The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-12-07
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CLASP HANDS At
Bic RECEPTION
LATER TAKE PLACES
IN RECEIVING LINE
iRinging Speeches Features
Gathering -Administra-
ton is Roasted.

! NEW YORK. Oct. 3.-Theodore
Roosevelt and William II. Taft clasped
, hands for a moment, tonight at the
! Union League Clubs reception to
Charles E. Hughes.
How do you do?" Mr.. Taft said.
How do you do?" MIR. Roosevelt en-
+, joined. Each bowed and Mr.. Roose-
Welt passed on 10 shake hands with
other guests, leaving MIR. Taft 10 greet
those who followed.
\ few moments later Mr.. Roosevelt
took his place in the receiving line.
{ He STOOD between Mr.. Hughes and
ChaunCey NJ: Depew. Just the other
side Of Mr.. Depew stood Mr.. Taft.
! Thus, standing in the same receiving
line. they shook hands with the hun
dredS Of club members and their
guests who filed past during the even
ing. They did not meet again, or eX-
! change any other word than the conn.,
mooplacrs of greeting.
We shook hands, Mr.. Taft said
afterward, Just like any gentlemen
would shake hands"
Colonel Roosevelt declined to COM
ment on the meeting.
! After The handshaking was over
and the library was cleared, Elihu
Root. president of the club, escorted
|
ridor 10 Il small platform in the main
CLUB room. Beneath life size pic
ture of kbrahamt Lincoln Mr. Root
again introduced the nominee. and
Mr.. Hughes made a brief address.
Colonel Roosevelt and Mr.. Taft
were called upon by Mr.. Root and
each responded with a short talk.
First Meeting in Year.
| The meeting between Colonel ROose-
Welt and Mr.. Taft was the first since
April Is, 1915, when both were pail
| bearers at ;he funeral of Thomas r.
Loundsberr, long time professor of
English al Yale university, and a
close friend OF each. On that occasion
they merely shook hands, exchanging
no words.
| Tonighls reception was arranged
sometime ago and public announce
ment was made that Professor Taft
and Colonel Roosevelt would meet.
The houl SET for the affairs o'clock
found he club house entrance
choked wtE hundreds Of men in even
ing clothes Elihu Root waited at the
door TO welcome the guest Of honor,
Mr.. Hughes. and the two former pres
! identS.
The frs. to arrive was Nr. Taft.
His recognition by the guests hung
| fire a moment and then proclaimed
itself in cneers.
Five mirutes later came Colonel
Roosevelt. Th" packed hall cheered
, him and lie acknowledged the greet
ling by lifting his wide-brimmed, black
feIr hat. IN" cheering, was still III
progress when Mr.. Hughes and Wm
il. Wilcox, Republican national chair
man. reached the building.
| There WAS moments lnSl and
then the crowd cheered Mr. Hughes.
! MIR. Root escorted Mr.. Hughes To the
| library. temporarily converted into a
! reception parlur and George K. Sheldon
the room to 'N:hrrc the receiving line
was forming. Colonel Roosevelt shook
! hands with eight ur nine persons
among them being VIM: II. Calder. Re-
| publican nomiAsG Tor Senator from New
J York: Robert Bacon. George Won l..
| Never and .,Ir. Depew. Then came the
/ meeting between Colonel Roosevelt anu
Mr.. Taft
Both Arc Aging.
They had changed somewhat III alp
pcarancc since The lime they last rX-
changed greetings. Both were some
what grcycr than they were then. with
! the lines OF their laceS deepening into
wrinkles And Mr.. Taft was nearly loo
pounds heavier when he was President
| than now.
| When they were brought face 10 face
tonight. by :lr. Sheldon there was no
word of Introductiun-no time FOR IT,
| For Il fraction Of u second litelr eyes
met and each looked Into the other )
}unsmiling face. Then MIR. Taft extend
cd his hand and Colonel Roosevelt TOOK
| IL.
. There were other handshakcs Of
! formal nature. Among them were the
] meetings between George FerKlhs ana
| AIR. TAFT and between Colonel Roosevelt
and Euies IcnruSe. senator from ienn-
| syIyauja As in the case OF the greet
Ing hrtween Taft and Roosevelt the
cumluunpluccs Of meeting were eh-
/ changed. Ill,
/ stood frs, in the receiving line. with
Air. Hughes at his right. Others IN
! the line in the order named we're: Col
| nnrI Roosevelt Mr.. Depcw, Mr.. Taft
dent Of the club; Governor Whitman OF
, Wv York. Senator Fall of New Mexico
I;Eyernor Bccklnan Of Rhode Island. Mr.
| Wilcox. Mr.. Calder. Senator weeks,
Mr.. Bacon and W. Cameron !corOcs: inc
line of guests was nearly two hours In
nassiur and then the speaking began.
! I'VE have heard In recent days Mr.
| uurhrs said, in his addres. that the
| ALTERNATIVES Of the policy or the present
Standardization is war. think the al
Inrmativc of the policy of the present
! aL,mInistra1ion is peace with honor.
w. are not courting struggle. but 7
do say with all seriousness lhat we
hny, Gccn living in Il period of national
"|.nnd " shouted Colonel Roosevelt.
Alternative Rot war.
our citizcns have been murdered.
! ,hoir nropcrty destroyed, and our COM
mrrrc interrupted" Mr.. Hughes added.
'Thc alternative of a weak ana 'HGin, Hr,,,
| In,in,r nnliry is not war, 1t IL Il urn
i"sisTcncr ;r.i~1 upon known righ in a
wmrid ,,'I where all nations desire cur
friendship and we desire the friendShlp