Weekly graphic. [volume] (Kirksville, Adair Co., Missouri) 1880-1949, 1892-10-14
WARNER In KlRKSvlLLt.

day in Kirksville. Tie business
houses were decorated with hunt
ing and flags at on early hour,
and the decorations were scarcely
finished when the people began to
arrive in wagons, buggies, car
risges, on horseback and by regu-
lar and special train, until the
town wss overhowed with the
largest crowd ever seen at a poll
teal gathering in KirksYilie.
at SAB the train from the west
on the 0. x. line with Major
Warner on board pulled up at the
o. X. depot. The reception CON-
mittee with brass band and drum
corps and about one thousand cit
,zens met the distinguished gen.
ileman at the station. AS the
train came to standstill an artil-
lery salute was fired, and the
crowd cheered for Warner, the
next Governor of Missouri. At
the station Major Warner and the
reception committee took csrriss es
and heading a procession half
mile in length, marched to town.
Along the line of march the streets
we're crowded with spectators who
had come out to see the tr,umphal
entry of the next Governor of
Missouri into orr beautiful city.
The Mercantile College and Nor
nal school furnished large delega-
tons that made an admirable pa
rsde. Conspicuous among the
many banners was the one in the
Normal delegation bearing the IL
scription, "rhe Normal Building
is covered with Missouri Tin"
The public schools also had .
large delegation in line headed by
It's own drum corps. On the ban
ner carried by the public school
delegation was the significant in
seription; "The Public Schools,
the Hope Of our Country" An
Other delegation that attracted
much attention or the line Of
march VAS composed of street Ia
borers carrying picks and stone
hammers. At tie head Of this
delegation marched a negro push
ing 8 wheeloarrow containing 8
large stone and just in his rear
was su American flag with the
inscription, I'VE beat stone" The
procession marched up tue north
side of the square and thence
around to Pools Hotel, where the
procession Was halted. Here the
negro who had pushed the wheel
barrow seized a stone hammer and
broke the stone into pieces. indi-
eating by the act the fate OF ". j..
Stone, the Democratic candidate
for Governor on the Sth of No
yember.
After the procession an inform
oil reception was held in the par
lors Of the Pool Hotel and Major
Warner shook hands with hun
dreds of Adair county citizens.
At 10 o'clock The township dele
cations began TO arrive. Clay,
Liberty, Salt River, Morrow and
Nin5veh made excellent showings,
and when formed in line for the
grand review made 3 procession
over mile in length. Clay with
a splendid dram corps, excellent
glee club and decorated wagons,
buggies and horses attracted m
usual attention.
At one o'clock the bands, drum
corps, glee club and thousands of
citizens wended their way to a
beautiful grove just west Of town,
where seats had been arranged in
a natural amphitheater, to accom-
modate four thousand people. 1t
had been expected that the crowd
| would be large, but when the
speaker was introduced it was
found that more than half the
people had to stand. DR.. r. E,
Brown, in q very neat and appro-
pirate manner, introduced the
speaker, and for two hours
and half he held the audience
spell bound by his wit and eio.
quence. He reviewed manage.
ment Of State affairs under Dem
ocratic rule, and at the close Of
his speech, touched upon national
issues in q most impressive man.
nor. Maj. Warner WAS followed
by Judgs G. ?. Hess, of Macon
who, Notwithstanding the lateness
Of the hour. and the fact thai
more than half the audience hac
been standing nearly three hours
held the people for another hall
hour. The Judges logic was COZ.
yincing and his wit irresisistable
Every sentence was clear cut and
foreible and the speaker produced
q profound impression on the i'm
mensa audience. Judge Hess was
followed by 7. B. Houghaweut,
who gave q short biographical
sketch of Maj. Warner ind SPOKE
OF the State and National Issues
Maj. Cramer, candidate for Con.
gress, addressed large audience
in the skating rink at night.
Joseph Longs residence in tht