Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-09-02
Taft and Foraker Shake Hands
and Chat at Toledo.
BIG CROWD CHEERS THEM
Meeting Occurred in Parade Review
ing Stand
AS VETERANS MARCHED BY
It Was Ahead Of Time But the Wise
Ones Knew It Would Hap
pen Soon.

TOLEDO, September 2.-William H.
Taft and Senator Foraker. meeting for
the first time since the republican con-
Vention, created a hurricane of cheers
today when they shook hands with each
other in the official reviewing stand as the
G. A. Il. arade was passing.
The scene of the meeting between the
erstwhile political rivals was fitting
one. In the most prominent seat i'm the
reviewing stand stood the republican
nominee, fianked on either side by the
prominent citizens Of the city. while be-
low him there marched the. veterans OF
the civil war, saluting and mingling their
cheers with the music of many bands
Mr.. Taft bowed again and again as the
carriages passed. and in one of those
carriages sat Senator Foraker, himself
acknowledging cheers from those who
recognized him.
Just Think-They Shook Hands!
At the stand Senator Foraker, with
Senator Dick and Gov. Harris. alighted
and Joined the line OF men passing be-
fore Mr. Taft on their way to seats.
AS the senior Ohio senator approached
and the crowd recognized him there was
which was taken up in the street and
echoed far away in the distance. as the
senator and the former Secretary of
War shook hands.
'Hello there" said Mr.. Taft. extending
his hand as he saw his felloW-stateSman
approaching. Both men smiled and the
crowd. now fully cogniZant that the an
ticipated reconciliation between the for
mer political foes was an official fact, in
creased the volume of their cheers to an
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for the two principals in the scene to tell
what one was saying to the other.
Sounds Pleasant, Yes?
"Been taking some exercise at the
Springs?" commented the senator.
Yes, and I'm feeling fine"
"When did you get here?"
Got here this morning; nice trip by
water, but a little rough. However, I'm
a fair sailor
And here what they said was lost ir
the din of many voices raised in one tre-
mendous shout. Long after the two had
taken seats and the parade had moved or
the cheering continued freshened continu-
ally by untired voices as new detachments
reached the spots.
The meeting Of the two leaders oc-
Cured prematurely. For two days the
city had been excited by reports that
they would be brought together at a re-
ceptiOn to be held at the Lincoln Club
after the parade. Judge Taft had ac-
cepted and SO had Senator Foraker. The
meeting was to have occurred at the
clubrooms. but within a few hours after
publication of the news it became APP
parent that no clubroom in the city could
care for the crowd that desired to be
present. Accordingly arrangements were
made yesterday to hold the reception at
the Lyceum Theater.
Whole City on Tiptoe.
The whole city was on tiptoe of ex-
pectancy when it became known that the
presidential candidate had arrived, and
that Senator Foraker had appeared near
the head of the line of march.
Those who saw the senator and realized
that the meeting might take place ahead
of time left their positions in windows,
balconies, chairs and the like, and set
forth at top speed for the official stand
on Madison avenue between 18th and 18th
streets. The result was that this neigh
borhoOd was packed for blocks with Il
crowd SO closely wedged against the ropes
that no pedestrian could make his way
along the streets, save by darling under
the ropes and Guiding the police and mill
tiamen. Many, of course, could not see
what occurred on the street. but they took
their cue from the shout which arose from
that location and swelled the volume of
noise till echoes OF it could be heard half
a mile above the music of the bands.