The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-09-26
Candidate Will Answer al
Once Charges Made bv
Ohio Senator.
MANY POLITICIANS
ON ANXIOUS SEAT
Developments Are Coming Thick
and Fast-No One Knows
Who Is Next.
By JAMES Hay, Jr.

ALBERT Lea. Iowa capI- B-VVII-
liam Il Taft viii take coguizance OF the
FORAKER mUGe'S before the sun sets to
day. Atter res ing the public statement
OF Senator For. .ker, IN which the Ohio
senator arraisL sd President Roosevelt
and Judge Taft for accepting the Hearst
charges as true without Investigation.
the candidate announced that he would
prepare a statement 70 be made public
later in the day.
Minnesota Promised to Taft.
With the assurances OF Iowa poll
ticians that he viii carry their stats
BY at least 5000 votes TAFT crossed
the boundary line into Minnesota A
O'Clock this afternoon
At 30 p. m be arrived here and was
met by large number Of the States
Republican leaders. Including J. F. ia
cooson, candidate for governor; Repre-
sentative Tawney. Davis and Stevens.
and James T. AIcCleary, who IS running
for Congress again.
These gentlemen frought the message
taats although the vote FOR TIA usIin5,-
a. ticket viii be cut down IN Ninnasofn
this year, Taft viii earn The ETsTe -
majority OF 5000 az least Roosevelt
carried II by 112.0J0 four years ago. IN
spite OF the claims Of the Democrats
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says Il IS sure 70 20 Republican al
though the State Republican ticket may
be defeated.
Gov. John A johnson is 4 candidate
Tor denomination, and four years ago
/ ne carried the -ay 10 spite OF the fact
that Roosevelt was the victor over Par
ker, The indications are that Johnson
viii again be the victor over his Re-
publican opponent, while Bryan viii lose
TO TAFT
Judge Taft this morning had not had
Z 70 Z
fun, and he declined 70 say anything
about IL until he had been over all OF
/ IL Fcrakers attempt 10 link him with
the trusts because Of his association
with Charles r. Lewis. OF Toledo. and
Richardson, Of the same city has net
much force shen the facts are eX-
plained.
Went IN Private Car.
Taft went from Hot Springs, Va. TO
Middle Bass island IN his own private
car, for which he paid the regulation
price He was not the guest Of Lewis.
but was the guest Of the Middle Bass
Club. and Lewis. IS its president, was
sent by the club TO meet Taft On his
way there But Taft was not the guest
OF Lewis at ar time.
Richardson was known TO Taft until
the night the candidate stopped On
Richardson's yacht for the run Up the
lake from Toledo 10 Middle Bass Island
Richardson may be magnare Of the
Glass trust. but the Glass trust got no
benefits from the fact that ne. as q
member OF the club, had volunteered 70
take the candidate for the ride Up lake
Erie IL IS understood that Taft's
Statement VIII be sweeping denial OF
F-Craker's charges. with detailed ex-
eoUs-
Gets Big Crowds
The candidata 3 run northward in Iowa
this forenoon was a replica OF the trs-
mendOus crowds and great enthusiasm
which welcomed him yesterday all the
way from Milwaukee TO Des Moines.
His first stop today was at $50 o'clock
IA Cedar Rapids where he left bis car
and went 10 a platform in the public
park. and addressed crowd Of 12.050
people
He spoke briefly on the ability Of the
Republicans 70 insure prosperity and
control the trusts
In yiBtOn, Waterloo, Cedar-Faus,
WeVerly Junction and way stations
the crowds varied from 3.100 20 I5,000
His speeches were necessarily short. be
cause Of his continued hOarseness, but
ne was heard with the greatest enthus-
lasIn- He spoke on the labor question
and the control Of corporations
Dr- Richardson mas been busy all to-
cay and yesterday working on Taft-s
throat, and said today he believed e
would continue to improve as IL Is bet
ter this afternoon than IL Yves yester-
day
From Albert-Lea. the party goes
through half a dozen small Minnesota
towns, reaching St Paul at $50 this
afternoon After speaking there ne viii
80 10 Minneapolis ana speak tonight on
the guarantee of bank deposits BIZ the
Government, opposing the Bryan advO-
CaCy of this scheme.
At Cedar Rapids this morning. the
candidate was Joined by Senator CIapp
Of Minnesota.