Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-10-07
TAFT AND BRYAN
AT SAME GATHERING.
Each Enthusiastic Over Lakes
To-the-GuIf Deep Water
ways Project.
MEET AT BANQUET TONIGHT
To BE Given by Chicago Association
or Commcrce-Politics Will
Not be Talked.

Chicago Oct. National attention
was directed to the opening of the
Lake TO- the-Guif deep waterways con-
svention today, when the Republican
and the Democratic nominees for the
presidency arrived in:Chicago. prepara-
tory to dong their part in the gather
ing toward promoting the deep water
way project that will link the great
lakes with the ocean.
William Jennings Bryan was the first
ITO arrive and att a. m. was greeted at
the Northwestern station by a delega-
ton that Included officials Of both the
waterways 4Scommissson and political
parties Two hours later William n.
Taft received 3 similar greeting and
after short interval was escorted to
THE convention hall, where he delivered
the first of the notable speeches that
will mark the three days sessions.
Each of the political leaders talked en-
Enthusiastically upon his arrival OF the
project which has led to the great gath
ering now in session.
The scenes preceding the tapping of
the RdEPlaa ny IeSidcIll. wv ~.
Kavanaugh. which called the gathering
to order. were reminiscent Of a national
convention of one OF the great political
parties. Tuesday evening the down
town hotel Hobbies had been thronged
with early arriving delegates and visi-
tors, and IN the hours before the first
session was called the throngs had
been increased until officials of the
convention declared that 10000 attend
ants were already on the ground.
When the convention was called to
order every delegates seat, was filed
and the galleries or the auditorium had
been long filled with fortunate posses
sors of tickets The appearance of VIII
liam H. Taft. who was introduced by
Gov. Charles S. Denean was the signal
for an ovation that lasted for many
minutes.
With the exception of speech by
President Kavanaugh outlining the
work of the association and the sue
cess it had attained. only official bust
ness occupied the convention until the
Introduction of Mr.. Taft. AT the con-
clusion of his speech the Republican
candidate left hurrleGly for Galesburg,
H., where he made a speech before
returning 20 meet MI. tsEy6tIt ~ lie
banquet of the Chicago association of
commerce in the evening.
Committees on resolutions, nominal
tons credentials and finance We're ap-
pointed and the convention adjourned
for the day to permit the delegates to
make personal inspection OF the deep
water bay route between Chicago and
Joliet. Four special trains provided
by the Chicago association of COM
merce, conveyed the delegates, their
families and friends over the Santa Fe
railroad which parallels the drainage
canal to 1.ockport Ill. President Nc
Corinicl of the drainage board Lyman
f.. Cooley, engineer OF the canal and
Isham Randolph. chairman of the IL
linois waterways commission, pointed
out the work SO far accomplished and
answered the torrent of inquiries hurled
by the delegates. Tomorrow William
j. Bryan, Clifford Pinchot and Walter
d. Moody will be the principal speakers
before the convention. and in the after
noon the delegates will be taken on an
automobile tour through the city.