The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-05-09
Spectacular and Strenu-
Gus Campaign Is
Planned.
HIS TRAIN LEAVES
LABYRINTH TRAIL
Entering Ohio Monday Morning,
He Will Travel More Than
1000 Miles and Make Sew
enty-Five Speeches-Col-
onel Roosevelt to Be At
tackled Along New Lines.

Columbus. O., May S.-Plans for
President Tafts swing through Ohio
next week made public here tonight.
indicate that Mr.. TAFT intends to make
a spectacular and strenuous fight to
control the States forty-eight dele
gates to the Republican National Com
vention.
Entering Ohio next Monday morn
ing at Marietta. the President will
speak at practically every city and
town of over 5000 inhabitants that he
has not visited. The President will
travel more than 1000 miles in Ohio
by special train. leave labyrinth
trail across the State fror. the Ohio
River to the Indiana state line and
from Cincinnati 10 Lake Erie.
Estimates tonight were that he
would speak at least seventy five
times.
The President is expected to find
some new subjects on which TO con-
tinue his attacks on Colonel Roose-
welt. Friends of the President believe
the developments of the next week
Will be of great Importance to Mr.. Taft.
and every effort is being made to
to have the trip successful.
Altogether. President Taft made
seventeen speeches during the day
He swung east and south clear across
the State from Cincinnati to Ironton.
and then west and north to Columbus,
stopping at Oakhill. Jackson, Wellston.
Logan and Lancaster. HIS fellow
Ohioans turned out in good numbers
and listened attentively to his argu-
ments.
President Taft in speech tonight
charged that Colonel Roosevelt. his
campaign manager, Senator Dixon. OF
| Montana, and their friends in the SEN
ate were responsible for the "emascu-
lation" of the arbisration treaties
with Great Britain and France, and
that in consequence of their action
the ptcts were so changed as to be
/ of doubtful utility
Made Treaties Useless.
For some reason unknown to my
| puzzle witted BRAIN said the Presi-
dent. "Mr. Roosevelt opposed these
treaties. and by those men who sup
! ported that opposition his manager,
! Mr.. Dixon, and the Democratic votes
| in the Senate, these treaties were so
emasculated that IL is difficult 10 see
whether they contain anything of
| value which ought to be ratified into d
! treaty"
Mr.. Taft openly accused Mr.. Roose-
Welt of Misrepresentation and mis-
| statement said that In many actions
! for which his predecessor now criti-
! cized him he had been influenced by
| Mr.. Roosevelt's advice. and asked the
! people of Ohio to give him a square
| deal
The President dwelt at length on
the Roosevelt charges that he was
| the friend of the boss and the tool
| of the trusts and special interests. He
! pointed out the failure of the Roose-
| Welt administration TO prosecute the
| steel trust and the harvester trust.
and contrasted that with the attitude
! OF his own administration, which has
| filed suits against both.
| IT am not criticiZing." declared the
| President. but ! would like to know
| how many bodies of dead bosses were
! strewn along the path of Theodore
| Roosevelt when he was seven years
| President of the United States. / don't
criticize him for that; 1t was not
within his function to go about with
a sword cutting off the heads of
! dragons like that.
What he did. and what he has de-
I Tended himself time and time again
for doing. was 10 use those men 10
get good legislation and good govern
ment fine could. l have done any
differently in that respect and 1 don't
promise you If ] am elected that all
the bosses will die"