Los Angeles herald., 1908-09-28
BRYAN OFFERS
COURTESIES TO
HIS OPPONENT
UNSUCCESSFUL IN EFFORT TO
SEE TAFT
Democratic and Republican Candidates
in Minneapolis on Same Day, but
Engagements Prevent Meet
Ing at Hotel
tBy Associated Press.l

NT TINNEAPOLIS, Mimi, Sept. 27.-
,lVh Judge Taft and William j. Bryan
AAA exchanged courtesies here today.
Mr.. Bryan arrived here about o'clock
In the afternoon and Immediately sent
one of the men travelling with him to
the West hotel with message TO
Judge Taft that he would be glad to
call on him at the hotel at $50 in the
afternoon.
Mr.. Taft sent word back to the Dem
ocratic leader that he would be glad to
see him at that time. Mr.. TAFT was
scheduled to speak at the dedication of
new Y. M. c. A. building in st. Paul
at 2:30 o'clock and he hurried back
In an automobile to keep his engage
ment with Mr.. Bryan. When he ar
rived at the hotel he found a message
from the Nebraskan, which said that
MIR. Bryan was very sorry, but that he
had forgotten that he had dinner
engagement at $50. Mr.. Bryan sug-
gested that If 1t was convenient for
Mr.. Taft he would drop in at the hotel
on his way to the railroad station
about o'clock and shake hands with
him. Mr.. Taft, however, had an en-
gagement to speak before the congre-
CATION of the Fowler M. e. church here
in the evening and he sent Col. Daniel
Ransdell, sergeant at arms OF the
United States senate, who has personal
charge Of the Taft train, to explain
the situation to Mr.. Bryan ana convey
his regrets.
Exchange Regrets
This Colonel Ransdell did, and Mr..
Bryan expressed his regret at missing
an opportunity to greet Mr.. Tart, ana
after inquiring about the condition Q.
Mr.. Taft's voice said that ne hopeo
Mr.. Bryan, while he was in the citr,
stopped at the home of John Lind, for
iner governor of Minnesota.
Mr.. Bryan's arrival in the city was
signalized by vociferous cheers from
a great crowd which had assembled
at the station. At st. Paul he was
met by NJ E. Lynch, national COM
mitteeman, and escorted here.
Because of the fact that Governor
Johnson had a speaking engagement In
St Paul he was unable to meet the
Democratic candidate.
Struggle to Meet Bryan
En- route to Milwaukee from this
place Mr.. Bryan was greeted by sew
eral large crowds, who cheered him ana
demanded that he make a speech. Mr.
BRYAN, however informed his bearers
that Sunday was his only day of rest
and that 1t was his invariaple rule no'
! the frantic struggle of the crowd al
the station here to get to him and
shake his hand a man had his arm
broken.
Mr.. Bryan left tonight over the Oma-
ha branch of the Chicago q North
western for Mitchell. S. D.
Mr. Taft's Y M. c.. A. speech in st.
Paul was before large audience. At
the conclusion of his speech Mr.. Taft
held reception, meeting among others
about eighty ministers of all denomi-
nations.
Quentin Roosevelt. the president 8
son, was in the audience. He Is Just
getting back from a hunting trip In
the northwest. Mr.. Taft took him In
his automobile over to the West hotel
in this city.
Mr. Taft's speech at Fowler M. e.
church today was on foreign missions.
Mr. Taft will leave here at o'clock
tomorrow for North Dakota. His prin-
cipal speech In that state will be at
Fargo tonight. His voice is much i'm
proved.