The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1884-11-04
TWO TAKERS.
Judge Shirk and Ex-senator Hen
dersOn Address the Faith
full at Smiths Hall.

Thore was no aimitta,ce CHARGED a
smiths hall, last nigh, and the result wa.
that standing room even was Il pr, minm
The cause Of The g,theri g q The immeLs.
crnEd was The announcement of the An
ptasance of ex-senator John B. Henderson
of 81. LOuis, as the champion of tie man
from Maine, with Judge Shirk as his own
The hall was crowded with republicans
and Democrats, with here and there a pro
hloltlonlst. There were also present some
halt deem ladies. These were, presum-
ably, followers OF the gentle Belya LOCI
wood.
Mr.. F. A. Sampson, who will vote for
Brooks and 81. John, presided over
the meeting, wfiie Capt. Alberi Parker o.
cupied seat on the platform. Postmaster
Blair sat in the front row, right under the
dropping OF the caves Of the sanctuary. rs
II we've, but IL was noticed that the gentle
man did not enIhuse to any great extert
under the what-Ire you drving-al SD, ech
of Mr.. Henderson. About half of the east
side OF the CELL ~ was occupied by the
IMAM and bro her." md VIII n Mr Hender
ssh told the story of the old darkey ard
the coon dog, these citizens went into wild
and sympathetic cOnyulsious
Judge Shlrk was the first speaker aud he
let tiy his Parthian arrows at the demo-
Gratis with the abandon OF a cow boy ben;
on having a good time at a Dolce CITY
festival. His friecds, the enemy, were fran
ticilly assailei and charged upon with pla
tOons Of invectiye, sarcasm aud IhilIipics
The genial judge just ssiIed right in, and
with loDgtOOthed curry comb he scraped
the democrats from head 10 /. OF with mer-
ciless glee. Tie speech was short, but,
from his standpoint, it was as sharp as
Dsmsscus 81, d..
When he finished, the band footed a
tune, and then General Henderson was In
trcduced BY Chairman Sampson. Mr.
Sampson said that two years ago he met
General Henderson on trip from Calais,
France, 10 London, and so entertaining
was the man who saved Andrew Johnson
from Impeachment, that he forgot to get
sessick. He was certain none of the audi !
elce would get sick on this occ asicn.
General Henderson erected his lorg. |
trim figure, ard was or, e,ed with a
storm OF applause. He slid he |
couldn't speak long, as he |
hid failed 20 lay in a supply OF voice, but
woull say few things. He man gid to !
keep tie crowd in a roar of laughter, but |
whether he was making a democratic or
republican speech, no Que could tell. |
The effort was a striking illustration OF |
Tailey rsnds epigram, "That words are
made TO conceal ideas" He said he was op-
posed to high t.rif, and a. this, Judge !
Shirk and other lights groaned inwsrdiy. |
Inc attempt TO explain the Mulligsn let
ters was sdroit, but "a thin as a Main |
street editorial. Mr.. Henderson declared |
Hendricks TO be an honest man, and said
that If Cleveland was elected the country
would continue to be prosperous. Wild |
applause greeted both these confessions.
The democrats, he said, had let him, no,
he them, and he looked real lonesome.
Altogether, the ex senator managed to
make very good democratic spe,ch, and
he regret Is, that he hadn't been here earl
er in the campaign. As he is a prohibi-
ionist, he too will vote for st. John and
Brooks.