Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-10-28
ENDS IN MONSTER Meeting
Great Parade Will Mark Climax of
Eastern Campaign.
CONFERENCE WITH HITCHCOCK
Candidate Takes Time Between
Speeches to GO Over Situation
With Chairman.

NEW YORK, October 2s-This is Taft's
big day in Greater New York. as Monday
was Bryans. After days series of
speeches in cities and towns along the
Hudson river between New York and
Troy. the republican presidential candi-
date returned to New York to be the CEN
trail figure in the biggest republican day
Of the present campaign in the metropo-
lis. Judge Tafts train reached New York
half an hour before noon and from
that time until midnight or later almost
every moment of the candidates time
has been assigned for meetings in various
parts Of the city.
At noon he spoke before big gather
ing at West street Farm" and the day
will close with a monster mass meeting
in Madison Square Garden. The interim
will be divided between many meetings
on Manhattan Island and in the Bronx
Gov Hughes accompanied Mr.. Taft on
part of his flying trip. and will be one
Of the principal speakers at the Madison
Square meeting.
Climax Of Campaign.
All preparations have been made to
make tonight's Taft demonstration the
real climax Of the republican campaign
Fifth avenue will putshine Broadway
when the great parade of republican
clubs moves down that thoroughfare
From 59th street to 18th street the avenue
will be blaze Of light from searchlights,
red fire and the illuminations of clubs and
private buildings. Fifty bands of music
Will give a martial air to the big demon
stration.
At Madison Square Garden, where Mr..
speak. Gen. Horace Porter will be the
presiding officer. In addition to the
presidential candidate and Gov Hughes,
speeches will be delivered by Senator
Henry Cabot Lodge of Massachusetts, and
George A. knight of California
After Mr.. Taft finished his intinerary
today in this city he had conference
with Chairman Hitchcock. At this con-
ference, 1t is understood, the entire cam
paign up to date was gone over and dis
Chairman Hitchcock
Mr.. Hitchcock was in conference early
today with Vice Presidential Candidate
Sherman. Secretary Stratus and others in
regard to the campaign in this state.
Mr. Taft left Troy in a drizzling rain
and arrived in New York just before noon.
Beginning with a meeting on the river
front near the Battery. he moved north
through Manhattan Island. his program
carrying him to the far end of the Bronx.
Voice Shows Signs of Strain.
Judge Taft's voice plainly showed in his
early speeches today the strain to which
1t has been subjected. and at Bethune
street, where he spoke for seven minutes.
he was twice interrupted by fits OF cough
ing. He appealed for support for the re-
publican ticket to the end that returning
prosperity may continue to return. I'VE
have had a panic, a period of depression"
he said, but 1t did not reach west OF
the Mississippi river. for have been there
and they did not know about It."
The farmers are prosperous, he said,
and all that is required for prosperity to
be general is for those in control of cap
ital to invest 1t.
Now, those Of you who are in control
of capital to invest or II you had control
Of capital, which party would you prefer
in power to bring you an adequate re-
turn on that capital?" he asked would
you prefer the party that for ten years
past has shown you the greatest pros
perity the world has ever seen or a party
whose leader has been proposing eco
nomic reforms for the past twelve years,
only to abandon them one after the
other?
Who today believes in the free coinage
OF silver? Yet that leader for three presi-
dental campaigns advocated 1t as the
panacea for all our Ills
Judge Taft said the President has the
power under the statutes to practically
put the country on silver basis. and
asked II the man with capital to invest
would not hesitate before investing his
money If such a candidate were elected