels. and !. E
{ Cox. called or hin 10 attend the Greens
boro Exposition II October Nj Taft
had tentatively accepted some time ago
but the North Carolina men wanted 20
md out If his decision 70 remain in Gin
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prevent him from making the trip South
1Ir- Taft said il would Mr. Cox who is
a banker and a big furniture msnufac-
turer. told Mr. Taft that the Republicans
would poll a larger vote IN North Caro-
Ina -E-s year than they ever had before.
West Virgfnians DeadIOcked.
While Mr. Taft was smiling over the
promising outlook in Missouri and Nary
IN North Carolina. the West Virginia
factionisJs were Trangling away in an
other corner OF the hotel in a hopeless
deadlock Both Republican nominees for
governor were here to-day. and 4 final
effort was made 20 bring harmony into
the West Virginia situation
Arnold 3. Scherr. the boiling nominee.
was summoned here by United States
Senator Nathan B. Scott. who is doing
his level best 10 smooth things out The
Senator is excited. because if the fight
continues 1t probably means that he won't
be returned to Washington when his
term expires, two years hence
The Scherr platform condemns both
the West Virginia Senator's. It says they
are TeaCtiOnaries and out Of sympathy
with the people anyway, the Efforts TO
bring peace into the Republican camp
failed. and two factions are further apart
now than ever
John HAYS Hammond. the wealthy min
ing engineer, viii devote all his time and
energies In the campaign 70 bring the
young men Of the country in behind the
Taft candidacy He VIII be president Of
the National League Of Republican Clubs.
Headquarters viii be opened IN New York
next week and an effort viii be made at
once 10 get as many Of the Republican
clubs as possible throughout the coun-
Try TO take the name Of TAFT.
Bidding for SOuth's Vote.
In refusing today 10 discuss Bryan's
speech Of acceptance. Mr. Taft intimated
very plainly that he viii criticise and re-
ply to the Nebraskan's argument in the
speech which ne Will deliver here on
august q before the mass meeting of