The San Francisco call., 1908-09-17
THREE LONG TRIPS
PLANNED FOR TAFT
Republican Nominee Will Come
West as Far as Colorado in
Speaking Tour
Hitchcock Declares Rocket and
Red Fire Campaign Will Be-
gin in October

CINCINNATI, Sept. 16.-Judge w. H.
Taft will make three campaign tours.
His first will begin here September %
and end October at Galesburg. Ill.
This trip will take him through Wis
consin, Minnesota, North and South
Dakota, Iowa Nebraska, Colorado,
Kansas and Missouri. He Will make
one or more speeches In each of these
states and fill in with numerous short
addresses from the rear platform of his
special train.
The second trip will take him into
Kentucky, Tennessee and possibly
North Carolina
The last trip will be in the east.
New York city will be visited, and a
speech will be made in the northern
part of the Empire state New Eng
land will not be included in this trip.
but speeches will be made in Mary
land, Pennsylvania, West Virginia and
Ohio, which will bring the candidate
back to his native city for the cleo
tion.
The plan of campaign for the repub-
lfcan presidential candidate was de-
cided on today at a conference between
Judge Taft, Chairman Hitchcock of the
republican national committee; Seha-
tor Dixon Of Montana, director of the
western speakers bureau; Charles Ma
gel, national committeeman from Mis-
souri,, and in charge of the Chicago re-
publican headquarters; Robert A. Bel
linger, member from Washington of
the advisory committee, and A. 1.
Vorys
DOLLIVER MAY SPEAK
Judge Taft will travel in special
train and with him will be two other
speakers Of national repute. 1t is said
today that Senator Dolliver of Iowa
would likely be one.
After the conference Chairman
Hitchcock expressed himself generally
on the manner of campaign which has
been decided upon, making it plain
that beginning with the 1st OF October
the rocket and red fire" features
will be fast enough and strenuous
enough to silence all criticism.
An interesting view of the confer
ence was given by Senator Dixon, who
said:
Il want the people to know that
Judge Taft is pulling at the bit and
anxious to get to them. came down
here to aid in arranging the western
itinerary, which meets Judge Taft's
most hearty approval His only re-
gret is that he has not been able to
start the campaign earlier and meet
the people face to face
WASHINGTON AIDS TAFT
''rhe state of Washington is in such
good shape that we are now collecting
a popular subscription to be turned
over to the republican national com
mittee for use in other states." said
Judge Ballinger, who is on his way
east from his home state.
Just what the result will be-" he
added, will not be determined until
time has elapsed for answer to the
appeal"
On his return west in ten days Judge
Ballinger will devote some time to the
situation in Oregon and California. The
whole coast, however, he says, is in
splendid shape, from republican
standpoint.
Congressman Duncan McKinlay of
California, who has been making
speeches in Vermont and Maine,
stopped off to greet Judge Taft. He
is on his way back to California. Con-
gresham McKinlay said:
Maine did much better at this cleo
tion than I thought 1t would.
I'm California the situation is good
for Judge Taft. The opposing repub-
lican factions have come to an agree
ment, and although there is some diff
ferences as to local affairs, there are
none as to the presidential and con-
gressional tickets"