St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-11-03
Tremendous Meeting at Hastings.
Especial Telegram to the Globe.

Tremendous Meeting ut Hastings.
Especial Telegram TO the Globe.I
HASTINGS, Nov. IAN ovation never be-
fore known in the history Of Hastings, or
even in Dakota county, one that perhaps will
never again be equaled in Hastings, was
given last night TO the Hon. Ignatius Don
nelly candidate for congress from this Che
Third, district The streets were one solid
mass Of people, citizens and farmers, some
coming great distance to pay their respects
and show their appreciation OF one OF their
own citizens. The business houses were IL
Illuminated with Chinese lanterns, and flags
from the tops Of many buildings were flying.
At Z O'Clock a carriage called at the hotel for
Mr.. Donnelly, when be was driven 10 the
court house park, where the grand torchlight
procession was to take up its line of march.
The Hon. John B. Brisbin, the first speaker
of the evening, was also in the carriage with
Mr. Donnelly. The grand cayalcade led by
the Hastings band took up its line Of march
to the depot to meet the Red Wing delegation
that were coming by special train. In a few
minutes the train came putting up. It was
grand sight. IT looked like a train OF fire.
for on either side rockets, Roman candles,
red and blne lights were all ablaze. The Red
Wing delegation, one hundred and fifty
strong, led by their own band, fell in line,
when again at the command forward march,
the immense cavalcade marched up through
the principal streets TO the court house, DIR.
Heitz acting as marshal At the head Of the
column rode Hon. Ignatius Donnelly and
Hon. John B. Brisbin in a carriage drawn by
a span Of beautiful white horses. Next in
line was the Red Wing dele
CATION, $50 strong, led by their
own band of music. Next the Hastings cor
net band followed by 500 voters, all carrying
torches and transparencies. As the columns
marched up the street the city seemed TO be
all one mass Of fire. Red and blue lights
lit up the whole city, roman candles and sky
rockets were flying in all directions and the
boom of the giant torpedo was heard above
the yells and hurrahs of the surgiug masses
on the streets. When the bands we're not
playing the Red Wing club could be heard
singing their marching song;
''Dear,-dear, dear Mr.. Fisher.
Burn, burn, burn this letter.
observation-disclosures Cleveland.
Hip, Hip, Hip, Hurrah."
The crowd had no sooner reached the
court house than the house was completely
filled with a swarming mass of voters
yelling for Mr.. Donnelly. II Is
claimed the court house never before
held such a large crowd. 1t held all 1t could
hold, and at least 500 people were compelled
foreman on the outside Those on the out
side had their sport even if they could not
hear the speeches. They kept up firing the
giant torpedoes during the entire evening,
and when loud applause was heard in the
hall they made the night air hideous with
their yell on the outside.
Seated upon the rostrum we noticed the
following from Red Wing: Chas. L. Davis,
editor, ArgaS; Hon. o. NJ Hall, Hon. j. c.
Pierce, Hon. Peter Nelson, T. McCue, Au-
gust Peterson, of Burnside, near Red Wing.
Prominent among the Hastings crowd
were Hon. John f. Norrish, r. C. Libby,
Esq, leading lumber merchant; DIR. Heitz,
Andrew Warsop, Harvey Gillitt, Hugh Con-
ley, sheriff of Dakota county; L. Van Inwe-
gen, and a number of others of the principal
citizens of the town.
Hon. John T. Norrish called the meeting
to order, and nominated j.. B. Lambert,
Esq, as president.
Mr.. Lambert thanked the vast audience
for tho honor conferred upon him, and said
he would not take up their valuable time by
making a speech, but would introduce to
them the Hon. John B. Brisbin, one of the
ablest orators in the state, who would speak
upon the political issues of the day.
Mr.. Brisbin stepped upon a table, amid
lOn1 phpqrc and enp M rod bfc bt-
saying: "Ladies and gentlemen, it is impos-
sibe to get upon level with such a vast
audience as this, unless you get a consider
able above them" Mr.. Brisbin spoke for
about an hour, his speech receiving loud
applause at intervals by the appreciative
audience.
After Mr.. Brisbin closed his re-
marks the Hastings cornet band
| played ia national air, after
which Mr.. Donnelly was introduced. The
| yell that Went up as Mr.. Donnelly stepped
upon the table was actually deafening. Mr..
Donnelly spoke for about one hour and a
half, being frequently interrupted by loud
applause. He said that Zone would think
from the abuse that had been heaped upon
me during the campaign that am running
for president, and l was told that man over
in Prescott bet dollar l would carry New
York" Loud applause.
The following is list and description of
the transparencies. There was one large one
painted on all four sides, ''Donnelly for
Congress-"
death to Monopolies,' picture of Strait
on his way home to Shakopee.
''No wheat ring in ours.''
''Donnelly the friend of the laboring
man."
''Note for Sage of Nininger.''
''No discriminating rates"
Salt river" portrait of Strait with a bog
Tabled P. o. running up salt river.
"Monopolies and Strait must CO."
''Donnelly and equal rights"
''Straits backing picture of the rail.
roads to represent it.
Straits scheme" represented by hen
laying eggs in box with false bottom
through which the eggs disappeared.
''StTait discovers grasshoppers.'
Investigate the habits of the grasshop
pers,'
at took two years to find out its habits
''Eats everything green"
This transparency represented Strait afte
a grasshopper that was eating everything be
before it.
Straight could not buy our depot man.
''Millers' Railroad association
''Strait is the way to Shakopee.''
'tStrait rejected, ten pounds off,"
''The people will put him there or Nov. 4.
A picture of the National capital, Donnell
in chariot drawn by the people.
''Brains will hold down Straits money.
This was represented 10y Donnelly sitting OF
Strait writing Atlantas.
''Donnelly nominated by all the people.
''Strait nominated himself
'The Strait ring, break it,"
"Strait's campaign opener" A big corl