Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-09-03
SENSATION IN ENTIRE STATE
Taft Admits Senator Gave Him His
Start in Life--Foraker Will Be Re-
turned to Senate II He So Desires
Both Will Work for Good Of Repub
lican Party.

is an avowed candidate for reelection
services in the national campaign have
been sought by National Chairman
Hitchcock and the senator has prom
ised to take the stump.
AT a dinner given here by Charles
II. Lewis, who is incidentally the host
of Taft at Middle Bass club, Senator
Foraker was one OF the prominent men
present. This dinner resulted In the
invitation to Foraker to remain in the
city and attend botn the review of the
Grand Army parade in the stand with
Taft, and also the reception to be
given the latter by the Lincoln Re-
publican club. Those who attended
this dinner are authority for the fur
Their statement that when Foraker left
the dinner he was called up on the
long distance telephone from Chicago
by Chairman Hitchcock. Of the ma
tional committee. and requested to
open the republican campaign in Kan
his consent, but 1t is said that he told
the national chairman he would take
part in the speaking program in the
contest.
Taft Acknowledges Foraker.
When Taft went to the Lyceum the
alter he was cheered for few minutes
by the audience. Then Foraker made
his appearance. He was also most
enthusiastically greeted as he took his
seat beside the candidate, after the lat
ter had risen and greeted him with a
handshake. And then the speech-mak-
ing began President Mulholland in
troduced Taft as "The worlds big
man." and with many more compile
mentary phrases. Judge Taft was again
the subject of demonstration. After
a few pleasantries with the audience
Taft said:
"Tt is a pleasure for me TO be here
with Senator Foraker, because when
governor of Ohio, he gave me really
my first chance and took a good deal
or risk in putting a man OF 20 on the
bench of the supreme court of Cincin-
natl. We are about to enter, or rather
Have entered, a great oratorical CAM
paign. 1t Is pleasure to think in
this presence that we are going to
stand in the campaign shoulder to
shoulder, with the full strength OF the
republican party"
MIR. Taft here went directly into his
political argument, in which he re-
peated what he had said on his trip
thru Ohio last week, that the real
issue Of the campaign was whether
the voters OF the country would give
endorsements to the Roosevelt policies
and deeds Of the republican party or
turn TO the democratic party with it's
untried promises.
He reviewed the tariff question,
smoke Of the present restoration 70
prosperity and took a rap at the
democratic party.
Glowing Endorsement of TAFT.
After a most glowing endorsement
of Taft by Bishop Samuel Fellows OF
the Reformed Episcopal church, OF
Chicago, Foraker was introduced, and
was received with decided cordially
Foraker began by scoring the press
to the extent of saying there came
near being a TRACED. in his absence
from the meeting during the first ten
minutes of it's duration. because the
newspaper correspondents We're pre-
pairing dispatches announcing the
confirmation of the "F'eud and bad
feeling existing between Taft and my
self" He continued:
"Under the circumstances ! hope I
may be pardoned If I say here in his
presence--the first time 1 have had an
opportunity to say it that there Is
not or as far as I know, not the
slightest ill-feeling of any kind be-
tween Taft and myself
"And if there had been you couldn's
lose me that way If there is anything
I have a right to claim beyond an
other It is that 7 am republican
365 DAYS in the year. I have my pre-
ferences some times as to who shouio
receive the honors of the party, and
everybody generally finds out what
they are. But Lam one of those Old
Fashioned republicans who settle
every such question at the convention
When the Chicago convention noml-
mated Taft to be the republican candl-
date for the presidency this year, that
instant he became my leader. He has
been by leader ever since and he will
be my leader until the polls close on
the night of the election"
Foraker then turned his attention
to the issues with the conclusion that
the great issue would be found to be,
"Whether the administration of pub
lie affairs in this country shall be
turned over to the democratic party
with Bryan at it's head. or continue
in the hands of the republican party"
Foraker, in his estimate of Tafts
fitness for the presidency, declared:
Predicts 7'aft's Success.
''rhat by his experience on the
bench, in the Philippines, as secretary
of war, In the construction of the Pan
anna canal, in all the positions he has
filled, it has been such as to qualify
Taft almost beyond every other man
for the presidency. We are going to
elect him and if he does not make q
success of it, it will be his own fault"
Senator Foraker following this
statement with a review of his early
acquaintance with Judge Taft and the
favorable impression he then gained
of him. Senator Foraker. before con-
Guiding, intimated that the campaign
was to be a! real fight, but he predicted
Taft's success.
Senator Dick, who followed. agreed