Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-09-25
WILL SUPPORT TAFT
La FoIIette's Allegiance Re-
garded as of Great Value.
POWERFUL IN NORTHWEST
Wisconsin Senator Joins Nominee
at Madison.
IMMENSE ENTHUSIASM CAUSED
Republican Candidate Pronounced
an Effective Campaigner-Pledges
Himself for Tariff Revision.

MILWAUKEE, September Ex-senator
La Toilette has pledged his support 10
Mr.. Taft. That was the most important
development in the candidates day OF
| campaigning through Wisconsin.
| 1t was only Wednesday that Senator
| Gore of Oklahoma. in speech at Supe-
rior declared that La Toilette and his
| followers in other states were gong 10
| support Bryan. and 1t is no secret that
! the republican leaders have been per-
picked to know Just what the pompadour
| statesman was going to do
! Now both the conservatives and the
| radicals are saying that La Toilette
declaration clinches the state for Ia1l.
| National leaders believe 1t will go fur-
| ther-that La Follette's radical followers
| outside of Wisconsin will take their cue
| from bis action and come out vigorously
| for Taft
The La Toilette incident occurred at
Madison early in the AFTERNOON. ne le
| senator had promised to board the 1a1t
| train at Beloit in the morning. but tele-
gram came saying that he had missed
| connections.
La Toilette Joins Taft.
| He met the candidate at the railroad
| station at Madison. James j. Hill, the
railroad magnate, who was scheduled to
sneak at Madison in the afternoon, also
was at the station. Mr.. Taft had not
heard personally from La Toilette since
the senator sent him that telegram after
the Chicago convention, in which he SAID
he was for Taft, the man, but that ne
reserved the right to criticlse the repup-
| lican platform. -,
Well the senator was right there with
sisted that he step into the hag-decKed
carriage and ride with him to the Uni
versty of Wisconsin gymnasium, where
the national congress of farmers was De-
| ing held The Badger state folks fore
saw what was coming. for they whooped
| it up for Bob and Bill all along the
route.
And if there was any lingering doubt
about the popu arity of the wisconsin
| radical it was put to flight when he was
introduced as the first speaker before the
| 5000 who were crowded into the gym
nasium They simply tore the atmos-
| phere to pieces.
Taft a Good Campaigner.
Mr.. Taft spoke in eight Wisconsin
cities Everywhere he was greeted by
| immense crowds and great enthusiasm
! National managers admitted that he was
fulfilling their best expectations as
campaigner.
OF course the big Wisconsin blowout
was at Milwaukee this evening. 1t was
| here that Mr.. Taft spoke on the tarlH
| He said in part:
Pledges Tariff Revision.
"Mr. Bryan says that the protected in
| terests are SO necessary to the success or
the republican party that they will con-
troll it and prevent a revision on proper
lines, and that there has been no 1ndica-
ton that revision may not be upward
rather than downward. In answer / can
say that the party is pledged to gen
uine revision. and as the temporary head
of that party, and President Of the Cnieed
States, if 1t be successful in November.
| | expect to use all the influence that |
have by calling Immediately special
session and by recommendation TO Con-
gress to secure genuine and honest re-
vision of the tariff in accordance with
the principle Of protection laid down In
the platform. based upon the examination
| of appropriate evidence and impartial as
between the consumer and the manufac-
| turer.