Bridgeton pioneer., 1908-09-10
FORAKER and
TAFT meet
Old Enemies Exchange Greet
ings as Veterans Cheer.
Then REVIEW PARADE


Declared There Never Was III-FeeI.
ina Between Them, and Predicted
Taft's EIection-Taft Praises For
aker and Old Wounds Are Appar.
emily Healed.
Toledo, O., Sept. 3.-That Taft and
Foraker are politically together is not
only the public admission of both Taft
and Foraker here, but also the politi-
cal sensation of Ohio. Senator For
aker Is an avowed candidate for the
United States senate to succeed him
self, and his services in the national
campaign have been sought by Ma
tional Chairman Hitchcock, and he has
promised to take the stump.
This rapid composition of political
differences. attested by enthusiastic
expressions of singleness of purpose
by each, makes STORY" in politics
which contains all the elements and
phases Of the science.
At dinner given here by Charles
T. Lewis, who is incidentally the host
Of Judge Taft at the Middle Bass club,
there were present Senator Foraker,
General Henry G. Corbin, Representa-
tive ]. Warren Keifer, Of Ohio, and
James Hoyt, an attorney of Cleveland.
This dinner resulted in an invitation
to Senator Foraker to remain in this
city and attend both the review of the
parade of the G. A. R., in the stand
with Judge Taft, but also the reception
to be given later by the Lincoln Re-
publican club. Fully $4,000 veterans
passed in review.
Judge Taft said that he knew of no
arrangement whereby he was to meet
Senator Foraker, nor did he know of
any endeavors to effect such an ar
rangement. But the city Of Toledo
seemed to know all about it, and when,
after the candidate had been in his
place only few minutes, carriage,
which headed the parade, stopped in
front of the stand and discharged it's
passengers, there was a tremendous
shout as thousands who were within
sight of the stand, in the immense
stands adjoining and across the street,
caught sight of the senior senator, his
colleague, Senator Dick, Governor Har-
ris and Mayor Whitlock. Senator For
aker was the last of the little party to
reach Judge Taft's side, but when he
did and each raised high his right
hand. Taft saying Hello, SENATOR"
and Foraker II am glad to see you,
Judge" and then shook hands, long
and heartily, and smiled decidedly cor
daily, there was mighty shout from
the crowd, and then applause, and then
cheers. The two sat down together
and remained in earnest conversation
for more than an hour, incidentally
together receiving the plaudits of the
marching veterans.
At the Lyceum theatre Mr.. Taft and
Senator Foraker were enthusiastically
cheered. In his speech Mr.. Taft ex-
pressed his patriotic sentiments to-
wards the G. A. R. veterans, and then
brought Senator Foraker into the dis
cussion.
"Your chairman has said that have
filed Office for nearly twenty years, al
most without reward. AS he did so
Senator Foraker whispered to me that
there are some who would accept the
honor on the same terms" (Laughter.)
1T is pleasure for me to be here
with Senator Foraker" continued Mr..
Taft, because when governor of Ohio
he gave me really my first chance and
took a good deal of risk putting man
Of tventy-nine on the bench of the su-
perior court of Cincinnati. (More ap-
plause) 1--WE are about to enter, or
rather have. entered a great oratorical
campaign. 1t is pleasure to think
In this presence that we are going to
stand in the campaign shoulder to
shouldsr, with the full strength of the
Republican party" (Applause.)
1fr. Taft here went directly to a DO
htioal argument, in which he repeated
what he had said in his trip through
Ohio last week, that the real issue Of
the campaign was whether the voters
OF the country would give their en-
dorsement to the Roosevelt policies
and the deeds of the Republican party,
or turn the Democratic party with
Its untried promises.
After most glowing endorsement Of
Judge Taft by Bishop Fallows, of the
Reformed Episcopal church, Chicago,
Senator Foraker was introduced, and
was received with decided cordiality.
He began by scoring the press to the
extent OF saying that there came near
being tragedy in his absence from
the meeting during the first ten min
utes Of it's duration, because the news
paper correspondents were preparing
dispatches announcing the confirma-
tion of the 'feud and bad feeling that
is existing between Judge Taft and
myself" He continued:
"Under the circumstances I hope
may be pardoned if l say here in this
presence-the first time I have had
opportunity to say it-that there is
not, so far as know the slightest ILL.,
feeling Of any kind between Judge
Taft and myself. CHEERS and ap-