The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1912-04-30
unique IN OUR
POLITICAL LIFE
Novel Campaign Just Ended
in Massachusetts.
ONLY A FEW NILES APART
President Taft and Former President
Roosevelt Tour Bay State In Final
Republican National Convention.

NoOScNclh iouT Ddy otdhc w hhoi
Effort to Secure Delegation to the
Republican National Convention.
Boston, April 30.-An episode unique
in American politics took place in Mas
sachusetts, with former President
Theodore Roosevelt and President
Taft following the same tracks and
making the final speeches of the pres
idential ante-convention campaign in
this city. About the time Colonel
Roosevelt left Boston for the north
circuit the president came into the
state at Attleboro and took up the
trail along which Colonel Roosevelt
journeyed on Saturday.
At the beginning Colonel Roosevelt
was thirty miles ahead of the presi-
dent and it was expected that when
the former president left the state at
Pittsfeld President Taft would be
concluding his addresses at Lowell
and one of the most strenuous cam
paigns ever waged in the Bay state
would be wound up.
The supporters of Senator La Fol
lette, Governor Woodrow Wilson and
Speaker Champ Clark also were &C
tive, and considerable literature and
final instructions to their political lieu.
tenants were sent out.
Taft Addresses Large Crowd.
President Taft delivered an address
from a platform erected back of the
railroad station at Attleboro and a
throng that blocked a city square lis
tened to him. Hundreds filled the win
dows of the nearby factory buildings
and trees and telegraph poles were
weighted down with boys. The presi
dent made no reference to Colone
Roosevelt.
He declared the three years of the
present administration had been pro
gressive years and he defied any one
TO show q record OF more beneficial
legislation accomplished in the same
length of time
Zone thing the Payne tariff bill
didn't do" said the president, 4
didn't injure any industries in Attic
boro For the reason that the admin
istration has done well by you, yol
ought to do we'll by TT
"We'll give it to you, Bill" yellec
some one in the crowd.
In conclusion the president said hi
administration has been responsible
for much legislation to protect the lab
| oring man.
Colonel Insists He Was Right.
When Colonel Roosevelt learned o
President Taft's statement regardinl
| the harvester trust" suit he mad
| plans at once to issue a reply defend
| ing his position. The colonel dis
patched kilograms to George B. Coz
| telyou and Charles j. Bonaparte, VIII
| were members of his cabinet, askin
| them to telegraph to him immediatel
what they remembered of the case.
Colonel Roosevelt said he would de
fer bis reply to President Taft, If POI
sible, until he heard from Mr.. Corte
you and Mr.. Bonaparte, but that 4
any event he would issue statemen
maintaining that he was right in a.
essential details In what he said.
Roosevelt's first stop of the day wa
at Chelsea and the train drew out @
the station after the colonel had u
tered just two sentences.
Large crowds greeted him at Lyn
and Salem At the latter city the co
onel spoke at the public square nea
the railroad station. He appealed
his audience to stand by him In tn
present contest, saying 1t was
straight lineup" between them an