Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-09-16
WILL VISIT TEN STATES
Judge Ballinger Gives Encouraging
Report of the Coast.
IN SPLENDID SHAPE, HE SAYS
Representative Mckinley Declares
Majority in Maine Was 5000
More Than Was Expected.

CINCINNATI, September 16. - Judge
Taft's western speaking trip is the SUBJ
ject Of final conference today between the
candidate. National Chairman Hitchcock.
Senator Dixon of Montana, in charge of
the western speakers bureau: National
Committeeman Charles Nagel of Missouri
and Judge Bailinger of Seattle, member
of the advisory committee. The details of
the itinerary have been worked out by
Senator Dixon, after receiving the general
suggestions from the committee.
At least one important speech will be
made by Mr.. Taft in each of the following
states: Wisconsin, Minnesota. North
Dakota, South Dakota, Iowa, Nebraska.
possibly Colorado, Kansas, Missouri and
Chicago, October Z.
Taft's Western Itinerary.
The dates for the itinerary of Judge
Taft were announced this afternoon, TAX
ing in Wisconsin. Minnesota, the Da-
kotas. Iowa, Nebraska, Colorado. Kan
sas. Missouri and Illinois, as follows:
September %, Brook. Ind: September
"a. Milwaukee; September %. Madison.
Wis; September 26. ST. Paul and Min
neapolis: September - Sunday, Mime
apolis; September 2S, Fargo. n. D.; Sep
tember .. Mitchell. S. D.: September 80,
Fort Dodge. Iowa, noon. and Omaha,
Neb.; October /. trip through Nebraska
westward; October .. Denver; October 3,
Topeka, an; October Sunday, Kansas
City: October ), st. Joseph, Mo-; Octo-
Der g. ST. Louis: October I, Chicago and
Galesburg, ILL.,
Regards Washington as Certain.
1.-The state of Washington is in such
good shape that We are now collecting a
popular subscription to be turned over
to the republican national committee for
use in other states" said Judge Ballinger.
state.
He explained that just before leaving
ne had sent out more than three hun
dred personal letters to editors in which
it was set forth that heretofore the state
OF Washington, when in political doubt
had been literally and materially aided
with funds by the national committee;
that this year the conditions We're re-
versed in that the state needed no out
SIDE assistance for the republican cause.
and 1t would be showing the proper spirit
of appreciation to raise by popular SUBJ
scription a fund for working in other
states.
Just what the result will be-" Judge
Ballinger added. will not be determined
until time has elapsed for answers to the
appeal"
On his return west in ten days Judge
Ballinger will devote his time to the
situation in Oregon and California The
whole coast, however, he says. is in
splendid shape from a republican stand
point.
The Situation in Maine.
Representative Duncan McKinlay of Cal
ifornia, who has been making speeches in
Vermont and Maine. stopped off to greet
Judge Taft. He is on his way back to
California. Representative McKinlay said
Maine did much better at this election
than l thought it would. The dissatis-
faction among the republicans with the
enforcement of the Sturgis liquor law was
quite general in the large towns and
cities. and although the majority was
less than 5000. that is 5000 more than ]
thought we would get
'The republican representatives. how
ever, had all increased majorities. I am
satisfied that the ma ajorty in Maine will
in the presidential election be three times
what it was for governor. The democrats
would not meet us on any of the national
issues at all. not even the candidates for
Congress. They he'd it down to the re-
submission of the liquor law
Discussing the situation in his own state
he said:
I'm California the situation is good foI
Secretary Taft. The opposing republican
factions have come to an agreement and
although there are some differences as to
local affairs there are none as to the
congressional and national ticket"