The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1908-09-26
IOWA FACTIONS
ARE TOGETHER
WHEN 1T COMES TO NATioNA.
TICKET TS--BiG DAY FOR
REPUBLICANS.
CUMMINS AND RIVAL
Meet Taft Special at Clinton and Take
Part in Two Dozen Meetings
On Trip to Des
Moines.

Des Moines, Iowa, Sept, 25-Iowt
embraced her opportunity today as
did Wisconsin Yesterday to demon
strate that both the radical and con
servatlve elements o fthe Republican
party are regular" when 1t comes ia
the national ticket This demonstra
tion was made by Governor Cummius,
tthe radical leader and candidate /. +
the senate. and Major Lacey, conser.
Iyatiye opponent OF the governor for
senatorial honors. The two joined
! the Taft special when it entered the
tstate early this morning and each par,
! ticipated in two dozen meetings which
| the Taft special hurried into and away
from in its flying swing from Clinton
ito Des Moines
The candidate took early opporta.
unity to show his appreciation of the
significance of his escort, saying to
the crowd at Davenport. after Cum
minis had given him a hearty and posi-
tive endorsement In an introduction.
1T Is great pleasure for me to come
here and be escorted by the great men
of Iowa. | appreciate the compliment.
The fact my welcome into the state Ii
by Governor Cummns, Major Lacey
and Congressman Smith aud Dowson,
indicate that Iowa is going solidly for
the Republican ticket ana the sena-
torshipn
In all, the candidates made eighteen
speeches during the day. most or them
very brief. The heft of the talking
was done by Rev. DR.. Hill and Repre-
sentative Boutell, augmented by Gov
ernor Cummins and Major Lacey and
Representatives Smith, Dawson and
Kennedy. Between Clinton, where the
first meeting was held this morning,
and Des Moines, where the candidate
I'm Ave rallies tlnight,
ten stops had been arranged for Eight
additional stops were made upon ur-
gent demand by wire to the candidate
and at each of these impromptu
pauses good crowd was on hand
At Clinton he spoke at some length |
on the labor question.
At Davenport Taft talked of the |
Roosevelt policies. The train then |
to Burlington, short stops |
being made at Muscatine and Wapello. |
where the crowds were in waiting. At
the candidate addressed
'rowds from a carriage at several
POINTS throughout the city. The
'rowds were entertained briefly by the
candidate and his assistant campaign
RS at Columbus Junction, Morning
sun, Mediapolis. Ottumwa, Mt. Pleas
mt, Fairfield, Eddyyille, Pella, Mon.
oe and Oskaloosa.
1t was after ) O'Clock when the can
iibalb htllhtAtu biliStll up 10 bht
committees of Des Moines for five
meetings here tonight. Immediately
N his arrival Taft was taken to Ply
mouth church. where that was In pro
,ress a Woman's meeting presided
,yer by Mrs w F. Mitchell To the
women Taft had something 10 say
riehy about tine Philippines, which
.e admitted was a subject very near
is heart. A. the auditorium he talk y
i on the tariff. covering the same {
round he did ia Milwaukee last night J
ummins and Senator bolivar also d
poke al this meeting o
AT the Foster Opera House and in G
be meetings in the East End and c
Fest Fifth street Tafts remarks were a
cry brief
Cummins and Lacey were lunch o
1ssts Of Taft on the train At Bur
ngton the two rode in the same car
age.