Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-10-28
ON THE TRAIL OF TAFT
Bryan Speaks in the Hudson
River Cities.
DRAWS CHEERING CROWDS
Trains of the Rival Candidates Pass
at Hastings.
CROWDS OUT DESPITE RAIN
DRAWS CHEERING CROWDS
CROWDS OUT DESPITE RAIN
Workingmen Conspicuous in the
Audiences That Greet the Demo-.
cratic Presidential Nominee.

POUGHKEEPSIE. N. Y. October Is
The upstate tour of William ]. Bryan
today over the ground covered yesterday
by Taft. despite the rain, attracted i'm
mense cheering crowds. conspicuous for
the number of workingmen among them.
The democratic candidate exhibits sur
prising vigor even though it was after )
o'clock this morning when 1he retired and
concluded perhaps the hardest day of his
campaign.
Mr.. Bryan pleaded for support both for
the state and national tickets. The candi-
dates on the congressional and state tick
cts. he said, are bearing the brunt of the
fight and are deserving the suffrages OF
the people I'VE are appealing to the
moral sense of the country he said at
Ossining and other places, lin our effort
to purify politics and to secure a dis
closure of the source of campaign funds
that the people may know before the cleo
tion what influences are at work.
Roosevelt's Endorsement of Taft.
He everywhere assailed the republican
party for. as he claims. having no plan
for relief from the financial panic and
business depression. The democratic
party, he insisted. is fighting its battle
not merely to distribute few offices or
to win honors for few men. but in the
interest of the people. who are crying out
for reforms.
In his speech here, which was listened
to by great throng, Mr.. Bryan, re-
ferring to the Presidents Endorsement of
Mr.. Taft said that the President seems
10 find 1t necessary to indorse his ap-
pointee over and over again. If an in
dorsement is good once it should be
enough"
Attention was also called by Mr.. Bryan
TO the Presidents action in the cam
paign, and he got mighty outburst of
applause when he said that in Europe
king could give the crown to his son.
but in America the President cannot
give the executive chair to any one. That
belongs to the people,
Speeches were made at Hastings, larry
town, Ossining. Peekskill, Cold Spring
and Fishkill. Others were scheduled at
Rhinecliffe, Hudson. Rensselaer,, Albany,
Schenectady and Troy.
Taft Buttons Hit Bryanites.
4 shower of Taft campaign buttons
rained among a crowd which had assem-
bled at Hastings. The Bryan train had
Just come to a halt as the Taft special
whizzed by on its way from Troy to
New York city. Judge Taft was in his
stateroom, but several members of his
party were on the rear platform of his
car. and besides surprising the crowd with
buttons gave lusty yell for the Ohioan.
Mr.. Bryan quickly saw the identity of the
train and waved his hand in answer to
the salutation and also threw a broad
smile at the disappearing train.
Pleased With New York Visit.
Two hours before Judge Taft reached
New York Mr. Bryan left that city on
another swing upstate He was In ex-
cellent spirits when he started on his
trip upstate. I've had a delightful and
busy time during my stay in New York."
said he, "and l have learned something.
! have learned that We waste d great
deal of time in sleep. Always before l
had supposed that man must have eight
hours sleep at night, but l find that you
New Workers thrive on five hours"
What do you think of the signs. Mr.
Bryan? the candidate was asked as he
climbed into an automobile for the trip
TO the station, where he was. to take a
train.
Il think the signs are improving all
DO you expect to carry New York
state?"
Il certainly do. And l expect to carry
the the entire middle west: as well as some of
and more. Nebraska is sure, and so, /
think. is Ohio"
Railway Men Greet Bryan.
Central station the crowd in the big
trainshed pressed toward the entrance
through which he came until il was only
with the greatest difficulty that the can
didate and his party could make their
way to the private car which was await
ing them At almost every step Mr.
Bryan had to stop to shake hands and
when he finally got through the gate
dozen railroad men met him at hte steps
of his car He shook each one of them
by the hand and then mounting the rear
platform stood waiting for the train to
pull out.
Good luck to you, Bill" shouted a man
in the crowd, and the candidate smiled
and nodded his head. In response TO re-
peated demands for speech" Mr..
Bryan said:
II have thoroughly enjoyed my visit to
New York city and am very much graft
fled at the evidence of interest in the sue
cess of the democratic party.
Democracy United.
I'VE have united democratic party
before us and a frightened republican
party back of us. With courage and con-
fdence we will win the fight
AS Mr. Bryan finished speaking the
train pulled out. the Nebraskan remain
ing on the platform waving his hat un-
Ill the train went out of sight.
Norman f. Mack. chairman of the ma
fional democratic committee, accompanied
Mr.. Bryan as far as Poughkeepsie. Mr.
Mack desired 10 confer with Mr.. Bryan
and took advantage of the opportunity
for uninterrupted conversation on the
train. Mr.. Mack will return to this city
this afternoon.
Boiler Explodes; Two Hurt.