Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-10-27
Yale Students Wild With Enthusiasm. Parade,
Banquet and Speeches in New York City,.
Archibod Scores Hearst Without Mercy.
ovATIoNs FOR TAFT.

New York. Oct 26.-Devoting the day
to a trip into Connecticut and the
evening to speechmaking in Brooklyn,
William Fl. Tafts first day Of active
campaigning on his present visit to this
section was presented by him with
both vigor and earnestness. Willie the
day, despite it's call for a speech of
some length at New Haven and a
shorter one at Purtchester, one the re-
turn trip to New York was one of
comparative ease for the Republican
candidate, the calls that were made
upon him in Brooklyn tonight were
such as to keep him actively occupied
every moment of his time. When the
candidate entered Greater New York
late this afternoon, he found himself
fairly overwhelmed with engagements.
Before the night was over he had ac-
cOmplished five speeches, eaten dinner
with loo prominent Republicans as the
guest of Republican State Chairman
Timothy J.. Woodruff. reviewed par
sde. which in spite of somewhat ad
verse weather conditions was impress
sive, in it's size and inspiring enthu
siasm and then attended reception
at the Union League Club.
A deluge which broke at about HE
time that Mr.. Taft was entering New
York's transporting section threat
ened for a time seriously to interfere
with the evenings program there. 1t
lad been planned to make the parade
one of the big features Of the Taft
demonstration and the downpour con-
tinued long enough to give the mana
gers of the parade and the proposed
participants in it several anxious quar-
ter hours. The rainfall ceased some
time before the parade was scheduled
to start. and the function was carried
out with all the elaborateness plan
red and with that enthusiasm for
which the Republican cohorts of Kings
county are famous. Similarly success
full and enthusiastic were the meetings
of the night, particularly those in the
Clcarmont Avenue Rink and the Acad-
omy of Music where Mr.. Taft made his
principal address.
The feature of the trip into Connec-
ticut was the New Haven meeting.
Here. with football enthusiasm, the
candidate was pledged the support Of
a large portion of the student body of
Yale, through the presentation of
handsomely bound memorial contain
irg many pages of signatures. A par
ade of the Yale Taft Club and the New
Haven Taft Club, headed by II veter-
ans of the Wide Awake Club of 1860,
paraded the streets in the rain while
tremendous crowd gathered in the
big armory where the speeches were
made.
l,%o Iol;x into
view of the campaign issues, in which
he held uppermost the Importance of
hte maintenance of the protective prin-
ciple and the rehabilitation of bust
ness confidence.
When the candidate arrived at New
Haven he inquired at once for his son
Robert my son." said Judge Taft. as
placed the boys rudy face between
hands, and planted a kiss squarely on
his lips.
At Rochester tremendous crowd as
sembled for the purpose of listening to
both William ]. Bryan and Mr. Taft,
who were due there about the same
same time. Judge Taft reached there
first and he was met by cheers and
the waving of many small flags in
the hands of the crowd.
Bryan said year ago that the re-
cent panic was not due to Roosevelt
said Mr.. Taft in this brief sueech.
He now says is was due to Roose-
Welt. That difference of opinion
brought about in one year is not ex-
ceptionally in Bryan's career"
Going to New Haven, Mr.. Taft spoke
to crowds in the rain at Stamford, South
Norwalk and Bridgeport. all stops not
contemplated in his schedule. His very
first utterance of the day was that
Bryan had aided prosperity in no other
way than to be defeated Mr.. Taft
was SOLICITORS that his Nebraskan op-
ponent should keep up his "One good
record, and go down to defeat again"
When the Taft special reached New
York on return at 4.30 o'clock the can
didate was taken to the Montauk Club,
Brooklyn. by State Chairman Woodruff.
where he was the guest of honor at
dinner participated in by hundred
prominent Republicans of that city.
1t required an automobile ride of an
hour in a neavy downpour of rain for Mr..
Taft to reach the Montauk Club in
Brooklyn, where he had dinner. He ar
rived there at o'clock. A smile ride
at high speed brought Judge Taft to his
first meeting.
The streets were crowded. The audito-
rum in Metropolitan Sanger hall was fill
ed with a Jewish audience, and after five
minutes of cheering the audience paid a
tribute to Sec. Stratus, who introduced Mr..
Taft.
The one thought he wished to express.
said Judge Taft to this audience, was that
by the increase of the navy and army
President Roosevelt had been enabled to
exercise greater influence for peace
than any world ruler heretofore.
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