New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1892-10-05
It Finds Vent in the Largest Politica l
Gathering ever held in New Ulm.
Knute Nelson was Unfortunately absen1
but his Place was well Filled.
Col. Davidson and Bob" Evans kept the
Immense Throng Interested for over
Three Hours.
Eloquent Arguments Advanced For the
Consideration Of the Voters.

people on Saturday evening but it was
packed and crowded to overtiowing. No
torchlight procession or other demon
stration was employed to bring out the
voters, but nevertheless the audience was
the most magnificent one that has ever
tested the seating capacity of the hail
since the days of Graf Hammerstein
theatre production. A delegation of 100
came from the west at eight o'clock and
when these were given seats many others
were turned away for lack of room.
On the stage sat the speakers and a
fine body of representative citizens. Be
low was a great mass of enthusiastic and
intelligent Republicans. John Lind was
the first one to step forward and address
the audience. He congratulated those
present on the Republican outlook and
then read letter from Hon. knute Nell
son which satisfactorily explained the
cause of his absence. The candidate for
governor has been suffering of late from
the effects of overwork and the speeches
which he made at outdoor meetings to
thousands of people have confined him
to his bed. Had it been possible for him
to even be present in New Ulm without
making speech he would have done So,
but his physician forbid and the disap-
p ointment must be borne with the hope
of seeing him later.
Presiding officer Scherer then intro
-duced Col. J. II. Davidson of ST. Paul
who spoke for nearly two hours. His
address was a strong and eloquent one but
too lengthy for publication. Hon. R. G..
Evans followed him, and the reception
= which Was. accorded this young Mime,
apolis orator was almost equal to an
ovation. Round after round OF applause
greeted his Introduction and drowned
out his opening words. Neither did
Evans disappoint his admirers. Hetalked
almost an hour and in pleasing and ar
gumentative strain. In part he said:
was reminded by the beautiful mu-
sic that just preceded my introduction
and the strains of which are familiar to
all Of you, and as Americans of which. you
are all proud, when the music struck
up the piece, 80, say, can you see, by
the dawn's early light written by Fran
els Key, when a prisoner on board a Brit
ish vessel lying in Baltimore harbor and
as he thought Of that Flag which was
being humbled by the British at that
time; I was reminded by that beautiful
strain that that song commenced thisna
tons birth, its very life, and marked the
visit for the last time of a hostile army,
or the attempt Of al hostile army to land
on the shores or soil Of the United Sta
tes Of America. (Applause) and that
from that time on until to-day, and ev-
ery morning at dawn and at sunset this
flag, our emblem of liberty, the stars and
stripes, is floating prouder and we are
growing prouder as the years roll around
of that flag, the emblem of the greatest
nation On Gods green Earth. loud ap-
plause) am reminded, too, however,
that since that time war has been Wag-
ed continuously, not OF bullets, and.
not of swords and guns and can
mons. but war of business between
the political parties OF this country, the
peoplezof this great nation who live I'M
der the same fac that had brought forth
the grand sentimentof Key; and all of
us know that we are brought face to face
with it again this year.
Now, it is all well enough and believe
we all endorse the same sentiment, that
the great masses of all the political par
ties are honest and patriotic, loyal to
the government, It is we'll enough and
Ibelieye we all endorse the sentiment
that the democratic party, as party, has
no more desire to engrllf this county in
to a war of ruin and devastation than we
are, and that all the masses ofpeople in
habiting this nation are a patriotic and
Intelligent people, nation we can feel
proud of; but it does seem to me that
that patriotism does sometimes go with
the moving cause, and that the democra-.
tic party and it leaders have gathered
about them in the years we have known
them, principles, which have in their APP
plication to the current concerns of our
government, instead Of encouraging the