The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-10-08
Laugh and Joke With One An
other at Affair rendered
BY ''Lakes-to-t o-the-GuIf AS
SoCiation.
BOTH ASPIRANTS FORGET
POLITICAL FIGHT.
They Deliver Impartial Speech
eS Which Abound With Wit
And Wisdom-Shake Hands
Cordially.

Ill, Otl. CIV llffdu I1oW-
ard Taft. Republican nominee for pres
ident of the United States, and Will
liam Jennings Bryan, Democratic aspir-
ant for that highest gift within the
power of the American people, shook
hands with each other last night in
Chicago and smiled
AS honored guests of the Association
of Commerce at banquet rendered the
Lakes-to -the-Gulf Deep Water Way as
sociation at the Auditorium, Bill"
Taft and Bill Bryan sat together in
the lime light, smiling, chatting and
joking while 1900 men looked on and
cheered.
1t was a spectacle in American his
tory that has seldom been witnessed
and an illustration of good fellowship
for the glory of Chicago that will live
long in the romantic and commercial
history of the city.
Forget Political Fight.
The aspirants for the presidency. for
getting for the few hours their political
differences, all the things they have
said about each others economic prin-
ciples from coast to coast, oblivious to
the ugly political skeletons dug out of
their respective party closets by their
campaign managers. met at the festive
board as man to man.
They shook hands as cordially as
when two long parted brothers come
together. They wrote their names in
each others souvenir programs as en-
Enthusiastically as two boys would have
done at the Inauguration of either one.
They lodged in front and behind Pres
ident r. c. Hall of the Association of
Commerce, the POSTMASTER, who sat
between them. to joke and chat, and
to ask of each other:
How is your voice holding out?''
How are you standing the grind?" and
Don't you wish it was over?'
Have a Great Time.
Mr.. Taft and Mr.. Bryan, to put il
briefly and certainly, had the 'bulliest'
time of any one of the ! 800 fortunate
American citizens who partook of the
dinner and witnessed the meeting OF
the men who will lead the two great
political parties of the United States
on election day. one of them to victory
the other to defeat.
Mr. Bryan was the first to speak, he
being introduced by President Hall
presiding over the banquet:
Cheers and laughter followed the
humorous touches that characterized
lows:
Mr.. Chairman, Judge and Gentle
men-I appreciate the honor of be
ing present on this occasion. I appre
ciate the gene rous words of the chair
man in presenting me to you. l thinl
it is good omen when we can la,
aside partisan feeling on an occasion
that separate us, RENE mber the thing
that are more numerous and NOR,
more important that unite us in tn,
bonds of common citizenship.
l think l can see signs of progress
! in politics. When / first began to rul
| for president there were no occasions
of this kind. | think | note a large
! charity, a broader liberality and
more kindly feeling than has some
times prevailed in the past. Here tn
! chairmen of the representative com
mittees meet. willing, even in tn
| heat of the campaign, to pause for
nome Mt in the giving out of estimates
| Here the trea aSurers of the RESPECTIVE
i committees suspend for moment tn
| investigation of the business cond
| tions of those who send in checks
And here two distinguished" citizen
at large meet, both uncertain as {
which will be confirmed We shal
carry away delightful recollections @
this occasion, for whatever the elee
tion may show we may remember on
occasion when we were treated wit
equal consideration.
Taft an Able Adversary.
| am glad to meet at this board on
who has been honored by his part
with leadership in great campaign
I am glad to testify to my apprecis
tion of his abilities and his virtues. |
am successful the victory will be tn
| greater to have won from such, an
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