The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1908-07-23
TAFT TO SEE
LEADERS
Wants Advice on Speech OF
Acceptance
UTTERANCE IMPORTANT
Will Consult President and Mr.. Root
The Republicans Sure TO Garry
Connecticut This
Year.
UTTERANCE IMPORTANT

Hot Springs, Va, July 23.-Represen'
tative Herbert Parsons, president OF the
new York county Republican commit
tee came here yesterday at the request
OF MIR. Taft. to give his Judgment on the
Cincinnati speech, and discuss the politi-
cal situation in New York. Mr.. Parsons
was the travelling companion OF Mr. TAFT
when he lett last night from Oyster Bay
MIR. Parsons said: MIR. Taft desires TO
have Secretary Root at the Sycamore
Hill conference and il is said not TO
he unlikely that other party leaders
will hear the speech read 50 the prcsi-
dent"
II have decided to make this speech
what may be my most important utter
ance OF the campaign. | have the high
est regard for the presidents Judgment
regarding the subjects to be dealt with,
and keen appreciation OF his wonder
full ability for forceiul expression. |
want his Judgment and his criticism, and
this cannot be satisfactorily obtained at
long range, so / have decided to 60 TO
Oyster Bay"
This statement by Mr.. Taft indicates
mis- viewpoint regarding the announce
ment OF his intended trip, which, he says,
Is to be taken on his own and not> on
the presidents initiative. He will leave
49, ,,stA NJ Harnanfor bis saorntoru
On reaching Jersey City. this afternoon,
he will enter an automobile which will
take him through New York City to
Sagamore Hill without delay Mr.. Taft
has been invited 10 spend the night as
the guest OF the president, but if he
finds it possible to get his speech in the
hands OF the printer in New York before
Friday he will return TO that city and
occupy quarters reserved for him at the
Manhattan hotel. In any event he will
leave New York for Cincinnati Friday
afternoon. This, he says, will give him
two days there before the notification
ceremonies are upon him. Should Mrs.
Taft decide TO be with her husband
Tuesday, she will 90 TO Cincinnati direct
from here, thus avoiding the fatigue of
the Journey to New York The paH for
President Roosevelt's participation in
The final review Of the speech, which is
regarded as having a number of signih-
,ant features from a political viewpoint,
@as finally decided upon at four o'clock
yesterday morning, that being the time
of the exchange of the last kilograms
between the candidate and the presi
dent Ii was made clear that through
put the preparation Of the speech, which
1s undergoing final revision at the hands
Of Mr.. Taft, frequent and extended con-
sultation has been had with the presi-
dent The mails. the telegraph, and the
telephone have been used for this pur.
pose. In emphasizing the political i'm
portanee of the speech, Mr., Taft said
that the first intention was to have the
utterance only simple and formal ae-
acknowledgement of the notification had
been finally abandoned, in view of the
growing Importance and number of the
subjects which seemed to crowd them
selves forward for consideration. The
speech will doubtless contain approx.
mately twelve thousand words. No fore
cast OF the subjects discussed aud the
method of their treatment will be made
in advance with the consent of Mr. Taft.