New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1908-10-04
KANSAS GIVES TAFT
A GREAT WELCOME
HE SPEAKS TO RECOhO
RELAXING CROWDS.
Ends Day in State nth Big Demon
strntion at Topeka-Has More
Assurances of Victory.
Assurances of Victory.
rBv Telegraph to The Tribune ]

Topeka Kan. Oct 3.-Mr Ial' eh'e
fern Kansas at daybreak, ana mas 'i"'
far east as Topeka with frequent stops, a. 90
e rb;cb he has addressed record breaking
o-ords The dav ended with monster oe1n-
opstratton at the capital, while on every manu-
~ 1,os noe, assured that from Republican
o;,. .. view there is nothing the matter WITH
u.s~ The ahsurdity of the Democratic as
+;,, that Kansas IS a doubtful state mas pee"
aror1v demonstrated to-day. and the ohiy quee-
ton which remains is whether tIie
state will content itself with giving "lilldlil -
Taft a normal Republican majority OF -''00o o'
will double that figure w r. STUDIOS u'ie nc
nuhIican candidate for Governor. atter SPedAi1e
an ninetv-sx of the los counties IN the STATE III
most of them several times. says that the ma
.iora1 ticket will have a majority of 10000, and
others are equally sanguine- "hhe no oii0 o
he found who has the slightest DOUBT lesoluiiis
the success of the Republican ticket
The factional fight in this state has been set
ia :. 1Aae. temporarily by the primaries W.
o c+,bbs and Joseph L. Bristow have been
dominated for Governor and Senator. respective
:, po+b are radicals Mr.. Bryans only nope
of carving Kansas lay in the chance OF ms VIII
ming the radical element in the RepuohCah party
as he possibly would have done had II oeeh uisuc-
cessfu at the primaries. But, lub1lant over IhelF
success the radicals will vote the Repuohcah
ticket 20 a man. and there has never peeh the
slightest doubt Of the conservatives Young lot
Taft Incidentally. the deposits in the banks OF
+b;e state have increased from $46,000,0oo in
1895 TO s170.000000 to-day. and al every stop
made in the state to-day there have been from
100 to zoe automobiles. mostly owned by farrn-
ors Nothing short of the bitterness which
,,,iy1,t have been ergendered by different re-
e,lt at the primaries would induce the people OF
/, Kansas TO risk reversal of this prosperity
Mr. Taft has been quick to appreciate the STU
alton. and has based his chief appeal for sup
port on the promise 10 continue the existing
norsperitv and TO carry on to perfection the
roosevelt policies to which purpose he has SOL
emily pledged himself throughout this trip.
The local committees have been more nun1er-
Gus and larger in Kansas than in any state pre-
viously visited. There have. however, been
some important men on the train to-day. in ad-
dition TO Senator Dolliver, who has a most OF
friends in this part Of the country and never
fails TO interest his audiences. Senators Long
and Curtis Mr. Bristow, Mr.. Stubs and the
! national committeeman, Dave Mulvane have
| been aboard all day. and Messrs. Stubos. Bris-
tow and DoIliver have spelled the Presidential
candidate at the longer stops MI Bryan mas oeen
| over the same route in this campaign, and the
| people say that the crowds which have come TO
| hear Mr. Taft have been double those which
turned out TO listen TO the orator of the Platte.
| It has been represented that Kansas Repub-
1icans would resent the silence Of the Republican
! national platform on the subject OF guaranteed
| bank deposits and Mr.. Tafts opposition to the
| Oklahoma scheme. but these representations
| must have been based on misunderstanding Of
| the situation or anxiety TO TnisTepresent The
/ Kansas Republican platform contains plank
! advocating an enabling act whereby the banks
| in q given district would be authorized volun-
tsrilv to enter into a contract to guarantee one
| another's deposits. scheme which Is not only
| unobiectionable in the opinion OF Mr. Taft, but
| which he frankly says should be permitted
| where the banks desire it There is, therefore
| no material difference between the state plat
| form and the candidate on this point and the
| most radical Kansans satisfied with Mr..
| Taft's position.
| AS Mr.. Taft proceeds on his trip he is disposed
! 10 speak more frankly Of Mr. Bryan than was
his wont when he first took the stump He has
| p kindly nature. CeniaIity is one of his most
prominent characteristics. and his opponents
| will never have any occasion to complain that
| he has been unjust unduly severe, but con-