The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1908-09-24
BIG CROWD
Kenosha To Send z, 600 People TO
Greet Taft at Racine on
Thursday Afternoon
FACTORIES MAY CLOSE DOWN
FACTORIES MAY CLOSE DOWN
Special Train to Leave for Racine at
$3.50 Thursday Afternoon Return
ing After Great Political
Gathering

| henOSna is gong TO SenQ great Qele-
cation of Republicans to Racine tomor-
row to aid southern Wisconsin in the
| greeting to be extended to William
Howard Taft, the Republican candidate
for president and arrangements are be
ing completed for the trip this after
noon. Chairman Baker Of the Repub-
lican county committee, has named
committee consisting Of all the Repubi-
can county candidates and they will
have charge of the arrangements for
the trip. This morning the matter was
taken up with III. E. Miles of Racine,
who is arranging for the transportation
between Racine and Kenosha and it is
expected to have train big enough to
take every man in Kenosha who desires
to hear Taft. Word has been sent to
the outlying districts of the county
and assurances have been given that
every town in the county will send
great delegation to swell the Kenosha
crowd at the meeting. Every one from
the oldest voter in the county to the
woman who hopes to vote some time,
will be welcomed on the trip, and when
the train leaves Kenosha at 800 Thurs
day AFTERNOON it is expected that it will
carry the largest crowd of political
enthusiasts ever taken out of Kenosha
The committee in charge of the arrange
ments visited the various factories of
the city today and requested the man
ayers of these plants to close down for
an hour and a half to allow the men
to hear the great and distinguished
American and some of the managers
have already agreed to allow the men
the time off. Efforts will be made to
have the special train gayly decorated
showing the feeling in Kenosha county
in favor of Judge Taft.
AS the Republican committee believes
that every voter in the county should
have a chance to hear the next presi-
dent of the United States, no charge
will be made for transportation to Ra-
cine and coaches enough will be secured
to take care of all who desire to 60
It is the plan of the committee to make
the trip one free of all cost to those 60
ing and the invitation to every one is
a cordial one. This is open to
both Democrats and Republicans. AS
the Taft party is scheduled to arrive
in Racine at 4:10 Thursday afternoon,
ample time will be given the Kenosha
people to reach Racine and take part
in the great parade that is to form
part Of the welcome extended to the
candidate. Racine is arranging to turn
out ten thousand people and for this
reason the boiler shop of the Case Com
pany has been secured for the meeting
and arrangements have been made to
seat at least 10000 people in the great
building. The party travelling with
Mr.. Taft includes many Of the best
known Republican statesman in Ameri-
ca and it will be augmented when it
REACHES Wisconsin. Congressman Ell. A.
Cooper of Racine, who is strong per-
sonal friend of the Republican candi-
date, will act as chairman of the Ra-
cine meeting, and among the members
Of the party accompanying the candi-
date will be United States Senator Isaac
Stephenson and Robert M. LaFollette,
all of the members Of congress from
Wisconsin who are candidates for
reelection, Governor Davidson and sew
eral of the state officers and the chair
men Of the various county and district
committees. It is expected that most
Of these men will go to Milwaukee after
the Racine meeting to attend the great
Republican roundup in that city on
Thursday evening.