The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1912-05-26
PRESIDENT TAFT BEGINNING HIS DAY OF HOT CAMPAIGNING

two terms. and yet there is no record of
his having killed any bosses with his
elephant gun"
From Orange the President dashed into
Newark long enough to saya word or two
at the industrial exposition. Then he
headed for Passaic. The President was
about half an hour behind his schedule
passed along to the pilot car that he must
make up the time. He did. but several
members Of the party almost had nervous
prostratiOn before the days run was over.
II was on this dash from Newark to Passaio
Speaker McCram's automobile. which was
ninth in the flying field. missed turn in
the road on account of the dust cloud and
crashed into the ditch. McCran and his
driver were thrown about ten feet
BIO NOISE IN PAssAIc
Mayor George n Seger of Passaic and
idential party OH the outskirts of the
city. The noise made by Passaic's auto
mobile horns sounded almost like the
racket that the New York harbor tug
boats and other craft make when tho
President sails round Manhattan. The
streets Of Passaic were lined with people
and at the High School Auditorium the
President faced a crowd Of several thou
sand. Mayor Segcr introduced Mr.. Taft
as the next President of the United
States" The Mayor. in his Introductory
remarks: referred to Rooscvelt's recent
visit to Passaic and to the charge which
the Colonel had made there that the Pres
idcnt is controlled by the special interests
Il didn't hear him say anything. said
Mayor Seger. about the Hartman inter-
ests in mentioning special privileges.
In his speech at Passaic the President
himself referred for the first time to Col
Roosevelt's we'll known relations with
the late Edward II. Hartman. The
President was referring to the boss issue
and was declaring that il was sham.
that both he and Mr.. Roosevelt were will
ing to accept the support of any man
themselves under obligations.
MIR Roosevelt and l." said the Pres-
dent, are practical men. as Mr. RO,,se-
welt himself told MIR Hartman in a let
ter"
Al Passaic the President paid high
nected with his 1905 campaign and who
was recently killed in an aeroplane acci-
dent abroad
From Passaic the President : automo-
bile sped on 90 Paterson. When Mr. Taft
entered that city. lea wing a dust cloud
cred with, CRIME. while these who were
following him wouldn & have been recog-
nized even by their wives
THIRD TERM WARNING
The str eets of Paterson were lined for
more than a mile. The crowd at points
rushed out into the road and threatened
10 swamp the Taft automobile In many
respects II was the most notable recep-
tion that the President had had in his
pre-convention campaign. In the Pater-
son armory the President found crowd
OF 6.ul or 1000 parsons waiting TO hear
him, He was introduced there by former
Attorney Gen. John W. Griggs. In his
CIV Dat -.
ings against a third term were received
with grea: enthusiasm, In explaining
why h" had taken the stump the Presi-
dent said:
My duty as citizen has risen above
any obligation of propriety that may
have had az President
from Paterson the Taft fleet Of auto
mobiles It i'll running at hign speed swept
out to Ridgewood Again the President
had to retire to washroom and scrub
on some OF the outer layers of the Jersey
soil he had collected on the run Others
in the party who were furthe back in
the dust cloud regarded the job as hope
less and gave the Jersey commuters a
chance 10 see at close range evidences
OF the pleasures Of travelling with the
President of the United States on a cam
paign tour.
At Rdgewood the President spoke to
a large crowd from the veranda of the !
Ridgewood Country Club. He got
iiattering welcome. Judge Cornelius
Doremus introduced him
With Ridgewood at his back the Presi- !
dents automobile shot over the roads at |
the same reckless rate to West Orange |
There he spake at the town square. Then |
no was hurried TO Montclair. where ar
rangoments had been made for him and |
his party to have dinner. The President !
spoke before large Montclair audience
at the Grammar School auditorium. The
Montclair meeting was in charge of the |
Taft Club of that place Benjamin Moore
of Upper Montclair, who is Taft candi- |
date for delegate to the Chicago CON
vention, presided
From Montclair the President motored |
to rutherford, then to Haekcnsack and !
finally to Englewood. To-day Mr.. Taft |
will spend at the home of his brother
resting: He will take the road again |
early Monday morning and will continue |
the fight in New Jersey almost up to the
opening of the polls for the primaries on
Tuesday afternoon.