The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-10-09
sTREE PARADEs, FlREWoRks
AND MUSIC ON OCTOBER Is.
PREPARATIONS MADE
Republicans Are e Greet "a. Donian.
WITH Cheering crowds-Meeting Of
the TAFT Club Tonight 70 Complete
the Preparations for the Event.
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Two Thousand roman candles were
ordergd by the Taft club yesterday
Those candles, plus a lot Of torches,
abodt q ton OF red fire, 9 couple OF
batds, the Taft club Of Billings and
NaGmerous other Taft clubs from out
side towns, and an enthusiastic popu.
lace, will greet I'd. Donlan when he
arrives in Billings on October Il.
II will be q gala day, politically, for
the county seat OF Yellowstone. All
other political meetings will dwindle
to insignifcance, when compared to
the big show the Republicans intend
to pull OF on that day.
Congressman Cushman OF Washing.
ton Senator Thomas H. Carter and
Mr.. Donlan will be heard. In addition
there win be other prominent and
silver.tongued men.
It will be a meeting from which
political history will be dated in this
country, in the future.
Coming BY Special Train.
The Donlan party is coming on a
special train, and will arrive here on
the evening OF October 13 at $3.50
o'clock, when 1t Is expected that all
good Republicans will be at the de-
pot to let the visitors know that Bill
ings is q live one, and that the Re.
publican party Of Yellowstone county
is the dominant political organization
Of this section Of the state.
AL the preparations are being made
for the demonstration. Everybody is
invited to the meeting, and II any
one misses hearing the speakers, 1t
will be his own fault.
Following is schedule Of the special
Donlan train:
s Train Schedule.
Arrive at Custer, $3.50 p. M, October
13;; leave Custer. 400 p. m, October
Is.
Arrive Huntley at 5:15 p. M, Octo-
her 13; leave Huntley $500 p. NJ, DC
tober 13.
Arrive Billings $3.50 p. m, October
10 (stop at Billings over night; go
up Red Lodge Branch, October IA.
Arrive Laurel in time for meeting
and depart 1880 q. m. October Is.
Arrive Park City 11:45 q. m., Octo.
her Is; Leave Park City 1890 p. M,
October Is.
Arrive Columbus 100 p. m, Octo-
Der Is; leave Columbus $3.50 p. M,
October Is.
Will Be = Grand Affair.
There will be a parade, and there
will be. music
Taft clubs. from the outside towns
will be here and bands will accompa-
ny q number Of them.
When the Republicans take up the
line OF march on that evening, the
streets will be in a blaze Of glory,
caused by the burning Of roman can
dies. the flare OF torches. the firing
OF rockets, the crash OF music and the
cheers Of an enthusiastic multitude.
And after the voters have given the
visitors q sample of the brand Of en-.
thusiasm Of the Republicans Of this
section Of the state, they will settle
back and listen to Congressman Cush-
man, Senator Carter and the next gov
ernor Of Nomination. Ed. Donlan.
Taft Club Meeting This Evening.
Tonight there will be a meeting Of
the Taft club at Republican headquar-
tiers In the Odd Fellows building.
There is no set program for the
evening.
1T will be in the nature of an ex-
perience meeting" said President w.
A. Selvidge last evening.
It is the intention to call on diff
ent members present to give their
ideas Of the campaign about to be
decided. All speeches are to be lin.
tied to five minutes. 1t is the inten.
ton to ascertain the sentiment of the
different sections of the county, and
to hear from the members Of the par.
ty personally on the subject.
Tonight ward committees will be
appointed to arrange for the meeting
to be Held In this city October IS, on
the occasion Of the visit Of Ed. Don.
Ian, the Republican candidate for gov.
ernor.
Reports Of committees appointed at
the last meeting will be heard.
During the intervals this evening,
the Republican Glee club will sing.
SMITH Will NOT MAKE RACE.
Democratic Candidate will Not Run
for Position as Coroner.
I. H. Smith, who was nominated
for coroner BY the recent Democratic
county convention, like several other
nominees ne that hnAv haa AnniNnd