The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-10-27
STRENUOUS DAY
FOR CANDIDATE
Mr.. Taft Does Talking Stunts
in New York With Side
Trip to Connecticut.
BIG PARADE IN BROOKLYN
GAIN INTERPRETED SOMEWHAT
WITH THE PROGRAM.

New York. oct. 26.-DevOting the DAY
f., trim into Connecticut and the even
ing to speechmaking in Brooklyn WI
liam II. Taft's first day Of active cam
raiening on his recent visit to this sec
fion was carried on with vigor and ear
.rcetness While the day, despite It's
.au for surech Of some length IN
New Haven and a shorter one at Port
Chester on the return trip TO New YORK.
r-as one Of comparative ease for the
gopubIican candidate, the calls that
,..or. made upon him in Brooklyn to-
riebr were such as to keep him ac-
tf,-aIy occupied every moment. When he
.ntered that portion of Greater New
vi late this afternoon he found him.
set fairly overwhelmed with engage
ueuts. Before the night was over he
mad accomplished five speeches. eaten
dinner with a hundred prominent Re
r,,bIicans as the guest OF Republican
STATE Chairman Timothy l. Woodruff.
ro,.ieyved a parade. and then attended a
reception at the Union League club.
Deluge of Rain.
deluge OF rain which broke loose
a., INST about the time that Mr.. Taft
ms entering Brooklyn threatened for a
,ir1a IN interfere with the evening
nrogram. It had been planned to make
he narade one of the big features Of
the Taft demonstration, and the down.
,,grr the heaviest of the fall season
inns far. continued long enough to give
managers and participants some con-
rern. The rainfall ceased. however.
some time before the parade was
scheduled 10 start. and the function
was carried out with all the elaborate
ness planned. Similarly successful and
enthusiastic were the meetings OF the
night. particularly those in the Cler-
mont rink and the Academy OF Music,
where Mr.. Taft made his principal adj
dresses.
Trip to Connecticut.
The feature of the trip into Connec-
iicut was the New Haven meeting,
where with football enthusiasm. the
candidate was pledged the support of =
large portion Of the student body of
Yale. through the presentation of 2
handsomely bound memorial containing
many pages of signatures. Governor
Woodruff sat on the platform beside
George L. Lilly. candidate for gov
ernOr.
Mr.. Taft delivered a pointed review
" the campaign issues. in which he
held uppermost the Importance of the
maintenance of the protective principle
and the rehabilitation of business con-
fdence The speech was punctuated by
the Yale yell. which ended with Taft,
Taft Taft" Enthusiasm and friendli-
ness we're everywhere apparent
Meeting With Son.
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 rudy face between
his hands and planted kiss squarely
IN his lips Robert was taken aboard
and was an admiring listener to his
fathers speech at Port Chester on the
way back.
Here tremendous crowd has assem-
5led for the purpose of listening TO
both William J. Bryan and Mr.. Taft.
who were due there about the same
ime. Judge Taft arrived first and was