The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1911-11-02
PLEADS FOR UNIVERSAL PEACE
Record Breaking Crowds Throng the
Streets and Cheer the President in
His Hurried Trip Through the City
friday Evening.

PIE VI hGnOSna LOT tn6 maSnlncenJ re-
ceptiOn they accorded to me and am
proud to have been the guest if only
for a short time Of such loyal body
of people. My only regret is that con-
ditions made it impossible for me to
make my stay longer in your splendid
city"
In these words the Hon. William
Howard Taft, president Of the United
States, placed his seal of approval on
the reception given him in Kenosha
on Friday evening and as it has been
said that the president was travelling
through the center Of the "enemies
country" Kenosha was distinctly graci-
GUS as an "enemy." But the outpour-
ing Of the people and the enthusiastic
welcome given to the president spoke
palmer than anything else that Keno
sha is not unfriendly to the president.
In the words of the president it was a
magnificent reception" and recep-
tion such rs had never before been
given TO any public man from the peo-
pie of the city of Kenosha. The whole
town turned out to greet the president
and the half hour that he remained the
guest of the city and county was half
hour of patriotic enthusiasm such as
had never been seen in the city. Men
and women forgot party politics and
joined together to do the honors to the
nation g head executive and the effort
was so successful that members Of the
presidents party declared that in no
city along his long route had the recep-
tion been more cordial or more pleas
ing to Mr.. Taft.
The Taft special pulled into Kenosha
minute behind the scheduled time,
bnt an hour before the arrival of the
train the streets and parks had begun
to fill with people. Prairie avenue and
the streets about Library Park were a
mass of people and at the intersection
of Prairie avenue and the railway
where the president left the train there
was crowd of people estimated at
from six to eight thousand people.
The crowd was so great that it broke
over the protecting ropes and filed the
stI eets and secret service men and po-
lice officers were unable to keep back
the people bent on seeing the presi.
dent.
The Coliseum where the president
spoke was thrown open at half past
five O'Clock and long before the ar
rival of the distinguished guest every
seat in the great auditorium was filed
while a crowd estimated at close to
five thousand people fought for admis-
sion.
All along Main street the crowd was
congested and it is certain that it was
the largest crowd ever known on the
streets of Kenosha. Not one-third of
the people who sought to hear the presi-
dent were able to crowd into the audi
forum and the ones outside cheered
Just as Justify as the more fortunate
who were able to squeeze into the bic
hall.
AS the train bearing the president
and his party pulled into Kenosha every
factory whistle in the city was tied
down and it was with the shrieking of
the whistles and the cheering of thous-
ands that the president got his first in
PRODUCTION to Kenosha. At the point
where the president left the train the
Kenosha band stood playing the Star
Spangled Banner, but when tho presi-
dent appeared on the platform the deaf
ening cheers from the crowd of thous-
ands completely drowned the music of
the band.
The president was greeted on the
car by Alderman w. T. Marlatt of the
second ward, who extended to him a
welcome to the city and presented to
him Mayor Scholey and the members
of the reception committee
AS the present mounted the automo.
bile, which was most deliberately dec.
Grated and Illuminated, there was an.
other deafening cheer and the people
were so insistent that the president was
forced to say a few words and thank
them for the great reception they had
given him.
the parade of the automobiles from
the train to the Coliseum was like q
triumphal entry. All along the route
the streets were lined with people and
the houses were gayly decorated. AS
the presidents car started east there
was mighty cheer and the people
along the curb took it up and it rever
berated all about the park and even
into the down town districts.
An army of boys supplied with rec
tire started the fires burning all along
the line. At the park the president
was greeted by thousands of children
OF the city schools waving flags ant
shouting a welcome in childish glee