Palestine daily herald. [volume] (Palestine, Tex.) 1902-1949, 1908-10-26
AIIND-UP IN new YORK;
Bryan. Taft and Other Speakers viii
Address the Voters OF That
State This Week.

New York. Oct. 26.-That New
York is regarded as the pivotal state
in the election is evidenced by the
fact that both the leading candidates
for president will devote this, the
concluding week of the campaign, to
stunning tours that will extend from
this city to Buffalo. In the consum-
nation of their plans of making an
extraordinary effort to carry TINS
state the managers of both the Taft
and Bryan campaigns are now mar
shaling their best talent for the fray.
BEGINNING today and continuing until
Saturday night the state will ring
with the oratory of the foremost cam
paign speakers of both parties. MI
Taft and Mr.. Bryan will personally
lead the oratorical battle.
There was great activity in demo-
cratic circles today in consequence
of the visit to the city of Mr.. Bryan
Upon his arrival in the city the demo
cratic candidate for the presidency
found awaiting him a program calcu
lated to take up every moment OF his
time. Nine speeches were scheduled
for the day and evening. The Nation.
al Democratic Club has arranged a re,
ception in honor. of the candidate al
the club house in Fifth avenue this
afternoon. The reception is to be
followed by dinner, at which Mr..
Bryan is to be the guest of honor.
After the dinner the members of the
club will personally escort Mr.. Bryan
to Madison Square Garden, where the
great democratic mass meeting of
the campaign takes place tonight.
Mr.. Bryan is to remain in this city
and vicinity until tomorrow night,
when he will start on trip across
the state, speaking in Albany, Syra-
cuse and Buffalo
Mr.. Taft left New York this morn
ing for flying trip through Connec-
ticut. The itinerary provides for
speeches to be delivered in SIAM
ford, South Norwalk, Bridgeport, An
sonia, Waterbury, Bristol and New
Britain, with an hours stop in Hart
ford for a speech in the state capitol.
The next stop will be Meriden, then
Wallingford, reaching New Haven at
8 O'Clock this afternoon. At New
Haven Mr. Taft will be the recipient
of unique present from the faculty
and students of Yale University. The
present will take the form of a testi-
monial on a sheet of parchment to
which practically every member Of
the faculty and student body has af-
fixed his signature.
The republicans plan to throw an
imposing array of speakers into the
fight in this city during the remain
der of this week. Mr.. Taft and Gov
ernor Hughes will speak together in
Madison Square Garden Wednesday
night In the Durland Riding Acad-
envy Saturday night Secretary of State
Elihu Root will deliver his only adj
dress of the campaign. Starting
Thursday Mr.. Taft and Governor
Hughes will make a trip through the
state together, speaking in Albany,
Syracuse, Rochester and Buffalo, and
making numerous rear-platform talks
on their journey between these cities.
Lewis Stuyvesant Chanler, demo-
cratic candidate for governor, is to
continue his record-breaking whirl
wind tour during the week. Accord
ing to the program laid down for him
by the state committee, he is to
speak in Kingston, Brooklyn, the
Bronz, ogdensburg, Auburn and
Poughkeepsie.