The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1894-10-23
ADLArS ABLE ADDRESSES.
The Vice Presidents Tour Of
Missouri.
Vast Crowds Listen to His
Speeches.
A Tremendous Ovation Given Him
at st. Joseph.
Governor Mckinley Touring West Viz
ginis-Czar Reed Again Speaks in
Chicaeo-Political News
Cleaning gss
Bv the Associated Press.

booming of cannon and the cheers OF
10000 lusty lunged Missourisns, the
vice-preaidential train pulled into the
union depot. The platform and the
railroad yards adjacent were black with
people, who pushed aud jostled each
other to secure better point OF vantage.
AS the train steamed into the depot the
Fourth regiment, N. g. M, with fixed
bayoneta cleared an avenue through
which the vice-president and his escort
passed to the carriages. The party were
met. as they stepped from the train. by
q reception committee, headed by State
Committeeman Davis and made mp OF
the leading wholesale merchants of the
CITY. -Four full bands were stationed in
different parts OF the depot grounds and
as the party left the train, diHcoursed
stirring music.
A procession was then formed with
the Jefferson club, 400 strong, at the
head, and preceded by band and fiam-
beau club, the procession. 5000 strong,
marched to the new Crawford opera
house, where the speaking took place.
The large theater was crowded two hours
previous to the arrival OF the vice presi-
dent, and it was almost impossible Tor
the party to get into the house. Judgs
0. M. Spencer assumed the chair. In the
absence of Congressman ID. ID. Burns.
who was prevented from attending by
illness. Four hundred OF the most
prominent Democrats occupied the
stage, In presenting Mr.. Stevenson to
the audience, Judge Spencer in grace~
full manner regretted the fact that TO-
600 eager Missourians were outside the
door, unable to gain entrance. and for
whom overflow meetings were then be-
ing held. 1t iB estimated that 20, 900
strangers are in the city. Fred W. Lah-
man, of St. Louis, Congressman A. M.
Dockery, ex-senator J. w. Alexander,
Ex-Governor Silas Woodson. Congress-
man w. III. Hatch, Attorney General
Walker, chairman of the Democratic
state central committee, ]. @. Mofiitt
and other distinguished Democrats oc-
cupied the stage.
Mr.. Stevenson opened his speech with
characteristic anecdote illustrating the
supposed death and resurrection of the
Democratic party. He showed that the
party stood pledged to tariff reform and
that 1t had carried out its promises.
He congratulated the country on the
renewed evidences Of prosperity, and
predicted that the coming year would
show q most remarkable revival in all
classes OF industry. He was frequently
interrupted by applause.
The vice-president and party departed
at 10 pm. for Joplin over the Burling-
ton.
KAHoKA, Mo-. Oct. pa Rpecial
train bearing Vice-President Stevenson
and party arrived ct 80 am. at Ks-
,:t
children had assembled. Congressman
Hatch introduced Stevenson, who de-
livered five-minute address, speaking
on what congress had done in the way
of reforming the tariff and expressing
the hope that the voters OF his con-
gressional district would return Hatch
to congress.
LANCASTER, Mo-, Oct. 22.-Vice-P
dent Stevenson passed through here at
10:45 s.m., speaking five minutes to
5000 people.
MEMPHIS, Mo-, Oct. Vice-Preai-
dent Stevenaon's train reached here at
/ :O5 and was met at the station by an
audience OF about 250U clamorous men
and women crying for o speech, which
the vice-president good-naturedly ex-
tended five minutes beyond the schedule
time of five minutes. His remarks were
received with marked enthusiasm and
the people assembled were still cheering
when tho epeoial train pulled out and
lost itself to view on lite way to Lancas-
ter Junction and Macon, at which latter
point an elaborate address is to be made
by the distinguished traveller. His re-
marks at this point were confined TO
brief review of the work OF congress and
the necessity OF this congressional dis
trict continuing to return supporter OF
the administration.
KIRKvILLE, No., Oct. 22.-The vice
presidents train reached here on schsd-
ule time. There was crowd OF about
$500 people at the depot who greeted
the train with lusty cheers. while the
band played stirring airs.
When the train slowed up Hon. ". H.
Hatch, congressman for this diatrict,
introduced the Hon. A. E. Stevenson.
The vice. president paid tribute to
Colonel Hatch and his district and to
the great Missouri valley. As he en-
tered into the work of congress his train
pulled slowly out.
Audiences have left me-" shouted
the vics-president. "but this is the hrst
time | ever lett mine," and ho was gone.
MACON. Mo-, Oct. 22.--Over 10000
people came here today to listen to Vice.
President Stevenson, Governor Stone
and the other Democratic speakers.
Special trains from ell directions cams
in heavily crowded all morning. The
party arrived from the north on spe-
cial train at l 80 p. m. They were met
at the depot by the local reception COM
mittee and an enormous crowd and
escorted to the big Sam Jones tent,
where the addresses were made.
Mr.. Stevenson WAS introduced by Gov
ernor Stone as "a Democrat under all
circumstances, whose sword is never
sheathed while an enemy is in 'front.'"
The vice e-president began by saying he
had read in q Repu blican paper few
days ago that the Democratic party WAS
dead, rut. judging from the immense
throns before him, it was again ct The