The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-09-26
Dates Are Out for Wilson,
Bryan, Clark and Burke.
These. Democrats Invade Kan
saS Early in October.
BURDEN FALLS ON BRYAN
He Makes Score of Speeches in
Three Days.
Wilson Spends One Day in
State-Big Topeka Meeting.

woodrow Wilson, William Jennings
Bryan, Champ Clark and Governor John
Burke of North Dakota-four of the
biggest oratorical guns at the disposal
of the Democratic national committee
will campaign in Kansas early in Oc-
tober. If impulsive Kansas is holding
back for lack of Democratic argument
it will be abundantly furnished when
the Democratic spelIbinders stump the
state in the next three weeks
Governor Wilson, the Democratic
presidential nominee, will spend one day
in Kansas-Tuesday, October 8. From
Phillipsburg to Topeka Wilson will
speak from the rear platform of
special train and will make as many
speeches as can be injected into the
run to Topeka for $3.50 meeting IN
the Auditorium. Efforts to land VIII
son for night meeting have failed
and his Topeka date will be for an al
ternoon discussion of the political situa-
ton. He will leave Topeka at $50 for
Kansas City, where he speaks at night
Bryan comes to Kansas next week
for three nights and two days of busy
campaign work for the state and ma
tiOnal ticket. He speaks Tuesday night
at Belleville and Wednesday morning
will make seven speeches., travelling
from Belleville to Salina on a special
train the Union Pacific Thursday he
will make eight speeches. travelling on
concluding his Kansas engagement
with a night meeting in Wichita. This
is his itinerary:
Wednesday, October 2-Belleville.
Night meeting at o'clock.
Thursday October 3-Leave BeIleville
via Union Pacific special at 7:10 a. m;
Concordia arrive 9 a. m, leave $40;
MOrganVille arrive 1910, leave IL; Clay
Center arrive Ills, leave 1890. (stoI
for lunch); Junction City arrive 1870
leave 2:2O; Abilene arrive 32O, leave
40; Solomon arrive 5, leave 5:25; Sa-
lima arrive 6, speech in convention hall
at o'clock and stop for night.
Friday, October 4-Leave Salina a.
n by auto, arrive Lindsborg Sis
o'clock. Leave Lindsborg 9 o'clock by
auto and arrive Mcpherson 9:45. Leave
Mcpherson over Santa Fe by special
train, with following schedule and
speaking dates: Marion arrive HIS.
leave 11:45: ElDorado arrive 1880, leave
80; Augusta arrive 1:55, leave 2:25;
Winfield arrive 3:25. leave 4:15; Wei
lington arrive 4:55, leave $50; Wichita
arrive 6:45, speech at convention haD
at O'Clock. Leave Wichita $3.50 2.
m over Rock Island. Arrive Manhat
tan o'clock Friday morning. Bryar
will leave Manhattan at 6:45 for his
home in Lincoln, Neb.
Following the Bryan-Wilson meet
ings Champ Clark will invade Kansas
for two days. He will travel on regu-
lar trains and has been routed over
the Santa Fe. He speaks Wednesday
afternoon, october 9, in Garden City
and in Kinsley at night. On Thursday,
october 10, Clark speaks in the af-
ternoon in Hutchinson and in Emporia
at night.
Governor John Burke, of North Da-
kota, who is rated as one of the most
eloquent orators at the disposal of
the Democratic national committee, has
Monday afternoon, October IA, he will
speak in Olathe, with night meeting in
Fort Scott. Tuesday, october Is, Burke
will speak in Pittsburg in the after