Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-10-14
CANDIDATES ARE BUSY
Bryan Puts in Second Days
Tour of Home State.
GIVES PRESIDENT A SLAP
Thought He Was Running Against
But One Republican.
TAFT HUSTLING IN OHIO
Sherman Makes First Speech in York
State-Kern to Talk to Tam
many Hall.

WV MD o. NeO.. OctoDeT I7-N 'tii
out showing any signs of fatigue
from ten hours of actual talking and
nfteen hours of railway travel yester-
day, W. j. Bryan this morning began
mis- second days tour of Nebraska by a
speech at North Bend. He addressed
several hundred farmers of the third
congressional district. devoting his
speech for the most part to an appeal
Tor the support of the congressional
state and legislative ticket
AL Schuyler he spoke for half ar
hour. at the little park in the city
Here before large audience, he dis
cussed various issues of the campaign
at some length, closing with a strong
condemnation of what he termed the
unfair attitude Of President Roosevelt
IN taking part in the campaign.
Il had supposed he said. that l was
running against but one republican. but II
seems that l am pitted against two
resent his interference. and only ask hin
to keep his hands off and let Mr. Taft ano
me fight /. out"
He made an appeal for the election tC
Congress of Mr.. Latta and for the state
ticket. There was large crowd assem-.
bled at Columbus when Mr.. Bryan ar.
rived. Here he made a talk to the farm
comparing the objections made against II
with the objections first proposed to fire
insurance.
Taft's Third Day in Ohio.
EAST LIVERPOOL, Ohio, October IA
The Taft special left here at $50 O'Clock
this morning to conclude it's third day in
Ohio. Wheeling will be reached this even
ing. Judge Taft was the guest for tie
night of Col. John n. Taylor. During the
night the injured truck of his private Cal
was removed and repaired.
The itinerary today includes speeches
at Wellsville. Empire. Toronto. Mingc
Junction. Cadiz Junction, Cadiz. Steuben.
vile and Wheeling. At midnight tonight
the candidate will begin his journey into
the south; which is to occupy him for the
next three days.
Sherman Talks in Home State.
HORNELL, n. Y, October 1.-THE
first speech during the presidential cam
paign in his home state was delivered
here at noon today by Republican vice
Presidential Nominee James S. Sherman.
the meeting inaugurating a tour in the
Empire state that will keep Mr.. Sherman
busy up to the Saturday before the cleo
ton.
Mr. Sherman spoke in the skating rink.
the largest hall here. His throat which
has been badly infiamed. is still a source
of trouble and he spoke with considerable
difficulty. He devoted most of his time
to discussion Of the tariff.
Kern in Jersey Today.
NEW YORK, October 14.-John W.
Kern, the democratic nominee for Vice
President, today entered upon seven
day speaking campaign in the east, sched-
uled to make his first speech at Elizabeth.
n. j., in the afternoon, and to speak to-
night at Newark and Jersey City.
Mr.. Kern arrived early in the day from
his home in Indianapolis. He went at
once to the national headquarters and
held a conference with Vice Chairman
for his present tour. A revised itinerary,
as given out today, includes speeches to-
morrow before the Commercial Travellers
Association at noon and at Tammany
Hall in the evening. and in Brooklyn Fri
day evening. He will speak later at
Stamford and Bridgeport Conn., Utica,
Syracuse and Oswego. n. Y. October 81
Mr.. Kern will so into Ohio for two or
three days after October 21 opening with
a speech at Conneaut on October %.
Soliciting Funds in the South.
CHICAGO. October 14.--National Chair
man Mack declared To-Day that he was re-
ceiving reports from various parts of the
south that agents OF the government were
travelling through the southern states and
collecting a campaign fund for the re-
publican party from the federal office
holders. Mr. Mack said he understood
that the agents of the government had
been sent out from Washington at the
direction of certain Washington govern
ment officials
E II. Goltra, vice chairman OF the
Bryan and Kern Business Mems Asso-
citation, left for the east today TO arrange
for the business mems mass meeting at
CARNEGIE Hall. In New York Octohc, DtI