Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-09-23
1AFTS IOWA SPEECH
OPENS CAMPAIGN
Great Preparations Being Made
for Visit OF Candidate to
Des Moines
CONTINUOUS OVATION PROMISED
TAFT Will Spend Busy Ds at State
Capital, Numerous Meetings Being
Arranged - Seth Lowe, of New
York, to Como to Iowa to Speak
Other Campaign Arrangements.
Special to Times Republican.

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Des Mones, Sept. 23.-Taft's visit to
Iowa Friday will be the signal for the
grand opening of the car, ign on the
republican side, and following that the
speakers bureau of the state commit
every quarter Of the state with elo-
quent and able speakers. 1t is felt that
there lis not the slightest doubt of
Iowa's attitude in the coming election.
1t will be republican as ever but the
hope is to keep the majorities up to
the high water mark.
The republican campaign text book
has been put into the hands of all the
speakers and workers of the state, Re-
publican editors have been given cop
les of the book which Is filled with
campaign material that the speakers
- editors will give to the people
during the next five weeks.
From his entrance into the state at
Clinton Friday morning till he leaves
the state the next day Tafts tour will
be one continued ovation. At the spe-
cial invitation Of Mr.. Taft Governor
Cummins will accompany the train the
entire way as a special guest of Secre-
tary Taft. On the train also will be
Senator Dolliver, number of the state
officers, members of the state COM
To ri
and others, eighteen in all. Lafe Young
as chairman of the reception commit
tee Of Des Moines. will join the party
at some point and continue to Des
Moines. Each congressman will ac-.
company the train thru his district.
1t is expected to make the Des
Moines meeting the big gathering and
to have republicans from all over the
state attend at this place. Governor
Cumnlins will introduce Secretary Taft
to the people. Secretary Taft has
made but few visi' Iowa. About
the only one tbs me can remem :
Der, was thu 80 year or two ago
when he/ " at Iowa City at the
CONNER ..1enf exercises of the state
university, where Governor Cummins
introduced him. He spoke there sew
eral times during the day and proved
himself to be a very fluent speaker.
Five big meetings have been ar
ranged for Des Moines so everybody
can hear Taft and such prominent
speakers as Cummins, Dolliver, Hull,
Kendall, Good, Pickett and others will
fill in to entertain the crowds at the
different gathering places while Taft
swings around the circle. At Clinton,
Cedar Rapids, Waterloo, Davenport
and Burlington arrangements have
been made for big rallies and proml-
nent speakers for the Taft meetings.
Governor Cummins will join the Taft
party at Chicago as requested in Sec
retary Taft's telegram and will accom-
pany the party across the state to Des
Moines.
In the Taft party itself will be the
following gentlemen:
Colonel Ramsdell, sergeant-at-arm
of the United States senate, who Will
be in charge of the party
DR.. John Wesley Hill, of New York.
Arthur I. Vorys, of Cincinnati, DR..
T. J. Richardson, Fred w. Carpenter,
secretary to Mr.. Taft; w. w. Mischler,
stenographer; G. w. Curtis, stenog-
rapher; William Pannell, messenger;
James T. Williams, 2. J. Cornelius.
Gus J. Kargar, in charge of the
newspaper men; Mr. Bailey, of the As
sociated Press, Mr.. Hazard, of the
United Press, Mr.. Dunlap, of the New
York World, Mr.. Hay, Washington
Times; Mr.. Fowler, New York Sun;
Mr.. Brown, New York Globe; Mr. Hill,
New York Tribune. :
Among the Iowans. whom Charm an
FRANKIE has invited to accompany the
Taft special from Clinton to Des
Moines are:
Governor Cummins, Senator Dolli-
yer, Secretary Wilson, E. E. Hart, Of
Council Bluffs, Joe r. Lane, of DaV-
export, Lafe Young and Harvey Ing
ham, of Des Moines, George D. Per
kins, of Sioux City, j. L. Waite, Of
Burlington, James Powell, of Ottumwa,
Joseph Morgan, of Dubuque, d. w.
Norris, of Marshalltown, G. Cole, of
Cedar Rapids, Congressman Kennedy,
Dawson, Hepburn, Smith and Hull, N.
E. Kendall candidate. for congress,
State Committeeman Cowles, Adler.
Dewitt, Copeland, Lyon and Wright;
CHAIRMAN FRANKIE Ol llle SldtS COlllullt-
tee, B. F. Carroll, republican candi-
date for governor; John F. Lacey, Of
Oskaloosa.
Among those who have been asked to
accompany the party out Of Des
Moines for the second day are:
congressman Cousins, Haugen, Bird
sail Conner and Hubbard; James w.
Good, candidate for congress in the
Fifth, Charles E. Pickett, candidate
for congress in the Third, and Frank
P. Woods. candidate for congress In
the Tenth: State Committeeman
FRANKIE, Whitney, Haskell, Head and
Riniker; W. II. Hartman and w. r.
Parrott, of waterloo, B. Anundson, of
Decorah, w. F. Muse. of Mason City,
Emory English, l.. II. Henry and w.
F. Rumismith, of Charles City, B. Muir
phy, of. Vinton.