The Washington times., 1908-09-27
Confident That They Have
Turned Tide in the
Middle West.
PARTY BENEFITED
BY TAFT'S SPEECHES
Hughes Expected 70 Strengthen
Position in Doubtful Sections.
Seek TO Control House.
By IOHN SNURE

CHICAGO, H.. Sept. 25.-Have the
Republicans stayed the drift 10 Bryan
ana turned the tide in the middle TVest2
This is the supreme question with the
Republican campaign managers here
They talk frankly about Il ard 90 sur
prisingiy little beating about the bush
week ago the gloom about their head
quarters here was thick The trend 20
Br. an was too apparent 10 be denied
The Republican managers admit such
was the case. but. they say, they have
got the impetus Of the Bryan move
ment checked, and the Democratic cam
paign has reached and passed the crest
OF the wave
IL was not the intention 70 send Taft
out into the campaign 50 soon. But
the pressure was too great 10 be re-
sisted Senator Dixon Of Montana IN
charge Of the speakers bureau Of The
chicago headqIarJers found himself be
set with appeals over long-disrancs
phone that IL was imperative for Taft 70
take the stump without delay. And as
soon as il was known he would take the
stump, then tie calls for him multiplied
20 sn extent impossible 10 meet The crv
was UP thar the people wanted 70 sea
TAFT and get acquainted with him. and
that any other course wouIG be danger
Gus, perhaps fatal. 10 the hopes o.. Re
publican success
Taft's Tour Beneficial.
Now. the Republican managers say,
IL was wise thing 20 send Taft out
even Il he cannot compare with Bryan
as a campaign orator
The fog already has lifted from Wis
cons-n and Iowa since Ar Taft's vislt
20 those States,' said Senator Dixon
today The support OF Senator la
FoLette and Of Governor Cummins has
been Of much benefit"
From now until November 3 the Re
publican managers here viii put forth
their utmost efforts They believe. or
profess 20. that they. after much vain
work. have got things IN motion, vita
The aid OF Roosevelt. la Toilette. Cum
Minis The Haskell incident. and Ta1Cs
appearance on the stump.
on the other hand. tney believe the
Democratic campaign cannot keep NOV
ing ~ the pace tnac IL held for some
weeks They believe their campaign
viii DC more and more enerE-Zed from
now until election day. whereas the
Democratic campaign viii grow weaker
L IS on such a development in tha
Presidential struggle as this thar the
Republican managers base their hopes
OF preventing Bryan from realizing his
expectation OF sweeping the middle
West
To Invade West
Speakers Of the type that meet the
appreciation Of progressive Republicans
are to lie pressed into service IN tho
Middle Wss-- Hughes is in great de-
mand- In addition 70 the itinerary an
nouuced this morning IN Indiana. Mich
igan. Ohio. West Virginia. and Mary
land. Governor Hughes VIII speak early
in October IN Minnesota. the Dakotas,
Nebraska. Kansas, and Missouri.
hughes is ranked next 10 Taft as the
speaker who can be OF the most service
in the Middle West
Representative Mckinley. chairman OF
the Republican Congressional Commit
tee. returned from New York this nom
ing and gave out an interview saying
the Republicans would contrcI the
House
Mckinley added that the Presidents
letter. written 20 him on September 3
from oyster Bsy, and Published
throughout the country. urging The I'M
pOrtance of electng a Republican House.
Is arousing the voters of the country
10 the fact that one Of the most i'm
pOrtant things in the pending campaign
is the election OF Republican Congress
men 10 uphold Mr. Taft, and perpetuats
TIE Roosevelt policies