The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-10-03
NEBRASKA SHOWS
NO LOVE FOR TAFT
, -
President in Territory That
is Anything But
Friendly
APPLAUSE FOR BRYAN,
AND FOR BRYAN'S NAME
Governor Aldrich Escorts
President, But Supports
La Toilette in Open
Letter Today

HASTINGS, NEB., Oct. 2.-Presi-
dent Taft traversed anything but
friendly territory in coming to-day
to Nebraska. While throngs were
out to welcome him as President,
there was no mistaking an undercur-
rent of hostility toward Mr.. Taft,
which indicates trouble In 1912.
The throng listened to President
Taft at every stop, from Omaha here.
where he wound up his Nebraska
tour. without thinking of interrupting
him with cheers. In Lincoln. where
Mr.. Taft met his old political adver-
sary, William Jennings Bryan. tho
townspeople tried TO make the Presi-
dent feel at home. They applauded
him as he entered the dining hail OF
the Lincoln Hotel with the Com
moner" at luncheon OF the Com
merciai Club. 1t was not exactly plain
whether the brief outburst OF cheers
was for Mr.. Taft or the smiling Ne
braSkan.
President Taft was escorted on his
tour of the State by Governor Aldrich.
who, while affecting to be support
er OF Mr.. Taft for the day. was only
waiting for him to leave Lincoln be-
fore making public a letter endorsing
Senator La Toilette. the insurgent
, leader. for President in 1912. Gov
ernor Aldrich's letter. written to Rev
enue Collector Hammond. of Fremont.
announced the Governors preference
for La Toilette, and expressed the be-
/ lief that IL Taft is nominated he Will
be defeated.
The Governors letter was given ont
in Lincoln. under Aldrich's direction.
after Mr.. Taft had left the city to
come here. Governor Aidrieh rode on
the train with the President to this
city and introduced him to an audi
ence at the opera .house. At that
time the President had no idea that
the Governor had come out publicly
against him. although there was not
much doubt in his mind az to the
Governors attitude.
Governor Aidrieh has been the
strongest insurKent OF the State. He
has been working with Congressman
Norris to accomplish the election M
the direct primary In Nebraska In
next April OF La Toilette delegates to
the national convention.
Congressman Norris. who has been
sitting up nights devising WAYS to
win the Nebraska Republican delega-
ton for La Toilette had been invited
to step aboard the Presidents train.
but he did not appear.
Thinks Ohio Possible.
an interview in Omaha, in which he
criticised Mr.. Taft and expressed the
opinion that Republicans in the mid
die West were awakening to the need
Of progression In the White House.
''Pennsylvania, where ! have been
making speeches. said Mr.. Norris.
IT'S even more for La Toilette than
Is Nebraska / believe that even In
Ohio 1t Is not an impossibil,ty to get
the Republican delegation to the
convention away from Taft"
| President Taft got something of a
freeze-out In Omaha. The streets
| were quiet as he rode through in an
automobile, with an escort OF citi-
zens He spoke to 1000 children at
the high school, and then boarded his
special for Lincoln. The home town
OF Mr.. Bryan had got up a nonparti-
san demonstration. While Mr.. Taft
was expected to make some allusion
to Mr.. Bryan's criticism OF the Su-
preme Court for its decision In the
Standard Oil and tobacco cases. which
decision Mr.. Taft heartily approves,
the President. perhaps owing to Mr.
| Bryan's presence at the Commercial
Clubs luncheon. failed to make the
slightest reference to 1t. He steered
away from 1t in every speech.
| Applnu4ied Bryan's Name.
| AS President Taft went back to his
| train after the Lincoln luncheon Nine
Lillian Nordica. who Is to sing In Lin
coin tonight, waved her gloved hand
at him from the rear platform Of her
private car at the station. The Pres
ident. when informed that It was the
famous songstress who saluted him
dotted his silk hat and bowed to her
| On the way here President Tar,
talked to small crowds from the rear
platform OF his car at Crete, Dor
tchester. Friend. @Xeter, Fairn1ont and
Grafton.
| The President spoke to 1000 people
at the auditorium at Hastings upon
Peace and Arbitration" and raised
a cheer when ne said that Your dis
itnguished fellow-citixen. Mr. Bryan
had first suggested to him that the
high commission made up Of repre-
sentatives Of all the nations coming
int othe arbitration scheme take a
year to study conditions in the coun-
tries having disputes to settle. The
mention Of Mr.. Bryans name was the
only applause the President could