Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1908-09-22
REPUBLICAN CANDIDATE FOR
PRESIDENT WILL ARRIVE IN
oTTUMWA AT NOON AND RE
MAIN THREE HOURS.
MONDAY
TO ARRANGE PLANS
ARE URGED to-
TAKE PART IN ARRANGEM
FOR THIS MEETING, WHICH
WILL OPEN CAMPAIGN HERE.

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Judge William n. TAFT will =
be In OttunWa next Friday,
" September IS to open the Re-
publican campaign in Wapelo
county. The honored visitor y
will arrive at noon and leave
x for OskaIoosa at 3 o'clock. He >
will address the voters between >
these hours either In the opera >
:" house or the open air pavilion to
be prepared. =
F. A. Nimocks, chairman of y
. the county central committee =
received this information from =
g IA. Dewitt of Oskaloosa, chair a
x man of the Sixth Congressional .
< committee over the telephone, >
y and although brief, the assur- =
IL ance that The standard bearer of >
$ the Republican party will be
y here was given.
'hSfaDilSGho VI w GpCIIO COuTI- g
rs ty are urged to attend a special "
" meeting in Republican head =
= quarters, 1O5 South Court street y
y Monday evening at 1880 o'clock, =
: at which all arrangements FOR $
8 Judge Taft's reception will be :
= made. 3
s. s. y - 81 ~ 3 * 81 s.
While the information received from
Chairman Dewitt was brief, it is known
that MI. Taft will c. me to this city in
a special train from Aeokul1 or Sig.
Quincy and is expected to arrive about
noon Friday. He will depart for Os.
kaloosa at o'clock, and after short
stay there, will continue to Des
..ioines, where he is scheduled to be
at Z O'Clock. In their good fortune In
securing Mr.. Taft Chairmen Dewitt
and Nimocks are congratulating them
selves. 1t has been Chairman MINI
ocks' one desire to laugurate the fall
campaign in Wapello county with an
address by Mr.. Taft, and to this end
he has been working unseasingly. Mr..
for nhour or one and one-half hours
address.
Rush Campaign After Speech.
WITH the address Of Judge Taft, the
campaign in Wapello county will open
In rapid succession will follow speeches
around the country, and the struggle
for votes will be was until the first
week in November. Chairman MIN
ocks has preliminary plans made for
brisk campaign, md he will have
numerous deputies in aiding him TO
put the principles of the Republican
candidates before the voters.
The new headquarters on South
Market street largely through the af-
forts of Chairman Nimocks, have been
made as hospitable and comfortable
as possible. Free from dirt and filth
that usual characterize public places,
the headquarters present an appear.
ance of cleanliness. On the wall are
hung pictures of candidates, congress,
men, judges, etc, all handsomely
framed. All voters of the county ara
welcome to the headquarters. Chair
man Nimocks or some assistant will
be in charge at all hours.
Every effort to make the Taft meet.
ing the largest in political history of
Ottumwa is being made by Chairman
Nimocks, who this afternoon is tel
ephoning the information to all town
ship committeeman. Congressional
Candidate N E. Kendall of Abba and
Legislative Candidate Ed Moore of
Eldon have assured Mr.. Nimocks that
special trains would be run from their
towns and similar arrangements will
be made for specials from Eddyville
Agency, Batavia and other surround.
ing towns. The chairmen of commit.
tees in all counties in the section are
being telephoned today by Mr.. MIN,
ocks urging cooperation in making
Taft day in Ottumwa success.