Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-09-24
TAFT'S VOICE FAILING
Scarcely Heard Fifty Feet
Away at GAINESVILLE.
SPEAKING IN WISCONSIN
In Fine Fettle Barring His Hoarse-
ness.
GOV. CUMMINS JOINS PARTY
Planned to Arrive This Afternoon in
Milwaukee, Where Night Speech
Is Scheduled.
OV. CUMMINS JOINS PARTY

BELOIT, Wis, September 24-After
| refreshing sleep in a cornfield where thu
Taft special stopped for several hour:
last night. Candidate Taft was out or
the rear platform of his car at 7:30 o'clocl
| this morning responding to the demand:
Of Caledonia. H., for a speech. In {
few words of good cheer spoken by the
candidate it was demonstrated that the
Washington throat specialist in the party
would have work to do. Otherwise thar
hoarseness, Mr. Taft declared himself te
be in fine fettle. Il never enjoyed making
a speech more than 1 did last night il
Chicago he remarked. Il said exactly
what l thought.
Wearing a straw hat and an overcoat
Judge Taft left Chicago last midnight or
the Chicago and Northwestern railroad fo'
the scenes of the second day Of the pres
ent campaign expedition into the north
west and central western states. Some
what fatigued after busy day and even.
ing Mr.. Taft was nevertheless happy anc
well and he fell into a sound sleep before
the train was outside of the city limits
Waiting for Taft.
Several hundred persons gathered at the
Northwestern station at o'clock to greet
I.
officials, headed by Gov. j. o. Davidson
arrived from Madison at 1880 o'clock
Senator La Toilette missed the train by
three minutes.
The Taft special pulled in about 80
and the crowd waited for Taft to finish
his breakfast. While at breakfast Mr..
Taft received a bunch of American beauty
roses, presented by Beloit citizens. Mr.
Taft was introduced by Representative
H. A. Cooper, who also introduced Rep
resentative Boutell of Chicago. The train
left at exactly $50 Mr.. TAFT talked par
ticularly to the laboring men, and re-
cited what the republican party had done
for labor, promising to continue favor
able legislation If elected President.
Taft Losing His Voice.
GAINESVILLE. Wis. September "a
Judge Taft arrived here this morning
from Beloit shortly before . o'clock. He
was met at the Northwestern station by
large crowd. Judge Taft appeared tc
be in very poor voice and could scarcely
be heard fifty feet away from the car
Mr.. Taft criticised Mr.. Bryan on the at
titude he has taken in the present cam
paign and the manner in which he stands
on all sides of the political questions. The
train pulled out at $50 for Evansville
where his second speech will be delivered
The Run to Milwaukee.
The presidential candidate is due to ar
rive at Madison at II o'clock. Mr.. Taft
Is scheduled to remain in the Wisconsin
capital for ninety minutes. From Madi-
son Mr.. Taft's train will head for Mil
waukee. On the way to the metropolis
Of the Badger state the train will stay fol
five minutes at Waukesha and for twenty
minutes al West A.lis, where are situated
the shops of the Alis- Chambers Com
pany. Five minutes will also be spent a,
Racine. 1t is planned to land Mr.. Taft If
Milwaukee at 4:45 o'clock this evening sc
that he will have some time for rest be-
fore his night address.
Gov A. B. Cummins Of Iowa joined
the Taft party last night so as to be with
the republican nominee during the latter's
trip through Iowa Friday.