Los Angeles herald., 1908-10-13
CROWD LOCKED
IN AUDITORIUM
DOORS OF HALL B0LTED AT
D0LLlVER MEETING
Iowa Senator Let's Cat Out of Bag in
Discussing Taft's Decision
to Go to the Philip
pines

Senator J. p. Dolliver of Iowa spoke
last night at Shriners' auditorium un-
der the auspices of the Taft Business
Mems club.
Senator Frank Flint presided and
in reserved seats were members of
the Grand Army of the Republic, the
Army and Navy league, the German
American Taft Prosperity club and the
Fidelia singers, who led in campaign
songs.
The sensation of the evening came
| not while Dolliver was speaking, but
when some newspaper men and others
| tried to leave the hall at the close o1
| his speech, and found the doors bolted
| No policemen were to be found tt
whom complaint of this condition OF
| affairs could be made. Although tht
crowd was not as large as that which
attended the meeting addressed by
Eugene V. Debs, which was held in
| the same hall recently, yet there were
enough people to have caused serious
trouble if there had been a hasty rush
for the exits. No explanation of the
locked doors could be obtained, because
there was no one on hand to give an
explanation.
Mr.. Dolliver had something good to
Sdy Ol w. y. DuL ike
that of Hearst OF Bryan he said ::
without money, and solely by his
great genius and splendid character,
he has made himself the idol of mil
lions" He also alluded to Mr.. Bryan's
great work while a congressman.
omits Financial Panic
Senator Dolliver in his address
claimed the Republican party was re-
oil aa A11aa vi
had made during many years. He
did not. however, claim the financial
panic. He let an unexpected cat out
OF the bag by saying Judge Taft, who
was holding a good position, at a good
salary, and was expected to be pro-
NOTED, was very unwilling to quit and
go to the Philippines. Mr. Dolliver
said he was in the room when Presi-
dent Mckinley was urging Taft to go,
and that Mckinley addressed him as
follows: eff you do that work the his
torians will give your name as that
of the founder and builder of the Phil
ippine commonwealth over yonder on
the frontier of the world"
At that time, added Senator Dolli-
yer, Judge Taft did not even know
where the Philippine islands were, geo
graphically. But he went there,
stayed there and engaged in construc-
hs
underwent an operation, and returned
bravely to finish the work he had be-
gun. Raia{AlA
Mckinley's Heir
Mr.. Dolliver said it was Mckinley
and not Roosevelt who had picked out
Taft for promotion, and that he was
McKinley's heir, not Roosevelts. IF
Roosevelt supports him and wants him
elected" he added, ''it is on the same
principle that the business world wants
him elected. President Roosevelt and
the business world recognize Judge
Tafts great achievements in American
ism. Senator Dolliver said Taft had
been disappointed at not being allowed
to come to California. He wrote two
telegrams to the national committee
asking that he might be permitted to
come here, but the committeeman said
they wanted him to go elsewhere, that
they had already made arrangements
and could not alter them. So Senator
Dolliver had come instead.
"And I bring this message to you
from the great Republican leader" he
added, sin this campaign he will be q
winner, and he promises that every
aspiration of California will find from
his administration a generous response.
Republican policies, he added, had
brought about the market conditions
which had "made life tolerable in the
United States for the last ten or twelve
years."
On his arrival in Los Angeles Senator
Dolliver was met at the Santa Fe depot
by a committee including Senator Flint,
Congressman McLachlan, Bradner w.
Lee, George II. Stewart, A. p. Fleming,
Maj. p. F. c. Klokke, Byron Erken-
brecher, Col. f. M. Chapman, Col. Geo.
N. Black, James Campbell, J. j. Nor
gan, John G.. Mott, w. d. Stephens,
Tobe Newman, r. N. Bulla, Sidney A.
Butler, NJ H. Flint, ]. r. Newberry,
James Slauson, Maj John H. Norton,
j. p. McAllister, Niles Pease, Gen.
Robert Wankowski, Maj. j.. A. Donnell,
r. A. Hartman and G. j. Rhode.
The party hurried to the Alexandria
for dinner, after which a waiting auto
conveyed the distinguished Iowan to
Shriners' auditorium. He left at mid
night for Fresno, where he speaks to-
night.