The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1908-10-08
GIVEN A
BIG OVATION
WINDS UP LONG SPEAkINk TOUR
N ST. LOUIS AFTER MANY
STOPS IN MISSOURI-ENTHUSi-
ASTIC DEMONSTRATION.

ST. LOUIS. Oct. With a Il
hour demonstration of eordiality, po-
itieal enthusiasm and intense inter
est, this city today and tonight fur
nished an appropriate climax to the
western campaign trip of William IL.
Taft. which ended here today.
The candidate spoke TO an immense
audience in the newly finished coli
scum, from which as many were
turned away as were admitted. He
followed this with an open air ad-
dress at Clayton. suburb. and coun-
ty seat of ST. Louis county, and then
rushed to East st. Louis. where he
addressed a large gathering of em-
ployes of the stockyards. The local
afternoon papers estimated that full
ly $4,000 strangers came to the city
Just to say Hello. Bill" to the
Ohioan. Certain 1t was that wher-
ever he went or stayed Judge Taft
was the center of immense crowds.
The line of march from the station
to the Planters hotel was through
two crowds of people, who blocked
either side of the sidewalk and
street A local reception committee
OF 400, in white caps and badges,
headed by a detail of mounted po-
lice and band. preceded the carriage
of the candidate. He was compelled
to stand with his hat in his hand the
entire distance of more than a mile,
acknowledging the salutations of his
admirers.
CROWD SWEPT GUARDS ASIDE.
The plans for an orderly reception
Dln NJ nf al
were upset by the crush of men and
women who swept aside the guards
at the door and pushed their way
into the lobby and up the big stair
case Taft was 10 have stood at the
head of the stairs and receive in sim
gle file those who wished to shake
his hand. But as soon as he stepped
into the corridor he was beset by
the throng. and despite his weight
and the efforts of his personal as
sistants he was swept down the cor
ridor a hundred feet 1t was seen at
once that nothing could be done with
the crowd. and a passageway was
cleared for the candidate TO get
away. On reaching the first land
ing, he turned and said with smile;
"As | remember mythology. there
was a gentleman named Briarieus,
who had a hundred hands. | wish
had them all for my friends, the peo-
pie of ST. Louis.
He was next escorted To the coli
scum by a committee in long line
of carriages. of which his was the
last.
The speech he delivered TO this
audience was comprehensive. but the
position of the candidate ON the ques-
tion of trust regulation was made the
important feature.
WISHED FOR MORE VOICE.
81 wish | had voice like steam
whistle" remarked Judge Taft to his
audience.
1--WE don't want TO hear you, Bill;
it's good enough to see YOU" came an
enthusiastic voice from the gallery.
well" responded the candidate,
that's the kind of a friend | like
to have"
How about labor unions?" he was
asked.
81 have done more for union labor
than Mr.. Gompers. was the quick
retort, and then Mr.. Taft explained
that the decisions he had rendered as
a Judge on the bench. and which
were now being misrepresented as
placing him against unionism, were
really being used at present in the
courts by union labor as the basis of
their rights.
He added that he should make this
the feature of his speech to the en-
Moves of the stOckyards Another
interruption was as 10 campaign con-
tributions. The reply was that SO
far as he knew no contributions had