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Show PRESIDENT TAFT HAS FAITH IN OHIO DA VTON, O., May 20, President Taffs seven days of specchmaklng through Ohio came to an end here tonight to-night with a final plea to Republicans to give him their support at tomorrow's primaries and to defeat Colonel Thoodoro Roosevelt, who Mr. Taft dubbed ' Tho Boiler." Mr. Taft appealed all day long In nrac-tlcally nrac-tlcally every ono of the 'dozen speeches ho made for Republicans to consider and keep In mind Mr. Roosevelt's C'lcvolond spooch, where, the prosldont said, ho prophesied a bolt, lie continued to predict pre-dict the wreck of the party if Mr. RooscvolL docs not change hla attitude and Is not assured of the nomination by the "Republican national convention. lie asked Republicans to remember how long that party had existed, what It aU ways had stood for and to decldo for themsclvos whether they wished to sco j It disrupted to "gratify tho ambition of ono man." Confident of Victory. Mr. Taft made no predictions before any of the primaries In other states have been held, and he followed this rule today. to-day. Ills friends believed he has made a noteworthy effort to win Ohio and many of them wcro confident tho result of the trip will be evident at the polls Tuesday. It was u. hard day for the president. The sun was hot and he often spoke In Its full glare. Ills volco showed the strain of tho long tour. In the morning he started out with unusual vigor, but as night drew nearer he lost much of his emphasis and while his words and phrases directed' at Colonel Roosevelt still were angry and biting, his gestures were few and his manner was more recitative reci-tative than oratorical. Mr. Taft has traveled almost three thousand miles and has spent six days on his private car and one In Cleveland. The trip has been as trying as any he has ever undertaken and Major Rhoados, his physician, while confident that he will bo able to take up his campaign In New Jersey on Thursday, believed a rest tomorrow nnd Wednesday and part of Thursday will not comn amiss. Mr. Taft's only engagement tomorrow 13 one at tho polls In Cincinnati and he expects ex-pects to lea'o that city In the afternoon for Washington. Most of Mr. Taft's attacks on Colonel Roosevelt o"cr his predecessor's threat "to bolt the Chicago convention," wcro alike. |