The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-01-04
LaFolette travelling Through Illinois
in Trolley Car and Making
TaiI-End Speeches to the
People.
JONES IS WITH HIM
Senator Walter Clyde Jones is Mem
Der Of Party Making First
Political Tour by In
terurban.


CHICAGO. Jan. Political stump
ing Ey trolley car today is an innova-
ton In illinois of Senator Bob" "a
Toilette. progressive republican canil-
date fer president.
.4aTollftte left here this morning Cor
Joliet to take special interurban
Car for his tour of central Illinois, at.
er inaasurating his campaign in this
state ast night in Orchestra hall he
fore n, arly 3r00 persons. Hundreds
more were turned away, unable to get
seats.
Today IaFollette makes eight
speeches Of the eighteen scheduled in
| Illinois. He travels, eats and sleeps
for two days in his trolley car. ILL
nois Traction company officials say
this is the first political campaign
ever made over their lines. Travel
ing with LaFollette are State Senator
Clyde Jones, progressive republican
candidate for governor; State Senator
Hugh S. Magill, fighting for Senator
/ Cullom's seat; Charles e. Merriam,
late mayoralty candidate of Chicago;
Medill Mccormick and LaFollette
managers This afternoon tail-end
4 speeches from his trolley car will be
made bv LaFollette at Morris, Otta
wa, Streator, LaSalle, Spring Valley
! Bureau and tonight at Peoria.
In illinois LaFollette is figuring as
6 safe, sane and progressive candi-
date" for president. His speech here
last night was devoted to this topic,
mixed with denunciation of Aldrich,
> Morgan, Standard Oil, and discussion
of the tariff, trusts and finance.
For more than two hours LaF'ollette
!. held family talk with his audience,
which included Judge henesaw M.
! lands, Senator Kenyon of Iowa; Jane
! Adams, Mayor Carter Harrison and
: other distinguished Chicagoans. He
was applauded frequently, especially
in praising Governor Woodrow Wilson
and Colonel Roosevelt as progress
:, sives."
4 State Senator Jones introduced La
I Toilette, the crowd cheering for full
minute.
/ Hes all right, La Toilette" was
> cheered in unison.
: you've got your nerve was flung
J. by an auditor, when La Toilette said:
} I'm not afraid of any interest or or
ganization on earth
3 Aldrich was denounced as the
craftest framer OF legislation in the
: country and Morgan as the "son-in-
! law of Standard OIL
Is Full of Spoiled Oysters.
. JOLIET, Ill., Jan. A. Handicapped
. by slight attack of poisoning, Sena
% tor LaFollette drew a crowd of about
II 1000 in this standpat city this morn
y ing.
u oysters eaten at Chicago last night
caused him much distress today ant
a he showed the effect in his speeches
Many farmers faced bitter wind:
~ and bitter cold to hear the progressive
~ republican leader. A band, automo
u biles and marching club escorted th'
LaFollette party from the depot to th'
auditorium.
moving picture theatre was La
r Follette's auditorium. The standinj
IDOUl Ouiy SiEu il0li5 up ioLS bS
81 fore l-afollette arrived.
When introduced as the next pres
dent of the United States, LaFollett
was cheered He. outlined the pr1
sressive republican platform includin
40 the initiative, referendum, recall an
~ direct primaries in senatorial ele'
6 tions.
ia We favor election OF United State
a senators, not by Jackpot politician
n. but by the people, he said.
IN LaFollette spoke only fifteen minute
ns conserving his strength because of h
Of indisposition. No speeches are planne
q. by LaFoilette on his trolley trip TIL
afternoon
90 Handshaking and informal rece
in ticns only will be held.
nd
be TWO Men kjIjed