The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-09-21
TAFT IN KANSAS.
Effort Being Made to Have Itin-
erary Changed.
Garden City Republicans Want
to Hear Him.
FIRST STOP AT DODGE.
This May Be Changed by Com
mittee.
Parade Will Precede the TOpe-
ka Meeting.
FIRST STOP AT DODGE.

william E. Hutchinson, of Garden
City, and Justice Henry F. Mason, also
OF Garden City, called upon Chairman
Dolley this morning at state headquar-
ters for the purpose of urging that the
Taft special train be so scheduled that
a stop can be made at Garden City
on the morning of October 3.
1t is likely that this stop will be ar
ranged, and that Taft's first speech
will be at Garden City instead of at
Dodge City.
Judge Hutchinson came to Topeka
especially to arrange for this STOP
over Of the Taft train. He said this
morning:
Taft will arrive in Garden City at
8 o'clock in the morning, under this
provisional schedule which has been
arranged. That is not too early for u.s.
We could get up big crowd even if
1t was an hour earlier. People out our
way are very anxious to hear Taft. We
could get a crowd in there from all the
surrounding counties"
Concerning general political conditions
In his part of the state Mr.. Hutchin-
son said:
There is no evidence in western
kansas, so far as I can see, of any
political upheaval. The Democrats are
doing lot of talking, but 1 think it
is mostly talk / have talked with
good many different people who are
we'll posted in political matters, and
they say that the only converts to
Bryan they know of have been Demo-
Gratis all the time. OF course Stubs
was not as popular in our part of the
state as he was in others, but 1 believe
that the Republicans will support him,
and that Republican legislators will be
elected in ample numbers to insure the
usual Republican control of the legis-
lature, and the election of Bristow to
the United States senate There are
a large number of new settlers in our
part of the state and we can't tell
what they will do, for no careful poll
has yet been completed"
The following provisional schedule
has been arranged for the Taft special
train through Kansas, which leaves
Denver at IL o'clock on the night of
October 2. and will travel across Kan
sas over the Santa Fe the day follow
ing at an average rate of Al miles per
hour, including stops:
Arrive Dodge City a. m, noun
tain time.
Leave Dodge City 1915 a. m. CEN
trail time.
Arrive Kinsley 1905: stop 10 min
utes.
Arrive Iarned 1850; stop 20 min
utes.
Arrive Great Bend 1921; Sop 10
minutes.
Arrive Sterling 1:22 p m; stop 10
minutes.
Arrive Hutchinson 2:Os; stop 1s|
minutes.
Arrive Newton 3:05; stop Is min
utes.
Arrive Florence 4:Os; stop 10 min
utes.
Arrive Strong City 4:5o; stop 5
minutes.
Arrive Emporia $50; stop Is min
utes.
Arrive Usage City 6:27; stop 10
minutes.
Arrive Topeka 1880; address at au-
ditorium at 8 O'Clock.
Arrangements are being made for a
big parade in Topeka on the night of
Oct, 3, Just before the Taft meeting.
Taft will be met at the train by the
Flambeau club, several bands, a shot
gun brigade, and a marching club of
Taft supporters, and escorted to the
auditorium.
1t is possible that this schedule viii
be changed somewhat The Garden
City people are trying hard to arrange
for Taft to stop there at o'clock in
the morning and make a 20 minute
speech 1t is likely that this will be
done if it can be arranged SO that the
special train can leave Denver at
1890 the night before instead OF IL
o'clock In that case, the entire
schedule through Kansas would be
moved up about 20 minutes.