The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1908-10-21
CANDIDATES
VERY BUSY
Cheering Crowds Greet Taft
and Bryan
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N. Y. CAMPAIGN WARNS UP
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Statement Made at Democratic National
ofices That Bryan on Reaching New
York Will Say Something to
Stir Up Roosevelt.
N. Y. CAMPAIGN WARNS UP

Enthusiastic crowds greeted presiden
tial candidates Taft and Bryan yester
day at the stations where their specia
trains stopped. Each candidate was VI
early for the days work, tired after tn
strenuous campaigning of weeks, bu'
ready for all demands. Mr.. Taft's vote,
was in particularly bad condition. Mr.
Taft started from Baltimore on a toul
of Maryland and West Virginia. Mr.
Bryan crossed Indiana, entering the STATE
at Hammond.
Mr.. Taft told the 5000 persons who
greeted him at his FIRST stopping place
Martinsburg w. Va, that business meT
Of the country cannot have restoration
Of confidence IL the Democratic party il
put into power. AT Cumberland, Nd.
Mr. Taft took Mr.. Bryan to task fol-
refusing 10 tell where he stands on silver
saying that a president under certain
circumstances would have power TO put
the country on silver basis. and that
IL is important that Mr.. Bryan tell the
voters what he would do in such con-
tingeney.
Mr.. Bryan at Hammond, Ind, speak
ing in the belief that he viii be elected
president, made an appeal for strong
Democratic Congress 10 support him in
the policies dear TO his heart.
At the Democratic national headquar.
ters in New York II was stated yester.
day that when Bryan reaches the state
he will have something to say to stir
up President Roosevelt; that more let
ters or statements from the president is
just what the Democrats want.
National Chairman Mack stated in
New York yesterday that Mr. Bryan is
correct in the opinion that the Republic
cans are planning to purchase the cleo.
ton. Mr.. Mack says the Republicans
have plenty of money and will repeat
their purchasing acts Of other years.
Senator Aldrich, on his return from
Europe yesterday, was met by friends
who told him Of the report that Hearst
later on will read alleged letters of the
Standard Oil, in which his name is con.
nected. Mr.. Aldrich said he was mot
afraid Of anything they may publish"
Senator Tillman, who returned yester
day from Europe, said Bryan is going
to make some Of the cocksure forecast,
ers sit up and take notice"
Most favorable reports from Western
states are received at Republican head
quarters in Chicago.
Governor Hughes replied seriatim to
the questions put to him Monday by
Mr.. Chanler, replied to each fully, and
challenged Chanier to do likewise with
he questions put to him by the governor
but on which Chanler has maintained
silence for more than a week.
Cenator McCarren declares that if the
Democrats win on Nov. the gambling
aw should be repealed and other leeis-
alton put through by Hughes should be
lone away with.
David r. Francis, Richard 0lney, Hill
Try A. Herbert and Judson Harmon. all |
If whom were members of President |
Jleyeland's cabinet, spoke last night at
/ Democratic mass meeting at Carnegie |
Hall. Nathan Straus presided.
Senator La Toilette made his first |
peech of the campaign at Mt. Horeb, |
Wis, Monday. He declared that be had /
he highest respect for Mr.. Bryan as
nan of patriotism and sincerity, but |
hat he was supporting Mr.. Taft because
ie believed through the agency of the
Republican party the progressive move
nent could be best carried out.
In Chicago Mnnay evening Thomas L.
Tisgen devoted much attention to the
standard Oil company. "The Standard
III company" he said, IS like the Amer.
ran Beauty rose. The only way the
ose can be brought about is to have ev-
nv other bud on the stem clipped off,
d order that the one on top may thrive.
'aptain Kidd never seuttled a ship with
fore dcliberation than has Rockefeller.
he business interests that opposed him."