The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-10-15
Taft DECLARES
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HE IS PLEASED
- WITH THE POLITICAL OUTLOOK
IN OHIO AS REVEALED
- BY HIS TOUR. n
CROSSES INTO WEST VIRGINIA
Addresses Two Large Meetings u
- Wheeling After a Day Spent In
the southeastern Part OF
~ the 5uekeye State.

$40 Wheeling, w Va, Oct 15.-Judge|
TAFT on Wednesday concluded his
4 --,three-day campaign in Ohio. What he
thinks of the situation is set forth inI
Z. the following statement which he is.
Eued last night
-, II have now spent three days in1
Ohio. much Of the time in Industrial
and labor centers among men who
'-V II was reported, were dissatisfied and
opposed to the Republican party and
" its candidates. Wherever | appeared
] was cordially received and only AM
i2'. occasional interruption indicated that
misrepresentation Of the attitude OF
o 6'blthe party and the candidate had made
r. n casual impression. II is my opinion
that the attitude of labor toward the
. Republican party has been misFepre'
scented quite as freely as that of the
party and the candidate toward labor
and ] find no reason, for the belief
that labor will divide other than on
the lines that have heretofore divided
IT. In my opinion the normal Repub'
lican labor vote will be cast as here
s~tofore
't "In the agricultural regions IL Is
quite apparent that the farmers are
opposed TO a change that will imperil
-, their present prosperity.
The situation in Ohio is entirely
! (, satisfactory and no one has any reas.
enable doubt but that the Republican
I, majority will be a substantial one. u
certainly have no doubt on the subject
myself"
Again the Taft special was delayed
by accident. In trying to negotiate al
spur track from Cadiz Junction to
Cadi2, o.. Il was found first that the
train was too heavy for the grade,
Notwithstanding two engines were
~ used
,'c The train was run back TO the juno.
t1stion and three cars cut off On the
F.. second attempt two wheels OF the sec.
..s ond engine jumped the track. Before
a stop could be made the train had
4. run two lengths. The wheels, which |
- were on the ties, cut them in two |
On either side of the track the bank
I,,c sloped down for 20 feet and that the
engine did not go over was said to be
due to the pilot engine. No one was
injured, but half hour was lost
through the accident.
Steubenyille and Wheeling fur
s''nished the big audiences of the day,
although at each of the nine stops
there were crowds and enthusiasm.
Steubenvile made much of the can,
didate. He constituted the chief at.
traction in a parade which marched
- through the streets for half an hour
After the parade an open air meet
ing was held opposite the court house.
Thousands OF people participated.
.r. The central market house was
cleared at Wheeling, and there at
night the candidate addressed an i'm.
mense audience representing labor
and TO whom he made his labor
speech in full. From the market house
Mr.. Taft was taken to the old Balti-
more & Ohio station which had been
temporarily abandoned by the rail-
road Here a business mems meet
ing was held, participated in by thou
~ sands OF persons.
During the day the candidate ira
.s.' sersed the great pottery section Of
Ohio and at Cadiz made his talk TO
n farmers in the wool growing district.
1t was Just dusk when Taft left his
home state and pulled across the
Ohio river to West Virginia. He had
= !. spoken in his own state during the
day at Wellsville, Empire. Toronto,
. Mingo Junction, Cadiz. Steubenville,
Martins Ferry, Bridgeport and Bel.
laire.