The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1908-10-28
..,ubIican Candidate stlrs Upstate
voters and Crowds That Attend
the Meetings Amaze the
Candidates.
NO SIGNS OF APATHY
prosperity and Labor Questions Are
Discussed In Eleven Speeches
People Fight For Chance
to Hear Taft.

TROY N. y, OCT. 2S.-Wllllam III. |
taft invaded Upper New York Mon
dsy and was greeted by audiences
that eclipsed In number and enthus-
iasm those of any other day of his
PRESIDENTIAL trip. From the beginning,
Mr.. Taft has regarded New York as
safe for the republican cause, but he
has been astounded at the. size of the
crowds that turned out to meet him.
BRYAN and the democratic leaders
have been making an effort to roll up
enough of vote in New York City t.
Offset the natural republican plurality
above the Bronx Mr.. Taft's trip
Tuesday has convicned his friends
that republican apathy up state has
been succeeded by an aggressive en-
tbusiasm and that the full party vote
will be out next Tuesday. They
are predicting that before the
week closes 1t will be admitted by
conservative democratic leaders that
all hope of carrying the Empire state
for Bryan has gone glimmering and
that Taft's plurality will exceed 100,-
900.
Fiqht for Chance to Hear Taft.
At Tarrytown, Peekskill, Fough-
keepsie and here, men and women lit
erally fought for admission to the
buildings where Mr.. Taft spoke, and
IN Yonkers he had to make a second
address in the open air to those who
we're unable to get standing room in
the opera house.
Il haven't been on the bench all my
life. was secretary of war, and
while held that position, labor unions
became my friends because | was what
you call fair to labor"
This sentence delivered by Mr..
Taft in Schnectady at the works of
the American Locomotive Company is
typical of the great majority of the
speeches made yesterday during the
run up the Hudson river valley to this
city.
In all, he made eleven speeches,
most of them being to audiences in
which the workingman was the pre-
dominating element. When he was
not talking labor. he was dwelling on
the prosperity issue.
Holds Crowd of 5000 In the Dark.
The biggest work of the day was
done at Schenectady, where he made
three speeches, two in the open all
and one in the opera house. He first
went to the works of the American
locomotive Company, and then to the
works of the General Electric Com
pany 1t was ct this second place
that. Just as he began speaking, the
electric light on the stand and around
the yards went out, owing to the pow
er being cut off. BY this time nigh
had fallen, and it was raining hard
but with his hat on and his coat col
lar tight about his neck, he talked
straight on, holding his 5000 hearers
In perfect silence until the lights
were turned on again. They wen
out once more, and two men hell
lanterns on each side of him until hi
concluded his speech.
Not only has Taft helped himsel
In his tour yesterday but he ha
helped Hughes. AS a matter of fact
The sentiment for Hughes has beel
growing steadily in the past week, a
II has been for Taft. The grea
amount of work done by the state an
national committees, working in tn
Closest cooperation, has had its e'
iect and has cut down the strengt
.he Democrats had ten days ago i
New York.