Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-10-13
SENATOR FAIRBANKS is GREET.
ED BY LARGE AUDIENCES
IN IOWA.
WATERLOo's RECEPTION
Record Breaking Crowd ereets the
Special Train on Its Arrival at
Backhawk county's capltal-Passes
Through Sixth District Today.

Des Moines, Oct. 12. Senator @.
w. Fairbanks made a brief speech
here from the rear of his car before
resuming his journey this morning.
There was a good sized crowd prea-
ent to hear him.
Talks to Children.
Newton. Oct 12. stop Of ten
was made at Colfax, the home
of Gen ]. B. Weaver, one time popu-
list candidate for president. The
crowd was composed largely of school
children. Senator Fairbanks address.
ed himself practically to the children.
admonishing them always to hold as
sacred the flag of their country.
Good Advice.
At Newton, Mr.Fairbanks admonish.
ed the people to stand for republican
policy as the best guaranty Of pros.
perity and happiness.
Record Breaking Crowd.
Des Moines, Oct. 12.-Iowa furnish.
ed Senator Charles Warren Fairbanks
the largest outdoor meeting which
has greeted the next vice-president OF
the United States during his remarka-
BILE tour of the west, and toward the
conclusion Of which he has reached
Des Moines.
This record-breaking gathering was
at Waterloo, which thoroughly distin.
guished herself. But her reception
was only different in size from that &C. &
corded the distinguished guest Of the
state at each of the points at which
he stopped during his first days tour
of Iowa. Council Bluffs, Logan. Dun
\ lap, Denison, Rockwell City. Fort
Dodge, Webster City, Iowa Falls and
Marshalltown all ranked, with Water.
! loo in the genuine welcome WHICH
greeted Senator Fairbanks.
His first day in iowa was tour Of
triumph. He immensely enjoyed 1t.
The day was perfect and the people
were enthusiastic. Governor Cummins
said at Waterloo that he believed Sem
ator Fairbanks had seen more good,
staunch republicans during the day
THAN he had seen any day during all
his life before, and the vice-presiden-
tial candidate did not dispute the esti.
mate.
Compliment to Iowans.
But he did compliment Iowa In
glowing terms, both in his address and
in conversation. her fields, her men,
her women and her children. For the
children were in evidence all along the
way Colonies of them met the train
at stations. armed with flags and
dressed beautifully in honor of the oc-
casion. Reinbeck was not on the
schedule and the people did not know
that the train would stop there, and
which it did for but an instant, but a
- Nf
children, had gathered at the depot,and
Senator Fairbanks had the yestibule
of his car opened, stepped down on
the platform and shook hands with
all the little ones, scores Of whom fol-
lowed the train as far as they could,
cheering and waving flags as 1t pulled
away.
/ The vice presidential train came
into Iowa at s o'clock at Council
Bluffs. 1t consisted on the Illinois
Central Of three coaches and a bag
gage car. One of the coaches was a
special car for the state central com.
mittee of Iowa and guests of those In
l the party This arrangement was con
: tinued to Waterloo. where the Great
: Western railroad took the train
: which was limited, as far as Des
? ? Moines. to the two coaches and bag
$ gage car which have made up Senator
f Fairbanks special throughout his ives
tern tour. From Des Moines to West
Liberty a third private car will be
n furnished.
In the Party.
g The vice presidential party includes
d Senator Fairbanks, his son. Fred Fair,
a banks, D. NJ. Ransdell of Indiana, who
: is sergeant of arms of the United
$ States senate, and is In charge Of the
$ vice presidential train; Roswell King
: private secretary to Senator Fair
banks; Tom Dawson, who represents
the Associated Press; Stanley Gogar,
r of the Scripps-McRae league: r. L
Dunn and e. H. Tawney, the latter
being the son of the manager of the
sneakers bureau of the national com