The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-10-03
KANSAS HEARS TAFT
At AN EARLY HOUR
Enthusiasts Get Candidate
Out of Bed at 8 O'clock to
Promise Support of State.
By lanes Hay. II.

DODGE CITY. Kan. Oct 5.-'What's s
the matter with Kansas II she ever
had anything the matter with her she
seems 10 have gotten bravely over H.,
for today she succeeded in getting Judge
Taft out OF bed before o'clock in the
morning for a speech She turned out
big crowds at every station 10 welcC me
the candidate with sUnfOwers and
brass band; she now has bank deposits
a aggregating $I70 100000 as opposed 10
S46,o00.000 in 1895. lid in the words Of
the great advertiser Of the State. she is
prepared 10 raise thunder on behalf OF
TIE Republican ticket"
There is. however, one thing the
matter with Kansas. She Is in the
throes Of one Of the hottest factional
fights in the United States. Even this
VIII be forgotten today for on the Taft
train are Cy Leland, the one-tine poll
teal warwick OF the State; Senators
Long and Curtis; Joseph r. Bristow,
who defeated Long for the Senate, Gov
ernor HOch. w. r Stubbs, candidate
tor governor: Representatives Miller,
ALurdock, and Madison, and a long line
OF lesser lights of the States politics.
All Of them are loud in their prOtesta-
tions that they VIII pull together so
far as The national ticket is concerned.
and thai TAFT VIII set Kansas by A
majority OF 5000
Bryan's in 1896.
Bryan carried it in lS96 by l4.00). Nc
Kinley got it in 1900 by $500. and Roose-
Welt in 1904 by I.9 90 II was al a little
place called Syracuse that Taft spoke
at o'clock this morning he did SO
as a result Of receiving the following
telegram in Denver last night:
personal. to Hon. William H Taft.
Denver. Col: Hello, BiI- We live in
the short grass country. Denver saw
a President ana VIII probably never
have the C1anCe again am we are going
10 see ii You indOrse the Roosevelt pol
iCieS enough to take in our coffee early
and let US take look at yOU a a. IN.
This is a division point nifty miles Iropi
Garden City Train stops ten minutes
&C. ". smith, George Beudict. c. H
Anderson. q. R diCkOl. ". {. Daugh-
cry, II. D Rodgers, l.. P. Worden."
To this the judge replied:
''WiH stop TO meet you"
True to his word he was on the rear
platform when the train pulled into
that the great. long Oyercoat he wore
concealed the pajamas he had worn al
night. He didn't have time TO dress
Finds Crowd of 400.
When the candidate arrived at Syra-
cuse he found a crowd Of 400 people to
welcome. There and at Garden City
and the other stops during the forenoon
he spoke on the prosperity issue aSsur-
ing the people that the Republicans
would make no change in The tarim
laws which would IN any way injure the
beet sugar industry of the State. In
this State once again he is confronted
with the fact that the Republicans Of
state are out for a Government guar
antee Of bank deposits
Accordingly he kept of Of that issue
altogether. In Dodge City he spoke on
labor and prosperity to a crowd Of 1900.
making the argument that Kansas now
is enjoying the greatest prosperity she
has ever known. and would be foolish
TO risk the business depression which
would come by the election Of Bryan:
Taft was introduced by Stubs at all
the stop
Tonics- after making fourteen stops
in the state. Taft will make two
speeches IN Topeka before immense au-
diencCs.