The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1908-09-30
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Senator La Toilette Pays High Tri-
butte to tho Candidate.

butte to tho Candidate.
| Madison, Wis, Sept. 24.-William
II. Taft's second day trip on his
western tour spells peace for the
Wisconsin Republicans factions, he
knitting together the conflicting ele-
ments, which for dozen years have
made the Badger state one of the
most remarkable campaign battle
grounds in the nation. TAFT the pac-
ificator." is performing a political mi
| acle in this hotbed. La Toilette and
anti-La toilette men will give Taft
| from fifty to seventy-five thousand
plurality, said Alfred 4. Rogers, law
| partner of Senator La Toilette, who
accompanied the Taft party through
this state. Make it one hundred
thousand" says State Senator John
NJ. Whitehead. the recognized leader
| of the anti-La Toilette element, who
added that this was the first time he
| and Rogers had agreed on politics in
many years.
Senator La Toilette met the Taft
special at Madison and accompanied
the presidential candidate to Miiwau-
| zee. Governor Davidson and the Re-
publican state officers also were men
bers OF the party. and assured Mr..
taft that there can be no possible
| doubt that Wisconsin's ELECTORAL vot-
cs will be given the Republican tick
ct. Representative Cooper, who in
.roduced the La Toilette planks re-
jected by the Chicago convention act
ed as master of ceremonies at all
the Taft meetings this morning, and
vas ardent in his advocacy of the
former secretary Of war.
Today's tour has attracted great
crowds everywhere. AT Caledonia. thu
the two hundred farmers were at the
| Grain before breakfast. The early
morning meeting at Beloit. attracted
5000 working men an hour. At Jone
vile the train was met by nearly
5000 persons Evansville turned out
| 1000 strong, while the Madison audi
ence was the largest and most enthu-
siastic in the recent political history
of the capital city.
Madison. Wis. Sept. 24-The spe-
cial feature of Judge w. H. Taft's
trip today through Wisconsin occurred
here at noon when Senator La Foil
cite addressing an immense audience
| of the Farmers National convention.
placed himself on record in most en-
thusiastic praise of the Republican
presidential candidate whom he in
troduced to the audience.
Senator La Toilette missed the
Taft special party early this morning
but caught up with it here. He rode
out to the state university. where the
meeting was held, in the carriage wit
Judge Taft. When the senator be-
gan his speech with the remark that
the desire to be absolute and exact
as to what l shall say here today has
brought me for manifold reasons to
commit it 10 paper.
rnen, arter commenting briefly OIL
| the advanced educational work now
done for agriculture and the interest
| in it shown by the farmers Of Wis
consin, the senator turned to Mr..
Taft and said of him.
Nature gave him poise. judicial
temperament. great force OF characte
and tenocity as to purpose. His long
service in the public service is dis
linguished for its marked ability. its
wisdom, its integrity. its patriotism
He has taken advanced ground upon
the great issues that are engaging
the profoundest thought of the peo-
pie Of this great country.
Now from a somewhat intimate
acquaintance with him tor the past
twenty years l say today that he is
progressive in principle (applause)
and he is equipped most wonderfully
in experience"
The senator then reviewed MIR.
Taft's public career for the past ten
years, who he said had been called II
to advice by two presidents in Ques-
lions of government which gave then
the greatest concern.
The tribute of Mr.. La Toilette NOV
ed the great audience to prolonged
enthusiasm and was eagerly common
ed upon as throwing white Light on
the attitude Of all factions Of the par
ty in the state and greatly benefit
ing the situation.
Mr.. Taft followed and was most
warmly .applauded when he spoke to
the farmers.