New-York tribune., 1908-08-21

Tho sdontion Of tn. sound money platform OF
1896
THINKS WEST VIRGINIA SAFE
william 8 Edwards, Of Charleston. W. va
,rbo was chairman of his state delegation 10 inc
Chicago convention, insists that the iacOion'''
row I'm West Virginia will not cost MT ia1e
single efector. Mr.. Edwards came mere toua'
IN consult with John Hays Hammond anu Al
thur I yorys regarding the formation ol g
Taft League in the state
..yra.+ virginia is safe for judge Taft. saic
Mr. Edwards. 1.-The detection Oh ihS ~
mora Sun, to the Taft column. which leaves
Bryan without a single important iepi
tive newspaper in the State OF Maryland Is afl
g., ~ tba nozyerfI current already setting
g., NOT onlv in Maryland but in Virginia anu
prast Virginia as we'll The movement IN west
Virginia in Judge Taft's favor Is among lHe
.,hs+an+iaI business men of the state me re
,uhIican candidate is extraordinarily pOP
IN NV state The purely local contehe1oh AOi
srnreuacy between the Swisher ana 00N0it
factions will in no wise ieopardiSe lhe sup'oi'
which the Republicans and hundreds Oh Delllo-
Gratis will give to the Taft electors Deep a-i1
+;++.- c1aavages have already riven the ranks
of the Democrats evidenced by the SMASH
ing Of the Chiffon Macorkle aspirations aI Len
yer and the enthronement OF McGra" aS 'he
I
chine"
Colonel s. Brown Allen who is In charge OF
the Republican rally to be held here to-ulor-
row arrived this morning to perfect the final
arranpsrnents Colonel Allen estimates that
there will be between 1000 and $500 people at
! the ralIy and laughs at those who say there
will be 10000 He declares that it would be
physical irnpossibIity for the railroads 10 bring
/ so many to Hot Springs for single day. A
! feature of the day will be the presence OF the
! StonewaII Band. OF Staunton. which visited
| Canton when Mckinley conducting MS
! campaign in 1895 and the Virginia Military
Institute Band of Lexington, which will play
| alternately at concerts 70 be given both morn
| ing and afternoon There were many arrivals
| for the rally this evening.
LETTER PLEAsES MR.. TAFT.
| Mr. Taft received the following letter from a
| young girl to-day. and it pleased him much
| that he showed it to his newspaper callers:
| Walville Wash. August IA. 1908.
| Hon. William H Taft Hot Springs. Va
/ Dear Sir: feel that 1 must write you from
! the Evergreen State, but first will speak OF
! myself. I the youngest of ten children, all
| living but My mother died when I was
| less than three months old. and my home has
! been since with an aunt and uncle. I am seven
| teen years old, and IN the second year high
school
1
| my immediate family to vote for Taft and Sher-
man. Ny father, four big brothers. four broth
ers-in-law two uncles, three cousins and papa
| Now. IL all Republican girls could count many
/ votes for Taft. Bryan would surely go into re-
| tirenent for all time.
Well. hope he will get left for do not like
| to patch clothes, and mamma says that was her
| trade during the last Democratic administration.
| Walvtlle and Lewis County and Washington
! will roll up q good majority for the Republican
/ candidates and continuation of prosperity
| Hope to send congratulations in November to
| Hon William II. Taft. President-elect OF the
United States. Very truly.
| BESSIE WHITE
After reading the speeches which Mr. Sher-
| man, the Vice-Presidential candidate and Sec
| retary Root delivered at Utica yesterday. Mr.
| Taft said:
| II have read with great deal of interest and
/ pleasure Mr.. Sherman's foreible statement on
the issues of the campaign. and his demonstra-
| ton that the overshadowing issue OF the coming
| election is whether MIR. Roosevelt's adminfstra-
| ton shall be indorsed or not
| 'I read also with peculiar qualification the
wonderful testimonial to Mr. Sherman's char
acter and ability which Elihu Root. neigh
! Dor and intimate friend paid from his heart to
! the Vice e-Presidential candidate"
Robert Mather. president Of the Rock Island
! Railroad, reached here to-day and paid his re-
/ spects to Mr.. Taft.
Mr.. Tafts engagements for Saturday include
| conferences with Postmaster General Meyer
! Chief Forester Clifford Pinchot Theodore P
! Shonts president of the Metropolitan Securities
| Company Of New York. and G. ". Painter. an
| American missionary to China