The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1888-08-02
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Saturdays Repubiiean Meeting.
There never was q more unc0m-
fOrtsbly hot day than last saturday,
and it was a surprise that the day
could pass without sun-strOkes or
prOstFation from heat when 30 large
3 crowd Of people was gathered.
The attendance was certainly very
large, large delegations from Brook
vile, Gypsum, Assaria, and other
places being present. There were q
series Of unfortunate accidents that
occurred which produced some dis
appointment among the people ~
first, but when explained they seem
ed to be satisfied. In the first place
the impression had gone out and
could not be corrected that the
meeting was to rival the great meet
ing OF 1884. It was never intended
TO have such n meeting. The failure
Of Capt. Peek, Of Topeka, to reaeh
here, was n great disappointment.
He had promised the committee
faithfully on several different Ocea-
sions to be on hand, and emphasized
the promise by stating to Col. Phil
lips on Friday that he would surely
be here. Mr.. Burton, OF Abilene,
telegraphed be would surely be
here and finally did not materialize.
IL was expected to have some Of the
nominees Of the state ticket here,
but they were all so worn out with
the labOrs Of the convention which
had closed the day before, that they
were unable to be present. With
all these misfOrtunes staring them
In the face. and with little money to
work with, the committee did the
best they could 20 entertain the
visitors. The country people COM
menced pouring into town soon
after ten o'clock in the morning.
The Gypsum City delegation arrived
about IL o'clock on the Missouri
Pacific. filling two cars. The Brook
willie people came by teams to Iron
avenue, and thence marched down
the avenue-presenting n fine APP
pearance. The Harrison and Nor
ton Club, OF Brookyille, in uniform,
were much admired for the pre-
eIsiOn Of their movements in parade,
and to the club much credit Is due
for the material way in which they
added to the success OF the meeting
during the afternoon and the dis
play i'm the evening. There were
also delegations from Marydel aud
other places. Assembling at the
Park at 2:SO the speaking took place,
which was interspersed with fine
selections by the Fourth Regiment
Band. Disappointed as the people
were in not having the pleasure
to listen to Peck, Burton, and others,
they were entertained with three a.
good speeches as would doubtless
have been delivered by any foreign
talent. And they were delivered by
citizens OF Salina, tO-wit: Hon. T.
F. Carver, Prof. T. ID. Fitzpatrick
aud Col. W. A. Phillips. The
second speaker especially made a
'ten-strike" in his speech on the
tariff question. Judge Weaver, vice
President Of the Salina Republican
club, was master Of ceremonies aud
performed his part we'll. At the
close Of the first speech the veteran
wings who voted for Harrison in
1910 and proposed to vote for Harri-
sons grandson in 1855. were invited
to seats on the platform. Probably
twenty persons responded. This
was an impressive scene-such one
~ might have been witnessed forty
years ago on fourth Of July when
the few surviving revolutionary
sires occupied conspicuous places
upon the speakers platform. In the
evening the streets were crowded
with sight-seers. There were at
least five or six thousand people on
Iron and santa Fe avenues. The
Brookville club with their torches
and beautiful unit Orms and transpar-
encies, and marching cOuntermarch-
ing, made a very fine exhibition;
and when the Flambeau club, tenn
pOrarily recognized, and under the
leadership Of Maj. c. T. Hilton,
Joined the column, headed by the
Fourth Regiment Band, commenced
their fireworks display, the exhibit
tiOn was made complete in beauty,
brilliance aud grandeur. The Flam-
beau boys certainly did splendidly
and are entitled to the lions share
OF praise. And thus ended the first
meeting Of the campaign, which
may be pronounced in all its parts,
a grand success.