The evening world., 1908-10-27
TAFT STARTS ON
SPEAKING TOUR
ALONG HUDSON
Despite Bad Condition of His
Throat He Goes Ahead with
Campaign Plans.
DENIES THAT HE IS ILL.
Near Collapse in Brooklyn, but
Feels "All Right" After
Nights Rest.
DENIES THAT HE IS Ill.

Candidate Taft, all hut voicelcss start
cd from the Grand Central station n
Dos o'clock this morning, for tour q.
the towns and cities along the eaStc'r
shore of the Hudson River, with a 81
trip to Schenectady late this afternoon
He will wind up his day with two big
meetings tonight at Cohoes and Troy
Mr.. Taft's voice gave out complete,
at his last meeting in Brooklyn las
: might. He hurried to the home of his
brbther. Henry w Taft. at No. 81
wkst Forty eighth stret, where his
thtoat was treated. and then slept the
sleep of exhaustion until o'clock this
morning.
IT $40 o'clock he reached the Grand
'Central station. where n special train
ofifour cars was in waiting
During the short intermission betweeu
hiS arrival AMI the departure Of the
train Mr.. Taft stood OH the observation
platform of the last car shaking hands
with Sailroad men. lie was called upor
fot a speech, hut smllinsly shook h.-
hea ad. oonfnins himself 10 the Expressed
Republican ticket
His voice was inaudibe twenty fee
frSm where he was standing. hut he an
peared to be in excellent general health
Ind spirits
Just before the train started Mis-
Howland, cashier OF the Grand CentrH,
Station presented the candidate vi e.
an immense Chrysanthemum, wAica he
pinned to his coat.
Two Busy Days.
His schedule to-day calls for talks a;
Tonkers, Tarrytown, Peeksk!ll. Fishkill
Landing. Poughkeepsie Hudson Sche-
nectady, Cohoes and Troy. He will
sleep at Troy. returning to New York
al noon tomorrow, and his itinerary
calls for his presence al twelve meet
inss in Manhattan and the Bronx to-
morrow afternoon and evening.
, Job Hedges, the cleverest talker i'm
tine Republican ranks in this state, will
be MI. Taits chief assistant in to-day
tour. Gov Hughes will campaign with
him in New York tomorrow, preceding
Or following him by few minutes at
each meeting.
Mr., Taft's vocal organs appeared to be
practlcally useless when he left the
city this morning, but the members of
his party declared that SIe would be IN
good shape after making couple OF
speeches. lie manifested no alarm over
the prospect of gruelling day in \the
raw, misty air of the Hudson Valley.
Waiting in the Rain.
Mr.. Taft was met at Yonkers by an
escort of 800 Republicans, who marched
ahead of his automobile from the rail
road station to Music Hall in Wharbur-
ton avenue. Although light ram was
.laIiihs, there were crowds in the streets,
and the Republican candidate was au-
corded every Bit as enthusiastic a re
ception is that which greeted Nlr Bryan
YESTERDAY, under similar weather con
Gitions.
MUS, Hall holds 5000 people and If,
twas jam'ned. \ crowd of s,orl stood
outside In the rain, Mr.. Taft talked 20
the crowd inside and the crowd outside.
combining his remarks to the attitude
OF the Republican party toward the
trusts and union labor He declared
that the Republican party was the la
boring mans friend. Al this. as vel as
81 eleven subsequent meetings, Mr Tar
spoke warmly OF his admiration Tor
Coy Hughes.
The rain had ceased when the Ia.
special reached Tarry town, where an an
dience of $500 people greeted the .du-
didate. lie spoke from platform in
Depot Square near the railroad static.
mark OF courtesy. took down a n.s
Bryan and Kern banner, whioh had
been suspended near the depot, while
MT Taft was in the city.
~ Peekskll the rain had resumed
operations. SIR. Taft spoke from tho
observation platform at the rear end of
Ihh train He spoke there OF mis- record
rs Judge IN injunction cnses, saving
NE was willing 70 stand by #. The
train pulled out before he got warmed
.ng mis- hand nj the asgarnhago Of ron
thht had gathered 10 hear him.