Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1908-09-24
SPEAKER EXPECTED
BETWEEN 8 AND a
THOUSANDS OF VOTERS WILL AS
SYST IN MAKING MEETING THE
GREATEST POLITICAL EVENT
OF LOCAL CAMPAIGN.

iNhB hoLl III QlreCtlOnS ana large
delegations of county voters coming
from the rural districts of all sur
rounding counties, the Taft rally in
Ottumwa Friday will without doubt
be the greatest political event Of the
campaign. The Republican presiden-
tial candidate will be greeted with
crowd which will, 1t is confidently es-
tlmated far exceed any attendance
at previous public gatherings here.
A. W. Enoch, chairman of committee
On locations and stand, this morning
completed arrangements for the use
Of the entire front steps and porch of
the court house, thus providing an
excellent point of vantage to the
speaker to reach listeners In the park
on Court and East and West Fourth
streets. Chairman f. A. Nimocks will
call the meeting to order and intro
duce N. e. Kendall, who will in turn
Introduce the honored visitor.
While 1t is not definitely known at
what hour the Taft train will arrive In
Ottrmwa, 1t Is scheduled to leave Bur-
i lington at 1885 O'Clock. II will run
from that city to Ottumwa in little
over two hours, and should reach here
about 3:45 o'clock. The party will be
Immediately conveyed to the court
house, and without any delay the ad-
dress of the secretary will begin. To
those who have received the impress
Sion that only five minutes will be
spent here, Chairman Nimocks desires
to say that the principal address Of
the day will be delivered here and
that cannot be given in five minutes.
The distinguished speaker will re-
main here for one hour. The exact
time of arrival will be announced In
the business district through mega
phones and the business men who In
tend closing their stores will have
sufficient time to do SO and repair to
the place Of speaking.
Members Of the Party.
In the Taft party itself will be the
following gentlemen:
Colonel Ramsdell, sergeant-at-arms
Of the United States senate, who will
be in charge Of the party.
| DR.. John Wesley Hill of New York.
Arthur 1. Vorys of Cincinnati, DR..
J. ]. Richardson, Fred w. Carpenter,
secretary to Mr.. Taft; w. w. Misch-
Ter, stenographer; G.. w. Curtis, stem
ographer; William Pannell. messen.
ger; James T. Williams, E. L. Corne-
lius.
! Gus J. Karger, in charge of ii
newspaper men; Mr.. Bailey Of til
Associated Press. Mr.. Hazard of ths
United Press, Mr.. Dunlap of the New
i 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 Chairman
/ FRANKIE has invited to accompany the
Taft special from Clinton to Dea
Moines are:
| Governor Cummins, Senator Dolli.
4 yer. Secretary Wilson, e. e. Hart Of
Council Bluffs, Joe R. Lane of Daven.
port, Lafe Young and Harvey Ing
ham Of Des Moines, George D. Perkine
of Sioux City, J. l.. Waite of Burling
ton, James F. Powell of Ottumwa, 10
seph Morgan Of Dubuque, D. w. Norris
Of Marshalltown, c. Cole of Cedar
Rapids, Congressman Kennedy, Daw
son, Hepburn, Smith and Hull, N. e
Kendall, candidate for congress. State
Committeeman Cowles, Adler, Dewitt
Copeland, Lyon and Wright; Chair
man FRANKIE Of the state committee;
B. F. Carroll, Republican candidate
for governor; John i. Lacey of Oska
loosa.
Carroll to Head Party.
Des Moines, Sept. Ao.-(SpeciaI- y
B. F. Carroll will head the Des Moinet
delegation which leaves tomorrow
night for Clinton to welcom, Taft Il
Iowa. A dozen leading Republican.
; will accompany the party. Carol
will oren his campaign at Washington
Saturday. Nate Kendall has been ii,
vited to speak after Taft at the Won
ans meeting Friday evening. The
7 State Taft club will meet Rt De
. Moines Thursday night.
: U. s. Charge D'Affares Assaulted.
!, Havana. Sept. 23.-J. Cornell Tai
Ter, Charge D'Affaires OF the Ameri
z cap Iepption in fha ahcapca re Mipie