Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1886-10-13
Special Correspondence of THE MINER
TOOLE,S TRIUMPH.
The Democratic Standard Bearer Meets
4 Hearty Reception.

4 Hearty Reception.
GLENDALE, Mont October 10, 1885,
Last night Hon. Joseph K. Toole com
pleted his canvass of southern Montana,
and this morning left for Butte. He has
made speeches at Virginia City, Sheridan.
Dillon, Bannack and Glendale. and has
scored great successes at each, in
point Of attendance and enthusiasm mani
tested, Notwithstanding the misrepresenta.
lives of w. G. Crowell, the Dillon CORE
spondent of the Butte Inter Mountain.
Mr.. Toole was at Virginia Citylast Monday
and at Sheridan on Tuesday.
IN BEAvERREAD COUNTY.
On Wednesday he arrived at Dillon and
was accorded q most cordial reception. not
only from his party, but also from q large
number of personal friends. The Dillon
band was in attendance, and the result Of
this, one of tho largest meetings ever held
t~elegraphed you.
On Thursday morning, Mr.. Toole, &C.
companied by the Dillon band, and a
number Of Democrats, including your cor
respondent, left for Bannack, where he was
advertised to speak on that evening.
Many farmers had come in from the sur
rounding villages. and when the time tor the
delivery of his address had arrived the
Court House was crowded. including many
ladies who eagerly listened to his remarks.
Speaking as he does upon the general issues
OF the campaign and the work OF himself
and others in Congress, his addresses must
necessarily be very similar in composition,
although each has been varied to apply in
S.-.-I:olc - <lo loCo 1ifv in which he
is talking.
xGLENDALE's GREETING.
After making such excellent progress
at Bannack and Dillon, the residents o.
this place concluded that they would
eclipse all former demonstrations in South
ern Montana, and they certainly did it.
Mr.. Tuole and his party and eight friends
were entertained by the citizens under the
supervision of a committee consisting Of
Dre. Schmalhausen, Mitchell and Jones and
right we'll did they do there duty. After
spending the day in various ways about
town the Delegate was greeted in the even
ing by the appearance of the excellent Glen
dale band in full uniform, followed by 8
large crowd Of torch-bearers and other per
Sons carrying tr~ansparancies. After march
ing up and down the streets, the procession
proceeded to the skating rink, where thu
exercises were held. The committee bao
tastefully decorated the hall with ever
| sented q most attractive appearance. Thu
stage was deliberately adorned, most con
spicuous being the mottos Fright ii
| Might" and "Welcome."
The meeting was called to order by DR.
Schmalhausen, and he introduced Hon
w. s. Barbour, of Dillon, who made
short and interesting address.
TooLE's TALK.
After a patriotic air by the band tn
chairman introduced Mr.. Toole, who spok'
for about an hour, making an excellen'
| sho wing for both himself and the Demo
cratic party, and he was loudly %applauded
| especially when he gave the dead Duck
! correspondent of the Inter Mountain
very sharp rap for some articles which b.
had written against the Italian residents o
the gulch, several persons of that nation
atty who were present being particular.
demonstrative in showing their approva
OF his remark.
The most forcible portions of his speech
were on the silver question, the land law
and labor legislation, and he demonstrat
ed very clearly hat the Democratic Hous
in the last Congress had done much to
wards assisting the laboring interests
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vative and did not use q word or sentenc
which could possibly be construed as in
tending to incite any i'll feeling among tn
wage workers towards the capitalists O
heavy corporations.
A SUCCESS.
To say that Mr.. Toole's canvass ha
been a perfect success is simply telling tn
truth. He has made q most thorough can
vass OF Beaverhead County and has added
hosts of friends to his following. Even tn
strong Republicans (barring those who ART
too strongly partisan to see any good in
Democracy admit that his efforts have ia
surpassed all of their expectations. partie
ularly those portions OF his speech wherein
he deals with the land and silver questions
Every indication now points to his carry
ing this county, and that by a large IA
jority. The Democrats are all feeling yer:
jubilant, and are willing not only to wor
for Mr.. Toole, but to also bet that he vii
be returned to Congress. I. s. w.