Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1888-07-01
Wichita Republicans to the Front.
Excellent Speeches - Great
Enthusiasm Republicans
All United-No Observation-Disclosures
Surprised at the Demonstrations
Striking Contrast With the
Democrat Fizzle Of a
Few Weeks Ago.

point for every person seemed to be the
court house. To this common center or
as near as the dense crowds would permit,
everybody moved. Before dark, between
six and seven o'clock the two pieces of
artillery in the court house square fired a
national salute At eight o'clock the
knights of Pythias band started at the
Carey Grand hotel and marched west on
Douglas to Main, north Oh Main to the
new court house square and then counter
marched to the county building on the
south side of which had been impI ovised
temporary platform upon which were the
speakers of the evening. By the time the
band had completed it's march, the streets
in the vicinity of the place for the speaking
were literally damned from wall to
wall with a surging mass of humanity
anxious to get as near as possible to the
speakers stand. There was, in spite Of
the uncomfortable crowGing and pressure
incident to such a jam, the utmost good
humor. and not the slightest tendency
toward row. Everybody was happy,
good natured and enthusiastic. The DEM
ocrats who were in the streets looked on,
interested listeners, and for the most part
seemed to be in very contemplative
| mood
The great numbers. the unexpected en-
thusiasm and the united, harmonious feel
ing pervading the entire audience were all
new and entirely unexpected features OF
the ratification. Those ''gemmen" who
have only in the past year Or so cum
FUN Kaintucky, big odd, sah," sang very
low about the prospects for Democratic
majority in Wichita or Sedgwick this fall.
A real, genuine outburst OF Re
publican enthusiasm was an en-
tirely new innovation upon their
experience in Bourbon Democratic
strongholds And even this early in the
campaign they have begun to wonder II all
the vagaries which they formed last fall
were not, after all, only hollow hallucina-
lions, or that the old time Democrats of
Sedgwick county were not encouraging the
aspiring young new corners 60 try their
metal this year, well knowing that they
would be more easily and surely annihi-
lated, politically, by butting their heads
against the sturdy Republican ticket to be
put up, than they could at the primaries or
in a convention. The only Democrat who
displayed his assinninity was well
dressed but better soaked stranger, who
occupied d prominent window on the sec
ond floor of the First street side of Gan
dolfo's hotel That uncouth indi-
vidual, who announced that he
''was from Texas" (Which was not
questioneD early began his Interruptions,
and succeeded in giving the chairman Mr..
Stanley, an excellent opportunity to get
the laugh on him and to receive an unlim-
tied amount of guying from the audience.
He also merited the personal attention of
Officer Harmon and Deputy Sheriff Doug
las Donnelly. Upon the urgent request OF
his friends he was turned overto them,
| who put him to bed to sober up. This was
the only thing that sayored OF an inter
ruption.
THE MEETING.
As soon as the band had paraded and
PLAYED selection in front of the speaker 5
stand Hon. w. Z. Stanley, the chairman
| of the evening, called the immense meet
| ing to order, and after having succeeded
| in securing the attention OF all within the
sound of his voice, made few well chosen
and enthusiastic remarks upon the occa'
sion of such meeting. He was
greeted with great applause. 1t
was during Mr.. Stanley's remarks
| that the unterrifed Democrat from Texas
presented his head for a good humping,
which it received.
| The first speaker introduced was Mr.. A.
! r. Musseller, who made stirring speech,
| that was frequently applauded and con-
| tanned number of new and forcible
points. He prefaced his remarks, by say
! ing that the size OF the crowd clearly in
| Gated to his mind, that the Repu blicans
are going to ''get there Eli in November.
| This was the opinion of the crowd, and
they made the fact known. He said this
country needs mighty leader and de-
| mands a great statesman and patriot
whose record is clear, as the champion of
American principles. solder-statesman,
who can shoot the protection arrow,
which win pierce the heart of British free
| trade. Such a man he declared General
! Harrison to be. He characterized Levi P.
Morton as a splendid example of self
made man, who had sounded the shoals
and depths and is honored by
all who know him, for his
kindness of heart and Hberality.
He referred to Mr. Cleveland as the Demo
cratic party's ''the old man of the sea, I"
and said he was their candidate simply be-
cause they could not help themselves. He
was very emphatic in his belief that the
stars and stripes, as the party ensign of
the Republicans, would triumph over the
'red bandana Of Democracy"
Mr.. w. S Morris was the next speaker.
He said that It had been stated in an OBJ
scure paper that this meeting Was to be
simply a gathering Of "Hoosiers" from
General Harrisoas state. The speaker
took pride in proclaiming that he himself
was a 'aHoosier." He had heard gentle
man say the other day that there were
more people in Wichita from Illinois than
from any other state, bat if these people
before him were al HOLSTERS, then he
thought there were more here from lndi-
ana than from any other state.
A yoice-'tYes, and they are all Republic
ncans"
The speaker felt unequal to the
occasion in addressing such a
crowd and thought that they
should adopt the plan used in certain
Illinois city where 81 Harrison and
Morton ratification the other night IL re-
ouired four able bodied speakers address
ing them st the same time, TO make
everybody hear He spoke of the tEihute
paid General Harrison by the remnant o.
his old regiment and declared there was
no Republican who stood closer 20 tie
hearts of Indiana Republicans than Gen
eral Harrison After the ripping up the
back Indiana got az the 81. Louis con-
vention. she would be certain TO cast her
electoral vote against Grover Cleveland
this wear. And referred to The fact that
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