Omaha daily bee., 1908-09-03
TAFT and FORAKER MEET
Two Grasp Hands on Reviewing Stand
ct Toledo.
THOUSANDS CHEER THE SCENE
Immense ThKonE Crowds City's
Streets to witness March of
the Battle Scared
Veterans.

TOLEDO, O., Sept. 2.-Willam H. Taft
and Senator Foraker, meeting for the
first time since the republican convention,
created hurricane Of cheers today when
they shook hands with each other in the
official reviewing stand the Grand
Army of the Republic parade was passing.
The setting of the meeting between the
erstwhile political rivals was a fitting one.
In the most prominent seat in the re-
viewing stand stood the republican nominee,
flanked on either side by prominent men
of Toledo while below him there marched
the veterans Of the civil war, saluting and
minglng their cheers with the music Of
many bands. Mr.. Taft bowed again and
again as the carriages passed In one of
these carriages sat Senator Foraker. him
self acknowledging cheers from those who
recognized him.
At the stand Senator Foraker. with SEN
ator Dick and Governor Harris, alighted
and Joined the line of men passing before
Mr.. Taft on their way to seats.
Cheers Taft and Foraker Meet.
AS the senior Ohio senator approached
and the crowd recognized him, there was
seconds hush and then a mighty cheer
which was taken up in the street and
echoed far away in the distance as the
senator and the former secretary of war
shook hands.
Hello there" said Mr. Taft. extending
his hand as he saw his fellow statesman
| approaching. Both men smiled and the
! crowd now fully cognizant that the an
| ticipated reconciliation between the former
! political foes was now an official fact.
| increased the volume OF their cheers to
| an extent that made IT almost impossible
for the two principals in the scene to tell
what one was saying to the other. Been
taking some air at the springs?" com
mented the senator.
| Yes, and I'm feeling fine"
when did you get here?"
Got here this morning; nice trip by
water, but a little rough; however, I'm a
fine sailor" And the rest of what they
| said was lost in the din OF many voices
raised one tremendous shout. Long after
the two had taken seats and the parade
had moved on the cheering continued
freshening continually by the demons
traitors.
Old Soldiers in Parade.
With flags flying, bands playing, crowds
cheering and a bright sky overhead
veterans OF the Grand Army of the
Republic for the forty-second time
marched through the streets of an en-
of streets guarded by younger generation
Of soldiers-the Seventh regiment, Ohio Ma
tional guard, who restrained the throngi
Of sightseers at the ropes-the old cam
paigers OF Grant and Sherman moved to thu
blare of bands and the pipe and roll OF fif
and drum.
At the official reviewing stand, wher,
stood william II. Taft, republican candidate
for president, Governor Harris Senate
Foraker Mayor Brand Whitlock ard man!
other notables. the colors were dipped ant
each department commander Joined Com
mander-in-Chief Burton in the stand.
1t was well toward IL o'clock when tn
van Of the parade marched past the re
viewing staEd where they were salute'
with a bombardment OF flowers for whic
surprise the women Of Toledo had bee
preparing for some days They emerge
from the floral shower to be greeted by al
immense human flag made up Of nearl
/ 5000 children. who, in their dresses Of red
white and blue swayed their bodies so tina