Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-09-21
LONCWORTH and
DENEEN COME
Two More Big Cards for Politi-
cal Feature of Rock Is-
land Exposition.
EVENING OF REPUBLICAN DAY
Telegram cinches Engagement of Bry.
an Here-Slight Change in Ar
ransement of Days.

Lincoln, Neb., Sept. 19.-H. p Simp-
son, Editor Argus, Rock Island, ILL.,:
You may expect Mr.. Bryan on the
evening of the 10Th. Will advise you
later as to the special train matter
in South Dakota.
CHARLES w. BRYAN.
The above message which came Sat
urday night is self explanatory. II
cinches the matter of the coming of
Mr.. Bryan on the evening of Demo
cratic day at the Rock Island Expo
sition, Tuesday, Sept. 30, reasonable
assurances of such good fortune hav-
Ing been formerly received at Mr..
Bryan's hands by the Exposition com
mittee on Democratic day.
As before stated Mr.. Bryan comes
zoo miles out of his way, travelling
more than a day and a night and com
ing from Mitchell. S. D., part of the
distance by special train for this one
engagement.
Get LOngworth and Deneen.
Saturday evening the exposition
committee arranging for republican
day was notified by Senator Dickson
of the natiopal speakers bureau IT
Chicago that, iii addition to Hon
James S. Sherman, republican nom.
inee for vice president. Congressman
Nicholas Longworth of Ohio. son-in-law
of President Roosevelt. and Governor
Deneen will be here for Oct 2 and
will probably speak at the ball park
in the evening. Mr.. Longworth will
very likely be accompanied to the
city by his wife, as she usually &C
companies him on his tours. Thi,
completes the political program fol
exposition week, giving the city two
of the biggest programs scheduled in
any one city in the United States thi.
fall and of greater drawing power by
far than any others ever pulled off il
this vicinity.
Change In Days Made.
Yesterday it was found necessary t
change the arrangement of exposition
week slightly. Davenport day, which
was to have been on Tuesday, wa:
made Thursday instead, and Moline
day, instead of Thursday, was made
Wednesday. Rock Island day will be
Saturday, as at first planned, and thi.
will also be Woodmen day Tuesday
of course, is democratic day, and Fri
day republican day and also GeneseC
day.
Courtesy of Baseball Officers.
The Exposition company is unde
obligations to President w. A. Rosen
field and Secretary J. f. Munger o
the Rock Island Baseball association
for the use of Island City baseball
park for the political meetings in cor
nection with the exposition the after
moons and evenings of Sept. 20 an
of Oct. 2. 1t is such exchange of coul
tesies between local public spirite
and amusement exercises that max
for a greater city.
Three Special Trains.
Three special trains on the Roc
Island road on each of the politics
days, were arranged for this afternoo
by the directors of the Rock Islam
Exposition with Division Passenge
Agent Boyd and Local Passenge
Agent Plummer as the result of tn
conference with General Passengt
Agent Allen in Chicago last wee
The trains are to be run on Tuesda
and Friday, reaching Rock Island
the morning and leaving at 11:15 /;
night. They IRE to come from b
reau on the main line, Wyoming G
the Peoria division and Sherrard an
cable on the Mercer county divisio