Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1908-10-14

eAos "SASoAe' DuIluS Tue pdSt lew
days prominent Republicans have re.
ceived the following notice Fred
W. Upham. assistan. treasurer 81 the
Republican National Committees:
Chicago. September 81, 1908.
Hon. VIM. H. Taft. the Reppbli.
can party's candidate for president
and the peoples choice. will arrive
in Chicago. Wednesday tseptember
23) evening at O'Clock. lat the La
Sale Street station of the,.L. 8, &
II. s. Ry. Please be at the station
with your friends and give, him
cordial welcome. 1t will, be Mr..
Taft's first visit since the famous
convention which nominated. him
for president. Very truly:syours...
Fred w upham.
Small Hall for Taft. Il 80
To give Mr.. Taft an opportunity to
explain his attitude toward labor and
his Injunction record. In as.city where
hundreds OF thousands OF laboripg men
are interested In what he haStto say,
the Republicans selected .aahall, with
q capacity of less than 2.O00, and pro.
vided for admission by card only, in
order than none but those .Yha,agr
with him might be allowed to. enter.
This hall was selected In the heart of
the business section after an Jopdon
on q hall with $4,000 capacity Ia the
center of the working mems ,district
had been refused. The inference is
plain that the Republican, nauAgers
feared to have their candidate appear
In distinctively laboring Sdistrict
where all who would might come and
hear. lest the great welcome.splanned
for might be turned into a demonstra.
ton for his political opponent, or. that
! Mr.. Taft might be asked embarrassing
questions.
Stamping Falls Flat. ~
The fact of the matter is that sMr,
Taft's stamping experiment has fallen
nat: he has produced absolutely no
enthusiasm among the voters. ,aad he
has said or done nothing which will
improve his chances. Republicans, are
unable to conceal their feelings of dis.
appointment over the poor showing
which their candidate. has made, !, Mr..
Taft's progress thus far. and, the man.
ner In which he has been received Is
complete vindication of those Repub.
lican leaders who from the first .op.
posed the plan of having him, take. to
the rear platform. They advocated
front porch campaign wherein the. can.
didate should be kept In the back.
ground. and others allowed to make
his canvass upon Roosevelts record
The advocates OF stumping cam.
paign prevailed. however. and nov
they are sorry 1t was ever begun.
Elegance W. Simplicity.
Tho contrast between the Demo.
cratic simplicity with which Mr. Bryan
has Travelled and the elegance OF the
Taft accommodations on rail. is as
marked as the contrast between the
size and enthusiasm OF the audiences
which have greeted the Democratic
candidate. and those which. Mr.. Taft
has addressed. While one great New
York newspaper which is supporting
Mr.. Taft and which maintains press
association service has refused to
have a correspondent with Mr. Bryan.
ample accommodations are afforded
aboard the Taft special for the special
correspondents Of all the large papers
In addition, for the first time In, the
history Of any campaign. Mr.. Taft is
carrying with him three press agents
paid by the national committee for. the
purpose Of influencing public, opinion.
Hired Press Agents.
Notwithstanding all this. the reports
come. from all along the line that Mr.
Taft's receptions have been remark
ably chilly. and that the audience have
been Indifferent to his speeches and
involved explanations of his attitude
upon public questions. At George
AIDES Indiana sarm large crowd was
gathered because harvest festival
had been advertised. The people ex.
pected free fest from the .'full
dinner pail" but were disappointed
when they were charged 25. cents for
dinner while they waited for the APP
pearance OF the candidate When he
did come before them he talkedtabout
larger navy. stronger army and
coast defences. something in (which
they had little interest. while he ig
nored the live issues of tariff revision.
tn5uncttons. guarantee of bank depos
its. publicity of campaign funds. and
other questions about which they de-
oil 10 =, t.. ,,to 49,
was that Mr.. Taft's speech was re.
ceived with inattentipn and lack Of
anything which Approached enthusl.
asm. Impartial newspaper correspon.
dents report that the meeting was
not success. Mr.. Bryan isgouedraw.
Ing Judge Taft by to 1. 'sf-sf
Senator Crane Trust Ally
The appearance Of Senator W. Muir.
ray Crane. of Massachusetts,. upon
the Republican scene as chief lad.
visor" Of Chairman Hitchcock In the
management OF Mr.. Taft's campaign.
10 regarded as further unmistakable
evidence Of the alliance OF the Re.
publican party with the trust interests
for the election of Taft Senator
Crane may not be very we'll known by
the farmers and laboring men Of the
west, but he has a very extensive and
intimate acquaintance in Wall street
and with the trust protected interests
of the east. He belongs to that little
coterie OF men who rule the United
States senate. He Is thesprincipal ad.
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