Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-10-04
Did Not Meet Again

Thus standing in the same receiving
of club members and their guests, who
filed past during the evening. They did
not meet again, however, or exchange
any other word than the commonplace
of greeting.
I'VE shook hands," Mr.. Taft said af-
forwards. Just like any gentlemen
would shake hands,"
Colonel Roosevelt declined to COM
ment on the meeting. After the hand
cleared Elihu Root, president of the
club escorted Mr.. Hughes through a
flag -draped corridor to small platform
in the main club room. Beneath a life
! size picture of Abraham Lincoln, Mr..
| Root again introduced the nominee and
Mr.. Hughes made brief address.
| Col. Roosevelt and Mr.. Taft were
called upon by Mr.. Root and each re-
sponded with short talk.
| The meeting between Col. Roosevelt
and Mr.. Taft was the first since April
10, 1914, when both were pail bearers
at the funeral of Thomas r. Lounds-
berry, long time professor of English
at Harvard and a close friend of both.
On that occasion they merely shook
hands, exchanging no word.
Tonight's reception was arranged some
time ago and public announcement was
Not To
would meet The hour set for the affair
S o'clock-found the clubhouse entrance
choked with hundreds of men in evening
clothes Eihu Root waited at the door
to welcome the guest of honor Mr..
Hughes, and the two former Presidents.
The first to arrive was Mr.. Taft. The
Seventh Regiment band was playing as
he stepped from his automobile. Samuel
w. Fairchild, a former president Of the
club, took Mr.. Taft's arm and he and
Mr. Root helped make a way through the
crowd. Mr.. Tafts recognition by the
guests hung fire a moment and then pro-
claimed itself in cheers.
Five minutes later came Col. Roosevelt
The packed Railways cheered him and he
acknowledged the greeting by lifting his
wide-brinmed black felt hat. With MIR.
Roosevelt came Regis H. Post and Sena-
tor Weeks of Massachusetts. The cheer
ing for Roosevelt was still in progress
when Mr. Hughes and William f. Will
cox. Republican national chairman. reach
ed the building. There was moment
hush and then the crowd cheered Hughes.
Mr.. Root escorted Mr.. Hughes to the H.
,brary. temporarily converted Into re-
ception parlor. and George r. Sheldon
took Col Roosevelts arm. Crossing the
room where the receiving line was form
ing Col Roosevelt shook hands with
eight or nine persons, among them being
William NJ Calder. Republican nominee
for senator from New York. Robert Ba-
con. sGeorge Won L. Meyer and Mr.
pepSw. Then came the meeting between
Col 5Aoosevelt and Mr.. Taft.
TN had chan6sd. eomewh in ap-
peas since the - they last ex-
cha1 feetSngs. were somewhat
rr,a =, tlG then, with lines
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gW4y.| t,D NEnRIOukHtA lace " AoSe
toni8 M sheldon there was no
| word p {ntroduct ion--no time for it..
For . traction Of q second their eyes
met and each looked into the others
unsmiling face. Then Mr.. Taft extend
ed his hand and Col. Roosevelt took it..
There were other hand shakes Of a
formal nature
Among them we're the meetings be-
tween George W. Perkins and Mr.. Taft
and between Col Roosevelt and -Boies
Penrose. senator from Pennsylvania. As
in the case OF the greeting between
Taft and Roosevelt. the commonplace
Of meeting were exchanged.
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