Omaha daily bee., 1912-02-29
TAFT AGREES TO
SPEAKING TOUR
Vigorous Speeehmaking Campaign
to Be Undertaken Soon 10 Ex-
plain Attitude.
MANY ADDRESSES ON THE CARDS
Chicago, New Hsmpshire and
Georgia Limits of March Trip.
NO DIRECT REPLY 10 COLONEL
Plans to Talk on Doctrines Enun.
eiated by Roosevelt.
NEW YORK SITUATION DISCUSSED
Conference with Barnes Satisfactory
to Both In Connection with Dele
gates and PordinE of Pro-
posed Platform.
MANY ADDRESSES ON THE CARD'
Chicago, New Hsmpshire and
Georgia Limits Of March Trip.
NO DIRECT REPLY 10 COLONEL
Plans to Talk on Doctrines Enun.
eisted by Roosevelt
NEW YORK SITUATION DISCUSSED

WASHINGTON, Feb. S-Prssident
Taft will soon start vigorous speech
making campaign TO explain his position
on current questions and further his can
dldacy for denomination
Before the republican national conven-
lion meets IN June the president will
spend many days on the road and is ex-
pected to deliver scores OF speeches.
He will travel as far west as Chicago.
az far north as New Hampshire and
south al least as far as Georgia Other
engagements may be made In the next
few weeks. The presidents political sd-
yisers believe he is their best orator.
Sinct the Taft denomination headouar-
;ers were opened here some time ago and
Representative William B. Mckinley was
put in charge. republican leaders have
urged the president to get into the cam
psign. lie began following this advice
when he accepted an invitation Of year s
standing to attend the fiftieth annual
dinner Of the Swedish American Repub-
iican club in Chicago The acceptance
Of that Invitation was followed by the
announcement that the president had con-
sented to stop on his way west at Toledo.
o. Invitations TO visit Youngstown and
Massillon have been received and prob
ably will be accepted A few days ago
the White House let 1t be known that the
president would go to Savannah. Ga, In
April or May and might stop at Pine
hurst. n. c.
Will Explain Views.
Tonight after q short conference with
Senators Crane, smoot and Gailinger 1t
was said the president would extend his
coming trip to Boston to include Nashua
and Concord. ". II. He will leave WASH
ington for Boston on March II. spend
March IS there and will visit the two
New Hampshire cities on March 10. Al
though no announcement has been made
OF subjects for speeches the president win
make on these trips. II Is practically GER
tain that he will not fail to include In
his addresses the recall OF judges, the
''recslr' or iudicisi dsciaons. possibly the
initiative and referendum and topics
touched hx--. Calonsi Roosevelt In. his
speecH at columbus last week.
Probably Mr.. Taft will make no direct
reply to that speech and It has been said
with emphasis that he will not indulge in
personalities. but that he will make clear
his own views on many OF the doctrines
advocated by Colonel Roosevelt in Colun-
hue Is almost certain.
A canvass Of the New York political
situation made at conferences today be-
tween william Barnes. Jr.. chairman Of
the New York state republican commit.
tee. Vive President Sherman, state Sem
ator Brackett and Representative calder
Brooklyn leader In congress. resulted In
an informal declaration that President
Taft would have an almost solid New
York delegation to the republican ma
tional convention
Talk with Barnes Satisfactory.
II was claimed today that the confer
ence between President Taft and Chair
man Barnes was satisfactory to both in
80 far as the selection OF delegates and
the proposed wording OF the platform was
concerned.
Congressman Mckinley, director Of the
national Taft headquarters. today re-
turned from Chicago. where he made ar
rangements for the western end OF the
Taft campaign.
Mr.. Mckinley had short talk with
the president. but did not go over the
western situation In detail.
To visitors at the Taft headquarters he
expressed the belief that the president
was gaining support in Illinois.