New-York tribune., 1908-09-17

he will make daylight trip through Nebraska
,ohing Denver on October q and speaking
there in the evening. october 3 viii be spent
crossing Kansas. with evening speech al
Topeka. and Sunday, the 4th will be spent IN
rest AZ Kansas City. The next day will be de-
voted 10 a dayligh: trip through Missouri, Win
a speech at ST. Joseph al noon. and OCTOBER
will be passed in ST. Louis That night MI
Taft will go 10 Chicago to open the Deep water
ways convention on the 1th, at 11;4o a. m-' ana
ths, afternoon he will go 10 Galesburg TO attend
the celebration Of the hftieth anniversary OF the
11ucoln-Douglas debate where Representative
Burton will speak
Further details of the trip will be arranged
with the organization of each state, and 1t is
probable that a Senator or some other member
Of the local organization will accompany the
candidate through the state.
The second trip. which will be arranged In
detail later. will take Mr. Taft 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 state. II has been
decided that New England will not be included
in this trip but speeches will be made in Mary
land. Pennsylvania. West Virginia and Ohio.
At the close Of the conference Mr.. Taft ex-
pressed himself as highly gratified that the de-
tails Of the first trip had been settled and that
others had been determined on.
The decision which has been reached" he
said meets my hearty approval l have been
anxious 10 do my full share in the campaign.
and the work outlined for would seem 70
give ne the opportunity. 1t also agrees with
my ideas as TO how my time should be en-
ployed"
HITCHCOCK on CAMPAIGN PLANS
Chairman Hitchcock talked freely of the cam
psign and his plans for the future. although he
declined to be quoted directly He said it had
been his purpose 10 allow the campaign t. pro-
oeed slowly at first while the strength of the
organization was reserved for the crucial period.
he four weeks before the election He viewed
with entire complacency the activity of the
opposition. and believed that the opposition
candidate and his assistants would grow stale
oefore the campaign was over. The Republican
Speakers were. on the contrary conserving their
energy and preparing for a whirlwind finish
Inc national committee had not been idle he
selo- but had been devoting itself to the most
csreful preparations. Polls and canvasses were
Oelhs made. and the entire situation being
oere1ully considered Every detail Of the trips
VI the various speakers being perfected. so
tnst not moment Of valuable time would be
os' next month. Beginning with October /,
rhere VIII be placed in the field the most power
4ui array Of speakers ever employed in a Re
puphcan campaign. and no stone will be left
untnrned To insure victory Mr.. Hitchcock said
e appreciated that a waiting period was al
ways tr51ng-that il was hard to wait until you
V'uio See The whites OF your opponents eyes
" . speak-but he believed the results would
N'o" il 10 Toe the wisest policy
"i'h regard TO the labor vote Mr.. Hitchcock
- lfla' many libes and false statements were
Deing circulated, but they would be
'7u as soon as the campaign well under
"9' ana he was confident that when the labor
men found the extent TO which the effort to
ei'e them had gone there would be a swing