Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-10-31

enough.
John D. Rockefellers announcement
that he would vote for Taft was the SEN
sation Of yesterday In politics. IT brought
a statement from the White House. an at
tack on Mr. Taft by Mr.. Bryan and re-
ply from Taft In which he pledged MS
party to continue the Roosevelt policies.
In Carnegie Hall last night Frank 8.
Black, once Governor of New York. de-
livered what many Of his hearers consid-
cred the most extraordinary republican
campaign speech to which they had ever
listened. Mr.. Blacks argument in its es-
sence was that Mr.. Taft must be elected
President, because to elect Mr.. Bryan
would amount to a perpetuation OF the
worst and most radical policies of Pres
ident Roosevelt.
SAYS BRYAN
"It's landslide whispered William J.
Bryan into the ear of Mayor Tom john
son upon the arrival of the democratic
presidential candidate in Cleveland. Ohio,
last night after a long day of campaign
ing in northern Ohio.
Fine responded the Cleveland mayor.
adding i've been convinced of that my
self for several weeks.
Mayor. Johnson headed committee OF
local party leaders who welcomed Mr..
y
sided at meeting In the Central Armory.
where the nominee faced fully 1900 per-
sons. From the Central Armory, where
he concluded his speech a. $40. Mr.. Bry-
an was conveyed to the Grays' Armory,
whose seating capacity is 5000 and which
was more overcrowded than was Central
Armory.
In all Of his speeches in Ohio yesterday
Mr.. Bryan was more aggressive than ever
before He slashed out vigorously at
PnnSoNalt
tary Root. John D. Rockefeller and An
drew Carnegie.
BIG. TAFT MEETING
An audience of 10000 persons. composed
chiefly of wage-earners of Buffalos least
SIDE" cheered William H. Taft for fifteen
minutes last night in the old Broadway
arsenal, when he addressed them in Wig
orous terms on the labor issue Of the
the shoulder at William J. Bryan and
Samuel Gompers. his auditors sprang to
their feet again and again. stamping.
shouting. waving flags and singing ma
tional hymns in mighty chorus. 1t was
the largest so-called ''labor meeting the
republican presidential candidate had en-
countered throughout his entire campaign.
ENTHUSIAST FOR HUGHES
Gov. Hughes reused his audience at
Corning. N. Y, last night to remark
able pitch of enthusiasm. and. bringing
his argument for judgment of his admin
istration upon its record to a climax, he
closed as follows:
Il appreciate the good will of all as
much as any man and would like to
have my political actions please every
body, But If you stay in Albany long
you cannot please everybody all the time,
and you have no business there If YOU
try to please everybody all the time.
I'VE are now on the eve'of an election.
A great deal of earnestness ana enthusi-
asm has been shown In the state. We
shall be successful If we remember to
vote. Others are going to remember it.
yor may be sure. read a day or two
ago of the special efforts being made to
bring the bookmakers back to New York
from the race tracks in other parts of
the country so they would be there In
force to vote.
I'VE must all be sure to vote; and on
November let there be an overwhelming
victory which will show that the people
Of the state of New York demand and
will support efforts to apply these funda-
mental principles Of administration"
HUGHES ODDS UP
Rumors that District Attorney Jerome
had detectives in the Broad street curb
market in New York city on the scent
of brokers' making election wagers broke
up the budding betting ring in Broad street
yesterday, and made the brokers, who had
been commissioned to lay wagers, loath
to discuss the odds. In the nearby cafes
however, curb brokers related that the
drift of election betting continued to
favor the republican candidates. Hughes
yesterday became even a stronger ia
vorite than he was on the preceding day,
when Chanler bettors demanded odds Of
Z to 10.
WILLIAMS AIDS CHANLER-
| After a long swing down from the
northernmost ends of New York state.
Lieut.. Gov. Chanler spoke to large crowds
at Ithaca yesterday afternoon and at
Auburn last night. He also made a car
end talk at Groton and a side trip from
Ithaca to Johannesburg. At nearly every
village station through which the demo-
| cratic candidate for governor passed
there were groups of people to cheer as
the train rushed by. Judge D. Cady Her
rick accompanied Mr.. Chanler through
out the day and spoke both here and at
Ithaca. John. Sharp Williams of Missis-
sfpp. democratic floor leader of the House
of Representatives, was also a speaker at
Auburn.
HITCHCOCK MAKES CLAIMS
Frank H.. Hitchcock. chairman of the
republican national committee, last night
in New York declared that William H.
Taft will receive sos electoral votes 50
more than enough to win. He made this
prediction. he said, his, first of the cam
paign. after most careful study of the