The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1884-10-02
GRAND REPUBx1cAN RALLY Ar
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Tuesday being the day of grand raj
ly at Strong City, our fiambeau club
donned their uniforms. aud headed by
the Knights of PYthias band, proceed
to the depot. making quite a good dis
play.
There were enough who went from
this place to fill two extra coaches.
Prominent among those who went out
were Judge j. ]. Buck, J. G. Traylor,
Col. Feighan. Charles Fletcher and D.
w. Eastman.
The train arrived about one hour be-
hind time al Strong City. There our
delegation was met by the fambeau
clubs of Chase county, and the Strong
City cornet band.
After supper the EmporIa flambeau
clubs formed at the car. aud in full uni
form marched up and down, over and
across all the streets in the city.
The Emporia Flambeau clubs covered
themselves all oyer with glory, and En-
poria may well be proud of them. We
heard some OF the candidates say it was
the best display they had ever seen In
the state OF Kansas.
Alter the parade, Judge Harris called
the meeting to order and paid high
compliment to the clubs and then intro
duced s. B. Bradford, candidate for at.
torneY general, who spoke of his Re-
publicanism and said he had meyer vel
cast vote for candidate for president
that was not elected, and at the coming
November election, he expected to vote
for that grand American, James G
Blaine, and the gallant soldier, John A
Logan, who, on the 4th day of March
! 1885, would be our next president and
vice-president. loud apPlause.] he
paid q high compliment tC
John A. Martin, and said
the Republican who would go back Or
John a Martin for governor was q very
thin skin Republican indeed.
The speaker then paid his respects tC
the Democratic principles and ths
Democratic Fathers" and said grea
many Democrats did not know who
their political fathers were. Zone col
ored gentleman who was raised down in
the cotton fields" suggested to the
speaker that he knew them quite we'll
which brought forth loud applause)
The speaker said If an angel from
heaven should come down and try tC
run the government on Democratic
principles, 1t would bankrupt the gov
ernment in six months. Applause.
The next speaker was Hon. John 81
Rice, who made an eloquent address
He was followed by ). T. Bradley, o
| Topeka.
There was great enthusiasm
manifested and ''all went mer
Try as a marriage bell" We are in
formed that there were about Il, 900 per
SONS present at the day meeting. Hon
Thomas Ryan made one of his bes
speeches in the afternoon on the tariff
question. He was followed by Hon.
w. AdY, of Newton, and others. Al hal
past 10 o'clock last night the bugle calleC
the fsmbeau clubs In line and the,
marched back to the cars, and merrIe
crowd never returned to EN- poris, ant
we wish ali to understand it was pur
enthusiasm and not any of the ''prohib
tied" that made them so.
Arriving at Emporis the clubs wer
landed at the foot of Commercial stree
and formed in line with the Knights O
Pythias band at the head and marches
up Commercial street, awakening tn
the citizens of Emporia out of thel
peaceful SAUNDERS and happy dream
to the awful realization that the Empc
ria Flambeau clubs were returning fror
q grand Republican rally, full of enthu
siasm for the Republican ticket, county
state and national.
Special mention should be made {
our band who acquitted themselves M
bly,, and Emporia may well be proud I
having such an organization as Il
"Knights of Pythias Band"