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The Bemidji Daily Pioneer
Bemidji, Beltrami County, Minnesota
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Following a cabinet meeting in Washington on Oct. 2, President Roosevelt's cabinet members plan to campaign for Judge Taft in doubtful states including New York, Ohio, Maryland, West Virginia, and others, with specific speech schedules announced.
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Cabinet to Assist on Final Week of Campaign.
VISIT DOUBTFUL STATES
Most of the Speeches Planned to Be Delivered by the President's Official Family Will Be Made in New York, Ohio, Maryland and West Virginia.
Decision Reached at a Meeting of the Cabinet.
Washington, Oct. 2. - As a result of the cabinet meeting every member of the president's official family will go out some time next week to make political speeches in the states where there is doubt as to the outcome of the campaign in favor of Judge Taft.
The president earnestly considered the entire situation with six members of his cabinet and at the end of the meeting it was learned that each of these officials next week will make several campaign speeches.
Postmaster General Meyer will leave here Sunday next and will speak at Paulding, O., Oct. 26; Sandusky, Oct. 27; Bellaire, Md., Oct. 29; Trenton, N. J., Oct. 30, and Boston, Nov. 2.
The campaign engagements in Virginia of Senator Depew, who was scheduled to speak at Harrisonburg, Lynchburg, Norfolk and Suffolk, beginning Oct. 26, have been cancelled and the senator will take the stump in more doubtful states than Virginia.
Secretary Root, who expected that he would speak only in New York city next Saturday, has been requested to go into Ohio and assist in the campaign there. He will speak in Cincinnati next Wednesday night and in Toledo on Thursday night.
Secretary Cortelyou will speak in New York city next Thursday night. He did not know in what hall the meeting will take place.
Secretary of War Wright will speak in Baltimore some night next week. The selection of the date is in the hands of the local committee.
West Virginia will be visited by Secretary Metcalf next week. Just where he will speak and the date of the meetings has not been determined.
Attorney General Bonaparte will make two speeches in New York city next Tuesday, one in the afternoon and one in the evening. The other members of the cabinet, Secretaries Wilson, Straus and Garfield, at present are on speaking tours.
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cabinet members scheduled to deliver speeches in doubtful states to support judge taft's campaign.
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As a result of a cabinet meeting, every member of the president's official family will make political speeches next week in states where the campaign outcome is doubtful, in favor of Judge Taft. Specific schedules include speeches by Postmaster General Meyer in Paulding O., Sandusky, Bellaire Md., Trenton N.J., and Boston; Senator Depew's Virginia engagements cancelled for more doubtful states; Secretary Root in Cincinnati and Toledo Ohio; Secretary Cortelyou in New York City; Secretary of War Wright in Baltimore; Secretary Metcalf in West Virginia; Attorney General Bonaparte in New York City; and others already on tours.