The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-10-23

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After music by the Mulvane drum corp:
Judge Theo Botkin being presented wa:
received with cheers He told some camJ
fire full moon stories on Col. Hallowell
giving him the worst OF it. TIT
speaker said that he had met comrades
during the day he had not seen since the
muster out All had had a most pleasant
time from the association. The power OF
association was something indescribable
After some more experiences the speaker
said he had thought TO make very long
speech tonight, but Ingalls, was loaded anC
would hurt himself if he did not speak
He was nearer Wichita than ingalls, and
he would surrender his opportunity. This
closed the afternoon meeting.
THE CAMPFIRE.
1t was mass of humanity at the park
last night. 1t was mass of enthusiastic
humanity. There was never before as
large a crowd at the park. 1t was a sea OF
faces. The woods were full of people.
They were happy people They acted like
they represented and came from happy
homes. There were many estimates of the
F., number No one placed it at less than
twelve thousand. Some made the figures
at twenty-five thousand some even as
! high as thirty thousand. But there was
no way of finding out the exact number.
| 1t is not believed that any one will insist
| that there were less than twelve thousand
present, and, in fact, about twenty
I thousand
| Tho oraar cro1vd ron, M nced IN Assem- HE
! by 8 O'Clock. 1t spread like wild-fre that
Senator Ingalls, would be present. Every
one wanted to see him, and not only to see
/ him, but to hear him speak. The opposi-
ton were stationed on eyery corner, saying
he would not be here. They had
positive information about the whole bus
mess. They were sure he would not be
on hand. Fred Bentley was authority on
the thing and was generally quoted. 1t
was out that Fred said he would not come.
The senator made a speech yesterd ay
afternoon at Winfield. 1t was stated last
evening by some who heard it that it was
the greatest political speech he ever made.
, At 4:30 p. m he left Winfield for Arkansas
City, spoke to a large crowd there and des-
pite the reports TO the contrary, reaches
Wichita before Q O'Clock.
By7p. IN. the great crowd at the park
was anxious for something in the line of
program They wanted music and the
same was given them. They wanted to
hear speeches and they would put fellow
up ON a box, aud make him speak. They
would have three or four of them speak
ing at the same time in different.
places They would sing some
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of band and speech-making 1t was neces-
sary to have something 90 on. If there
was no general leader the spirit of the
occasion would spring up number of
them.
1t was 1:45 when Ex-Governor Anthony
called the meeting to order. He said that
he was known to be very dignitied and he
proposed to preside in a dignified manner
He did not want to hear any one laugh
loud. If any one became loud he might
expect to be thrown into the river. He then
read "late local'' from an evening paper,
in which the Riverside crowd was placed
at 600. He said the article should have
been headed, "Oh, How We Do Love to
Lie" The item called it a political
meeting. The speaker then said he felt
indignant that he had been brought into
political meeting There were calls for
Hallowell and the chairman said he would
have Hallowell respond if he did not go off
political Col Hallowell said he was glad
to see so many people out to meet a
distinguished Kansas senator. They had
also given eX- Governor Anthony an Ova-
ton, and he was glad to see it. He had
understood that Judge Botkin had told
story about him shooting at the moon.
Comrade Anthony said he was sorry to
see the two distinguished men at sword
points He hoped the matter would be
settled He told story about Botkin
shooting his ramrod away and remarking
tina; il must have made Il long hole in that
rebel" lie had after the war visited the
battle ground and found the shirt of the
rebel on the ramrod, and now has it in his
library. Judge Botkin was then presented
and said he had considered Hallowell big
liar but since hearing Anthony he had
concluded Hallowell had just commenced
to go to school He had been training
with them both but had not absorbed any
of their bad habits and mental traits
At one time class of fellows had abused
the soldier and said all ought to be branded
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fellows are now insulting two or three
thousand soldiers by the 200 item" a
traitor in Kentucky, Texas or Kansas
is all the same. The crowd yelled
itself hoarse and abont this time the
cannon commenced roaring near by. Bot
kin said they were shooting TO shut him
off. and he believed it was Hallowell again
shooting at the moon.
The seventeen guns were fired ia honor
of the arrival OF Cove nor Humphrey The
governor reached the stand and was
cheered wildly. Comrade Anthony intro
duced the governor for whom three cheers
were given. \ drunken cuss in the
crowd yelled out Robinson and Result
mission" The drunken cuss was one rather
well known in town and from whom
such extreme courtesy was not expected.
The governor said the feeling of comrade-
ship had brought out the old BOYS They
had all had experiences together and while
they all had time they enjoyed TO
to swap stories and every one would excuse
them if they had good time. The boys
were inclined TO look upon the happy side
There were two sides and devilish hard
sides. About this time the drunken man
made another disturbance. but the COVER
nor was quite able 10 pay no attention
to il and went on giving expert
ences. In his first battle he remem-
bered how small the trees looked.
He had been something like the fellow
on the sea who was afraid be would die the
first hour and the second hour he was
afraid he would not die. About this time
the drunken fellow appeared again with
his favorite yell and some more stuff. he
being just tipsy enough to not guard