The Oskaloosa herald., 1908-09-10
OHIO CAMPAIGN
OPENED BY G. 0. P.
GREAT REPUBLICAN RALLY Is
HELD AT YOUNGSTOWN.
ARTHUR voRys PREsIDEs
Cows. Harris and Hughes and Senator
Beverage the Speakers Hitch
cock confers with Vice.
President Fairbanks.

Youngstown, o., Sept. 5.--The Re-
| publican campaign in Ohio was for
mally opened in this city Saturday
with speeches by Gov. Harris Of Ohio.
Gov. Hughes of New York and Senator
Beveridge of Indiana.
Gov. Harris discussed state issues,
dealing largely with the liquor ques-
ton, while Gov. Hughes and Senator
Beveridge handled issues of the ma
cred at Wicks park, for the steel mills,
which form the chief industry of this
city, closed Friday night and will not
reopen until Monday night. The steel
workers and others marched in par
ade to the park and at two o'clock the
flood Of oratory was Embossed Arthur
/. Vorys, the Taft manager In Ohio,
acted as chairman of the meeting.
Hitchcock confers with Fairbanks.
indianapolis, Ind, Sept. 5.-Follow-
ing out his policy of consulting with
Republican leaders of former cam.
paigns whenever the opportunity Of
fers, Chairman Frank II. Hitchcock Of
the Republican national committee ar.
rived here at p. m Friday for con-
ference with Vice-President Fairbanks.
He spent about an hour at Mr.. Fair
banks home and then started for De-
troit, where he took the boat Saturday
morning for Middle Bass Island for
conference with Mr.. Taft.
A large number of subjects was
considered by Mr.. Hitchcock and Mr..
Fairbanks, but the chief question dis
cussed was the tour of the country
which the vice-president is to make
under the auspices of the national
committee. 1t is expected that his
speaking trip will cover practically all
of the country, and especially will he
be used in the territory where he
made addresses during the campaign
four years ago. The directors OF the
speakers bureau have in contemplation
the question of sending number Of
prominent speakers with Mr.. Fair
banks and giving them a special train
or car for an extended tour.
Taft Too Busy to Fish Much.
Middle Bass Island, o., Sept. g.
Judge Taft DEVOTED himself assiduous-
ly to his correspondence Friday, the
only variation being short fishing
Garfield had further conference with
Mr.. Taft before leaving for his home.
The subjects of the speeches he is to
make in Maine next week were con-
sidered. In this connection Mr.. Gar
field, before leaving, expressed him
sell on the issues of the campaign to
the effect that local conditions in the
different parts of the country made
the issues different in character. The
one general issue is, he said, that of a
choice between the Republican record
and Democratic promise.
Select "Debatable" States.
New York, Sept 5.-National Chair
man Mack and members Of the east
ern Democratic campaign committee
held a three-hour conference Friday
afternoon and talked over the situa!
ton in each of the states along the
Atlantic seaboard After a consideta-
lion of the reports from the national
committeeman present 1t was decided
that New York, Connecticut, Rhode
Island, New Jersey and Delaware were
debatable states and that an active
campaign from now on should be
waged to swing them into the Demo-
cratic column.
National Committeeman Salisbury
told the committee that the fight In
Delaware was confined largely to local
issues, but that with organized effort
on the part Of the state and national
committees the Democratic ticket
would win.
Bryan Talks to Home Folks.
Lincoln, Neb., Sept 5.-Willlam j.
Bryan Friday made two avowedly
non-political speeches to his home
folks. The first was at the state fair
grounds, where he participated In the
dedication of the new auditorium, and
the second was at the Tabatha home,
near Fairview, where q new building
was dedicated. as hospital for the
aged. In his fair ground speech, which
was to multitude of persons, Mr..
Bryan confined himself mostly to an
appeal to the farmers to take llvelier
interest in legislation and administra-
ton of governments. both state and
rational.