The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1908-11-12
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NOT q Single Frown Worn by
Him in Travel of is. 600
Miles IN Campaign.

4NAAASS Ia
tnfdtfe experiedces cf Pre- fdentg
elect William Howard Taft on his
ca n I5aIkn tour through the country
we're related to reported for The
Chicago Daily News by James Mark
ham secretary 70 Chief Of Police
Shippy, Who retuEned to Chicago and
MS d nffes after travelling with Mr.
ETaft for II days as a member of hiz.
lbodyguard. I'VE travelled Al days
during which Mr. TAFT made from
three 20 fWenty speeches a day and
covered about $4,000 miles. yet dnr-
ling ali that time never saw frown
on his face and he never showed any
Iirritation,y said Mr.. Markham.
ut would have been crime to
keep M. Taft sitting on the front
porch OF his home without making q
cam paign- IN view of the splendid
demonstrations in his honor In the
various states. Whatever else any
lone may claim, the fact Is that Mr..
Taft did more to elect himself by his
trip. speeches and personality than
ibid any other factor
I'VE had about so accidents, in
icluding broken pla tforms. engines of
the track. over enthusiastics rushing
crowds. but in not one Of them was
any one injured. This surely is a
record which seems miraculous.
I've had many experiences" con-
ltiuued Mr.. Markham. Some were
funny and some HAD atouef Of senti-I
ment in them.
I'm Kansas City on a Sunday Mr..
Taft went to church in the morning.
addressed a Young Mems Christian
association gathering in the afternoonI
and In the evening went-to deliver a
talk in a celored peoples church. He
prepared q talk on the uplifting OF
the colored race and took special care
to have no mention of politics in it
because he expected the tone OF thel
gathering to be that of a church gath
Eering. We were taken on our feet,
when at the church we found that the
church choir sang war songs of thel
rebellion and the preacher who pre-
ceded or. Taft made straight out-
and-out political appeal for Mr.. Taft
to his congregation instead of a ser
mon. Mr.. Taft. however, did not
change his speech.
I'm Des. Moines, Iowa, a genial
business man was member of the
party who kept all in an uproar by
his familiar manner Of talking to Mr..
:
the nominee received 1t all.
Now, BIllt do stay over until to-I
morrow, saidzthe man.
But can't protested Mr.. Taft.
- oh, come now stick out for al
week with MS here. Bill, and you'll
have the time of yonf life,' continued
the man with such a merry twinkle
in his eye that every man laughed.
But I must go on said Mr.. Taft.
".You won't get any more votes
by going. than by. staying here, sol
Just be a good fellow and stick.
chimed in. the man again. Why, you
are 1t now
IN the. home town OF Knute Nell
son, Alexandria. a giantIike stern-
vIsaged individual with long whfs-j
kers, asked to see the next president
on behalf of the tewnsDeople. We
escorted him to the .nominee-elect and
he handed him a sealed envelope.
What do you suppose. it contain
ed?' asked Detective Sergeant Barry,
who was one OF the party.
can invitation said Col. Ian
Ransda1q,. sergeant-at-arms of the
United States senate, who had charge
of the party.
ION opening the letter Afr Taft
found 1t was a.poem of several stan
zas, recfting all that the poet thought,
knew and didn't know about Bill
TAFT The. man who presented 1t
was so stormy looking that no. one
dared to smile. except Mr.. Taft, who
thanked him courteously.
lat BInghampton. n. Y, an old
man with snow-white hair stepped be-
fore the crowd just before Mr.. Taft
proceeded with his address. At the
top of his voice the man shouted,
Fremont first voters arise!' and
about so veterans stood up. Salute
your next PRESIDENT was the next
command, and they did.
BE seated was the next COM
mand and silently the old men sat
down. Then turning to Mr.. Taft the
old man said:
Now, sir. proceed. At which
there was a thunder of applause, in
which Mr.. Taft himself heartily join
ed.
''At Marysville. Mo-, girls in cos
tunes of national colors on bicycles
also decorated in red, white and blue.
with the streets all decorated. pre-
sented one of the most beautiful pic
lures of the trip. The girls threw
flowers in the path OF Mr.. Taft and
there were general festivities.
ION the whole enthusiasm greeted
Mr.. Taft everywhere. The police of
tho y9rjo1Is cities irreSDectiVe of par