The Canon City record with which is consolidated the Canon City cannon., 1916-09-28
HUNDREDS WERE PRESENT TO
ENJOY THE HoUsE-wARMiNe
AND RECEPTION; ROOMS WELL
FURNISHED AND WALLS ADoR-
NED WITH PICTURES OF FAM
Gus REPUBLICANS.
INTERESTING TALK
At COURT HOUSE

The house-warming and dedica-
ton of the rooms of the Canon City
Hughes and Fairbanks club on the
second floor of the Peabody building
at the southeast corner of Main and
Fourth streets Tuesday evening was
well attended and was in all res
poets a very pleasant affair. The
gathering was an informal one and
lasted from seven till eight o'clock,
during which large number of peo-
pie. both men and women, called to
inspect the club rooms and express
their interest in the organization and
its purposes Fruit punch was serv-
ed and cigars were passed; the ladies'
of course, partaking only of the form
er.
The rooms, which have been placed
at the disposal of the club by the
generosity of Gov. Peabody. are con-
veniently arranged for the uses of
the club and will be its headquarters
during the campaign. The walls have
been adorned by tie decorative COM
mittee with portraits of Gov. Hughes,
Vice President Fairbanks, Washing
ton. Lincoln. Mckinley Col. Roose-
Welt and other men prominent in the
public life of the nation. The club
rooms will be kept open until the
November elections and all Republl-
cans and their friends will find a
cordial welcome there at any time.
Several Florence people came up on
Tuesday night to attend the recep-
tion and congratulated the club on
the enthusiasm and good-fellowship
of the affair.
At O'Clock the club members and
their guests proceeded to the district
court room where Wilbur Jackson of
Warsaw. Mo-, brother of C. C. Jack
SON. Republican candidate for coun-
ty commissioner. delivered an ad-
dress on the political issues. Mr.. Jack
son was introduced by Harry F. Bow
en-, president of the club. and spoke
for about three quarters of an hour
on the questions involved in the
presidential campaign.
Mr.. Jackson was until recently a
member of the Progressive party and
was one of the delegates to the ma
tional convention in Chicago last
June that nominated Colonel Roose-
welt for the presidency. On the dis
integration of the Progressive organi-
zation a short time later Mr.. Jackson
returned to the Republican party and
is now a strong supporter of Hughes
and Fairbanks. He said that a some
what careful investigation of the pres
ent political affliation of the men
who composed the Progressive con-
vention in Chicago last summer had
convinced him that ninety per cent
of them were now working in the
Republican ranks. Mr.. Jackson stat
ed that former Progressives were al
most unanimously opposed to the re-
election of President Wilson because
of his foreign policy. or. rather the
lack of it. particularly in realtion to
Mexico and would work for the
triumph OF Mr.. Hughes. whom they
believed would pursue more con-
sistent and uniform diplomacy in
dealing with other nations.
Mr.. jackson said that the Republi-
cans III Missouri were hopeful of
carrying that state for Hughes and
Fairbanks in November on account
of the disaifection in the Democratic
party there over the administration
of Governor Major and the apathy
and Indifference of its members to
the policies of President Wilson. "Af-
ter talking with William Allen. one
of the leaders in the Progressive
movement in Kansas. l am satisfied.
continued Mr.. jackson. that the Re-
publicans will carry Kansas this year
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