The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1908-10-29
>, Notable Demonstration in
Glory of the Present Re-
Campaign.
sen SQUARE GARDEN
), ,CANN0T HOLD AUDIENCE
date Unable to Speak at
9Th Because of His EX-
treme HOarseneSs.

50 ndsoN SQUARE GARDEN,
Oct. es.-William H. Taft
w srles E. Hughes were the attrac-
T,et great Republican mass meet
: Madison Square garden tonight;
4. efing was remarkable IL SeYera!
st every mention of Cover.
Id ,Rhes's name the hall resounded
81, eering. and when no entered the
on crowd, which filed every avail,
IA {, ace in the auditorium, cheered
rtf sixteen minutes without. stop
5overnor Hughes made a charac-
i, address, which was received en-
" ", ideally.
Vat remained for Mr.. Taft to in
nHe sreatest demonstration. For
~ h minutes Madison Square gar
mbled with the stamping OF feet
An roar of voices. Mr.. Taft tried
ass the racket. but was unable 20
w SWhen the noise ceased Mr.. Taft
Ia y his address. His voice was
% D but the crowd was satisfied
81 70 look At him and his every
as cheered.
iiat Candidate Works Hard
10, were number Of other speak
fore Judge Taft and Governor
..arrived. but the throng was inn
ITO hear the presidential and the
NM ominees. Their appearance at
tssa1 Square garden came at the
a IA day which, from political
~ view. was most remarkable,
I. w. the dsy Mr.. Taft addressed
"a : meetings and Governor Hughes
~ ~ 1t fifteen. Then tonight, while
~ iison Square garden meeting was
~ ress. a giant parade was vending
- w. in a downpour' Of rain down
= ss@ e the heart Of the city.
- before the doors of the garden
yrown open long lines OF ticket
w had formed. It soon became
ae z 10 the police that there would
p, space enough for the crowds
eoH outside. At Z clock heavy
on \ in. aud IL was thought the
.nf1 would dwmdIe, but this was q
JAY The streets for blocks around
nglve with umbrellas and few per
o. 5erted. Excellent police reguia-
~ uevented any unseemly crowding
sk 4ho doors were opened. BY S
Q W'the police had 10 bar all except
zen scat ticket holders. The gal
th' the garden were girdled with
iar IA flags. the dome was hidden
20 M.mmoth American flag, and over
7 ~ \ entrance hung 4 big blue Yale
bsr skith portraits OF Taft and Sher-
"G.pn it.. and in the center Yale
J, hhdge Taft having been 4 gradu'
bsFaie.
Senator Lodge Cheered
aas.rld of three hundred pieces kept
: NJ I'd from becoming impatient
l, uthe hour or more that elapsed
~. sieneral Horace Porter, who pre-
= ~ s,tlled the meeting to order. When
~. 10, Henry Cabot Lodge appeared
.l5Slatform the music was drowned
! 49, - Applause and cheering. Senator
s..,,iy NJ. Depew and State Chair
ns :, hothy l.. Woodruff were greeted
? /. s.--~nilar demonstrations,
10 val Porter was introduced at $50
-rrr aud began by saying that he
yns er attended such an enthusiastic
81 O; Then he attacked William J,
red r saying that he was suffering
: Fin Dlitical and financial dclusious,
yvr ,hairmau took up the issue oi
ense kantee Of national bank deposits
josr.i that Bryan s political economy
AM, ore Il trying TO make the government
5-cent cigars. when il took 10
. 'ss.,zsorth Of matches to light them.
hsu Sntly General Porter propbesied
y ~ ~ 5tion of Mr.. Taft. AT the men.
~ = ,s>the candidate IS name there wa:
u, ID cheering, and when Il mo
~ ttcr the speaker mentioned III,
,..,tr1 Governor Hughes there was au
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