Evening journal., 1908-10-19
CITY TN GAY ATTIRE BECAUSE OF
THE VISIT OF TAFT AND SHERMAN
Big Crowd Expected TO Greer fhe Republican Nominees for
President and Wce-PgesidenF This Afternoon M
and Evening

- W NNANNNAA A. AHff
4 publican nominee for
President. will find VII
minBton in holiday at
I tire In his honor when
I he visits this city this
4 afternoon TO address
4 the voters. Because Of
I the noteworthy occasion
\ Of the visit Of the nomi-
4 neo for president and
4 vice-presidont on the
same day, many buai-
Z ness houses along Mar
ket street are draped
\ with uniting apd re-
splendent with flags and
the national colors. In
response TO the request
OF the Republican com
mittee many merchants
this morning flung out
Z the Stars and Stripes
Z from the business places
4 and made a lavish dis
play OF color. Aside
from the many stores,
the city hall and the
4 courthouse also are re-
splendent with flags and
u bunting. and many
4 dwellings about the city
4 displayed flags.
IN addition 20 this IL
Y Is expected that many
I persons win carry lags
y along the streets this
afternoon TO wave at the
\ big candidate for Pres
I ident when he passes I'm
a carriage from french
z street station e. the
speakers stand on
Tenth street opposite the
court house.
Biz Republican Day.
Y Without doubt IL is
u the biggest day ever
planned by the Repub-
licans OF Delaware, and
IA while they had lived IN
4 the hope OF having Mr..
N Taft and Mr. Sherman.
n nominee for vice-presi -
"a dent, TO address the vot-
u ers In Wilmington dur
~ ing the campaign. they
were not prepared for
a tho welcome news that
~ Mr. TAFT and Mr.. Sher-
III man would visit Will
mington on tho same
n day. But they are 10 be
here this afternoon and
N Aevening, and It IS ex
Ia pected that men Of all
n parties will turn ont TO
NJ hear them. just as they
II ala 10 hear William J.
BRYAN. the Democratic
nominee. when he Vis-
q tied Wilmington re-
4 Gently.
M The escorting commit
tee went 10 Philadelphia
y at noon TO meet Mr..
Taft in Philadelphia and
TO accompany him to
n Wilmington. This COM
y mittee comprises Sena-
& tor Henry A. DUPONT.
Senator HArry A. Rich
8 ardson. Governor Pres
y ton Lea. Congressman
Hiram = Burton. Gem
eral +. C.. dupont, Sim
z con s. Pennewill. nomi-
"A nce for Governor. and
former Senator J.. Heis-
y Ter Ball. Mr.. Taft Is to
y come from Newark, n.
4 J.. 10 Wilmington.
To Arrive at 4.s2 ?. m.
He IS expected to ar
\ rive at French street
station at 4.32 o'clock
and viii Immediately
n proceed 70 Tenth and
Market streets. He will
\ be taken I'm a carriage
1, and viii pass up Market
\ street. whore it is OK
n pected a crowd will line
20 see him. Mr.. Taft
a viii speak for about
& three-quarters Of an
\ hour, and az $50 o'clock
will leave for Baltimore.
whore he is TO speak to-
night.
a list OF more than
three hundred Republic
cans has been named as
vice-presidents of the
meeting. They will as
semble at the Young
Mems Republican Club
at 4 o'clock and will
march 10 the stand on
Tenth street. where
seats have been reserv-
ed for them Chief Of
Police Black has made
excellent police arrange
ments and mounted po-
licemen and a squad Of
patrolmen under Chief
Black and Captains
Kane and Evans will os-
cort Mr.. Taft and the
committee through the
crowds and along Mar
ket street.
Senator Henry A. du-
PonS viii call the meet
ing 20 order and preside.
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