The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-10-03

Inc x. u RepuDHcan cluD Will nave
q transparency in the parade tonight
reading, Rock Chalk Jay Hawk X. u.
Republican Club for Taft" The K. u.
band will also some in this afternoon.
and has been assigned to position at
the head OF the fiambeau division.
About one hundred Washburn stu
dents will take part in the parade, and
have been assigned 80 fambeau torches.
The State Normal students, who are
here for the football game, will also
march in the parade. John Nipps and
Grant Willis are in charge of the
Washburn section.
On each chair in the auditorium
and in the Grand theater the Repub-
lIcan central committee will place
souvenir of the Taft meeting consist
ing OF handsome photogravure pic
ture of Taft, a sketch of his life by
Raymond of the Chicago Tribune, pin
ned together with Taft button. Eight
thousand of these souvenirs have been
prepared.
Congressman Dan Anthony, who
was supposed to be travelling toward
Topeka on the Taft train, arrived in
town this morning from Oskaloosa,
where he made speech last night
He went to Emporia this afternoon to
meet the Taft train at that point.
when / started in making speeches"
said MT. AnLnODy, INe was
my limit. Last night I talked an hour
and twenty minutes, until 1 saw two
old men on the front seat going to
sleep, and then thought 1t was time
to quit"
The Wabaunsee county delegation,
about 800 strong, will arrive late this
afternoon at 3:3O, with ]. B. Erick-
son in command. The Wabaunsee
county delegation will lead the, civic
parade, and will cary the big picture
of Taft.
The Democratic county central COM
mittee, which has its headquarters at
514 Kansas avenue. has the front OF
its building nicely decorated today, and
displayed in the most conspicuous place
a large picture of Taft.
This is a very fiat refutation of the
report that the Democrats were plan
ming to make a disturbance at the Taft
meeting and try to cause the Repub-
licans some embarrassment.
T. H. Crawford, Republican nominee
for the legislature in Lincoln county
Is Topeka visitor. He is sanguine the
Republicans will win his county, and
will run ahead.
c. w. Miller. of Ellis county, an en-
thusiastic Taft supporter. is a Topeka
county Republican committee, and hi:
county being rock-ribbed Democratic
he Is of the opinion that Taft will rur
ahead of the ticket. Mr.. Miller was the
first man in the state to forward his
campaign fund for the benefit of the
presidential candidate.
Kansas avenue has been blossomine
out with decorations this morning
and this afternoon, nearly every
building has its display of bunting OF
flags, and as many pictures of Taft
and Sherman as they can use. A few
pictures of Stubs and Bristow are
also displayed.
A man from Marshall county who
is in town today says that there Is
some possibility that the Democrat;
will elect the member of the legisla-
Gure in that county because OF
dissatisfaction up there with the new
tax law. This is a peculiar situation
because the Democratic member OF
the state tax commission, Judge w. S
Glass, Is a member of the tax com.
mission and assisted in making the
valuations which the Marshall count1
Democrats are kicking about.