The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1916-10-06
G. 0. P. RECEPTION
A HAPPY REUNION
TAFT AND ROOSEVELT MEET
AND SHAKE HANDS BEFORE
HUGHES.
THREE ASSAIL WILSON
Attack Administrator Policies From
Same Platform In New
York City.

New York, Oct 3.-Charles e.
Hughes, Theodore Roosevelt and
William II. Taft spoke tonight from
the same platform at a reception Civ
en- Mr. Hughes by the Union League
Club of this city.
The occasion served to bring Col.
Roosevelt and Mr.. Taft face to face
for the first time in more than a.
year. They clasped hands for a
moment, each said to the other,
How do you do?" and bowed. Col.
Roosevelt then passed on to take his
place in the reviewing line.
Later in the evening Col Roose-
welt and Mr.. Taft met again in the
elevator with Chauncey M. Depew
and George r. Sheldon. Col. Roose-
welt, it was reported, inquired after
the health of Mrs. Taft. They did
not meet again during the evening.
Trio Assails Wilson.
Messrs. Hughes, Roosevelt and
Taft addressed the club members and
their guests, after the formal recep-
ton in the main room of the club.
In their speeches each assailed the
Administration more vigorously than
before during the present campaign.
1--WE have heard in recent days."
Mr.. Hughes said, "that-the alterna~
tive of the policy of the present Ad-
ministration is war. l think that
the alternative of the present Ad-
ministration is peace with honor"
Col. Roosevelt vigorously denounc-
ed the Administration foreign poll
cy, declaring that there would be no
debate in the German Reichstag as
to the resumption of submarine war
fare ''if they knew that they had as
President of the United States a
man who would not tolerate any kind
OF action of that sort"
Invitation For Insult.
President Wilson's speech on Sat
urday, Col. Roosevelt said, left an
inference that if he were reelected
this country would not be drawn into
war, leaving it to be inferred by the
outside world that nobody could in
suit him so that he would fight"
"Mr. Wilson's speech last Satur-
day" Col Roosevelt continues, was
an invitation to foreign Powers to do
whatever they wished because IL he
were in power they need not be
afraid"
Mr.. Wilson, Col. Roosevelt said.
sis praised for the most part by
people with shoulders that slope like
a champagne bottle, by people with
timid hearts and quavering voices
who say that he has kept us out OF
war"
Mr.. Taft said that he concurred in
the view of Mr.. Roosevelt that this
since the Civil War, and declared
that he did not consider that the Ad-
ministration had kept the country
out OF war.
NO Introduction.
When they were brought face to
face tonight by Mr.. Sheldon, there
was no word of introduction-no
time for IT, For a fraction OF a
second their eyes met and each look
ed into the others unsmiling face.
Then Mr. Taft extended his hand and
Col Roosevelt took 1t.
There were other handshakes OF
a formal nature. Among them were
meetings between George w. Per-
klns and Mr.. Taft and between Col.
Roosevelt and Boies Penrose. Sena-
tor from Pennsylvania. AS in the
case of the greeting between Taft and
Roosevelt, the commonplace of meet
ing were exchanged,
Mr.. Root, as president of the club.
stood first in the receiving line. with
Mr.. Hughes at his right. Others in
the line. in the order named were:
Col. Roosevelt, Mr.. Depew, Mr.. Taft.
Gen. Horace Porter, former president
of the club; Gov. Whitman. of New
York; Senator Fall, of New Mexico;
Gov. Beeckman, of Rhode Island;
MIR. Wilcox, MIR. Calder. Senator
Weeks. Mr.. Bacon and w. Cameron
Forbes. The line of guests was
nearly two hours in passing and then
the speaking began.