The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-09-03
TAFT AND FORAKER
THEY ARE NOW POLITICALLY TO-
 CIPHER.
The Two Repubs Come Together At Toledo And Kiss And Make Up--Past Differences Are
 ForgOtfen.

4otcuO, O.' cept., 1--4nat 4dAl anu Foraker are politically together is not only the public admission of both Taft and Foraker here today. but also the political sensation of Ohio.
 Senator Foraker is an avowed can didate for the United States Senate in the national campaign have been sought by National Chairman Hitch cock and the Senator has promised to take the stump.
 The conflicting ambitions of both principals. as attested by the pre-con- vention strife, has constituted not only the official record. but the gen. eral impression In the public mind. Both the record and impression were swept out of existence by the events of today and last night.
 At dinner given here last night by Charles T. Lewis, who is incidental ly the host of Judge Taft at the Mid dle Bass Club, being President of that organization. there were present Sena- tor Foraker. Gen. H. C corbin. Repre- sentative J. Warren Keifer. of Ohio and James Hoyt an attorney of cleve- land.
 This dinner resulted in an invita- ton to Senator Foraker to remain in this city today and attend both the review of the parade of the c. A. R. in the stand with Judge Taft and also tho reception to be given later by the Lincoln Republican party.
 Judge Taft left Middle Bass Island at 6:s0 o'clock this morning on a small power yacht and after a tempestuous voyage of four hours reached Toledo. He was taken In an automobile direct to the reviewing stand.
 Senator F0Faizer was the last of the little party to reach Judge Tafts side, but when he did and each raised his right hand. MT. Taft saying. Hello, Senator" and Mir. Foraker, T am glad to see you Judge" and then shook hands long and heartily and smiled cordially. there was a mighty shout from the crowd and then applause and then cheers. The two sat down to- gether and remained in earnest con versation for more than an hour. Senator ForakHr left to keep a busi- mesa engagefnent and Mir. Taft re- mained till the four hour parade had passed. Alter an automobile ride the latter went to the Lyceum Theatre, where he and Senator Foraker met again. Roth were enthusiastically
 President MuIholland. of the club, introduced MT. Taft "as the worlds big man." Ar
 "It is a pleasure for me to be here with Senator Foraker." said Mir. Taft, because when Governor of Ohio he gave me really my first chance and took a good deal of risk of putting man of twenty-nine on the bench of inc superior court of Cincinnati. (ap- plause.)
 ''We are about to enter, or rather have entered a great oratorical cam paign. It Is a pleasure to think In this presence that we are going to stand in the campaign shoulder and shoulder with the full strength of the Repuo- iican party" (Applause.)
 MT. Taft here went directly to po- litfcal argument in which he said that the real issue of the campaign was whether the voters of the country would give their endorsement to the Roose- welt policies and the deeds of the Re- publican Party, or turn to the Demo cratic Party with its untried prom" ises.
 After a most glowing endorsement of Judge Taft by Bishop Samuel Fallows of the Reformed Episcopal Church. chi- cago, Senator Foraker was introduced and was received with decided cordial ity He began by scoring the press to the extent of saying that there came near being a tragedy in his absence from the meeting during the frst ten minutes of its duration, because the newspaper correspondents were pre- parine dispatches announcing the con- firmation of the feud and bad feeling that Is existing between Judge Taft and myself I" He continues:
 Under the circumstances hope I may be pardoned if I say here in his presence--the first time have had op' portunity to say it-that there nas never, so far as know, been the slightest ill-feeling of any kind be" tween Judge Taft and myself" (cheers and applause
 And if there had been you could not lose me that way" (Laughter.) If there Is anything l have alright to claim beyond another, 1t is that am a Republican 385 days in the year. have my preferences sometimes as to who should receive the honors of the naftv and everybody generally find out what they are. But l am one or these old fashioned Republicans who settles every such question at the convention. When the Chicago Convention nominate Ad fudge Taft to be the Republican candidate for the Presidency this year, that instant he became my leader CApplause. ) He has been my leader aver since, and he will be my leader until the polls close on the night or the election.
 Senator Foraker then turned to the Issues with the conclusion that tne great issue would be found to be Syyhether the administration of public affairs in this country shall be turned over to the Democratic Party with Mir. Rrvan at it's head, or shall be continued in the hands of the Republican Party"
 MT. Foraker followed this discussion with an estimate ot Judge Tatts nt- ness for the office he seeks
 His experience on the bench. in the PhiiIppines. as Secretary of War, in The construction of the Panama Canal, in all the positions he has filled, has been such as to qualify Judge Taft al- most beyond every other man for the Presidency. Applause
 we are going to elect him, and if