New-York tribune., 1908-09-30
CAMPAIGN LAUNCHED
York Outlined at Republican
WOmen's First Meeting.

The campaign of the Republican women for the
election OF William Howard Taft was formally
launched yesterday afternoon at their headquarters
in the Hotel Martha Washington. by Mrs j. Ellen
Foster. president Of the National Women's Re
publican Association Miss Helen Varfck Boswell
presided and on a table the platform was the
loving cup presented to Mrs. Foster by the RePuo-
ncan OF Massachusetts. just before she
to New York. Taft buttons were pinned on
all who entered by Mrs r. c. Benedict. and MIS-
William Grant Brown. president OF the West End
Woman's Republican Club. distributed literature
The presidents of the Republican clubs OF the city
and of the Mount Vernon club were all present and
reported much enthusiasm in their respective or
ganizations for both Mr.. Taft and Governor
Hughes
Il just back from the country said Mrs. ].
Mortimer Bell president of the Mount Vernon
club, but 1 had not been in town twentyfour
hours before my telephone began to ring. and our
members were asking. What going to do?'
So you that are very much alive"
Mrs Brown stated that her club would hold
campaign meeting at the Hotel Astor October S.
and another October y. Mrs. William Cum
ming Story president OF the wOmans Republican
Club, said that it would have q campaign meeting
on October II. Miss BoswaH asked all the clubs
to appoint committee TO cooperate with head
quarters.
Miss Boswell announced also that fifty thousand
circulars giving suggestions to Republican women
for campaign work would be received at head
quarters to-day. and that Hundreds OF thousands
would be ready for distribution within days.
The first of these suggestions Is learn and re-
member the registration days order to get the
men folk TO register ParIOr meetings suggest
ed in order to gather arguments, and women are
urged to attend the mems campaign meetings as
well. Their presence, says the circular IL in
sprAtion to the speakers 1t is also suggested that
they should have women speakers placed the
programmes of the mems meetings. In crowded
sections canvassing from house 20 house and store
TO store is advised. and first voters recon-
mended to the special attention of the campagners
The Importance OF getting the Young interested is
also empha sized, possibly with the idea that in
that way the young men can best be reached.
We are getting no a special appeal to wage
earning women" added Miss Boswell after outlin-
ing the circular 1T will emphasize the connection
between the campaign and getting living
Mrs Foster addressed herself 70 those who didn't
know but Mr. Bryan just good Mr. Taft
II don't know but he is just good his
friends and his neighbors his wife and his chill
dren." she said He is a magnificent taIker but
we have never seen any performance You say he
never had chance and that is true The Amer
Of the candidate isn't the question IL I had
should vote for the best coordination of per-
sonality and power. 1 should vote for the man
who had the best associates.
Mrs Foster will speak at the commercial
ellers' meeting No. 746 Broadway at
day and will address the Commercial Travellers
Sound Money League at No. 81 Union Square on
Friday The women also to have evening.
and perhaps two, at Camp Taft.