Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1908-09-09
STORY DENIED BY
SENATOR FORAKER
oHloAN DECLARES THERE NEVER
WAS ANY TROUBLE Between
HIM AND TAFT,
SAYS NEWSPAPER TALE
GROSSLY MISLEADING
Says No Private Conversation Was
Held and Neither Of Them Made
Any Requests-Taft May Stay
At Home Until October.

Cincinnati, O., Sept. Ain an ex.
planatory statement, which was a COM
prehensive denial, Senator Foraker
Thursday disposed of story published
In the Toledo Times Thursday
morning giving what purported
to be an authorized state
ment, from him, to the effect that
no peace was made between Mr.. Taft
and himself at their meeting at Toledo
Wednesday. Further, the story said
that the senator was opposed to the
policies of Roosevelt because they
were those of Bryan, and, last, that
he felt insulted because he was not
invited to speak at Youngstown, Sep
TENDER S, when the Ohio campaign will
be opened.
Calls Statement MisIeading.
AS soon as Senator Foraker reached
his home the substance of the above
story was repeated to him and he at
once made the following statement:
''The statement published in the
Toledo Times as you report it to me
is grossly misleading. The only basis
for any such statement that I can re-
call is this: AS was leaving the hotel
to take the train for Cincinnati last
evening a gentleman introduced him.
self to me and told me he represent
ed the Toledo Times and that the AS
ISOLATED Press was sending out long
story-some 1000 words, as 1 now re-
member his acknowledging an &C.
count of an agreement that had been
entered into as basis for peace be-
tween Judge Taft and myself and he
wanted me to give him my version of
the matter
Tells Just What Took Place.
II told him there had been no agree
ment of any kind, either made or sug-
gested; that there was no trouble be-
tween Judge Taft and myself; that the
trouble SO much talked about in the
newspapers was manufactured; that
had not made, at any time, any re-
quest of Judge Taft and he had not
made any of me; that we had met on
the reviewing stand at the public meet
Ing which we both addressed; that our
conversation on the reviewing stand
was only social and that which would
be naturally suggested by the charac-
ter of the occasion; that at the pub
lie meeting we had had no private
conversation and what we had said at
the public meeting spoke for Itself
that is all there was of it. babe him
good evening and went to the train.
II wish there could be some way
found to stop the publishing of these
misunderstanding reports"
May Stay Home Until October.
Middle Bass, O., Sept. 4.-That w.
H. Taft should not go personally into
the campaign outside of Cincinnati
until some time in October seems to
be the suggestion now under advise
ment.- It is believed that this is one
of the subjects to be taken up when
National Chairman Frank Hitchcock
arrives here for a conference next
Saturday. The definite day of Mr..
Hitchcock's appearance here was COM
municated to Mr.. Taft by James T.
Williams, Chairman Hitchcock's secre-
tary, who accompanied the nominee
from Toledo to Middle Bass. Chairman
Hitchcock expects to report to Mr..
Taft the progress of the campaign
generally and to inform him as to the
details with which, because of his So
journ here, he has not been in direct
touch.
Bryan Home Again.
Lincoln, Neb., Sept. 4.-1ntensely
satisfied with the reception accorded
him and the reports of the political
situation, William j. Bryan, Demo.
cratic candidate for president, arrived
here Thursday at noon and proceeded
at once to Fairview, his home The
journey, which occupied five days, was
through North Dakota, Minnesota and
Iowa. Besides making numerous
speeches he held conferences with the
political leaders of the states visited,
and made suggestions which will be
helpful to the party by way of organi-
cation work.
Mr.. Bryan left his hotel in Sioux
City, a., where Wednesday night he
spoke to an immense crowd, a few
minutes after four o'clock Thursday
morning in order to catch train for
Omaha. 1t was considerably late,
however, when in order to reach Lin
coin at an early hour in the day, he
was compelled to travel in a round
about way through Fremont, Neb.
His family were at the station to meet
him and he was cordially greeted by
a number of persons.
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