The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-10-28
TAFTs BIG DAY.
Republican Candidate to Speak at the
Garden Tonight.

New York. Oct. 2S.-This is Taft's big
day in Greater New York as Monday
was Bryans. After a days series Of
speeches in cities and towns along the
Hudson river between New York and
Troy. the Republican presidential can
didate returned to New York today to
be the central figure in the biggest Re-
publican day of the present campaign
in the Metropolis Judge Taft's train
was due to reach New York half an
hour before noon. and from that time
until midnight or later almost every
moment of the candidates time had
been assigned for meetings in various
parts of the city.
At noon he had an enga cement to
speak before a big gathering at West
street farm" and the day will close
with a monster mass meeting in Madi-
son Square Garden. The interim will
be divided between many meetings on
Manhattan Island and in the Bronx
Governor Hughes accompanied Mr.
Taft on part of his flying trip today
and will be one of the principal speak
ers at the Madison Square Garden
meeting.
Two hours before Judge Taft reached
New York, w. j. Bryan was away on
another swing upstate through larry
town, Ossining and half dozen other
towns and cities to Albany and
Schenectady before he reaches Troy,
where he will address a big mass meet
ing late tonight.
Mr.. Bryan was in excellent spirits
when he started on his trip upstate.
''I have had a delightful and busy time
during my stay in New York" said
he, and I have learned something
have learned that we waste a great
deal of time in sleep. Always before
had supposed that a man must have
eight hours sleep a night. but 1 find
that you New Workers thrive on five
hours"
What do you think of the signs. Mr.
Bryan the candidate was asked as
he climbed into an automobile for the
trip to the station where he was to
take the train.
II think the signs are improving all
the time"
do you expect to carry New York
slater"
'I certainly do. And I expect to car
ry the entire middle west as well as
some of the eastern states. We will
have enough and more. Nebraska is
sure and so, I think, is Ohio"
When Mr.. Bryan reached the Grand
Central station the crowd in the big
train shed pressed toward the en-.
trance through which he came until it
was only with the greatest dificultv
that the candidate and his party could
make their way to the private car
which was awaiting them. At almost
every step Mr.. Bryan had to stop to
shake hands, and when he finally got
through the gates a dozen railway men
met him at the steps of his car. He
shook each one of them by the hand
and then mounting the rear platform.
stood waiting for the train to pull ont
Good luck to you. Bill" shouted a
man in the crowd and the candidate
smiled and nodded his head.
In response to repeated demands for
a Speech" Mr.. Bryan said:
IT have thoroughly enjoyed my visit
to New York city and am very much
gratified at the evidence of interest in
the success of the Democratic party.
We have a united Democratic party he
fore us and a frightened Republican
party back of us. With courage and
confidence we will win the fight
AS Mr.. Bryan finished speaking the
train pulled out, the Nebraskan re-
naming on the platform waving his hat
until the train went out of sight.
Norman E. Mack. chairman of the