Inter-Mountain Republican | 1908-10-25 | Page 13 | Some Amusing Tales of Taft Campaign

SOME AMUSING TALES OF TAFT CAMPAIGN President Laughs at Stories Told By William Wilam Alden Smith Washington Oct OcL Oct Roosevelt was waR amused today b a Roosevel number of humorous of or Tafts Taft's tour n related by campaigning aj Senator William Alden 4 Smith of or Michigan Michigan Mich Mich- Ich- Ich igan who swung around tho the circle with Mr Taft WAt wih At Bristol BrIstol Yn a the tho crowd was as so largo large that It overflowed on tho the Plat pint pint- form Taft TaCt discovered I a common on table with spindly legs and climbed friends might upon It BO so that all al his see him His Ills personal bodyguard realizing tho the strain on omi the tho table because horrified of ot this UIA weight were sero but they were resourceful and patri otic Four of ot them leaped to tho the table their one to each corner dragging chairs The They took seats and carefully rested tho the ends of the tho table leaf lat upon their knee Taft pranced back and forth on the tal lo while the sharp end cud sunk satik deeper Into the flesh of or hl hit supporters Finaly Flu Fin ally Taft put out his bis foot to step Into aly space One of or tho ho men caught It I and aUll gently put It back on tho table Then Taft noticed what had hod been done for tor his safety Tho speech came to an un abrupt end