Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1894-09-08

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elected the directory for the next
year. The old board of directors
were reelected.
At 10 o'clock the morning camp
fire was held as usual. The Modocs
and the Fireman Band furnished
the music.
Hon. T. J. Hudson, present con-
gressman from this district, was
the only speaker. Mr.. Hudson is n
very pleasant and agreeable
speaker. but he was speaking under
great embarrassment. He was well
aware that eight-tenths of his au-
dience were not in sympathy with
him on political questions and that
the veterans were carefully noting
every word said, to see how far he
would go into politics. He con-
fined his remarks principally on
the line of soldier talk, incidents,
etc.
The afternoon camp fire was ad-
dressed by another of the Hudson
family, Major ]. X. Hudson. editor
of the Topeka Capital, aud Hon.
James A. Troutman, present Repub-
lican candidate for lieutenant-gOv-
ernor. Major Hudson is in no way
related to the congressman how
ever, either in blood or politics, as
the readers of the Capital or those
who heard him yesterday know.
The Major had the most restless
hour in Camp Logan, the after
noon, when the people are tired and
weary. but he held the vast lcrowd
spell-bound throughout.
Mr.. Troutman, in lis Introductory
remarks, said ii was not his fault
that he could not be addressed as
comrade. having come on the stage
of life at about the time the con-
fedcrates concluded they would
not. set up a government of their
own. Mr.. Troutman said he was
somewhat used TO addressing pc
litical audiences, juries and the
like, but had never before addressed
a great audience of Union veterans,
he had carefully prepared
the words he would say to them
He read from manuscript a We y
fine address that was highly ar-
preciated by as fine an audience as
ever man addressed.
Looking out upon the great au-
dience from the platform, as it had
been packed for the evening meet
ing in anticipation of hearing EX-
senator Ingalls,, Col. Dick Blue and
Hon. +. y. Morrill,, was sight that
is seldom seen in Kansas. Ii was
simply immense. The pr 80 gang
from this point of OBJ
on the stage, made a cal
culation as to the number in the
audience. Taking n block of peo-
pie, and from the number in the
block. calculating as to the bal
ance there were not less than 1900
people that listened to the speeches
last evening. There was some lit
tie delay in the opening, owing TO
the non-arri, al of Senator Ingalls,,
who had gone as the guest of Col.
Warner TO supper. Finally Col.
Warner arrived and said that Mr..
ingalls, was quite i'll and would be
to speak at the evening
| Il would ut, the meeting
to-day if lie got better.
Col. X. w. Blue, who is the Re-
publican nominee for congressman
nt large, was then introduced.
not one-third of the great
audience had ever heard Col. Blue
before, and there seemed to be
shade of disap. .,ointment for mo-
ment. that Mr.. Ingalls, would not
speak, but it soon passed away
under the sledge hammer blows of
Col. Blue, as he preached patriotism
and less Coxcyism; obedience to
laws and less anarchism and red
that was threatening and
endangering tile peace and pros
pcrity of this nation. He spoke for
nn honr and thirty minutes, and
though the audience was the larg-
est ever seen on the grou Ids, ii was
rapt in attention to the speaker
Hon. +. n. Morrill,. Republican
for governor of Kansas,
was on the platform for time
during the speaking, but he being
OH the program for-day, left in
order to get needed rest.
Hon. Phil. Campbell. who adj
dressed the meeting Wednesday
evening, being on the platform, was
called for Justify by the crowd and
spoke for few minutes.
The Modocs then wound up the
with n number of selec-
tions. They having to leave for
home at IL o'clock, II was kind of
jubilee, parting serenade. the con-
cluding song being II feel like /
feel like 1 feel" in which the al
dicnce all joined in singing and
hands with the famous
singers
To sum up the day, il was grand
success from start to finish.
There were not less than 5000
people on the grounds during the
d; y, and yet everything passed off
and without jar. There
were no accidents or unpleasant
features TO mar the pleasure of any
Dne. Thursday was indeed big
day at Camp Logan, the biggest in
the history of the camp.
FIFTH DAY.
While the crowd YESTERDAY was not
20 large as the day before Il was large
FOR all practical purposes.
II was In some respects The most In
eresting day of the weck as there
we're four Of the most noted men in