The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-07-22
Taft Going to Oyster Bay to
Submit Manuscript to
Big ChiefFi
GREAT RALLY TO BE
HELD in VIRGINIA.
Rhode Island Man Offers Elc-
plant to Candidate, but He
Declines It-Plays Golf
in the Rain, and
Makes High
Score.

- YoT SPRINGS. VA. July 21.-
President Roosevelt is to re-
viaw in advance the speech
Judge Taft,will deliver In Cin-
cinnaH next Tuesday.
~ have decided to make this speech
whnt may he be my most eimportnnt
uttcranco of the campaign. have
the highcat regard for the Prcnidcnt'a
Judgment regarding the subjects to-
lie dealt with, and n keen apprecin-
tion of his wonderful ability for force
ful expression. want his Judgment
md his criticlsn,, and this cannot he
enthusiastically obtained mt long range,
go have decided to 20 to Oyster Bny.n
This statement. madegto-day by Judge
Taft indicates his viewpoint regarding
the announcement OF his intended trip.
which. he says. is to be taken on his
own and not on the Presidents initia- \
tive. He will leave here with Mr.. Car
pcnter, his secretary. tomorrow night.
From New York he will go to Gin.
cinnati on Friday afternoon. This arr
rangement, he says. will give him two
days there before the notification cere-
monies are, upon him. Should Mrs.
Taft decide to be with her husband on
Tuesday. she will so to Cincinnati d.
rect from here.
Intention to have the speech OF ac-
ceptance only a simple and formal ac-
acknowledgement of the notification had
been finally abandoned. in view of the
number and growing Importance OF
the subjects which seemed to crowd
themselves forward for consideration.
The speech Will contain approximately
1900 words.
Big Rally in Virginia.
Pressure for one grand rally OF V!r-
ginia Republicans to be held here be-
fore Judge Taft quits the place in Sep
tember for the activities OF the CAM
paign was applied anew to-day by a
delegation OF leading Republicans from
many sections OF the State headed by
Representative Slemp. OF the Ninth
District. who Is also chairman OF the
Republican State executive committee.
Judge Taft Looks with some favor
on the suggestion. and upon his return
from Cincinnati will consider fixing a
date In August for the rally.
He coincided with the view expressed
by the delegation that good politics
dictated that an active campaign be
made. not only in the Old Dominion. but
also In North Carolina and Georgia.
III I have any influence with the
national committee" Judge Taft is
quoted as saying to the delegation. "a
fight will be made in those States"
In the delegation here to-day were
Alvah II. Martin, national committee
man: John G. Luce. G. n. Wise and G.
L. Pritchard. Republican candidates for
Congress in the Third. First and Sew
enth Districts. respectively: George L.
Hart. secretary OF the Republican Cen,
tral Committee; S. Brown Allen. United
States marshal, Western District OF
Virginia.; NJ. K. Lowry. collector Of in
ternal revenue, Richmond: j. W. Mega.
vock, member of the State Executive
COMMITTEES; John Mckee. J. S. Giles
pie and G. II. Mccall. prominent Repub-
licans.
Plays Golf In Rain.
Representative Joseph w. Gaines. OF
West Virginia. dropped in to pay
neighborly call on Mr.. Taft, and invited
him to come in August to a horse show
to be held at White Sulphur Springs.
Mr.. Gaines spoke his mind against a
would tend, he believed, to discredit
the personal integrity of campaign
managers. and lower, rather than raise.
the standard Of morality In that quar-.
ter.
Judge Taft made his best golf score
of the season to-day, and played
through several heavy showers. His
partner was Senator Jonathan Bourne,
OF Oregon. and each made the score
OF 81. while Frank B. Kellogg and j. H.
Hoyt, Of Cleveland. went to defeat
90 and 100
Declines an Elephant.
Judge Taft to-day declined an ele-
phant offered by w. w. Powers, OF
Rhode Island. He received the fol-
lowing telegram from Chairman
TIitchcock NJ tha national %cnnnn,itfaa.s
Pixies Peak Summit, Col. July 81
"Hon. William II. Taft, Hot Springs,
Va:
Republican leaders from every
State west OF Missouri River Join with
me In sending you greetings from top
of Pixies Peak. We are on top now
and expect to be on top when the re-
turns come In next November
(Signed) "Frank H. HITCHCOCK.'