Salt Lake Herald-Republican | 1908-10-08 | Page 8 | Taft at Galesburg

TAFT AT LESBURG G Republican Candidate an an Object of Considerable Curiosity Galesburg Ill I Oct 7 H Taft came here from Chicago today and remained just long enough to de deliver delver deliver liver lver a feeling to o the memory of Abraham Abrham Lincoln He returned to Chicago to meet for the first time since his nomination WIliam William J Bryan Al AI Although Although though the object was of intense in interest interest Interest terest and received receive with wih many ma y expressions expressions of enthusiasm by a crowd which numbered thousands the candidate made no reference in his address to the political campaign His journey to was interrupted twice at t Mendota and Kewanee Kewane where he made brief political speeches and was lustily cheered by large larSe crowds Judge Tafts Tafta speech was the feature feat re of a n full ful days celebration of the fiftieth anniversary of the slavery debate of 1858 the exercises being held on the precise spot on Knox college campus c wherte the debate took place Other speakers had preceded the can candidate candidate candidate including In Representative Prince Stephen A Douglas son of Senator S Douglas Senator Albert J 3 Hopkins and ton Representative Theodore Thedore E Bur Burton Burton Burton S