The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-10-27
Climax of the Days Tour Comes
 In Brooklyn Meeting
GEORGE 1, LIlLEY ON HAND
Heavy Rain In Brooklyn Almost Spells the Parade, But 1t Stops In Time to Let the Marchers
 Carry Out Plans.

New York, October 26-Devoting the day to a trip into Connecticut and the evening to speeohmaking in Brooklyn. William H. Taft's first day of active campaigning on his present visit to this section was prosecuted by him with both vigor and earnestness. While the day. despits it's call for a speech of some length in New Haven and a shorter one at Port Chester on the return trip to New York, was one of comparative ease for the republican candidate, the calls that were made upon him in Brooklyn to- night were such as to keep him actively occupied every moment of his time. When the candidate entered that portion of Greater New York late this afternoon he found himself fairly overwhelmed with engagements Before the night was over he had accomplished five speeches. eaten dinner with hundred prominent repub- licans as the guest of State Chairman Woodruff, reviewed a parade which fin spite of somewhat adverse weather con oltions was impressive in it's size and inspiring in it's enthusiasm, and then at tended a reception at the Union T,eaene
 
 Just at about the time that Mir Taft was entering New York's trans-pontine sec ,loh' threatened for a time seriously to interfere with the evenings programme there. It had been planned to make the parade one of the big features of tbe Tart demonstration and the downnour the heaviest of the fall season thus far continued long enough to give the man. agers of the parade and the proposed par ticipants in 1t several anxious quarter hours.
 Rainfall Stops In Time.
 The rainfall ceased however soma +in,a before the parade was scheduled to sto-r and the comfort of the marching tbou- sands and of the reviewing party was not ihterfered with, and the function was car rled out with all the elaborateness planned and that enthusiasm for which the re- publican cohorts of Kings county are fa- nous. Similarly successful and enthusi- astic were the meetings of the nieht paruculariy those in the Cermont rinl, ana the Academy of Music, where Mir Ialt made his principal addresses.
 The feature of the trip into Conneeticuf was the New Haven meeting, where wit, iootpal enthusiasm the candidate wa . pledsed the support of large portioo, of the student body of Yale. through tl,s presentation of a handsomely bound . memorial containing many pages Of sig. natures. The political significance of the meeting was emphasized by the presence of Governor Woodruff who sat on the platform beside George l.. I,illy candidate for governor. National Com mitteeman Brooker and State Chairman kenealy, were present. likewise Senators Brandegee and Bulkeley Mir Taft de- l1vered pointed review of the campaign issues in which he held uppermost he importance of the maintenance of inc protective principle and the rehabiIita- tion of business confidence The speech was punctuated by the Yale yell which ended with Taft Taft Taftr' En- thusiasm and friendlness were every where apparent.
 Robert Gets a Kiss.
 When the candidate arrived at New Haven he inquired at once for his son Robert. After the meeting, Robert who is junior at Yale, and who had been making frantic efforts to get to his father through the crowds, finally reached him at the station.
 My son." said Judge Taft. as he placed the boys ruddy face between his hands and planted a kiss squarely on his lips. Robert was taken aboard and was an admring listener to his fathers speech at Port Chester, on the way back
 Here a tremendous crowd had assem- bled for the purpose of listening to both William J. Bryan and MT. Taft who were each bue there about the same time. Mir. Taft reached there first and was met by cheers and the waving of many small flags in the hands of the crowd which spread itself entirely over the large park facing the station.
 Bryan said year ago that the recent panic was not due to Roosevelt" said MT. Taft in his brief speech. "He now says it was due to Roosevelt. That differences of opinion brought about in one year is not exceptional in Bryan's career.'