Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-10-29
CLIMAX OF CAMPAIGN
Ovation to Taft and Hughes in
New York City,.
MANY MINUTES OF CHEERS
Madison Square Garden the Scene of
Great Enthusiasm.
LOUD APPLAUSE FOR HUGHES
Gen. Porter, Senator Lodge and Sec
rotary Straus Also Discuss the
Political Issues.
MANY MINUTES OF CHEERS
LOUD APPLAUSE FOR HUGHES

| 1O11I1CdA ASSuSSs
| NEW YORK. October 29.-The Taft
meeting In Madison Square Garden last
might marked the climax of the republic
an national and state campaign. and Taft
and Hughes the two candidates who at
present are engrossing the attention of the
nation and of the state. made their final
appeal to the voters of this city from the
Madison Square rostrum. Between 1900
and 1900. including many women. cheer
ed the two candidates till they were ex-
hausted. Gov. Hughes stood for sixteen
minutes bowling his acknowledgment to
the huge audience before he could make
his voice heard. For nineteen full min
utes the garden was In a turmoil with
men cheering, women waving flags and
the band playing without being heard. and
the characteristic Taft smile rejecting the
satisfaction Of the presidential nominee
with his reception before he could make
himself heard
Good Feeling for Hughes.
Gov Hughes was the first of the two
candidates to reach the garden. BY the
time he appeared it had already become
apparent that the huge audience held him
the speakers would praise Mr.. Taft with
out coupling the name of Gov. Hughes in
the eulogy somebody In the audience al
most invariably wanted to know what was
the matter with Gov..Hughes.
| The governor was visibly thrilled with
the spontaneous warmth Of the greeting
he received. Despite day of arduous
speechmaking. he seemed in splendid
physical condition, and his voice rang
strong and clear, penetrating the topmost
lHro Of ho h11O
Mr.. Taft presented very much differ
ent appearance when he arrived. He had
already gone through his long speech
making program, more strenuous one
than the governors. His face was pallid
with fatigue, and it took considerable
cheering on the part of the immense
crowd, inspiring though 1t was. before
his lips seemed able to shape themselves
into that captivating smile that usually
comes so readily to the republican -nom-
inee for President. He showed the fatigue
more plainly as he began to speak His
voice was SO husky that he could scarcely
make himself heard ten feet from the
platform.
Warm Welcome for Taft.
With the candidate was his brother.
Henry w. Taft, and County Chairman
Herbert Parsons. He was preceded by
flying wedge of policemen to clear the
| way, and there were police along either
side of the aisle through which he made
his way across the amphitheater to the
speakers stand. That march across the
hall, with thousands cheering, shouting
people on each side of him, was a march
of triumph
| AS the bulky form Of the candidate APP
peared at the wide doorway great wave
of sound, which could be called by no
more definite name. began at the door
way and rolled across the arena to the
speakers stand, spreading to the right
and left, and upward to the gallaries-a
great tumult, through which no special
sounds could be distinguished, save here
and there the shrill whistle; of some en-
thusiast in the gallary. At once every
one rose. Many, perhaps half of those
on the main floor, mounted their chairs
to get a better view of Mr.. Taft. Women
shouted shrilly with the men and clapped
their hands till it looked as if dozens of
pairs of gloves would be burst.
| Mr.. Taft walked along bowling right and
| left, the police before him moving swift
ly. clearing the way of those who. in
their anxiety to get close to the candi-
date stepped out from their seats into
the aisle. AS he turned by the press in
closure to gain the speakers stand the
cheering lulled just little, for he was
hidden from the view of most of those
upon the main floor. The crowd in the
boxes and in the galleries, however, kept
up the clamor.
Enclosure Rings With Cheers.
| When Mr.. Taft mounted the steps and
rose above the surrounding crowd, his
form easily distinguishable, a mighty
cheer. greater If anything than that
which had greeted his entrance, went
up, and the whole Enclosure rang with
a great deafening, bewildering noise.
Aside from the noise, the demonstra-
ton was wonderful to behold Fully
10000 people held in their hands either
flags, umbrellas or something else, and
while they yelled their approval they
waved and waved. SO that the floor pre-
scented a rolling sea of color, red and
white and blue. while the boxes and gal
leries contributed another smaller wave,
and the whole garden fairly danced be-
fore the eyes
When Mr.. Taft had gained the plat
form at last and stood shaking hands
with those upon 1T a good part of the
audience ceased their noise-making to
comment among themselves on the can
ld1date's appearance. The band struck up
A college tune A Yale tune it was and
before the chorus was reached every one
in the garden was singing. 1t mattered
not weather they knew the words or not,
every one was bound to sing, and they
did
| This and repeat was the order for sew
eral minutes. and 1t sounded very odd at
a campaign meeting. The music must
have been easily distinguishable two
blocks away.
When the tune was ended another great
burst of applause and cheering broke
Out, continuing several minutes, and so
the demonstration kept up, cheering.
singing, then singing again and more
cheering, whistling, hand clapping and
finally stamping. The stamping of so
many feet seemed to shake the great
building.
Nineteen Minutes of Cheering.
1t was close on seventeen minutes after
Mr. Taft had entered the building before
there was any semblance of quiet. Gen.
Horace Porter. the chairman of the meet
ing. pounded with the gavel finally, and,
little by little. got order. The demonstra-
ton had lasted nineteen minutes Then
Mr.. Taft stepped forward to begin his
speech. but the crowd was not quite
through with the cheering. and he stood
smiling at the edge of the platform,
while here and there groups of men and
women gave an extra cheer or shouted
a college cry at him.
When he finally began to talk Mr.
Taft's voice was SO husky that he could
| scarcely be heard. A murmur of COM
ment swept over the audience, then every
one became. extremely quiet The candi-
date went on. and with an obvious eff
fort succeeded in making his voice carry
| The husky quality remained apparent
but he could be heard from one end Of the
1 hall RI pt