The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1908-09-04
TAFT AND
FORAKER MEET.
They Grasp Hands on Reviewing
Stand at Toledo.
THOUSANDS CHEER THE SCENE.

W. nSpuD'lCdH FESSiucntIdl Sanul'
date--lnodent Is Political Sensa.
ton Of Ohio.
Middle Bass Island, Sept 3.-Taft's
friend end advisors here interpret
the Lincoln club meeting at Toledo
between Judge Taft and Senator Fora.
ker as complete surrender to Taft
by Foraker,
Analysed the senator's speech says
Il am for Taft"
Taft in his turn did not say that he
was for Foraker or anyone else in the
senatorial fight now pressing to the
| front.
Taft leaves Monday evening for San
dusky, where he will speak Tuesday
morning. Today the Republican can
didate went fishing.
Toledo, Sept 3.-That Taft ana
Foraker are politically together is not
only the public admission of both
Taft and Foraker here, but the polt.
zeal sensation of Ohio. Senator For.
, aker is an avowed candidate for the
| United States senate to succeed him.
! self and his services in the national
campaign have been sought by Ma.
! tional Chairman Hitchcock, and the
senator has promised to take the
stump. This rapid composition of DO.
! litical differences attested by enthu-
siastic expressions Of singleness of
! purpose by each, makes STORY" in
politics which contains all the ele-
ments and phases of the science. The
conflicting ambitions of both princi
pals, as attested by the pre-conven-
| ton struggle has constituted not only
tho official record, but the general i'm
preston in the public mind. Both
this record and impression were swept
out Of existence by the events here.
Judge Taft had been in the review.
ing stand only few minutes when a
carriage. which headed the parade,
stopped In front of the stand and dis
charged its passengers. There was a
| tremendous shout as the thousands
who were within sight of the stand in
the immense stands adjoining and
across the street caught sight of the
senior senator and his colleague, Sen
ator Dick, Governor Harris and Mayor
! Whitlock.
Taft and Foraker Shake Hands.
Senator Foraker was the last of the
little party to reach Judge Taft's side,
but when he did and each raised high
his right hand, Taft saying: Hello,
Senator" and Foraker, Il am glad to
see you, Judge" and then shook hands,
long and heartily, and smiled cordial
ly, there was mighty shout from the
crowd, and then applause and then
cheers. The two sat down together
and remained in conference for more
than an hour, Incl lentally the two to-
gether receiving the plaudits OF the
marching veterans.
Later at the Lyceum theater, when
Mr.. Taft had been cheered for some
time by an audience which filled the
playhouse, Senator Foraker made his
appearance. He was also enthusiast
I ically greeted as he took a seat be-
side the candidate, after the latter
had risen and greeted him with a
handshake.
Then the speech-making began.
President Mulholland of the club in
troduced Mr.. Taft as 1.-The worlds big
gest man." and many more compli-
mentary phrases.
1T is a pleasure for me to be here
with Senator Foraker" said Mr.. Taft
because when governor of Ohio he
gave me really my first chance, and
took a good deal of risk in putting a
; man of Twenty-Five on the superior
bench of Cincinnati. We are about to
enter, or rather have entered, a great
oratorical campaign. 1t is a pleasure
to think in this presence that we are
going to stand in the campaign Shout.
der to shoulder with the full strength
r of the Republican party"
5 Mr.. Taft here went directly to a DO
: litical argument, in which he repeated
= what he had said in his trip through
Ohio last week that the real issue OF
2 the campaign was whether the voters
: of the country would give their in
! dorsement 20 the Roosevelt policies
or turn to the Democratic party with
its untried promises.
Foraker Scores Press.
Senator Foraker was introduced
and was received with decided cordial
ity, He began by scoring the pres,
to the extent OF saying taat there
came near being a tragedy in his alb
sence from the meeting during tn.
| first ten minutes of its duration, be
cause the newspaper correspondent.
were preparing dispatches aanomc
ing the confirmation OF the Icud an
bad feeling that is existing bctwee.
Judge TAFT and myself,
Under the circumstances, | hope
+ may be pardonea if say here in TIL,
!. presence, the first time have hal op
Y portunity to say it-lhat there ha
o never, so far as Know, been tn,
Z slightest i'll feeling OF any kind be
tween Judge Taft and myself And i