The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-09-27
Tells Why He Recommended
Judge Doyle for Appoint
ment-0hio Senator Takes
False Stand.
THOUSANDS GREET TAFT
IN THE TWIN CITIES.
Speaks to Fully Fifty Thous-
and People During Day, Al
though He Could Scarcely
Talk.

Minneapolis, Mimi, Sept. 60
Crowds which braved the rain and the
wind at half dozen Minnesota cities.
greeted William H. Taft with un-
bounded enthusiasm in his triumphal
entry into the twin city this afternoon,
entering Minnesota shortly after noon.
The Taft special rolled over the fer
/ tile lands Of the southern counties and
carried the presidential candidate
through the country where his name
is household word and where
Prosperity makes republicans of them
ALL
From the time Taft reached Cedar
Rapids at 1880 o'clock this morning,
until his train pulled into the Twin
cities at 5 o'clock this afternoon. the
observation end of his private car
Constitution, was his stamping
ground. From the platform he spoke
to over $4,000 people. Rains and
winds, which met the train before it
entered Minnesota failed to keep him
back and when his voice had so far
failed as to make 1t impossible for
him to reach more than a few of
thousands about him, he continued to
nod and smile his greetings and to
shake hands with those whom he
could reach about the car platform
Taft's journey from Cedar Rapids to
the Twin cities was procession OF
triumph. He was able to speak to
crowds briefly and his remarks yield
ed vigorous attacks upon Bryan and
Bryan's ''fallacies" and upon Samuel
Gompers and those who Joined with
him in his attitude against the repub
lican party.
"Gompers can't deliver the republi-
can votes to the democratic party" de.
lclared Taft at Mason City.
Taft was given a magnificent recep.
tion at st. Paul. In spite Of the hand
leap of lost voice, the republican
candidate for the presidency addressed
! one of the most demonstrative, as well
as one of the largest audiences which
| ever filled st. Paul auditorium. There
he told his hearers the tariff would be
revised, and spoke for the administra
tion of Theodore Roosevelt and promis-
ed to carry on the policies that the ad-
ministration as well as it lay within
him to carry them.
Mr.. Taft's voice was in bad condi.
ton, but he managed to make himself
heard.
Pays Foraker Compliments.
In brief statement. decidedly to the
point, Judge Taft today made answer
to the criticism of himself by Senator
Foraker. He had recommended that
Judge Doyle, a private individual, be
appointed as judge. because of Doyle's
great professional attainments and
high character In doing SO he ex-
planned that Judge Doyle had acted as
attorney for the Standard Oil com
pany and other corporations. The
president had chosen to appoint Judge
Taylor instead.
AS to Mr. Foraker, Mr.. Taft COM
mented that this is no justification fol
him, while senator of the United
States in accepting what was in eff.
| feet newspaper partnership with the
Standard Oil company, to control an
organ of public opinion"
AS to the second charge of Foraker
that Judge Taft rode to Middle Bass
in the private car of Mr.. Lewis. and on
the yacht of Commodore Richardson
of the alleged glass trust. Mr.. Taf,
declared that he used the private car
! which he paid for, and that the boat
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