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Lewiston Evening Teller
Lewiston, Nez Perce County, Idaho
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Eugene V. Debs and Socialist party associates begin a major cross-country campaign tour by special train from Chicago on Aug. 31, covering 11,000 miles with 240 speeches, visiting numerous cities, and distributing literature. Key figures include Debs, VP candidate Ben Harford, and Mother Jones.
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THE GREATEST CAMPAIGN TOUR TO BE MADE BY ANY PRESIDENT EXCEPT MC KINLEY.
Chicago, Aug. 31.—The whirlwind campaign trip in which Eugene V. Debs and several of his associates of the Socialist party are scheduled to start in a special train from Chicago today bids fair to be the greatest campaign tour that has been undertaken by a presidential candidate since the memorable "swing around the circle" made by William McKinley prior to his first election. If the plans are carried out in full the "Red" special will cross the country twice, traveling a total distance of about 11,000 miles. The schedule provides for 240 stops for speeches, with meetings each night in cities and large towns.
The completed itinerary calls for this long flight:
From Chicago through Iowa to Kansas City, Omaha, Denver, Leadville, Salt Lake, San Diego, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Sacramento, Portland, Seattle, Spokane, Butte, Fargo, Minneapolis, Duluth, Detroit, Cleveland, Erie, Buffalo, Rochester, Syracuse, New York City. Sunday Oct. 4, and a big meeting in the Hippodrome.
The New England states will be invaded and then New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Maryland, Ohio, Indiana, Missouri, Kentucky and Tennessee. If time permits the schedule may be lengthened to include Oklahoma, Texas and the Southwest.
Tons of campaign literature will be distributed along the route. Mr. Debs will be the chief orator, but Ben Harford, candidate for vice-president, and other Socialist leaders will be heard. Mother Jones will be carried along as a special attraction.
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Chicago
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Aug. 31
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The whirlwind campaign trip in which Eugene V. Debs and several of his associates of the Socialist party are scheduled to start in a special train from Chicago today bids fair to be the greatest campaign tour that has been undertaken by a presidential candidate since the memorable "swing around the circle" made by William McKinley prior to his first election. If the plans are carried out in full the "Red" special will cross the country twice, traveling a total distance of about 11,000 miles. The schedule provides for 240 stops for speeches, with meetings each night in cities and large towns. The completed itinerary calls for this long flight: From Chicago through Iowa to Kansas City, Omaha, Denver, Leadville, Salt Lake, San Diego, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Sacramento, Portland, Seattle, Spokane, Butte, Fargo, Minneapolis, Duluth, Detroit, Cleveland, Erie, Buffalo, Rochester, Syracuse, New York City. Sunday Oct. 4, and a big meeting in the Hippodrome. The New England states will be invaded and then New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Maryland, Ohio, Indiana, Missouri, Kentucky and Tennessee. If time permits the schedule may be lengthened to include Oklahoma, Texas and the Southwest. Tons of campaign literature will be distributed along the route. Mr. Debs will be the chief orator, but Ben Harford, candidate for vice-president, and other Socialist leaders will be heard. Mother Jones will be carried along as a special attraction.