Jasper County Democrat, Volume 11, Number 38, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 9 September 1908 — TAFT ON ACTIVE DUTY [ARTICLE]

TAFT ON ACTIVE DUTY

Republican Leader Starts on a Trip During Which He Will Talk Politics. VISITS THE TOMB Of HAYES Will Begin His Political Talks at a Sandusky Meeting. Ex-Governor Herrick to Tackle the Deposit Guaranty Idea—Bryan Busy at Chicago Conferring and Speaking. Sandusky, 0., Sept. B.—William H. Taft has begun bis journey from the fishing grounds of Middle Bass Island to the activities of his campaign at Cincinnati, where he will arrive tonight after a speech-making trip through the state. The Taft family was quartered last night at the home in this city of Edward H. Marsh, a, college friend of the candidate. The feature of the day, which was one of varied travel by boat, automobile and trolley, was the visit to the home and tomb of the late President Rutherford B. Hayes, at Spiegel Grove, near Fremont. There the party was the guests of Colonel Webb Hayes, who -was assisted in entertaining by his sister, Mrs. Fannie Hayes Smith and her husband, Professor Smith, of the United States naval academy; Burchard A. Hayes, oldest son of President Hayes, and other members of the family and friends. Base Ball Game at Fremont.

Frernont was reached shortly after 1 p. ra., after the candidate had landed and been heartily received by the residents of Port Clinton, where he made a very brief address from the deck of Commodore Richardson's yacht Jessamine, on which the trip was made from Middle Bass Island. The seventeenmile automobile ride to Spiegel Grove was made in little more than an hour. After lunch 'on the party wms entertained with a baseball game under the famous old trees, in which Burchard A. Hayes with his white hair and beard played first base and eaught out Master Charlie Taft, as well as his own juvenile nephews, with great spirit. Politics Begins at Sandusky. The trip from Fremont to this city was made by trolley, ami just before leaving Fremont Taft shook hands with quite i crowd on the station platform th' re. The inq>ortance politically of the meeting to be held tn the theater in this cty today has been accentuated by the assurance received here that ex-Governor Herrick will speak on the subject of the guarantee of bank deposits by the government, on which he takes the ground that such guarantee would be another form of monopoly. General Keifer will also speak- at this meeting on the subject of the tariff, and General Henry C. Corbin is also scheduled for remarks. Judge Taft began here lhe political talks lie is to continue throughout the day. He addressed th ■ old soldiers in a historical speech earlier in the mom Ing.

BRYAN’S VERY BUSY DAY la Burning No Daylight at ChicagoKept on the Run. Chicago. Sept. 8. —From the time Win. J. Bryan got off his train at the station in this city up to this writing be has been asbusy man. and will continue to be busy until he leaves. He arrived here at 8:40 a. m. yesterday, and was met at the station by a committee of the Federation of Labor, for he was labor’s guest on Labor Day. A crowd at the station cheered the Nebraskan as he appeared, and getting into ah automobile with Messrs. Nockels, Young and Coinboy, members of the labor committee, and followed by two other autos with members of the Bryan party and newspaper men on board, the distinguished visitor was taken to the Auditorium Annex. Here he was met by Henry Watterson and members of the Democratic political staff at Chicago. and shown the Democratic campaign text book, which he highly praised. From 10:30 to 12 noon Bryan reviewed the labor parade from the balcony of the. Auditorium hotel, being cheered to the echo by the marchers. At 12130 p. m.. he took lunch at the Iroquois club, and the afternoon was devoted to his speech at Forest park to .the union labor men, and one at Brand’s park tp same mor? union men. The day wound up with a dinner given by the Chicago Federation of Labor to its eminent guest at King’s restaurant. Today Bryan conferred with the Democratic managers at headquarters on the progress of and plans for the campaign, during the day, and at night made a speech at a meeting of Democratic precinct committeemen of Cook county. The Democratic campaign text book is a 300 page compendium of arguments to be used by Democratic campaign orators in urging the election of Bryan and in meeting the arguments of the Republicans. The platforms >f both parties are printed in full with parallel comparisons, while several articles comment upon the planks which the Republican declaration failed to include.