Omaha daily bee., 1908-07-22
TAFT TO OYSTER BAY
Judge Will Hold Conference with
President Tomorrow.
HIS SPEECH NEARLY COMPLETED
- 4
Acceptance Address 4 Touch on
Main Questions Off aign.
VIRGINIA REPUBLICAN Z NTTED
Delegation Tells Candidate So Will
Make Good Showing
CEREMONY OF NOTIFICATION
large Crowds from Several states
VIII Attend Exercises at
Cincinnati Next Tues
day,
VIRGINIA REPUBLICAN, Z NTTED
Delegation Tells Candidate So. vi
Make Good Showing
CEREMONY OF NOTIFICATION

HOT SPRINGS, Va. July 21.-Mr. Taft
will leave here tomorrow night for Oyster
Bay, where he will take luncheon with
the president on Thursday. He probably
will go TO New York Thursday night and
leave New York for Cincinnati Friday aft
hrnoon or night.
Three days more Of dlllgent consideration
and careful revision will be given to the
speech he Is to deliver at Cincinnati Tues
day next In acknowledgement Of the Of
ficial notification that he is the presidential
nominee of the republican party.
Although the speech is to be supplemented
in September by an extended letter Of ac-
centance, Il is the purpose of the candi-
date TO take the earlier opportunity to set
fortL precisely and as concisely as may be
possible his position on the surprising null
titude' OF questions which must be dealt
with in the campaign. The importance
politically Of thus announcing himself has
been impressed upon Mr.. Taft by the
numerous political advisers with whom he
has consulted, and he has decided to take
the risk Of being tedious in the delivery Of
y speech OF an hour and a half. which will
be fully Illuminating, in place of the thirty
minute talk he had at first believed would
suffice. But there Is much consulting yet
to be done and undoubtedly many changes
OF expression will he made.
For two nights Mr.. Taft has labored over
the speech until the early morning hours.
and yesterday. instead OF indulging in his
usual golf game. he listened to the reading
Of the speech by Frank B. Kellogg. Mean
while, he sat gazing out on the links with
a pleased expression while Antalilles. an
artist OF Buda Pest. who speaks no English,
hurried life size likeness OF the candidate
onto a huge canvas for the Hungarian Re-
publican club of New York.
Mr.. Kellogg has consented to assist in the
revising process until Friday. when Mr..
Taft has promised that the work shall be
finished.
Virginia Republicans United.
A delegation OF prominent republicans of
Virginia arrived here today to confer with
Mr.. Taft concerning conditions in this
state. The delegation was headed by Rep
resentatiye Slemp,, chairman of the republic
can state executive committee, who told
Mr. Taft that the republicans of this
state were preparing to take advantage OF
conditions to make a good showing in the
coming campaign and that they were more
thoroughly united than. ever before. Mr..
slemp also talked concerning the proposed
rally OF republicans here from all sections
OF the state on a day to be fixed for meet
ing them.
Representative Gaines of West Virginia,
chairman of the house committee, which
reported and secured a passage through
the house at the last session of publicity
bill. which failed in the senate, tad an
interview with Mr.. Taft today. while
such a law would not be exactly premium
on perjury" he said today, at would put
veracity at a disadvantage"
Virginia, Georgia and North Carolina are
to be battled for by the republican II Mr..
Taft has any influence with the national
committee in directing the campaign. He
today said this much to the delegation OF
Virginia republicans who visited him.
Plans for Notification.
CINCINNATI. July 21.-The committee
in charge OF the arrangements for the
celebration OF the Taft notification day
Is rapidly gathering together the various
threads of the organizations and perfect
ing plans.
That there will be large delegations here
from Indiana. Illinois, Kentucky, West
Virginia and neighboring states is now as
sured. Word has been received from var
ious points to the effect that many are
coming and the committeeman feel that
the crowd here will be a record breaker.
Marcus r. sulEer OF Madison. Ind. con-
ferred with the committee Tuesday and
has decided TO open southern Indiana head
quarters in Cincinnati in order to have a
meeting place for people from that sec
ton. The demonstration committee met
today and perfected plans for fireworks
etc.
Secretary Taft's party will come through
Eden park at 1880 p. m. The PRESIDENT
salute is Is guns, and the committee has
arranged to give Judge Taft a salute OF
"A guns. The arrival OF the Judge and his
party on the Island Queen. accompanied
by tlotilla OF gaily decorated boats will
give the signal for the fireworks TO star
IN the park. The movement on the part
0f business houses to close their places
caring the exercises took definite form
Tuesday when chairman Reynolds issued
a proclamation calling on the people tc
make Tuesday a holiday.
Work was commenced today constructing
platforms. reviewing stands. etc, at the
Charles p. Taft residence on Pike street
for the notification day celebration. Ar
elevated platform will be erected at the
entrance 70 the home and from this posi-.
tion OF vantage william II. Taft will re-
view the parade OF marching clubs thai
win pass on Pike street. on each sid,
OF the walk leading to the Taft resdenc,
is a lawn and about a thousand persons
will be admitted by ticket, issued by tn,
committee, TO each OF the lawns. A Ions
platform will be erected In froLt Of th'
door OF the house and on this Mr.. Tar
will receive the nomination and deliver hi
address OF acceptance