The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-10-03
AN EQUAL CHANCE
Lower Floor of Auditorium Not
Open Till Late.
No One Favored in Securing
the Seats.
ARE A HAPPY CROWD.
Republican Visitors Are Confi-
dent of Success.
Souvenirs Are to Be Distributed
at Grand.
Eight Hundred Torches in the
Parade Tonight.

The committee which has charge of
the arrangements at the Auditorium
has decided to close the main floor of
the building until after the parade.
This will give those who are in the
parade and those from out of town an
equal chance with the Topeka people.
The gallery, however. will be opened all
the time and those who wish to go
early can find plenty of seats. The ad-
mission to the stage will be by tickets
and will be at the rear door.
The Grand opera house will be open
all the time. Senator J. p Dolliver of
Iowa will arrive on the Taft special
and will entertain the visitors at this
place until the arrival of Judge Taft
after the Auditorium meeting.
Times of Special Trains.
The following information will be of
especial interest to visitors in Topeka.
There are four special trains due to
come into town today. The first ar
rived just after noon from Onaga, bear
ing 260 Republicans headed by Oscar
Fagerburg, candidate for state senator,
and j. w. Dunn, who was defeated by
Mr. Fagerburg for the nomination The
crowd came to Republican state head
quarters en- masse and called.
The Rock Island will have two trains
in from Herington about super time
from Nortonville.
After the Taft meeting the special
trains out will leave as follows:
Rock Island; two trains leave about
II 30 for Herington. One leaves about
II 40 for Horton and points north.
Santa Fe: One train at 11:15 east to
Lawrence, Ottawa, and Burlington
Ore train north to Nortonville, leaves
11:SO
Union Pacific: One train east to
Kansas City at about 1:S0. one tram
west to Salina at about l:5O- one
tr9,is, rsosth to aopasa at 11;30.
These are all IN addition to the reg
ular trains out of Topeka
They Talk Confidently.
The Republican politicians who are
in town today all insist that every
thing indicates the overwnelmlng
success Of Taft and the entire Re
publican state ticket. Here are rev
sample observations:
A. w. Smith of Mcpherson: The
whole Republican ticket will get the
old time majorities in our county.
There is no detection. Bryan is cut
ting no more ice with US than usual.
We will give big majorities to every
man on the Republican ticket Not
many Mcpherson people will come to
Topeka to hear Taft. They went to
Hutchinson or Newton, which are
much closer"
S. E. Brown, or HlaWdtna, (Ior-
merly Representative Brown of
Brown:) ED Archer, George Lever
ton, Henry Smith, NJ. A. Murphy and
myself and all that know of that came
down this morning from Brown coun-
ty. This afternoon there will be big
crowd come in. Politically our county
is in splendid shape for a Republican
victory and will give 600 majority
right down the line
VIM. Mcdonald, Peru: "a few of
us came up from Chautauqua county.
1t is hard trip, or there would have
been more. We had to start yester-
day noon to get here. Chautauqua
county has been redeemed, and will
return good Republican majorities.
The people down there will elect Den