The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-10-30
applause by allnding to Presiden.

lIA1COxNs & M1s otA0N0 WNo 49, h
terrupted by the appearance Of Gov,
ernor Hughes IN the hall. The crowd
Esprang up waving aags, the band play
Ing a lively air and for sixteen min
utes there was an uproar. The noise
increased when Governor Hughes
reached the platform. Men were stand
ing on chairs. throwing their hats In
to the air and shouting at the top OF
their voices. Mr.. Hughes stood smll-
Ing before the turbulent audience
and General Porter found it impossi-
blet restore order. Hughes, Hughes
Hughes" rang from all parts OF the,
house. Whenever the applause showed
signs of dying, the band would start
uip and this would be the signal for
renewed cheering. After 10 minutes
had passed and voices began to grow
weak the crowd began to stamp and
the building trembled from the uni
form pounding OF thousands OF feet.
When General Porter intro Juced
Governor Hughes as the next governor
Of New York, there vas more cheer
ing but It did not last long, for every
one wanted to hear his speech.
The governor, who had spoken q!
SIX meetings tonight before reaching
the garden. paid q tribute to Nj. Taft
and then took up the issues OF tho
state campaign. It was two minutes
after IL o'clock when MI. Taft ar
rived.
Splendid ovation.
AS soon as he was recognized there
was a tremendous cheering which
lasted for 10 minutes. The crowd
shouting ".Taft, Taft, Taft" big Bill
Taft and sang Yale songs, while the
band played. but the instruments
could only be heard when the cheer
ing died down a bit. Mr.. Taft stood
on the platform with a smile Of ar.
prevail and appreciation, w~reathing his
round, good-natured face. AS the
cheering continued minute after min
ute, Mr.. Taft grew more serious and
tried to compel silence by holding up
his hand, but this simply caused more
cheers. General Porter stood be-
side the candidate and finally obtained
comparative quiet. Then he intro
duced MT. Taft as "our next president"
and the cheering was resumed, when
it stopped Judge Taft started his
speech.
"A review Of what the Republican
party has done was briefly given by
by Mr.. Taft.
Mr.. Taft spoke for less than 10 min.
utes, because Of the huskiness OF his
voice. III
He stood for q few minutes OF the
platform before leaving the hall smil-
ing broadly as the thousands cheered
him and shouted that he would win.
From the hall he hurried to the
railroad station. where he boarded his
special train and began his journey
upstate.
Previous Speeches.
Before going to Madison Square
garden MI. Taft spoke at Cooper I'm
ion. There he discussed the labor
question in greater detail than hereto
fore. He discussed the labor decisions
he made while on the bench, which
have been the subject Of political dis
cussion, and he answered some Of the
fresher charges against him which he
has heretofore ignored. He indorsed
the recent letter OF President Roose-
welt to MI. Bryan asking where the
Nebraskan stood on the bills favored
by MI. Gompers, which are said cleal.
ly to demand legislation for labor as
q class.
Judge Taft then took up the recent
charge Of Mr.. Bryan that during the
hard times OF 1894-96, he had declined
to modify an order Of q receiver ap-
pointed by him as judge reducing the
wages Of the employees Of q certain
railway. 10 per cent. Judge Taft as
serted that this order was the last ex.
tremity which could be resorted to to
save the road to the city OF Ctnctn.
natl. the owners. and thus make II
possible for these same employees Ia
obtain any wages at all.
Demands an answer from Bryan.
In justification Of the injuncttons be
issued in secondary boycott cases
Judge Taft said that the best labor
unions today recognized that the use
OF the secondary boycott in industrial
disputes Is bad policy, un-American,
un-republican and an instrument Of
tyranny.
And until Mr.. Bryan answers Mr..
Roosevelt this question. we must as
sumo that he also believes with Comp
ers in the secondary boycott" he
added.
During the evening Mr.. Taft also
addressed gatherings It the Zion Afri
can II. e. church. Camp Hughes
Camp Taft, the Thalia theater In the
Bowery where he had been preceded
by Secretary Stratus and numerous
other speakers and at Huber's casino