Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1908-09-18
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CLUBS IN QUEEE<s TY
Thousands Of Republicans W.
tend Convention National Leas =
SENATOR FORAKER WILL PREsID :
He Will Introduce Judge Taft to Mass
Meeting in Music Hall.
CANDIDATE BUSY ON SPEECHES
Strenuous Itinerary Requires Much
Preparation.
TRIP THROUGH SOUTHERN STATES
william N. Mitchell of Atlanta Urges
that Tour BE Extended
Front Porch Campaign
Abandoned.
He Will Introduce Judge Taft to Mass
Meeting in Music Hall.
CANDIDATE BUSY ON sPEEcHE!
TRIP THROUGH SOUTHERN STATE

CINCINNATI. Sept. 17.-Besides the ex-
cursion trains, filled with the personnel of
the National League of Republican clubs
which are scheduled to arrive here for the
day and night celebration next Tuesday
is was predicted at the Taft headquarters
today that the nearby towns of Omio,
Kentucky and Indiana would swell the ex-
pected throng with many marching clubs.
Among these will be clubs from Indian
apolis. Columbus Mddletown and Hamil-
ton. Every republican club of this city has
been formally invited to participate There
will be a meeting in Grand Army OF the
Republic hall and an evening meeting in
Music hall, at which Senator Foraker will
preside make a speech, and introduce
Judge Taft, the principal speaker of the
evening. Those in charge of the local ar
rangements said today the rally would
eclipse anything of the kind previously at
tempted in the city.
Judge Taft devoted the greater portion of
the day at his private quarters working on
the speeches he Is scheduled to deliver
through the middle west and north. He
announced that from this time until his de-
parture this work would engross his at
tention to the exclusion of receiving callers
or delegations This announcement is taken
TO mean the practical abandonment to the
front porch campaign which was contem-
plated when he came to the city.
Business Depression Abroad.
During the short time the candidate
spent at his offices in the Snton hotel
today, he was visited by a. number of
local politicians. He also had confer
ence with A. w. Carpenter Of New York,
who has just returned from a ten weeks
business trip through Germany and Great
Britain.
Business in both Germany and England
Is in a deplorable condition." he said.
"The number Of unemployed workmen is
ereater than has been known for many
years. Most of the financial and business
difficulty which affected. the workmen so
severely is attributed to over-extension and
overstraining of business credits.
''Unquestionably the feeling among Amer
lean busiadss n,ep rs much more cheerful
and optimistic than II was ten weeks ago
and Industrial conditions generally have
improved in that time, for the reason, I
believe for the spreading confidence Of
the election of Judge Taft"
William n. Mitchell of Atlanta, Co,
southern representative of the Baltimore
& Ohio railroad consulted with Judge Taft
today regarding his contemplated itinerary
through the south. Mr.. Mitchell expressed
the belief that with the well known
reciprocity of friendly feeling between
Judge TAFT and the south, a more extended
itinerary than Contemplated. would be ad-
Vantageous
Carrie Nation Secs Taft.
Mrs. Carrie Nation, without her hatchet.
dropped into town early today and went
direct to the Pike street address of Judge
Taft. The judge himself admitted Mrs.
Nation to the spacious hall
You know me?" she demanded without
prelminaries.
The candidate admitted that from the
public prints me knew who Mrs. Nation
was.
well, I have come here to have dis
cusslon with you. on the liquor question,
was her next remark.
you win have TO excuse me from enter
ing upon any discussion with you," was
Mr. Taft's half smiling reply.
Whereupon Mrs. Nation began one OF
her characteristic speeches against the
drink evil, not overlooking a condemna-
ton Of all those who did not go valiantly
to the work of reform as she believed II
should be carried on.
Judge Taft was modestly backing away
and Mrs Nation, seemingly somewhat
awed with what she was doing, backed heI
way out OF the door and the interview was
ended