The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1908-10-15
BRYAN AND TAFT
MEET At BANQUET
RIVALS GET TOGETHER AT BIG
NoN.PARTlsAN FEAST IN
CHICAGO.
Politics Is Barred out-Republiea
Candidate Speaks at Waterway
Convention and In GaIesburg-Pres.
Ident viii Not Take Stump.

Chicago, Oct. S.-William II. Taft
and William j. Bryan, rival candi-
dates for the presidency Of the United
States, met in Chicago Wednesday
evening. broke bread together and APP
plauded each others utterances.
The occasion OF the meeting was the
fourth annual banquet of the Chicago
Association of Commerce at the Audi
torium hotel II was strictly a non
partisan AFFAIR, politics being absolute
ly barred and was a welcome relief to
the candidates, tired out by their
strenuous campaigning in the middle
west
Bryan Gets a Brief Rest.
Mr.. Bryan arrived in Chicago at $3.50
In the morning over the Northwestern
road, coming from Cedar Rapids, Ia.
where he addressed a political gather
ing Tuesday night His voice was
husky and he was tired out from lack
OF sleep. After comforting with a
number of his political advisers he
took few hours sleep. Other confer
ences were held before Mr.. Bryan
went to the banquet.
Busy Time for Tan.
Judge Taft didn't have time for q
minutes rest. for in the morning he
attended the Lskes.to-the-Gulf Water
way convention and made an address.
aud at noon jumped on train and
rushed to Galesburg. where he deliv-
cred a tribute TO the memory OF Abra-
ham Lincoln. Then he boarded an
other train and was whisked back to
Chicago in time for the big feast
where be met Mr. Bryan.
At Galesburg Judge Taft's sps sch
was the feature of celebration OF
the fiftieth anniversary OF the Lincoln
Douglas slavery debate OF 1858, the
exercises being held on Knox college
.ampus Other speakers had preceded
the candidate, including Representa-
tive Prince, Stephen A. Douglas. son
OF Senator Douglas Senator Albert j.
Hopkins and Representative Theodore
A Burton.
President Won't Take stump.
Washington. Oct. S.--President
Roosevelt Wednesday announced that
lie would make no speeches in support
of the candidacy of William H. Taft
for the presidency. as there was no
necessity for such action. This dec
laration was made during call OF
Senator Hemenway OF Indiana, one of
a series Of conferences at the White
House at which the general political
situation was under review. Mr.
Hemenway asked the president re-
garding the report that he would take
the stump. The president replied that
he had received numerous requests to
do so. but he thought it was unneces
sary. and made the unequivocal state
ment that he would not make any
speeches
Democratic STUDENTS TO Meet
New York, Oct. S.-Roger Hoar OF
Harvard university, chairman OF the
College Mems Democratic clubs
throughout the country, was al Demo
cratic national headquarters Wednes
day. He said there would be a stu
dents convention held in this city on
October "a, AT which representatives
from 90 colleges and universities in
which Bryan and Kern clubs have
been established would be present, Mr..
Hoar said that this is the first time in
national campaign that any effort
has been made by the Democratic
party TO establish an organization
among college men.
Bryan is Waterway Speaker.
Chicago. Oct. 9.-As William II.
Taft was the star attraction al the
first session of the deep waterway
congress. so William j. Bryan, in his
turn. became the point around which
all interest centered Thursday, and
the Auditorium was well filled when
the Nebraskan appeared.
Mr.. Bryan's coming was the signal
also for another demonstration on the
part OF the delegates almost Identical
with that given the Ohloan. The Dem.
ocratic leader spoke extemporaneously
Carnegie Gives $2o,o for Taft.
New York, Oct. l0.-The fact that
Andrew Carnegie has contributed 500.
900 to the campaign fund OF the Re-
publican national committee was an
nounced Friday by State Chairman
Timothy l.. Woodruff Mr.. Woodruff
also announced that Mrs. Russell Sage
has contributed 1000 TO the same
fund