Los Angeles herald., 1908-09-12
BRYAN AND HIS
RIVAL TO MEET
AT BIG DINNER
TAFT AND NEBRASKAN TO BE
GUESTS OF HONOR
TWO CANDIDATES WILL ADDRESS
SAME AUDIENCE
For First Time in History Of Modern
Politics Opposing Presidential
Nominees viii Attend
Same Function

BY Associated Press.
CHICAGO, Sept. 11.--For the first
time in the history of modern
~ politics two rival candidates for
the presidency of the United States will
meet at the same board and address
the same audience when William H.
Taft. Republican, of Ohio. and William
]. Bryan, Democrat, of Nebraska, are
to be the guests of honor at the annual
banquet of the Chicago Association or
Commerce at the AUDITORIUM on lhe
evening of October z.
This announcement was made today
at the headquarters of the Chicago AS
sociation of Commerce, which organl-
cation already had secured assurances
of the presence of the two presidential
nominees on different days for the third
convention of the Lakes to the Guif
Deep Waterway association, for whlcn
the Association of Commerce Will act
as host.
In addition to Mr.. Bryan and Mr..
Taft it is expected that some eighteen
governors of states and number OF
congressmen and senators Will pc at
the banquet board.
Got Taft to Accept
Mr.. Taft's acceptance was obtained
fee of prominent members of the Assoc
citation of Commerce, accompanied by
4 committee of the deep waterways
commission, which will begin three
davs' session here October 3, called on
the Republican candidate.
Mr.. BRYAN agreed to be present dur
ing a. long distance telephone CONVEX
satiou which he held last night with
Norman e. Mack, chairman OF the
anU1TniftGp
Mr.. BRYAN was called from his bed
aboard a train at 1 q. m. at Terre
Haute. Ind, and the matter of the IN
vitetion discussed. The Democratic
leader heartily approved and MT.
Moody today was notified OF the fact.
THE coming together of the two men
at present looming largest in the pup
lie eye was made possible oy tne ueep
waterways convention, at winch from
s0o0 TO 5000 delegates are expected to be
present.
Move Non-Partisan
AS this movement, as well as the
Chicago Association of Commerce, Is
non-partisan, it was felt that the occa-
sion was an excellent one for the meet
ing of the two candidates.
In extending both invitations the nom
political motive of the banquet was
emnhasized, and it is believed that MT
remarks to waterways and possibly
business matters.
1t is hoped to secure the attendance
of ]. p. Morgan, and committee lei
for New York today to call upon the
financier.
Mr.. Moody declared this afternoon
that he had searched the records in
vain for a previous instance Of the
meeting of two of the leading presl-
Dental candidates during the cam
paign.
Information has come to the Demo-
cratic national committee that tenn
porary truce has been concluded be-
tween the leaders of Tammany Hal!
and State Senator Patrick H. McCar-
rem of Brooklyn, and until the election
has been decided will lay aside thelr
differences and go into active cam
paign for the national and state tickets
in New York state.
william J. Corners Democratic state
chairman, and Senator McCarren mao
an hours conference in New YORK
Wednesday night, at which an arrange
1nent was entered into by which the
McCarren delegates to the Democratic
state convention at Rochester will be
seated.
Chairman Corners indicated recent
ly while in New York that If Senator
McCarren's delegates were elected hon
estly they would be seated by the con-
vention, and last Tuesday eighteen out
of twenty-three districts in Brooklyn
elected McCarren leaders.
49, Situation Satisfactory
Chairman Mack would not talk of the
report, but said today:
1.-THE situation in New York state is
in every way satisfactory. Every dele
gate holding proper certificate of
election will be seated at the Rochester
convention, and the convention will be
harmonious"