Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-09-06
TAFT'S TRAVEL TALKS
WILL GO INTO DOUBTFUL
STATES IN OCTOBER.
Hitchcock Has Changed His Mind
About a Dignified Stay-at-
Home Canvass.

MIDDLE BASS ISLAND. Ohio. Sep
tember 5.-William H. Taft will make
travelling campaign during the month OIL
October, devotfng his time principally to
those states which the national commit
tee may consider doubtful, If the ideas OIL
both the candidate and his natlonai
chairman, Frank H. Hitchcock, as e4-
pressed today are carried out.
Mr.. Taft let it be known before he
left Hot Springs that he rather favored
activity for himself during the campaign,
but he indicated then that the matter
was one for the decision of the national
committee and the decision Of that BODY
had been that the candidate remain IN
Cincinnati to conduct dignified canvass.
The Reason Why.
"Mr Hitchcock has changed his mind.
was the expression by Judge Taft after
the hours conference he had today with
the national chairman. This change was
undoubtedly because of the pressure
which has been brought to bear on him in
the demands for speeches and the pres
ence of the candidate, especially from the
Mr. Taft indicated that although the
greatest demand for his presence had
come from the west. this would not pre-
clude his appearance IN eastern sta,es
on it would undoubtedly reach both east
and west. ~
Aside from getting together on this i'm
portant phase of the situation, Mr. Hitch
cock gave the candidate detailed ac-
count of the the reports he has been re-
cetying from national, state and local
leaders from all sections of the country:
These reports, he said, embraced al
phases of political conditions, some good
and others not SO good
to New York, missed the regular boat.
and was only able to make his regular
visit to Mr.. Taft by the courtesy OF Col.
Frank ]. Hecker Of Detroit. who brought
tinguished residents of that city as guests
aboard the yacht Halcyon. After the
conferences and before sailing on the
Halcyon for Sandusky Mr.. Hitchcock had
this to say Of politics:
II had a very frank talk with Judge
Taft. We talked for a long time about
the demand that he go on a speechmaking
tour There is great demand Tor MN
in the west in fact. all over the coun-
try, a demand that is so strong, so over
whelming that l don't know whether 1t
is possible to refuse 1t. Party leaders
thought it best that he should not go per-
sonally into the campaign, but the situa-
ton is different now from what 1t was
then. Party organizations want him,
want to see him.
Taft q Good Campa1gner.
The trip that Judge Taft made through
Ohio has convinced all that he has made
good as a campaigner.A 1t Is possible,
therefore, that by October 1 he will go
out to make some speeches. He would
naturally go into some of the doubtful
states. although I could not at this time
snecify the states. / am personally IN
ciined to favor the idea that Judge Taft
| 20 out because the people want him and
] because it is a great appeal.
| II also went over with Judge Taft the
situation state by state. telling him OF
the reports have received and what the
narty leaders have said. There is no
| doI,ht that he will win If We make the
right kind of a campaign and keep at
it," III, ., ,,,u
| Wade H. Ellis. who will tender his
| RESIGNATION as attorney general of Ohio
| To become assistant attorney general at
| Washington, was here today to pay his
respects to Mr.. Taft
Will Speak in Chicago.
Special Dispatch to The Star