Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1908-12-05
TAT GOOD CHEER,
Never FroWned While Campaign
ING, Says lanes Markham.


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Always Bubblins Over With Joy,
President Elect Was HaPpiest When
Mrs. Taft Joined Him, Says Member
Of Mis- Rodyguard humorous and
Pathetic Incidents. .5,sy
Unique experiences OF President Elect
William H. Taft on his campaign tour
through the United States were recent
" told by James Markham, secretary
to Chief Of Police Shippy, who return
ed to Chicago and his duties after
travelling with Mr.. Taft for forty-one
days as member Of his bodyguard.
1--WE travesed forty one days, during
which Mr.. Taft made from three to-
twenty speeches day and covered
Is, 1000 miles, get during all that time i
never saw a frown on his face and he
never showed any irritation, !" said Mr.
Markham to a Chicago correspond ent5
OF the New York Sun.
'We had many experiences. Some
were funny, and others had g touch of
pathos In them. In Brooklyn at a
Jewish voters meeting over which
Oscar Straus presided the various in
fuences which affect voters were H.
|lustrated. Mr.. Taft held the audience
by q splendid talk upon the various
issues of the campaign, but it was
when he assured those present that he
would see to it that under his admins
tration an American passport would
be respected when carried by Jew or
Christian in every country OF Europe
and that the Jewish people would get
their just measure OF protection as
citizens both at home and abroad the
crowd literally went wild with joy.
They shouted hurrah for the pass
ports first and then for Mr.. Taft I'M
til the rafters OF the hall shook. There
was no mistake as to the subject clos
est to their hearts in the campaign.
I'm one Missouri town where the
train stopped a tall and powerfully
built negro pushed through the crowd
and, with a broad grin on his face,
shouted, Mr.. Taft, You IS de man I
wants!' &$ {,3s 5s.ss II
The crowd looked at the man when
MI. Taft, with his usual smile, turned
and said And you is de man wants.
The negro replied, You is got me
now and on election day, too, at
which the crowd became satisfied that
the man wanted Mr.. Taft as president
and not for some other reason or pur-
pose.
in a skating rink In an Indiana
town q young man perched himself on
one Of the beams close to the ceiling
and fell asleep waiting for Mr.. Taft's
arrival. When Mr.. Taft stepped upon
the platform the man sleeping on the
beam aWoke with q start, swayed for
ward and only by selling the beam in
stincHvely did he save himself from
falling upon the heads Of the people
in the audience.
That was q narrow escape you
had shouted man from the audi
5ence to the man on the beam.
& I couldn't tumble, for I'm with,
Taft retorted the young fellow, and
the crowd cheered. "
x" At Bingha mton, N. K, an old man
with snow white hair stepped before
the crowd just before Mr. Taft began
his address. At the top OF his voice
the man shouted, Fremont FIRST vot-
ers, ariser and about fifty veterans
stood up. Salute your next president,
was the next command, and they did.
BE seated, was the next command.
and silently the old men sat down.
Then, turning to Mr.. Taft, the old
man said, Now, sir, proceed, at which
there was q thunder Of applause, In
which Mr.. Taft himself Joined heart
lily.
At Wilmington, Del, the crowd was
SO large that 1t was difficult to keep 1t
In check. 1t was an open air meeting.
and the crowd began to sway to and
fro, endangering the safety OF many.
A little boy was caught In the jam
and began crying. Mr.. Taft himself
pushed the people aside, picked up the
lad, put him over his shoulders and
placed him In q safe place upon the
platform. The crowd went wild with
enthusiasm, for the boy clasped Mr..
Taft as he would his own father when
he rescued him out Of the perilous
place.
& AT Frankfort, KY, an enthusiastic
admirer Of Mr.. Taft showed his JOY at
greeting him In such d demonstrative
manner that when ne was through Mr..
Tafts vest was minus two buttons.
The man felt somewhat chagrined.
When we reached Louisville we found
six girls waiting for us. They were on
hand to sew the buttons on the vest,
and they did. Later they called on Mr..
Taft to receive his thanks and to tell
him that they were honored BY the
privilege Of sewing the buttons on the
vest Of the next president,
On the whole, enthusiasm greeted
Mr.. Taft everywhere. The police OF the
various cities, irrespective of parties,
did splendid work In caring for and
protecting Mr.. Taft and his party. nv.
cry day Mr.. Taft was In communities
ton with members OF his family, and,
although always bnbbIing over with
good cheer, he was happiest when Mrs.
Taft Joined the party in New York
state,
New Marriages Doctrine.