Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1908-09-19
CALLS AT CANDIDATES HOME, is
ADMITTED AND THEN AT
TEMPTS FUTlLLY TO ARGUE /.
QUoR QUESTION WITH HIM.
THREE CAMPAIGN
TOURS PLANNED
FIRST is THROUGH THE WEST.
INCLUDING IOWA, SECOND is IN
SOUTH AND THIRD is IN THE
EASTERN STATES,

SOUTH AND THIRD is IN THE
EASTERN STATES.
cincinnati, Sept. 17.-Mrs. Carry
Nation without ner Ratchet dropped
INTO town early today and went direct
10 the Taft residence. Judge Taft ad.
united Mrs. Nation to the spacious
hall.
You know me-" she demanded.
The candidate admitted that from
the public prints he knew who Mrs,
Nation was.
well I have come here to have
discussion with you on the liquor cues.
tlon,' was her next remark.
you will have to excuse me from
entering upon any discussion with
you,' was Taft's reply, whereupon
Mrs. Nation began one of her charac.
terist1c speeches against the drink
evil, not overlooking a condemnation
Of all those who did not go warranty
to the work of reform as she believed
1t should be carried on. Taft was mod
estly backing away and Mrs. Nation
seemingly awed by what she was GO
ing, also backed her way out and the
interview was ended.
Cincinnati, O., Sept. 17.-willam
H. Taft will make three campaign
tours. His first will begin here on
Sept. % and end on Oct. 7 at Gales
burg, Ill. This trip will take him
through Wisconsin, Minnesota, North
and South Dakota, Iowa, Nebraska,
Colorado, Kansas and Missouri. He
Will make one or more set speeches
In each Of these states and fill in with
numerous short addresses from the
rear platform Of his special train.
The second trip, which will be ar
ranged in detail later, will take him
into Kentucky. Tennessee and possibly
North Carolina
| The last trip will be in the east,
New York City will be visited and a
speech will be made in the northern
part of the state. New England will
not be included, but speeches will be
made in Maryland, Pennsylvania, West
Virginia and Ohio.
itinerary of First Trip.
At the conclusion of the conference
the exact itinerary Of the first trip,
which has been worked out by Sena,
tor Dixon, was made public. 1t is as
follows:
Sept. 23.-Brook, Ind.
Sept. 24.-Milwaukee.
Sept. 25-Madison Wis
Sept. 26-St. Paul and Minneapolis.
Sept. Minneapolis
Sept. 28-Fargo, N. D.
Sept. 29-Mitchell, S. D.
Sept. 30-Fort Dodge, Ia, and
Omaha, Neb.
Oct. "Trip through Nebraska west
ward
Oct 2--Denvet.
Oct 3-Topeka, Kas.
Oct. 4-Kansas City.
Oct 5-St. Joseph, Mo-;
Oct 6-St. Louis, Mo-
Oct. 7-Chicago and Galesburg, Ill
Mr.. Taft will travel in special
train, and with him will be two other
speakers Of national repute. Senator
Dolliver of Iowa probably will be one
of these. Local speakers will also
be invited on the train at various
places.
After the conference Chairman
Hitchcock expressed himself gen
orally on the manner of campaign
which has been decided upon, max
ing it plain that the racket and rec
fire" features will be fast enough ant
strenuous enough to silence all crit
icism
There have been numerous criti
cisms,' said Mr.. Hitchcock, ito the eff
feet that the Republican campaign
was at a standstill and that the opposi
ton party was carrying things by de
fault. There may be a semblance O.
truth in this at the present moment
but 1t has been considered the wises
plan to make the racket and red fire
campaign during the month of Octo
ber."
Why Campaign Was Delayed.
Mr.. Hitchcock gave many reasons
for this course Of action. It was high
ly desirable that the strong Republi
can orators should be placed where
their services were really needed. 1
was impossible to ascertain these
places without first hand information
regarding political conditions. This in
formation would be obtained by tina
time, he said, and instead of having
shots wasted previously by being free
at random the efforts would be &C
curately directed. The list of Re
publican orators who are to enter thu
field, Mr.. Hitchcock said, is greater il
number and ability than in any prev
ious campaign.
AS to the labor situation Mr.. Hitch
; cock believed false statements ar
being made to laboring men, which
would finally result in a reversal O
; sentiment. 1t was his expressed be