The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-09-03
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HATCHET BURIED
TAFT AND FORAKER cLAsF
Y HANDS ON REVIEWING STAND
AT BIG PARADE.
FORAKER TO TAKE THE STUMP
TAFT EuIoszes Senior Ohio Senator a,
Political Meeting and Says
.~,. They viii stand Together
-H1 In the Campaign.

Toledo, Sept. 3--That Taft and For
saker are politically together is not
only the public admission of both Taft
and Foraker here. but also the pollti.
ral sensation of Ohio. Foraker is a
candidate for the United States sen.
-ate to succeed himself, and his serv
ices In the national campaign have
gbeen sought by National Chairman
Hitchcock and the senator has prom.
Fised to take the stump.
Z. At dinner given here Tuesday
blight by Charles T. Lewis. who is the
host Of Judge Taft at the Middle Bass
club, being president of that organi.
-zation, there were present Senator
Foraker, Gen Henry c. Corbin. Rep
.resentative ]. Warren Keifer of Ohio,
and James Hoyt, an attorney of Cleve.
land. This dinner resulted In an invi.
tation to Foraker to remain in this
city Wednesday and attend both the
review of the parade of the G.. A. R.,
in the stand with Judge Taft and also
the reception to be given later by the
Lincoln Republican club.
Those who attended this dinner are
authority for the statement that when
Foraker left the dinner he was called
on the long distance telephone from
Chicago by Chairman Hitchcock and
5requested TO open the Republican
campaign in Kansas. Foraker has not
yas yet given his answer to this invi.
ytation, but, It is stated, told Hitch.
cock that he would take part in the
speaking program this fall.
Judge Taft left Middle Bass Island
"Wednesday morning on a yacht, and
after tempestous voyage Of four
hours. reached Toledo. He was taken
direct TO the reviewing stand. Taft
said on his journey that he knew Of
no arrangement whereby he was to
meet Foraker. But the people of To.
ledo seemed to know about 1t, and
when, after the candidate had been
in his place a few minutes, a car.
riage, which headed the parade,
stopped in front of the stand and dis.
charged its passengers, there was a
tremendous shout as the thousands
who were within sight of the stand
caught sight Of the senior senator his
scolleague, Senator Dick, Gov Harris
and Mayor Whitlock.
Foraker was the last of the party
TO reach Taft's side, but when he did
and reached out his right hand, Taft
saying Hello, senator" and Foraker,
II am glad to see you, Judge" and
then shook hands, long and heartily,
and smiled cordially there was a
mighty shout from the crowd. The
two sat down together and remained
in conversation for more than an
a hour.
Before Judge Taft was allowed to
depart on an automobile ride which
had been arranged for him, he con
sented to shake hands for 20 minutes
with an enthusiastic throng The ride
ended at the Lyceum theatre. When
Mr.. Taft had been cheered by the au.
dience, Foraker appeared. He was
also enthusiastically greeted as he
took a seat beside the candidate, after
the latter had risen and greeted him
with a handshake.
Then the speech-making began
president AIulholland of the club in.
troduced AIr. Taft.
"s 'y'It is a pleasure for me to be here
with Senator Foraker" said Mr.. Taft
r''because when governor of Ohio he
gave me my first chance, and took a
good deal of risk in putting a man OF
z % on the bench of the superior court
ssnf Cincinnati.
I'VE have entered a great orator.
Deal campaign. II Is pleasure tC
think in this presence that we are
going TO stand in the campaign shoul
der TO shoulder"
Foraker was then introduced anC
said: when the Chicago convention
nominated Judge Taft to be the Re
publican candidate for the presidency
this year, that instant he became my
leader. He has been my leader eve
since, and he will be my leader unit
the polls close on the night of thu
election" He paid a glowing tribute
TO Tafts fitness for the presidenc!
and predicted Taft's election. Sena
tor Dick made few remarks and Gov
Harris eulogized the old soldiers.
hb0g'. a Doctor Is Assassi mated.