St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-10-20
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ROOM AT BATTLE LAKE.
The People OF otter Tail County
Turn out En- Masse TO Endorse
Ames.
Special to the Globe.
FERGUS FALLS. Mimi, Oct. 19.-Last
Saturday afternoon one of the heaviest
parties of speakers in the Republican camp,
including A. r. McGill, ex- Gov. Austin. T.
G. DOdson, of Grant county, r. III. Marden,
of Fergus Falls, Col. Fred Hooker. of Min
neap0ls, and others visited this beautiful
town to awaken all the enthusiasm possible
in the vicinity. The meeting was an almost
total failure. scarcely over one hundred
persons being present, and very few farm
erS. Tonight it was the Democrats turn.
and right we'll did they improve it. AT 6
O'clock this evening the AmeS club of
Fergus Falls and friends. to the number of
200. boarded special train and started for
Battle Lake, bearing torches and trans
parences. On the way the Underwood
band was taken aboard and recruits were
added at every way station, so
that when Battle Lake was reached
nearly four hundred Ames men crowded
the cars of the train. The night was bad
one for torch lights. it being windy and
threatening rain but in spite of these draw
backs a magnificent procession was formed
and marched through the principal streets
in the midst of great enthusiasm on the
! art of the citizens of the village Arriv-
ne 1T the large rink building where the
speaking was to be held, it was found to
be half full of aud tors already, and the
crowd from the train filled every corner.
II. E. RawSon. Democratic candidate for
senator from Otter Fail county was
THE FIRST SPEAKER
and received a flattering reception. He has
a magnificent voice for an orator, and the
best of it is that his voice is on the side of
right and Justice on the side of the people.
His speech was a ringing presentation of
the princp pies which the Democrats are up
holding in this campaign, justice, equal
rights and fair play for all, opposition to mo-
nopOly and bOsSiSm. 1t was splendid speech
and was greeted with immense cheering
at the close of every period. His references
to Ames and that gentleman's honesty of
purpose, and determination, if elected, to
help the people, called out perfect storms of
applause. Just as he closed the special
train returned from the other direction,
bringing delegation of fully 800 more
farmers from the central and eastern
part of the county. When these
fresh arrivals had squeezed into
the hall there were at least 1000
thousand people present, and probably
three-quarters of them farmers. 1t was
W ithout question the biggest political gath
erng ever brought together in Otter Tail
county, heretofore a Republican strong
hold, and the cause that brought it together
was the magic name of Ameg- The farm
erS here Care aroused; there is no question
about that, and the disaffection at the
present state of things is universal
AMONG THE FARMING COMMUNITY.
After Rawson came E. A. Love, of Per-
ham. Democratic candidate for representa-
tive. He alluded to the fact that $50. 900
have already been spent by Republican
ringsters in the vain attempt to make
McGill's candidacy popular and imposing
He quoted a letter which McGill had
written to the secretary of one of the
subordinate alliances in this county,
to this effect: do your best; work
hard and I'll pay you well for it,"
Mr.. Love was also given round after round
of applause as he resumed his seat. Local
politics occupied large share of his speech.
The next speaker was John G. Miller,
prominent Scandinavian of this part of the
loudly applauded by those who under
stood the remarks. NJ. j. DAILY, of
Fergus Falls, followed in a brief
address,, eloquent and vigorous. This
closed the regular programme, but still the
audience was not satisfied and loud calls for
RawsOn finally brought him to the plat
form again and he outdid even his former
effort in ten-mnute burst OF eloquence
which brought every soul in the building to
his feet and set them all so
WILD WITH ENTHUSIASM
that it seemed as if they would bring the
whole structure tumbling about their ears,
from the violence of their applause. Calls
for Capt. John Hay, of Fergus Falls, an
old war Democrat, forced him forward. He
proposed to close the meeting by three
cheers for Ames, and the vigor of the re-
Spouse twas startling enough, if
the Republican campaign managers could
have heard it, to have shown them their
reign in this section has come to all end.
An hour later the Fergus Falls AmeS club
had reached home and the greatest rally OF
the campaign, up to date was over. 1t is
noticeable that Battle Lake, which is a no
license town, has a very large Ames
following, among them the leaders of busi-
ness and society in the place. McGill and
party, when here last Saturday, are said to
have set man to distributing free whisky.
moral element by the liberal use of money
but fortunately that class of people is in
the minority in Battle Lake.