Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-04-30
MASSACHUSETTS 4.
VOTE IS HEAVY
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water, Brockton, Quincy. Lawrence, Hav-
erhill. Lowell and Melrose.
AT Lawrence and Lowell he was only
four or five hours back of his former
friend" Ia each case there were more
than double the number of persons at
the station. on the streets and at the
meeting places TO greet the present ex-
e~cutive.
Taft Gets Big Reception.
The greatest reception OF. the day vas
at Brockton. In this shoe town a holt
day had been declared in schools and
shops and of the 5000 population there
was considerably more than $1,000 as
sembled about the station and lining
the streets leading to the city theatre.
Eight thousand school children. each
with a waving flag and a shrill voice,
formed a lane through which the Presi-
dental motor had to move at a tortoise
gait, Band and militia and postofice
employees lined up in front of the Fed
eral building added to the joyousness Of
the greeting. :.
Rrockton proudly announced that 1t
had to borrow forty policemen from out
side TO augment it's siXty-two regulars.
In this. the most enthusiastic of all the
towns, 1t was especially noticeable that
IL was the man rather than his utter
auces that was cheered. The little town
of New Bedford turned out PROBABLY
q. 900 persons. 10000 of whom stood on
tbe sloping banks of the common and
listened to Mr.. Taft's remarks. The
town had not seen a President for
th~irtv-nine years and it was bound to
show this one its appreciation.
There was great interest among those
accomnanyine the President as to how
Layrcnce-just over its long and tfoup-
Ions factory strike-would receive the
candidate. But Lawrence was in a happy
mood. and with a partial holiday de-
rlared. about 20, 100 citizens gaye Mr.. Taft
n pleasant, thorough but not thrilling re.
%ceptiou. It. began to rain here IN mid
afternoon. after a pleasant, sunny day
But the President didn't mind the moist
ure and spoke in the open air. ms audl'
once was more than twice as large, the
natives say. as Coione hooseNeit nau
been in the morning.
Another factory town, Fall River, gave
Mr.. Taft a hearty greeting. The mill
workers were released from their labors
between 8 and 10 o'clock and cheered
him noisily from their factory windows
and then marched out behind his auto
mobile to the ball park. From a platform
erected over the pitchers box ne spoke
Ia a rrandstand and fieldstand that held
perhaps 10000 persons.
Tiny Girl Gives Taft Bouquet.
A nrettv little incident occurred in this
town. The children of a Catholic school
wore lined IN singing as Mr.. Tafts mo'o
annrooched. One tiny girl in white stood
in front with a huge bouquet. The priests
and INNS hesitated about stopping the
Presidents car. But he observed the sit
uotion. ordered the stop himself and grace
fully accented the flowers. shaking hands
with tle little girl and the pastor.
A. Lowell. which was visited In the
midst of Il downpour, MI, Taft performed
another little act of courtesy. He heard
That former Justice William II. Moody
was i'll at his home there. so he wrote
him n letter of sympathy and ordered
some bowers sent along by n special mes
senger.
Lowell turned out n crowd of $1,000.
Although it rained hard the meeting was
in one of the parks and so great was the
crowd it was impossible for ono afoot to
approach within a block of the little
stand from which the President spoke.
Altogether. according TO his supporters,
it was one of the biggest days he has
ever had since he was inaugurated. He
was hailed by perhaps 175, 900 or 200. 900
persons. But there were few, If aoy,
who could arouse much ardor over his
speeches,
There was about them too much appeal
to give me the benefit of the doubt, =
too many explanations of accusations
made by his former friend" His words
and ideas and delivery all seemed TO lack
positiveuess.