The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-10-27
TAFT'S BUSY DAY.
Closed With a Big Meeting in
Brooklyn Last Night.
Dashed From Place to Place in
Driving Rain.
BIG TIME AT YALE.
Demonstration by Students Was
Wildly Enthusiastic.
Kissed His Son When He Met
Him on Platform.
BIG TIME AT YALE.

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to trip into Connecticut and the ev-
ening to speechmaking in Brooklyn, w.
H. Taft's first day of activity on his
present visit to this section was car
ried on with both vigor and earnest
ness. While the day, despite its call
for speech of some length in New
Haven and shorter one at Port Ches-
ter on the return trip to New York
was one of comparative ease for the Re-
publican candidate the calls that were
made upon him in Brooklyn last night
were such as to keep him actively occu-
pied every moment. When he entered
that portion of Greater New York late
in the afternoon he found himself fair
ly overwhelmed with engagements. Be
fore the night was over he had ac-
complished five speeches, eaten dinner
with prominent Republicans as guest OF
Republican State Chairman T. L.
Woodruff, reviewed a parade, and then
attended a reception at the Union
League club. A deluge of rain threat
ened for time seriously to interfere
with the evening program. 1t had been
planned to make the parade one OF the
big features of the Taft meeting
and the downpour. the heaviest of the
fall season thus far, continued long
enough to give the managers and pro-
posed participants some concern. The
rainfall ceased, however. sometime be-
LUX LAlO pal dQG was SCllcQQlcO " oNoA ~
and the functions was carried out with
all the elaborateness planned. Similar
ly successful and enthusiastic were the
meetings of the night, particularly those
in the Clermont rink and the Academy
of Music where Mr.. Taft made his prin-
cipal addresses. The feature of the trip
into Connecticut was the New Haven
meeting where with football enthusiasm
the candidate was pledged the support
of large portion of the student body
Of Va1o 11crh hn a a
handsomely bound memorial containing
many pages of signatures.
Governor Woodruff sat on the plat
form beside Geo. L. Lilley, candidate
for governor.
Mr.. Taft delivered a pointed review
of the campaign issues in which he
held uppermost the important of main
tenance of the protective principle and
the rehabilitation of business conf
dences. The speech was punctuated by
the Yale yell, which ended with Taft,
Taft, Taft" Enthusiasm and friendli-
ness were everywhere apparent.
When the candidate arrived at New
Haven he inquired at once for his son
Robert. After the meeting, Robert, who
is a Junior at Yale, and who had been
making frantic efforts to get to his
father through the crowds, finally
reached him at the station.
My son. said Judge Taft, as he
placed the boys ruddy face between
his hands and planted a kiss squarely
on his lips. Robert was taken aboard
and was an admiring listener to his
fathers speech at Port Chester, on the
way back.
Here a tremendous crowd had as
sembled for the purpose of listening t.
both w. ]. Bryan and Mr.. Taft, who
were due there about the same time
Judge Taft arrived first and was met
by cheers and the waving Of many
small flags.
Bryan said a year ago that the re-
cent panic was not due to Roosevelt"
said Mr.. Taft in his brief speech. He
now says it was due to Roosevelt. That
difference of opinion brought about in
one year is not exceptional in Bryan's
career"
Going to New Haven, Mr.. Taft. spoke
to crowds in the rain at Stamford,
South Norwalk and Bridgeport, all
His very first utterance of the day was
that Bryan had aided prosperity in no
other way than to be defeated
When the Taft special reached New
York on its return at 430 o'clock the
candidate was taken to the Montauk
club. Brooklyn, by State Chairman
Woodruff, where he was the guest of
honor at dinner participated in by
hundred prominent Republicans of that
city.
Long Automobile Ride.
1t required an automobile ride of an
hour in a heavy downpour of rain for
Mr.. Taft to reach the Montauk club in
Brooklyn, where he had dinner.
A five mile automobile ride brought
Judge Taft to his first meeting. The
streets were crowded. The auditorium
in Metropolitan Sanger hall was filled
with Jewish audience and after five
minutes of cheers had been given for
Taft, the assemblage paid a hearty
tribute to Oscar Straus, secretary of
commerce and labor. Mr.. Straus in in
frOd11ainO Mr. Taft caid he
ed to leave no doubt that the election
of Judge Taft would work the greatest
benefit to the country.
Nowhere in America said Mr.. Taft
is there greater spirit of freedom
and love of country than right here
among the people who owe so much to
our immigration laws"
The one thought he wished to i'm
press. he said, was that by the in
crease of navy and army President
else greater influence for peace than
any world ruler heretofore.
Therefore" he continued, 1--WE
should progress to the point where no
matter in what part of the world an
American citizen shall be found his
certificate of citizenship shall be all
that is required to insure his respect
and good treatment. Nothing, If I am
elected president, will give me greater
pleasure than to devise ways and
means to make the American passport
respected the world over"
At Congress hall, the next meeting,
the audience was of the same charac-
ter Mr. Taft launched into a speech
to show why there was no good reason
for changing the policy of the admin
istrat ton.
"How about the panic, Billy?'' came
a vioce.
Mr. Taft answered by showing that
Roosevelt had awakened the business
and. moral conscience of the country
and then brought out that the ex-