Omaha daily bee., 1908-09-27
WILL DRAW BIC CROWD
Presidential Nominee in Omaha Means
City Will Be ThrOnged.
TWO LARGE MEETINGS ARE ON
one win he Held at the Audi
tOrium In Omaha and other
in open Air In south
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held in Omaha and South Omaha Thurs
day were discussed at a meeting of the
county committee held at the court house
Saturday afternoon.
Chairman Frank Crawford announced he
had turned many of the details Of the meet
ings over to the three member Of the state
committee. Isidor Ziegler, NJ. L. Learned
and Otto Lepton. Mr.. Ziegler reported the
Taft train would arrive in Omaha Thurs
day evening at $50 over the Missouri Pa
cific and would be met by a large recep-
tion committee. MIR. Taft will be in Omaha
until 1920 Thursday night. when he will
leave over the Union Pacific. Meetings
will be held in Omaha at the Auditorium
and at South Omaha. Mr.. Lepton, who
has charge OF the South Omaha meeting,
said arrangements had been made to hold
the meeting in the open air near the public
library, II the weather is good. II the
weather is bad a room will be secured.
At the Omaha Auditorium Senator Dolli-
yer and others will speak with Judge Taft,
while at South Omaha A. w. Jefferis and
other local speakers will address the crowd
in addition to the presidential candidate.
The committee early next week will be-
gin the distribution of 5000 Autographs Of
Taft, and they will be placed in business
houses and homes.
Taft Row" Of Homes.
W. l. Kierstead aroused considerable en-
thusiasm, when he told about Taft Row
out in the north part of the city.
we have fourteen residences in a solid
row, extending from Twentieth and Ames
around to T~wenty-second and Fowler,
which will put Taft pictures in their win
dows. The fourteen houses contain twenty
three registered voters and every one of
them 10 a rock-ribbed republican"
Among some Of the residents OF Taft
Row" are T. r. Stroud, w. /. Kierstead.
Judge Duffie. James Craig and ]. B. Par
rott. Taft pictures will be put in the win
dows of all the houses as soon as they can
be secured.
The committee discussed the ACCESSIBILITY
OF polling tho county and the matter was
left by vote to the discretion of the execu-
tive committee.
The committee adjourned to meet at the
call of the chairman.
Information has been received that
thousands of people are coming to omaha
from the North Platte country for the
purpose OF hearing Mr.. Taft speak and to
give him an idea of what Nebraska will
do next November.
Marshall T. Harrison Of Dunbar, the re-
publican float nominee for the house from
otoe and Cass counties. was in omaha
Saturday on his way home from Madison,
Wis, where he attended the national
farmers congress and heard Mr.. Taft
speak last Thursday.
Makes Hit with
'Mr. Taft made a favorable impression
on the congress-" said Mr.. Harrison. "He
is a most impressive speaker. lie makes no
oratorlcal spurts but his language is classic
and he is intensely in earnest.
I'm appearance he is little like his pic
lures. That is, the pictures give one the
impression he is an extremely fat man.
Such is not the case. Ee is a big man, but
he is we'll proportioned and is not in the
least bulky as | had supposed.
80 far as Nebraska is concerned, there
is only one danger to the republicans. Thai
Is over confidence. l am told Sheldon will
carry the state by an unheard of majority
and that Taft will get from $4,000 to 1000
majority. This is bad from a republican
standpoint because It will make the party
workers too confident.
II have nc doubt Taft will carry the
state by a good majority and 1t will be i'm
possible to defeat George Sheldon, but re-
publicans should work just as though they
had a big fight on their hands"
COIfnx Is Coming.
Otto Zuelow, a deputy oil inspector from
Coffax county, was in Omaha Saturday &c
see about the arrangements for the Taft
meeting.
Everybody from our part of the state
will be here to hear Taft" said Zuelow
w just can't stay away. Omaha will
have one OF the biggest crowds in its his.
tory.
81 am out In the state a great deal and
there is no doubt in my mind but what
Taft and Sheldon will get big majorities
In Colfax county the democrats say they
will get 800 majority. II they are as badly
off In all their predictions as they are OIL
Colfax county, they will not be in the run
nirg at ALL"
Tom Hsmer, a member of the last legis
lature from Buffalo county. while here OF
business Saturday predicted big majoritle,
for Taft and Sheldon in Nebraska.
"While there seems TO be no doubt tina
Taft and Sheldon will carry the state b,
the usual majorities.'' said Mr.. Hamer
there is very little excitement in our par
of the state over politics. In my opinion
this is due 10 the satisfaction OF the peopl,
with conditions as they exist now. TIL,
farmers are getting good prices for thei
products and the fact that they are no
getting excited over the campaign Indicate
to me they are satisfied with the way tn,
republican party has attended to the az
fairs of the country"
Itinerary of Taft Special.
The Taft special, which will leave siou,
City next Wednesday morning for a tire
days trip I'm Nebraska. will consist eS tn
private cars Constitution" and "Riva," tn
compartment car Alabama and a North
western baggage car. Senator Dolliver O
Iowa will join the Taft party at Omaha.
The itinerary OF the TAFT special in Ne
braska for the three days is;
wednesday-Lesve Sioux City. Ia. owe
the Chicago, st. Paul. Minneapolis
Omaha at Z a.. m; flve-minute stops a
Emerson, Neb,; Wakefield, Wayne, Nor
folk. Stanton, West Point, ScTibner. Ere
mont and Wahoo, arriving in Lincoln owe
the Chicago & Northwestern at 8 D. m.
Thursday-Leave Lincoln over the Chi
cago, Burlington & Quincy at 7:3O a. m.
five-minute stops at Crete, WILDER, Dewitt
Beatrice, Wymore and Pawnee. arriving 4
Falls City over the Chicago, Burlington 4
Quincy at 1910 ID, m. Leave Falls OF