The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-09-17
CROSSED IOWA
THIS MORNING
Woodrow Wilson Enroute TO Sioux
City Finds Crowds All Along
the Line Anxious
to SEQ Him.
MANNING is CUSTODIAN
Says Bryan Never Had Such Big
Crowds Even When He Was
Advertised the
Strongest.

[ United Press Leased Wire Service ]
ON BOARD WILSON SPECIAL
CAR MAGNET, CLINTON, Iowa, Sept.
1T.-Governor Woodrow Wilson has,I
reason to congratulate himself on the
reception he is receiving on this, his
first big campaign tour, IL the wis
dom Of Alexander P. Manning, the
black skinned broad grinning custod-
ian of democratic presidential nomi-
nees for the last twenty years, Is
the real thing.
Manning, as everybody calls him,
began escorting presidential candi-
dates around the country in 1892, his
first charge being Grover Cleveland.
He has had personal charge of the
person and effects Of every democratic
candidate since then and is with Gov
ernor Wilson now.
II have been out with all of them"
said Manning today, Bryan includ-
ed, and never saw the crowds 80 big
Or the enthusiasm SO genuine. Even
the crowds Mr. Bryan got in 1896
don't beat the way they are turning
out now to see Governor Wilson. l
know this trip had not been adver-
tised the way we used to advertise
Mr.. Bryan knew we were to be on
a regular train that would not stop
except on schedule and that it would
not stay anywhere more than a min
ls1te cr two yesterday sar train was
from an hour to an hour and a hall
late and didn't expect anybody would
be waiting to see the governor, yet
they were there at every town"
1t is Manning's boast that In all his
twenty years service to presidential
parties he has never yet lost SO much
as an umbrella. Manning Is from In
diana and edits a newspaper for col
ored people at indianapolis between
presidential campaigns.
The Wilson schedule today provid-
ed for early arrival at Sioux City, for
speech by the candidate at the in
| terstate fair and for his departure for
Sioux Falls, S. D.. late in the after
noon. After speaking there he was
to proceed by special train to st
Paul and Minneapolis He arrived at
/ Chicago from Sea Girt at five o'clock
last evening and had his private car
switched to the Northwestern, leay.
| ing Chicago at p, m.
| Yesterdays trip to Chicago was a
hard one for the governor and his
party. At several points his car was
cut off and shunted about switch
yards, from one train to another
which caused member of the party
to drop into verse as follows:
/ Every time we hit town,
The railroad kicks our car aroun
Looks like they're trying to do VIII
J son brown,
And they gotta quit kickin' his cal
aroun'.
In spite of the heat and the dust
Gvoernor Wilson kept his good humoi
and appeared on the rear platform OF
his car every half hour or SO to shake
hands with the crowds that clustered
about the end of the train and cheer
ed him. At half a dozen points he
made speeches and at all stops a rep
resentative Of the national committee
/ threw Wilson buttons into the crowd
which scrambled for them like school
children,
Wilson Weather.
ON BOARD GOVERNOR wills
ON'S SPECIAL CAR MAGNET
SIOUX CITY. Iowa, Sept. 17.--Iowa
greeted Governor Wilson as if smiling
| through the rain today. When he
rose. found the water tanks in his
private car Magnet" had not beer
refilled during the night and that he
had to wash and shave in cupfu
4 borrowed from the kitchen, gentle
rain was falling, but later the clouds
4 broke and indicated the governor
would have Wilson weather.
! At Onawa the Wilson train stopped
few minutes and score of WORKING
men appeared at the rear platform
and called Wilson, show your face
here!" The candidate heard then
and left his breakfast. He stepped
down off the platform and stood IL
the rain without hat.
"I'll not only show my face" he
Isaid. "Ill come down and shake hands
with you"
i After the handshake, he stood ant
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