| Show AfT AN B Y N NA A r Each Enthusiastic Over Lakes G lf Deep D ep Water I ways w ys i MEET AT BANQUET TONIGHT To lo te GI I by b O Association b Ot or c III Politics Will WI be Talked Oct Oct 7 National attention at enlon was directed d eted to the opening pf of the ther r deep deo waterways w con cn toda he I the Republican and Den tnt o nominee for fOI 1110 tho presidency arrived In preparatory toh tory to 10 d lg their palt in the gather gathering ing h toward prompting II the deep Avater wa project project that will link the great lakes i tes with wih tf ocean t WJ Jennings Je Bryan Tr an was the first firsti l t i to atI a m nr was w s greeted ge at t I station slaton b a del oboth 11 w J nj 1 t a j r al l lt t n hr e c t 1 here that of the th notable I marie l Il three days da sessions t Each of oC the tho political leaders talked en enthusiastically el y upon up n his arrival pf the th project which has led to 10 the great gath fth oring now in n The ho scenes scene preceding preceding the tapping of tho gavel by b President llam K Kavanaugh which called the gathering to order were were reminiscent of a national convention of ono one of the great political polUca parties Tuesday evening tho th down downtown downtown town hotel lobbies had been be n thronged with early arly arriving delegates and visitors sl tors o s and ant in the hours before the first was called caled tha Iho throngs had hadl beon l c n Increased ed until officials of the convention declared that attend attendants ants were already T on the tho ground grund WhIm When the thc convention was var called c to order every delegates seat was filled and the galleries of tho auditorium had been long filled with wih fortunate fortunat posses posse possessors sors Fors of tickets rhe liam lam H Toft who was Introduced by Gov GO Charles Charle S Doncon was ls the signal for fol an ovation that lasted for lor many man minutes M With lh the exception of a speech by b President outlining tho th work worle of o the th association and ces It had attained only official busi business bUsIness ness occupied tho convention until the thc Introduction Uon of Mr Ir Taft raf At the con conclusion conc slon of ot his hi speech eh the tho Republican candidate c left lef hurriedly for Gae burg whore whre be he made mado a speech before returning 1 g o 0 meet Mr MI Bryan an at the banquet b of the Chicago association of ot commerce in the evening Committees pa ou resolutions t ions credentials ill and t lanco w re ap appointed pointed and the tho convention adjourned for the day da to 10 permit the delegates to tomake make mak a a personal I er inspection lon of the deep deepwater water bay bl route between Chicago and Jollet Four Foul special trains by the Chicago association ns ot of com com commerce merce conveyed ed tho delegates their families and all friends Santa Fe railroad tul which hl h parallels ther c drainage canal to 11 Mc l of the drainage board I o rd IE E Co le engineer of of the canal and Randolph e the tho II 1 s commission pointed out the work so far lal accomplished a on and ant a answered 5 t ed tho th t rent 1 bytho b the delegates Tomorrow William WilliamJ J Bryan Dran and Walter Do Moody will wi be thc principal before before the In the after afternoon afternoon noon the delegates will wl be he taken on an n through |
