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The Omaha Daily Bee VOL. .XXXVIII NO.107. OMAHA, WEDNESDAY MOHNIN9, OCTOBER 21, 1008 TEX PACES. SINGLE COPY TWO CENTS. AMERICANS IN TOKIO Emperor of Japan' X VeS Officers of Battleshiv .. ', . BRILLIANT FUNCTION KLkZY. 'A. Empress Shakes ftands vf vtrj SUMMARY OF TtlE BEE Wednesday, October 21, 1008. MURDER BY NIGHT RIDERS CLOSING THE FIGHT Prominent Tennessee Men Taken from Hotel and Killed. Judge Taft to Speak in Indiana, Ohio and New York. One of Visitors. SPERRY ' PRESENTS MESSAGE Greeting Good .wl Cabled by - President Roosevelt. REPLY OF EMPEROR CORDIAL H' llopM that Ulstoric Helatlon of '"M Understanding Mar Loi( lonllBit Reception la l-'ol-leveed by Luncheon. TuKIO. Oct. 30. -The molt significant event of the visit of the American fleet to Japan took place today when Rear Admiral Spefry, lil flag, officers and tbe captains ami comrr..inors (if the sixteen battleships were presented to the emperor and empress under circumstances evidencing a radical departure from all court precedents In order to do favors to the Americana. That It was the most brilliant function that the palace h.ts ever known is 4-euchod for by those who have been attached to the court of the umparor of Japan for many years. The em perur assumed a most cordial manner and tho etuprena shook hands with every officer. To OiH message from President Roosevelt delivered by Admiral Bperry, the emperor responded, ss follows: "Admiral Sperry,' It affords me especial pleasure to welcome you as the repre sentative of the American navy and to re ceive through you from your respected prcHldent his very friendly message. I re iicat you to assure the president that I moot sincerely sppreclnte and most cor dially reciprocate his sentiments of friend ship and Hood will. It Is a source of pro found satisfaction to mo that the most cordial relations of regard and good corre spondence exist between Japan and thi United States, and my thanks are due to the president for affording my subjects by your visit an opportunity to give new proof of their sincere attachment for your coun trymen. I also wish you to convey to the president this message: " 'Tho historic relations of good under standing and genuine friendship with the United States I count as a valid heritage of my reign and It shall be In the future, as It has been In the past, my constant aim and desire to weld the ties of amity, uniting the .two countries Into Indissoluble bends of good neighborhood and perfect ac cord.' "I trust the same success that has so fnr attended your voyage may still be with you to the end." Mrsaac Is av 8arrla. The. exebjang of oieseagea between Presi dent Roosevelt 'arrd' the emptror was evi dently planned as a surprise. When the president, message was received Its evi dent cordial tone was at once accepted as the highest official endorsement of the lieaieful mission and friendly spirit with which the fleet left the Atlantic and la now visiting Japan, hence the unusual tone of the emperor's reply, wlrteh has been pub lished here, was understood Immediately as Indicating that the entente between Amer ica and Japan, although unwritten, was most sincere and real. The procession of carriages conveying the officers of the fleet to the palace through the streets lined with cheering multitudes was most Imposing. When the spacious grounds opposite tho approach to the pal ace, what Is known as tho "double bridge," was reached the enthusiasm reached Us height. Only a select few Japanese have ever visited these grounds and few Indeed have ever been given an audience by the emperor. Arriving Into the palace, the visitors were ushered Into the great audience hall, where tlie admirals were Introduced by the American ambassador. Thomas J. O'Brien, J who, with Admiral Sperry, was Invited to etitsr the emperor's room, where the mes sage from President Roosevelt, which, of couise, had already been submitted to the emperor. was read. This was translated, and the emperor replied: Officer Are Presented. The emperor and Admiral Sperry then re-entered the audience hall, the emperor standing at one end of the room, Admiral Biierry on his left and an interpreter on . . .. . ' . . , ., ,,,. ... the right. Rear Admlra ta r hen ap- proach.d and presented the officer. i of hi. . squadron. The same rt'ram " . J I by Rear Admiral. Sc "d a'"- I wna,ll eat n aunurai laaina m the side of the commander-in-chief of he i American fleet. The whole scene waa re peated In another magnificent room, where the empress stood and received tho ad mirals and other officers of the fleet. "Hie presentation .ss followed by an elaborate luncheon, at which forty-five per sons were present, the emperor occupying a poal'lon at the center of the table, with Rear Admiral Sperry sitting opposite him, tho officers oil both shies being graded down according to rank, with the Japanese and American officers Intermixed. The table was magnificently decorated and the menu service was most elaborate. At the end of the meal, the emperor re tired, meeting Rear Admiral Bperry at the door and bade him a most cordial farewell, and presented him with a magnificent sll er vase. As the emperor retired, the American and Japanese officers also left. This afternoon the officers of the Ameri can and Japanese fleets, the visiting dele gation of raclflo coast business men and their ladles, and many of the most promi nent iltliens of Toklo. numbering In all alKiut l.uifl, was entertained at a garden party at Asano. Tonight the naval officers were the guests of the naval clubs at a reception given by Vice Admiral Salto, the Japanese minister of marine, and at which the scenes of yesterday evening were re produced. Only officer, of the American and Japane.e navle. and the foreign am ba.sador. nd ministers wera Invited. There are festivities In every direction In Yokohama and Toklo for the men of the American fleet, who are hugely enjoying their visit to Japan. rsaaa President. WASHINGTON, Oct. 36 The following la the text of President Roosevelt's mes sage to Rear Admiral Bperry for trans mittal to the emperor of Japan: "Bperry, riehlp Connecticut, Yokohama Convey to Ms majesty, the emperor of Ja aa. my best wishea for hi. continued good health and happiness and that of all (Continued on Second Page.) 1903 OcR)BeRd 1908 snr yox nz- "fo W 0? -r- 2 3 45 0 Z 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 1Z 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 2Z 28 29 30 31 THE WEATRIa. FOR NERRASK'A-Partly cloudy Wednes day; colder. FOR IOWA Partly cloudy, with showers Werlnesrlnv; cooler In west portion. Temperature at Omnhai Hour." Deg. 5 a. m 53 . rOLXTIOAX.. Judge Taft expressed himself on labor problems In hla speeches In West Vir ginia, yesterday. . Par 1 DOnXXftTIO. President Roosevelt gives expression of his views upon the Philippines In an ar ticle In The Outlook. Page X The Mohonk Indian conference Is In ses sion at Lake Mohonk, N. Y. Page fl Ktatlstlta reveal the production of oil was greater than ever last year and tho price was higher. P4T 1 A filing In the federal court at St. Louis, Is that poker debts, urged as lia bilities by a Des Moines man, are not valid. Pairs 1 Forest fires have again revived In the east and north. Page 1 Night riders committed cold-blooded mur der upon two prominent men of northern Tennessee. Pag 1 Numerous Omaha men were winners In the land drawing at Dallas. Pag 1 An Irate Kansas City father Is going to law because a teacher pasted court plaster over his boy's mouth. Page 1 roREioxr. Rear Admiral Sperry presented to the emperor of Japan the message of friend ship ent by President RooHevelt and was given a cordial greeting In return In a function that will be memorable In Toklo. Pg 1 Paraguay Is reported to be In the ut most distress financially. Pag a Kaiser Wllhelm opened the Prussian Parliament yesterday. Page a AuHtrlans detain a Montenegrin general while he Is enroute to Belgrade. Page a It la reported the dowager queen of Italy has given consent to tbe marriage of the duke of the Abruzzl to the daugh ter of Senator Klklns. le a X.OCAX. Local democrats criticise Mayor Dahl man for tits frankness In talking about demand of Bryanites for 15,000 subscrip tion from brewerlea. Pag 0 Commercial club will advertise cheap ness of living In Omaha an Inducement for convention to come here. Page 5 Emll Ruser of Sarpy county decides to prosecute his wife on charge of attempt to shoot him, and is preparing to apply for a divorce. Pas' 3 "Uncle" Joe Redman has plan backed by park board to establish an Ice skating rink at Cut Off lake next winter. Pag a COUMZBCIAXi AMD IMDTJSTJtLaX. Live stock markets. Pag 7 Grain markets. Pag 7 Stocks and bonds. Peg- 7 MOTEUHnil OP OCEAaT TZAMSXXPS. Port Arrlrtd. Sailed. NEW YORK n Ulovannt BOSTON Kepuhlle OLASOOW California Ionian. GLASGOW Grampian LIVERPOOL Canada LIVEHPUOL Cjrronc N APLKS Cretla. Hot LOON C Rrrnlaat ( HKKBOl HO K. Wllhalm II.. ..St. Paul. PLYMOI TH Praaldant Lincoln Pratorla. BREMEN. Main. Ottawa Luatunta PomaranUa. LONDON QIBBNSTOWN. HAVRE MORE OIL AND HIGHER CHARGE This Is Statistical Revelation of Pe troleum Production In latted States. WASHINGTON. Oct. SO. The petroleum production' of the United 8tates In 1907, say geological survey reports Issued tcday, was characterised by a total output far In . ...... nrnvUii. 1 mmr a i . n " , ' ' . , ' . paralleled accumulation of stocks. In spite P P The acnsatlor! development, were the great ImTeaae in the new Illinol. field and gether with Increase In both quantity and price lr. California. The total product was 166,n95..ti3 barrels In 1M7, an Increase over 19oS of 3!.t1.39u barrels, or more than the total product of any year up to 19. Thi tctal value Increased fiom S92.4M.73C In 19u to 120,1G.'.79 in 19U7. 'Die average price decreased only slightly. During 19J7 a total of 18.Stf.69l barrels of oil were corsumed as fuel by the rail roads of the I'nlted States, as against IS. 657.877 barrels in 1906. Most of the oil con sumed was crude oil. FOREST FIRESAGAIN REVIVED Uale In "Woo" District Brine Flames Into I. If and Many Lives Are Endangered. 8AULT STB. MARIE. Mich., Oct. 30.-A gale which is blowing from the southeast today has revived the forest fires In Chippewa county to greater fury. Then are bad fires reported from Canada, with many homesteaders driven from the woods. JAMESTOWN. Pa.. Oct. M.-The forest fires throughout the Allegheny mountains are spreading rapidly today and conditions are report d alarming. The eastern slope of the mountain, is ablase for several miles and a number of villages are threat ened with destruction. PLASTER OVER BOY'S MOUTH Irnte Kansas City Father Will Find tint If This is Legal Pun ishment. KANSAS CITY. Oct. SO. -A warrant has been issued for the arrest of Mis. Edith Wirt, a grade school teacher In Kansas City, Kan., because she pasted a strip of court plaster across the llpa of Harvey Qallawky, a -year-old pupil, who talked too much In school. The warrant was sworn out by the boy's father and charges cruel punishment. f J It tih. aa jLw- (' Ty .JYVW! 7 a. m SI y, g 8 a. m 54 ferV'' Brn 86 ' w m nyv n m 58 ' z 12 m w C rZ 1 P- m 2 p. m 6T 2 p. m 69 MOTIVE NEW LAW ON FISHING sheriff of Obion County In Pnrsnlt nnd Battle with Posse May He anlt Threatening Let ters ent. t'NION CITY. Tenn., Oct. 20. Colonel R. Z. Taylor, aged W years, and Captain Quln ten Rankin, both prominent attorneys of Trenton, Tenn., were taken from Ward's hotel at Walnut Ixig, Tenn.. fifteen miles from here, at midnight last night by masked night riders and murdered. Cap tain Rankin's body wns found this morning riddled with bullets and hanging from a tree one mile from the hotel. Kfforts to locate the body of Colonel Tay lor have been futile thus far, nut It Is be lieved that he was slso killed. Sheriff Eastwood of Obion county and a posse of armed men left Union City this morning for the scene of the murder. These men are determined to arrest those guilty of the crime and If they meet any of the night riders it is expected that a pitched battle will be fought. Sheriff Haynes of Lake county Is also on his way to the scene with a rosse from Tlptonvllle. The troub'e which resulted In the death of Captain' Rankin and the probable murder of Colonel Taylor waa caused by the pas sage of an act hji the legislature regulittng fishing In Reelfoot lake, a short distance from Walnut Log. Night rider disturb ances over the same matter oocurred about a year ao. Ever since then Colonel Tay lor and Captain Rankin have been In con stant receipt of threatening letter, to which they paid little heed. Mr. Ward, the manager of the Ward ho tel at Walnut Log, telephoned Bid Wad dell, a stockholder In the West Tennessee Land company, stating that about twenty five night riders came to his hotel at mid night last night How Deed Was Done. According to this report the night riders lined up outside the hotel, pulled out their revolvers and called Colonel Taylor and Captain Rankin. The two men did not sus pect trouble and came down Immediately. As the attorneys passed Into the front yard of the hotel the night riders covered them with their revolvers. Before Captain Rankin and Colonel Taylor had an oppor tunity to retire they were surrounded and seised. They were put on horses behind nipht riders and carefully guarded. The night riders then quietly took up their march from the hotel, turning down the road toward Reelfoot lake. Quests at the hotel In a few moments lost the sounds of hoof beats and nothing more was heard of the fate of Captain Rankin and Colonel Taylor until this morning. Proceeding to the edge of Reelfoot lake the night 'riders pulled out a rope with which they had provided themselves and placed the noose about Captain Rankin's neck. Examination of the scene pf the murder failed to reveal evidence of any struggle. Captain Rankin waa strung up from a limb on the bank of the lake for the fish ing privilege of which he had contended with the night riders. The marked men then stepped back and opened fire on the hanging body, riddling It with bullets. R. Z. Taylor waa the father of the Van derbllt foot ball star, Illllsman Taylor, who was married to Miss Katherlne Taylor, the daughter of Senator Robert L. Taylor, last fall. One of R. Z. Taylor's sons Is Don Taylor, a traveling salesman for the Sim mons Hardware company of St. Louis. Captain Rankin was a prominent lawyer of Trenton. He commanded a company In the Spanish-American war end served In the Cuban campaign. Witnesses Death of Partner. Colonel Taylor waa evidently alive at this time and witnessed the murder of his law partner. Leaving the corpse of Captain Rankin hanging on the bank of the lake, the night riders took Colonel Taylor to another spot. Search near Captain Rankin's body has failed to reveal a trace of Colonel Taylor. The trouble between inhabitants on the banks of Reelfoot lake and Colonel Tay lor and Captain Rankin originated several years ago when the two latter men Incor porated and organized the West Tennessee Land company. They bought Reelfoot lake from nonresi dent property owners and Immediately made regulations of their own concerning fishing privileges. The lake separates Obion (Continued on Second Page.) Questions Bryan Did Not Answer When Mr. Bryan was touring Nebraska two years ago, begging the voters to sup port the democratic ticket and laying his plans for his campaign of the present year, his brother-in-law, T. S. Allen, waa the chairman of the state comndttee. Just as he had been for years, and Is now. At that time the republican party of Nebraska wss pledged to bring about certain reforms In Nebraska, among them the passage of a railroad terminal taxation law. Brother-ln-Law Tom wrote this letter to the demo cratic and populist editor of the state, urging them to aid the railroads In de feating the law. Mr. Bryan waa 'hen asked If he stood for the course pursued by hi. brother-in-law and state chxlrman on the railroad question, and Ignored the questions. It Is reasonable to presume that Mr. Bryan endorsed Mr. Allen's course, for he has never publk-lv criticised It, but, on the contrary, has made him chairman again of the democratic state committee, and Mr. Allen Is directing Mr. Bryan's campaign in Nebraska. The fact that Governor Sheldon aided, as far as he could, in the passage of the law, and has since been active in securing Its proper enforcement, naturally turn, the railroad thought to his demo. -populist op ponent, Mr. Shallenberger, in whose inter ests Tom Allen wrote the letter two year, ago. The railroad Influence waa In favor of Shallenberger at that time, ai.d Mr. Bryan knew It. It Is in favor of Shallen berger now, and Mr. Bryan knows it, but Is silent. Are the people of Nebraska veil ing to reward the efforts of 'he lepubllcan. to secure the taxation of railroad rnperty by voting for the democratic nominee? It will be noticed that the taw Blair Pilot Is at work this year trying tJ elU Gilbert M. Hitchcock, democrat, a. the congressman from tbe Second Nebraska els-trlct. From the New York World. MITCHELL OBJECTS TO POSTER Labor Leader Says His Position on Politics is Misrepresented. INTERVIEW NOT AUTHORIZED Telearram Given Wide Circulation Telling; Hla Friends How to Vote for President Is t'orarery t .. a 1 r ' INDIANAPOLIS. Oct. 30. John Mitchell, former president of the United Mine Work ers of America, today furnished the fol lowing statement to the Associated Press: During the last few days I have received numerous Inquiries from secretaries of our local unions in reference to a poster con taining an enlarged likeness of myself, below which is printed what purports to he an Interview with me bearing on the pres ent political situation. Some of these let ters are written In a spirit of criticism, while others are commendatory and request that additional posters be mailed for dis tribution. It Is obvious that these posters have been received by many if not all the secre taries of our local unions; It Is apparent that at least some of our members be lieved that they were sent out by me, and the assumption Is that T am attempting to dictate, or at least Influence, the man ner In which our members should vote. In order to remove any misunderstanding that may exist, I take this means of in forming our members that I have not mailed or authorized anyone else to mail to any member or official or anyone else any poster contanlng my likeness or giving expression to my political views, except as these are given In a circular authorized by the executive council of the American Fed eration of Labor. Telegram la Forarery. Only a short time ago a weekly paper published In Buffalo published what pur ported to be a telegram signed by me, de claring unequivocally for one of the presi dential candidates and with equal em phasis voicing opposition to another. The telegram, which has been given wide circu lation, waa not written by me or by my authority. I never saw It or heard of it until It appeared In the columns of the pub lication referred to. I have borne patiently with this misrepre sentation! ami nave hesitated to say any- (Continued on Second Page.) T. a. KLLBN, fhalnaaa. HsAtaCAftTBR DEMOCRATIC STATE CEKTRAL COMMITTEE LINCOLN MOTEL, LINCOLN. NEBRASKA KmiWm.it Seti-tcl' BO loeut ,. . . Omit M 4 fiiBiri On l.tr?.;.:.: ...t Two. StiLLtesji . . .. Jaaiaoa k I nliu.t N.itn L T hifntej Fremont 04liAa Cain .. . F-erca Ft MdLiu.t HasPf fUTa. T filUM oSelfl tOel W PLsUllaK aWleta Exacunva committes T. ft. 4LLBM. f- ii i W. V. KNBSUMI MOM BMCM S&M V mm a a wtNLOLwr oa. nana a. a. acvrr Lincoln, Nebr.. Oot. 19, 190ft. ! sirt I enclose you herewith cop of an editorial which appeared, In the Blair Pilot, a repuolloan paper. I think this la good stuff and If you oan find spaoe for it or freae up an editorial in your own language oonveylng the aaae Idea It will be effective. The republican platfora hae a 'Terminal Taxation" plank that, will give to Omaha the benefit of all the terminal taxee Instead of distributing the aaae out over the entire etate aa la now dor.e. If the republloan platform la enaoted Into law It will mean that every town la the etate will lose their proportionate ehare of the railroad taxes and that Omaha will be the beneficiary. The Omaha Bee hae already pledged ninety republloan oandldatee la the legislature on thle proposition. A The other republloan candidate, refuted to give their aasent to the scheme.. I think this le Important. J cure truly 7Va, Cbnlrman. WHO SAID ' ' DOUGH "t THAW WRIT IS DISMISSED Judge Yon n si Enters Order at Pitts burg nnd He Will Not Leave Mattenwan. PITTSBURG, Pa., Oct. 2a The writ of habeas corpus and testificandum recently Issued by United State Judge Archibald of Scranton, Pa., against Superintendent Lamb of the New York State Hospital for the Criminal Insane, which ordered the presence In this city of Harry K. Thaw, slayer of Stanford White, to testify in bankruptcy proceedings, was dismissed this afternoon by United States Judge James 8. Young of this district This means that Thaw will not be brought to thia city for the present at least. Judge Young said that there was no ne cessity of bringing the prisoner away from his proper place of confinement into this district. He said If his evidence is neces sary his depositions can be taken without bringing Thaw here. The writ must there fore be quashed, he said, and the petlton dlsmlsseed with costs. It Is Intimated by Thaw's counsel that they will appeal from Judge Young's de cision to the United States circuit court of appeals. RECEIVER ISJJOJ DISTURBED Jnda-e (irosscnp Denies Petition of Mi nority Stockholders of Strav board Company. CHICAGO, Oct. 20. Judge Grosscup in the United States circuit court today de nied the petition of minority stockholders of the American Strawboard company for the removal of Receiver Sidney Mitchell. A similar petition was refused by the federal court In New Jersey recently. The court ordered, however, that the present rela tions of the accounts between the Straw board concern and the United Boxboard and Paper company, for both of which concerns Mr. Mitchell Is receiver, be not disturbed. The court made it plain that he was not passing on the accounts of the two enterprises, nor the act. of Receiver Mitchell, but held, however, that no suffi cient ground had been shown for the re moval of the receiver. in Nebraska M. a. DSMIBLS. urt. U p"i. cijt 5 )" Om. Ci in Mil Wpera ILK OIHUS A Huou . CAnaraaXl. .... ,5';r &M Pat TP so Aryakfa) SLUSH FUND TO BDI PAPERS Bryanite Boodle Will Go Into Coffers of Purchasable Organ's. DEMOCRATS DEAL WITH SHEETS Lincoln Journal nnd News and Omaha Dully Newa Reported to Have Sold Their Columns to Tom Allen. (From a Staff Correspondent.) LINCOLN, Oct. 20 (Special.) The demo cratic state committee has bought space In some near republican newspapers and be ginning the first of the week this boughten pace will be filled with matter advocating the election of Mr. Bryan. The papers which are reported to have contracted for a consideration to permit the democratic state committee to use their columns in opposition to republican candidates and republican principles are the Lincoln State Journal, the Lincoln Evening News and probably the Omaha Daily News. The latter two claim to be Independent, though the editor of the Lin coln News until recently has been a mem ber of the republican state committee. The story of thle purchase of republican newspaper space follows the announcement that Tammany had contributed $10,000 to Mr. Bryan's campaign fund. Just how much of the tainted money is to be used in an effort to Influence republican news papers cannot be learned at this time, though from one usually reliable source It Is said the amount I. 115.000. The contract for the space In the Lincoln State Journal has already been signed and by the time this story reaches the public It is reported the contract will have been signed by the Omaha Dally News. Having paid for the space out of its cor ruption fund, the democratic state com mittee will publish what It chooses In the space. It will denounce republican prin ciples, republican candidates and the acts of republican official.. These will all be misrepresented. The fallacies and follies of Mr. Bryan will be glossed over in beau tiful rhetoric by competent writer, who draw big pay for their work. So the read ers of republican newspapers which have sold space at an enormous rate to the democratic state cotmrdttee may know what to expect when the mud batteries open next week. U is the understanding now that the firat gun through the re publican papers named will be fired next Monday, but the exact date has not been learned for sure. The democratic state committee Intended to keep quiet the fact that it had spent money with those republican newspapers, but one big democrat to whom it was told was so tickled at what he termed the "buy ing up of republican papers" that It leaked out. The committee expected to spring the matter as a complete surprise In the hope that such matter being published In so called republican newspapers would stam pede republican voters Into supporting Mr. Bryan. But this democrat could not keep it. He bragged about the action of the committee. "Suppose It becomes known that these paper, are going to publish Bryan matter, will they not cancel their contracts?" he was asked. "Not on your life," he said, "the contract has been signed and the goods will be de livered." "What will the people think of repub lican newspapers that sell their space to democratic campaign committees Just be fore an election?" he waa asked. "Well the republican state committee bought space in the Omaha World-Herald Just before an election one time and the people are still cussing that sheet. You can Imagine what they will think of these republican papers that sell space to the democratic state committee." No Country Weeklies In. So tar a. could be learned not one aingla country rrpubliran weekly ha. contracted to sell Its space to the democratic state committee, though In view of the above Information, which earns from the most re liable sources, and which cannot be contra dicted, there Is no doubt republican county (Continued on Second Pag.) STATE REGARDED AS PIT0TA1 Many Speaker of National Reputa tion Sent to These Sections. TAFT ON LABOR PROBLEMS Republican Candidate Speaks in West Virginia. ORGANIZATION IS GREAT FACTOR Jadae Saa while Thl I True. Court Most lie Nuatalnt-tl In Order to Administer Jos tle to All. NEW YORK, Oct. 30.-Mr. Taft will leave Cincinnati tomorrow night and begin at once a lour of Indiana. On his return from New York he will close the campaign In a speech at Youngstown, U., Monday night, Noveruber 2. The Impression that the republican na tional committee has virtually taken charge of the campaign In Ohio Is erroneous. The Impression doubtless grew out of the state ment made today by Chairman Hitchcock that the national committee bad arranged to send a number of eminent speakers Into the state. The national committee has don thl safter a full understanding with the committee In Ohio, so the matter was ex plained at republican national headquartera today. The national commutes Is inter ested In the Ohio situation because of the many, though disputed, reports of dissatis faction in parts of that state, but the com mittee Insists that It has no doubt of the result in the stat eaa a whole. It now pro poses, It was said, "to clinch the nail." Mr. Taft will appear at all the day meetings which had been announced in hla itinerary 1n Indiana and Ohio, but he will not speak at any. The arrangement ha. been agreed to by the committees in Indiana and Ohio. The object o fthla la to satisfy the crowds that are expected to attend and to save Mr. Taft's voice for tho night meetings that have been announced. This statement was authorized today by Chairman Hitchcock. Hitchcock Cioes to Chicago. Chairman Hitchcock will leave for Chi cago tomorrow or Thursday, but will be in that city for only two days. After that he will return to New York and remain here until after election. After a conference late today with State Chairman Woodruff Mr. Hitchcock said that while he had never had any doubt about New York he was more confident than ever that the Taft and Sher man electors woul dhave a great plurality In the state, and lie waa Just as confident of the re-election of Governor Hughes. The final whirl of the republican, national cam paign will occur 1n Indiana,. Ohio and New York. From now until (he day of the vol every available speaker of national reputa tion will be heard in the three statss which both parties regard as pivotal. Thn national committee has arranged to throw the following speaker, into Ohio: Mr. Taft. Postmaster General Meyer, Secre tary Garfield, Secretary Straus, Senator Dolllver, Senator LaFollette, Leslie M. Shaw, General O. O. Howard, Representa tive Foster of Vermont and Representative Longworth of Ohio. The campaign In Indiana will also be conducted with all the vigor the national committee can put Into It. Labor Adilres at Cumberland. CUMBERLAND, Md., Oct. SO. Fifteen speeches were on the Itinerary of Candidate Taft today. All but two of them were delivered In West Virginia. The people of Martlneburg. W. Va., were at the atation an hour before the train arrived there. This fact. Judge Taft told them, mado their Interest apparent and he took It as a good augury of republican success In that state. Today's tour ended with a night meeting at Parkersburg. To an audlcnc which filled the theater here. Judge Taft delleverd his speech on labor. "When It takes nothing but words and wind," he declared In asking the question as to which party ought to receive the sup port of the labor vote, "the demncratlo party has greatly the advantage, but when It comes to thing, accomplished and prog ress made, the advantage Is always with the republican party." Mr. TCft explained that the Washington administration and congress were limited In their Judiciary action over lafew and labor legislation to government workmen, those engaged In Interstate commerce and to workmen of the territories and of the District of Columbia. Nevertheless, he said, there had been a number of Important laws passed In the last seven years affecting labor within the Jurisdiction and for the purpose of furnishing model laws for the states to follow. After enumerating these laws and demanding others, Mr. Taft paid his respects to Mr. Gompers, saying that It was his Judgment that the A merle in laboring man hsd Intelligence and Inde pendence enough to use his own Judgment and not be "delivered" by Mr. Gompers to any one. After reviewing at length the cases he decided while on the bench which have been made the subject of attack upon him. Mr. Taft concluded: "I only cite them to show that when I am charged with being hostile to labor organizations, when I am charged with being unfair to labor, It does me gross In justice. I yield to no man In my sympathy for the men who earn their livelihood by the sweat of their brow, and I would join In any legal method to encourage them in their hard struggle upward In this life of ours. Labor Powerful Factor. "But these combinations of labor that ought to be encouraged, that are necessary to enable labor to assert Its right In its necessary controversy with capital hav an enormous power, both for good and for evil, Just exactly the same as the combina tions of capital have enormous yower both for good and for evil, and no myspathy you may have with the prosperity of the country and the necessity for combination for good and for evil, and no sympathy with the Illegality and attempted monopoly of capital on the other hund and no sym pathy that you have with struggling labor on the other ought to make you sympa thize with the unlawful methods when It resorts to unlawful methods on the other side. "In other words, you have got to main tain tlie power of the court. In order that there may b Justice admlnslrred w'th an even band as to both these great influ ence In the country so that they may be kept within the law, and you can be sure If you weaken tbe power ef yeur nwM