Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-10-26
new YORK real.
BATTLE GROUND
Heavy Artillery Of Both Parties is
Massed in Empire
State.
TAFT AND BRYAN AsTIR EARLY
Begin a Week Of Work That viii
Tax Their Endurance to
Utmost.
Several Hundred Speakers VIII Appeal
y 10 Voters OF All Classes--W!ll be
Perfect Mhirlwind Finish.

4
New York, Oct. e6-With election
day little more than a week away. tho
leaders Of all the political parties today
started out in the Iinal effort Of what
is expected to be a sensational finish
OF the national political campaign. New
YORK Is the real baltic ground. in the
opinion OF the campaign managers
and here today We're gathered practic-
ally ali the heavy artillery OF all the
| parties
William II Taft and William J 81
Bryan. who came in from stamping
| tours yesterday, spent the night in
! this city and We're astir early today to
begin u week OF work which will tax
their endurance 10 the utmost. Mr..
| Bryans schedule for the day provides
speeches in a half dozen towns and
| long, formal address at the big
| mass meeting in Madison Square Car
| den this evening. Mr.. Taft had a
mid -daN engagement IN New Haven
but he will 5retun to New York this
! afternoon and viii deliver several al-3
| dresses before midnight. He Will de-
| vote the entire week TO New York
| In addition to Mi. Taft and Mr.. Bry-
an, several hundred speakers Will APP
! tpesl ~ NpN8IS Ol= Ill Classes EtilTOuRlt-S
| out the state today and for the re-
| inainder Of the week. They will include
! candidates for governor, members OF
| the cabinet. United States senator's
| members Of Congress and plain politic-
| al spell binders. Vice Presidential Can
| didate Sherman also is scheduled for q
| number of speeches in New York
/ state during the week.
| In other states the greatest activity
Will be shown in Ohio and Indiana.
\ Vice President Fairbanks and John
W. Kern. the Democratic candidate:
FOR the vice presidency. Will be the
leading speakers Of the Republican
and Democratic parties in Indiana.
Both will have the support of Well
1. known campalgners.
1 In Ohio several members Of Presi-
4 dent Roosevelt's ca binet will speak for
y Mi. Tart and til. strong canfpaigni
which has bcenSih progress for several
4 weeks will continue.
| TAFT's9 PROGRAM.
| New York. Oct pa trip 10 New
Haven this morning, stop at Port
Chester this afternoon, "a dinner, five
speeches. Il parade. Il review and "a re-
ccption in Brooklyn tonight We're the
tasks assigned to William Fl. Taft
in beginning his campaign in the east
| today.
/ The candidate arose this morning
] minus his hoarsencss and in good trim
! for the strenuous work of the day
He left for Connecticut at 1880 o'clock
and will reach New York ~ 5 o'clock
tonight. He will make five speeches
and review a parade In Brooklyn to-
| night. Secy. Strauss will be With Mr..
| Taft throughout the evening.
A reception at the Union League club
| at 1890 O'Clock will conclude the nights
| activities.
! BRYAN MISSES TRAIN.
New York, Oct. 26.---Nlissing his train
| on the Erie by the narrow margin of IL
| few seconds William j. Bryan today
! was compelled to make a wild dash in
| an automobile through undiscovered
| roads to Patterson, n. j., In order 10
keep his word with the people Of that
city, given last Saturday morning. that
| he would return and make them poll
| teal speech
| With q steady rain pelting down upon
i them, 10000 persons stood for an hour
| in Patterson waiting for Mr.. Rryan's
arrival, and it was damp, but In
tenscly enthusiastic crowd that greeted
the Democratic presidential candidate
After the cheering had subsidized Mr.
BRYAN wrapped in a rain coat and With
his SLOUGH hat pulled down on his brow,
launched out in his speech. He urged
those present to vote for William
Hughes, the Democratic candidate for
Congress in this district.
81 Ihefe cOulu be i1ttte fea! good #aS-.
complished, he said. by electing a
Democratic president unless there
was also Democratic congress be-
hind him.
Mr.. Bryan attacked the policy of
the Republican campaign managers
in declining to publish campaign con-
trihutions until after election; reitel-
ated that he is in favor of electing
I United States senators by the people,
denounced the Republican platform as
standing for nothing, and spoke OF
the Democratic platform as a de-
claration of principles which means
something and which will be put into
practise when he is elected.
kERN.s TOUR.
Indianapolis, oct, 2s.--John w.
Kern. Democratic candidate for vice
president, who was compelled 10 can
eel his speaking agreements last week
on account OF illness of his son. began
a tour of Southern Indiana this morn
ing the condition of his son having
improved sufficiently TO Justify him in
Sc doing.
WHIRLWlND OF oRAToRY-
Indianapolis, Oct 26.-There will be
d whrlwind of oratory in Indiana, this.
the closing week of the campaign
William j.. Bryan will put in one
day. Oct. 81, going to Chicago for n
night meeting. Vice Presidential Nom
ilt''ts Jpltif
or asreciai train the entire weak
Senator Bevel.iGse Viii give tive day
tn speech-making in his home state
also having q special train. Vice Presi-
Gent Fairbanks win devote four day.
10 The Indiana campaign.
T-NFrl'S FIRST MESSAGE.
New Haven, Ocs a6.---"Fhe only
way Mr.. Bryan ever Influenced the
return OF prosperity was by beins
defeated. That is the way he has
brought on prosperity every time. saiitt
! hope the same method will be con
4tinued
This was ". II Taft's first message
TO Connecticut TO-DAY delivered to a
crowd which greeted his special train
A. stanford on en It's way 70 New HaNsn
The result desired would follow.
At South Norfolk. the crowd was
even larger and waited in the rain
10 get "a glimpse OF the candidate
AIR. Taft had another opportunity to