The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-10-08
HOSTS ARE COMING
TREMENDOUS CROWDS WANT TO
HEAR "J0E FORAKER.
His Arrival and Speech Tomorrow the
Theme of Every Tongue-Republican
Committee Making Elaborate Arrange
ments for His observation-disclosures and
Old Soldiers VIII do Him Great Honor
Escort Him to the Auditorium-Some-
thing About His Other Appointments.

When a reporter for the Eagle called
at Republican headquarters yesterday
the dominant theme there was the ap-
preaching visit of Oh1o's distinguished
son, Senator J. B. Foraker. Everybody
is enthusiastic over his coming and MS
speech will be one OF the great events
of the campaign.
Senator Foraker is an orator OF ex-
traordinary ability, splendid in appear
ance and fun of personal magnetism.
He Is dashing speaker and huris facts
at his audience with great force and
powerful effect He is in line for the
presidency Of the United States and
will reach the White House some day.
He will be still a. young man after Ma
jor Mckinley wall have served two
terms
No man IN Sedgwick county can af-
ford to miss hearing his speech Friday
afternoon. While he is a man of great
enthusiasm he speaks, like all great
men. in a way THAT any person con I'M
derstaud him. He has made study of
the financial question and no man who
is not yet settled in the conviction as
to which party is right on that issue
should fail to hear him.
There win he no general parade of
Republicans in the afternoon but the
sons OF Ohio and the Grand Army of
the Republic will turn out in body.
march TO the depot and give him a
hearty welcome to the Peerless Princess
Of the Plains.
Mr.. Foraker wifi enter the state from
Nebraska and Will be delivered by the
Republican committee OF that state to
the Republican COMMITTEES of Kansas at
F'airbury. Frank Brown will probably
represent the Kansas committee on the
trip.
Mr.. Foraker is travelling in a special
EAR, and at Fairbury his car will be at
tached to the regular Rock Island train
leaving there at $50 p. m. and arriving
at Belleville at $50. The night will be
spent at Bellevlle, and leaving there at
o'clock Friday morning by special
train over the Rock Island, the follow
Ing Will be the itinerary: Manhattan,
arrive at $40 a. M, leave at $40 D. m.
Harrington, arrive at 1850 a. m, leave
at 1920 p. M; Marion, arrive at ITO p.
m. leave at lao p. m; Wichita, arrive
at 80 p. m, leave at $40 p. m; Well
ineton, arrive at 7:30 p. m, leave at
IL 40 p. m October l0-Topel1a, arrive
at 8 a. m, leave at p m; Kansas City,
arrive at p. m.
1'hs Republican managers hope TO
bring other notable speakers into the
state following Foraker. Until the
close OF the campaign &c will be their
policy to force the fighting They were
very much encouraged by the work
done by the generals last week, and will
not lose one inch of ground thus gained
]. V. Farwaell OF Chicago, who was in
the state a few days ago, became very
much interested and he has promised
TO send ex-President Harrison out here
IL possible. He wifi endeavor to enlist |
the sympathy of Mr.. Studebaker of IN |
diana, who is Mr. HarTdson's personal |
friend If Studebaker will request Mr.. |
Harrison TO come to Kansas it is likely |
that he will do so.