The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-10-21
Spending the Day at the Home
of His Brother.
Will See Few People and Look
After Voice.
READY FOR HOOSIERS.
viii Begin His Tour of Indiana
Tomorrow.
Three Days There and Then i'm
Empire State.
READY FOR HOOSIERS,

Cincinnati. Oct. PA day of abso-
lute quiet and rest Is being INDUCED in
by William H. Taft. who arrived here
at O'CLOCK this morning and will re-
main until the same hour tomorrow
morning Mr.. Taft went at once to
the residence of his brother, C. P. Taft.
saying that he should see as few peo-
pie as possible during the day that
| his voice might be improved as much
as possible.
Inc three days work in Indiana will
begin tomorrow and end Saturday
nisht' when the Taft special will start
at once for New York city. Although
| 1t was decided Monday and so an
| nounced by Chairman Hitchcock that
the candidate would not go into Com
necticut. the plan is understood to have
oeen changed to the extent of having
| meg state next Monday. Just where
| the effort is to be made has not vet
been decided.
The accumulation of mail which II
WIN oe necessary for Judge Taft to at
tend TO today will be taken care of at
the Tart residence. it being the inten-
ton OF the candidate not to visit his
office in the Sinton hotel.
Big Day in West Virginia.
Parkersburg. w. Va, Oct 21.-Taft
| udy IN west virginia was the Republi-
can political event of the present cam
paign in this state. Judge Taft trav-
| ersed its entire length from Martins
burg to Parkersburg, and wherever he
stopped he was the feature of a demo l.
stration.
In western Maryland the candidate
stopped in number of the smaller towns
and was given a rousing welcome in
eCumberland where he addressed an au-
fdience which packed the largest meet
ing place in the city.
| The Parkersburg meeting last night,
| however, furnished all of the spectacu-
lar features belonging to a political
| rally. There was parade representing
political organization from a number
of nearby towns. including those on the
Ohio side of the river Judge Taft's
speeches were snappy and he
criticised Mr.. Bryan's political doc
| trines with fire and emphasis. The
/ continuous work of the day began to
tell on him, however, and by night he
lacked carrying quality in his voice.
What the candidate thinks of the sit
uation and of his reception during the
day may perhaps best be given by the
brief speech he made at Clarksburg
He looked about him on all sides on a
with the best voice he had, 81 would
have to have a voice like a steam
| whistle to reach this audience.
'I am deeply grateful for your cor
dial reception and for the trouble YOU
have taken to come here and welcome
me. / am sure it means that the Re-
pub1icans of West Virginia are alive
to the Importance of the election on
the third of November and that they
will make West Virginia as Republican
as she always has been.'
| Just before the train reached Clarks-
burg it slackened up at the big Phil
lips Sheet Tin mills. where were gath
| cred several hundred men employees.
| On a banner made of a large sheet OF
tin were the words:
1--WE have six hundred votes for you
TAFT" and another which read, .'The
tin plate Republican club-Taft and
Sherman stand for protection to all tin
plate workers. and all other American
| industries"
At Rowlesburg the candidate made
the shortest labor speech he has ye.
attempted Just as he was about to
begin, a voice cried out:
Tell us about the injunctions."
That's just what 1 want to talk
about" was the quick response They
say that am unfair to labor. I deny
it. I handed down the decisions in
railroad cases which laid down the
principles on which the trades unions
are based and which made them law
full and prosperous" The train began
to move but the same voice from the
crowd was heard: That's the bes-
thing you have ever said.'
At Cumberland in discussing Bryan's
proposition to curtail the product of
the trusts to fifty per cent of their out
put the Judge remarked the lack of
! detail the Nebraskan has furnished to
| show how such a scheme could be
| worked out.
Again referring to Bryan in this
speech, he remarked to the evident rel
| ish of his audience:
"Some men are good for talk. and
criticism and oratory and some are
good for doing things"
/ Judge Taft's deep interest in the
Philippine question is manifested by the
frequency with which he refers to the
duty of this country there.
Judge Taft addressed two audiences
here last night, both in theaters. His
firs+ speech was extended and compre-
hensive. His second was brief and per
tained entirely to the labor issues
Taft Joins a Club.
Judge Taft today was made a mem
ber of the Citizens Taft club of Gin
cinnati, an organization of recent
growth. A committee visited the Taft
residence at noon and the candidate
was prevailed upon to go to the head
quarters and address meeting there
After being duly enrolled as a member
and introduced to the gathering, Judge
Taft said he believed that in matters
of this kind it would not be immodest
in him to state that he should vote
with the club. Seriously speaking he
said nothing had given SO much rea
qualification as the movement of his
friends, neighbors and fellow towns
men.
He commented on the usefulness OF
the organization, saying that the car
rying of the political discussion to the
home by persons who personally knew
the candidate was far more effective
than having such work done by strang.
ers.
The candidate spoke of his forme
residence in the city. his four years alb
| sence in the Philippines and four NOR