The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-08-30
Republican Nominee Tries His
 Hand At Campaign Speaking
TRAIL OF TALKFEST
 ALI THROUGH OHIO
Crowd Cheers the Speaker as He En- phasizes Points Against Democ- racy-Vorys Thinks the Can
 didate Is Live Wire,

Columbus, o. August 29.-william H. Taft today went through the state of Ohio. leaving behind him trail of speeches and political enthusiasm that will doubtless cause surprise to the campaign leaders as his trip from Vir- ginia Hot Springs to the Middlebass Fish Ing club has been planned to be devoid of politics. But at Athens, after deliv. ering the speech he had prepared for the veterans and which had no politics in it, MT. Taft was whisl1ed away 10 the Taft club, where, following an introduction by Arthur l. Vorys, in which 1t was hinted that this might be a good opportunity for the candidate to try his prowess as d. political speaker. with the view of in- ducing the national committee to allow him to take the stump, the candidate spoke for 40 minutes. In this time MT. Iait discussed many of the important features of the campaign It was notice able that the language of this speech was more vigorous and the manner of the candidate more animated than hereto- fore.
 There is one brief way to deal with the story which has been circulated that said that s1 day was enough for d laporlng man. eJaculated MT Taft in the middle of his speech. Its lie!''
 The speaker came down on both heels and hung onto the last word of this sem tence with an emphatic tenaeity which brought the several hundred men listen CTS to their feet with cheers. There were other climaxes in this speech whiel,
 seemed to please. Judge Taft defended
 his judicial decisions in labor cases with the statement that when acting as a i judge he endeavored to render judgment
 In accordance with the Jaw and the facts
 and l have no apologies at6 make
 In this connection MT. Taft said he 1 would be willing to receive the Judgment 1 Of any man who would examine the rec l ords in these cases and the decisions he had rendered. He expressed his approval or labor organizations and discussed the labor plank of the democratic party with the conclusion that. if enforced it would 1 be a weakening of the powers of the courts and resulting in loss to the rights of labor.
 Political demands on Mir. Taft began be- lore o'clock this morning at Charleston. w. Va, and continued in all the towns and cities he passed through. including Toledo, which was reached shortly be- i lore Il o'clock tonight. The candidate re- sponded to these demands with evident relish. He shook hands with many crowds, spoke for five minutes on poll ties at Galllpolis, was the principal fea- | ture of patriotic and political field day
 at Athens; spoke briefly at Columbus to the gathered crowd. headed by the Buck eye club and the Columbus Glee club and responded with the Taft smile'' to the enthusiasm at Toledo. MT. Taft ad- mitted that the day had demonstrated that the campaign was on, and added that he was not sorry. MT. Vorys who joined MT. Taft this morning ana was with him through the day, regards the utterances of the candidate as, pitching the tone of the campaign and demon- strating the candidate to De a real Tive wire in the contest.