The San Francisco call., 1908-10-24
INDIANA WELCOMES
TAFT IN THRONGS
Rainy Day Fails to Dampen the
ArdPr of Enthusiastic
HoOsier Republicans
Indianapolis Gives Reception
That Is Climax to the
Days Triumph

INDIANAPOLIS. Oct 23.=The days
exhibition OF political enthusiasm in In
diana has been such as to eclipse all
previous campaigns. according to the
national and state leaders who have
been with the Taft special So great
nave been the crowds everywhere that
even the arrangements OF the local
committees have been oveTridden- Ap
preciating the conditions and realizing
lhat while he might be heard by few
IL was better to meet the demand Of
the many who would be satisfied with
a sight of him Taft has done less talk
ing and more exhibition" work than
heretofore in the campaign. When
ever he has spoken his remarks have
been appreciated One note has doni-
mated his thoughts today: Indiana is
surely alive TO her political respon-
sibility and the character OF her en-
thusiasm means the success OF the re-
publican party
A drilling rain for part OF the day
and evening. and bad railroad service.
made the train more than an hour late
before today's itinerary was much
more than half accomplished, but it
seemed 10 make no Impression on the
demand for a look at the big candidate.
Whenever his train was at a standstill
cries OF approval and shouts of sp-
psuse filed the air
Beginning at Brazil with monster
lneeting at Z o'clock this morning. the
Taft special made a complete so mile
circuit around Indianapolis, which was
reached at O'Clock tonight. Craw-
fprdsville, Lafayette. Frankfort and
Kokomo were visited in turn and each
was 4 repetition in teeming popuIace
and enthusiasm.
Muncie presented insurmountable OBJ
stacles in the way Of people and the
candidate just simply rode the line of
march and abandoned all attempts to
reach the speakers stand provided.
BIG PLATFORM CAVES IN
At KokoTno a platform which had
been used as q grandstand by nearly
200 boys and men caved in while the
candidate was talking from his car
platform. He asked after the accident
il anybody had been hurt and was in
formed that none had been.
We'll. that is the biggest luck
have had on the entire trip he ejacu-
lated with much feeling.
One OF Tafts most characteristic
speeches of the day was delivered at
Anderson after dark and in the rain,
but TO A big and enthusiastic audience
lie paid a tribute TO former President
Harrison here. saying:
Indiana giving TO the nation General
Benjamin. Harrison makes me always
feel grateful because he, more than any
other public man. first gave to me the
assistance. the sympathy and the cor
dial support that made me aspire to
judicial Office"
SCORES HIS OPPONENTS
Taft said that confidence. would
never be restored by the putting into
The executive chair man who has so
Many half baked, unfounded economic
'fheories as the leader Of the demo-
cratic party The interests of the labor
ing man. or the farmer and Of the
businessman, he said, are Identical. and
in order to bring back good times
you must not put in a man who is
constantly advocating new experiments
and whose experiments heretofore have
always failed"
It was reserved for Indianapolis to
furnish the climax of the day Of crowds
and noise. A tremendous parade
awaited his arrival. with the accesso-
ries multiplied and enhanced. Three
meetings were attended by the candi-
date, his extended effort of the day
being before an immense audience at
the Virginia avenue Auditorium, where
Vice President Fairbanks presided.
Senator Hemenway and Representative
OVerstreet oficiated at the two other
meetings, which were held in the open.
After the meetings Judge Taft re-
turned TO his private car for the night
He leaves the city early tomorrow for
his last speech in the state.