Omaha daily bee., 1908-10-29
Multitude Stands in Pouring Rain
Waiting for Doors to Open.
ENERAL PORTER PREs1DEs
United States Senator Henry Cabot
Lodge Also Speaks,
DAY OF HEAVY CAMPAIGNING
Judge TAFT Speaks Fourteen Times
and Governor Hughes Fifteen
Giant Parade Feature of
the Evening.
GREAT STRUCTURE is PACKED

the Evening.
NEW YORK, Oct &-The republican
campaign in New York City reached It.
climax tonight when William II. Taft.
presidential candidate, and Charles E.
Hughes candidate for governor. spoke from
the same platform at Madison Square Gar
den to an audience that filled the enor-
nous amphitheater. Their appearance at
Madison Square Garden came at the end
of day which from political standpoint
was most remarkable. During the day Mr..
Taft addressed fourteen meetings and Gov
ernor Hughes spoke fifteen times Then
tonight while the Madison Square meeting
was In progress a giant parade was wend-
ing It's way in downpour of rain down
through the heart of the city
Hours before the doors OF the garden
were thrown open long lines of ticket hold
ers had formed. There is no other struc-
ture In New York which can hold such an
audience as Madison Square Garden. but It
soon became apparent to the police that II
would not have space enough for the
crowds gathered outside. At o'clock a
heavy rain set in and II was thought the
throngs would dwindie, but this was a mis-
take. The streets for blocks around wero
alive with umbrellas and few persons de-
serted Excellent police regulations pre
vented any unseemly crowding when the
doors were opened. BY s o'clock the police
had to bar all except reserved seat ticket
holders
General Porter Presides.
band of 100 pieces kept the crowd from
becoming impatient during the hour or
more that elapsed before General Horace
Porter. who presided, called the meeting
to order.
When Senator Henry Cabot Lodge ap-
peared on the platform the music was
drowned out by cheering. Senator Chaun-
cey NJ. Depew, Senator w. Alden Smith
and state Chairman Timothy L. Woodruff
were greeted with similar demonstrations.
General Porter was introduced at $50
o'clock and began by saying that he had
never attended such an enthusiastic meet
ing. Then he attacked William j. Bryan.
saying that he was suffering from political
and financial delusions.
The chairman took up the issue Of guar
anteeing national bank deposits and sad
that Bryan's political economy was like
trying to make the government smoke s.
cent cigars when IT took 10 cents worth of
matches to light them.
| Presently General Porter prophesied the
election of MIR. Taft. At the mention OF
the candidates name there was prolonged
cheering, and when, a, moment later. the
speaker mentioned the name OF Governor
Hughes there was an outburst that lasted
more than two minutes. Hundreds Of small
| American flags were waved. General Por-
| ter finally made his voice heard and intro
duced Senator Lodge
Reaches New York at Noon.
Mr.. Taft left Troy I'm a drzzling rain and
arrived in New York just before noon. Be
ginning a meeting at the river front, near
the battery, he moved north through Mar
haitian island, his program carving him
to the far end Of the Bronx. He will leave
after midnight to resume his work up
state. His plans included a short breath
| ing spell between the afternoon meetings
and the night series, which included the
meeting in Madison Square garden.
Judge Taft's voice plainly showed in his
early speeches today the strain to which
It has been, subjected and at Bethune
street, where he spoke for seven minutes,
he twice interrupted by fits Of cough
ing. He appealed for support for the re-
publican ticket to the end that returning
prosperity may continue to return.
I'VE have had panic, a period OF de-
presslon." said he. but Il did not reach
west OF Ine hlsSlSSlppl flNefs Tor 1 nave
been there and they did not know about
it, The farmers are prosperous" he said,
"and all that is required for prosperity to
be general is for those In control OF capital
to invest.
Now, those of you who are IN control
Of capital to invest, ~ you have control
of capital, which party would you prefer
In power TO bring you an adequate return
on that capital?
Would you prefer the party that for ten
years past has shown you the greatest
prosperity the world has ever seen, or a
party whose leader has been proposing
economic forms for the last twelve years
only TO abandon them one after the otherc
Who today believes in the free coinage OF
silver? Yet that leader for three presl-
Dental campaigns advocated It as the
panacea for all our Ills"
Judge Taft said the president has the
power under the statutes practically to put
the country on a silver basis, and asked
If the man with capital 10 invest would
not hesitate before investing his money II
such a candidate were elected.
ReHsOns for InJunetions.
In tine address at Astor Place MIR. Taft
declared that no man anywhere has more
sympathy with the man that labors with
his hands than ne. They say that when
/ was on the bench l issued injunctonI
against labor" said he. You never did"
came from the crowd
Yes l did" shouted Judge Taft.
Yes, | did. ! issued them against any
one-against labor, against business where
the plaintiff showed he was entitled to
one, and II they had not been Issued some
one would have been hurt"
This retort was greeted with a tremen.
dous outburst OF cheering.
Judge TAFT said the most 'erious issue Of
this campaign lis the attack on the courts
being made by Bry and Gompers."
Al a meeting IN Union Square Judge Taft
denounced the democratic plan OF guarsn.
: teeing bank deposits
lie was followed at that meeting by Gov.