Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1908-09-03
Senator in Presence of Can
didate, Pledges Himself to
Work Loyalty for Republican
Success in November.
HATCHET BURIED AT
GRAND ARMY PARADE
RumOred III Feeling All Mistake
Declares Senator at First
Meeting With Successful Ri
val Since Convention,

val once O0flVGnll0ll
IBy Morning journal Special Leased Wirel
Toledo, Sept. 2-That Taft an6
Foraker are politically together is mo-
only the public admission of botf
Taft and Foraker here today but also
the political sensation of Ohio.
Senator Foraker is an avoWed can
didate for the United states senate to
succeed himself and his services IN
the national campaign have beer
sought by Chairman Hitchcock and
the senator has promised to take the
stump. At a dinner given here last
night by Charles 7. Lewis. who is in
cidentally the host of Judge Taft al
Middle Bass Island club, being presi-
dent of that organization, there were
present Senator Foraker. General
Henry c. Corbin, Representative J.
Warren Keifer, of Ohio, and James
HOyt an attorney of Cleveland, This
dinner resulted in an invitation to Sen
ator Foraker to remain in this city
today and attend the review of the
parade of the Grand Army of the Re
and also the reception to be given later
by the Lincoln republican club.
Those who attended this dinner are
authority for the further statement
that when Senator Foraker left the
dinner he was called on the long dis
tance telephone from Chicago by
Chairman Hitchcock and requested to
open the republican campaign in Kan
sas Senator Foraker has not yet Civ
en- his answer on this invitation, but
it is said told the national chairman
that he would take part in the speak
ing program for the occasion.
Judge Taft left Middle Bass island
at half past six o'clock this morning
on a small power yacht and after
trmpestuous voyage of four hours
reached Toledo very damp from the
spray but otherwise unimpaired. lie
was taken in an automobile direct to
the reviewing stand. Judge Taft said
on the journey that he did not know
of any arrangement whereby he was
to meet Senator Foraker nor did ne
know of any endeaVors to effect such
an arrangement. But the city OF To-
ledo seemed to know all about it and
when. after the candidate had been in
his place only a few minutes, car
riage which headed the parade, stop
ped in front of the stand and dis
charged it's passengers, there was a
tremendous shout as the thou andS
who were within sight of the stand
in the immense stands adJoinin ana
across the street caught sight e the
senior senator and his colleague, S'n-
ator Dick Governor Harris and Mayor
Whitlock.
senator Foraker was the last of the.
little party to reach Judge Tatts sid'
but when ne did the candidate raised
his right hand. Taft saying, Hello.
Senator" and Foraker, 81 am glad t"|
see you Judge" and then shook hands
long and heartily and smiled cordially,
there was a mighty shout from the
crowd and then applause ana th'n
cheers. They sat down and engaged
in earnest conversation for more than
an hour. incidentally together recelN
ing the pIaudlts of the marching thou
sands Senator Foraker left to keep
a business engagement and MI Iai
remained until the four hour parade
had passed
depart on an automobile ride ne con
depart O nan automobile rid" ne con
scented 10 shake hands for twenty
minutes with an enthusiastic throng
The ride ended at the Lyceum theater
at o'clock. where. when Mr.. lal'
had been cheered for a few minutes
bv an audience which filled the large
Senator Foraker made MS
He was also enthuslaS-
tically greeted as he took seat ne
side the candidate, after the latter had
risen and greeted him with hand
shake
Then the specch-making began
President Mulholland OF the cluh. IN
troduced Mr.. Taft as The Worlds Big
Man" and many more complimentary
phrases.
Judge Taft was again a subject OF
demonstration and he encouraged the
good nature of his audience by the
pleasantly that his excuse for being
in this section of the state was an ef-
fort to find out whether there were
any bass in Lake Erie. He had not
yet quite satisfied himself. The veter-
ans next received his attention ana
after expressing his patriotic senii- |
ment toward them he brought For
sker into the discussion.
Your chairman has said that /
have filed office for nearly twenty
wears almost without reward As he |
iid So Senator Foraker whispered O."
me that there are some who would
accept the honor on the same terms |