New-York tribune., 1908-09-25
MIR. TAFT ENCOURAGED
THE WORK IN CHICAGO.
Cam paign Plans We'll 4dUanced-
More Funds Needed.
tRv Telegraph 70 The Trtbune.1


Milwaukee, Sept. 24.-Judge Taft was thor
oughly pleased with all that ne saw and heard
at the Western national headquarters in chi
cago Some of the men who had been most
vehement in their criticisms OF Chairman Hitch
cock acknowledged TO Mr.. Taft that they had
done Mr. Hitchcock an injustice, and that in I'M
portant respects their structures were not well
founded. Talks with the chiefs of the several
bureaus convinced the candidate that prepara-
tions for the campaign were far more advanced
than has been popularity supposed and that
everything points to abundant energy and sue
cessfuI achievement between and Novem-
ber 8.
The one development which caused anxiety
was the serious lack of funds with which 10
carry on the plans which have been formulated
In fact it is this lack of funds which IN large
measure accounts for apparent defects in the
campaign for which Chairman Hitchcock has in
some quarters been severely criticised While
the plans of the national chairman and Of the
executive committee do not contemplate any
such expenditures as have characterized certain
campaigns. it is obviously impossible to make
arrangements for extensive speaking trips, co
prepare and circulate the vast amount Of litera-
ture essential to a campaign of education and
to carry on other work without at least a rea-
sonable assurance that the funds to meet the
expenses will be forthcoming. and Mr. Hitch
cock has had no such assurance
The great vested interests which Mr. Bryan
so freely charges support the Republican party,
have not given any indication of doing, and
those on whom the party managers actually rely
for support have thus far shown little inclina-
ton to be generous The hope is entertained.
however. that this situation will soon be rene
died
There is a feature of this campaign which is
little realized but which materially contributed
TO Mr.. Htchcock's determination to reserve his
chief efforts for the month of October, and which
was explained to the candidate last night. 1t IS
asserted that actual experience has demonstrated
that President Roosevelt has educated the people
to think for themselves on national subjects to
an extent heretofore far from usual that by his
messages, his methods of iterating and reiterat-
ing the truths he seeks to drive home and his
obvious reliance on the great mass of the voters
TO sustain him. sometimes in methods and poll
cfes more progressive than the leaders of the
party are prepared to adopt he has acquainted
them to an unusual degree with the vital issues
of this campaign. In the light Of this general
knowledge it is said that public speakers and
speIIbinders cannot entertain audiences with
rudimentary facts. and there are few speakers
who would not find themselves talked OUT at
the end of month.
All the reasoning which has guided the poll
pIained to Mr. Taft with fulness and frank
ness which have not hitherto characterized the
relations of the national organization and the
candidate with the result that he left Chicago
greatly pleased and encouraged over the sltua-
ton and with the conviction that everything
possible was being done TO further his interests
and to promote party success. The party Ieao-
ers at the Western headquarters were, on the
other hand, greatly encouraged by Judge Taft
commendation of what they have accomplished,
and after the meeting at Orchestra Han they
were raised to the highest pitch OF enthusiasm
by the candidates ability to capture the SYM
pathv of his hearers and convince them of his
earnestness and sincerity
With reasonably generous financial support
the campaign from now will be pushed with
vigor that will satisfy the most exacting, while
the ability to extend such funds in the most
effective manner will demonstrate how thorough
and intelligent has been the preliminary work
of Chairman Hitchcock and his associates