The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1894-10-13

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According to previous announcement
in the HERALD, Hon. Chas. S. Hartman
paid his visit Monday evening. He was
received by a numerous committee, with
a salute of guns, and a regular bonn
bardment of giant powder in the ada
cent hill. The committee escorted the
honorable and brilliant young orator in
hacks to the Frisco hotel where an in
formal meeting and handshaking were
INDUCED in. Mr.. Hartman was well and
in his happiest mood and conversed
freely and frankly to the committee, in
reference to the status of his campaign,
and as he warmed up upon the various
themes the committee begun to feel that
they were in the presence of him who
ratified the dry bones of the gold bug
body and made Harter, Crisp and the
rest hunt their holes in dismay.
He it is who promised to catch the
speakers eye if sent to congress. He
caught it ID times in ID months and a
nation heard his living words. He is
the Hartman that. went to the SD con-
gress and deported himself with such
heroic department in standing up brave
ly for every Montana interest as to
merit not only a return to congress, but
a handsome majority of the. votes of
every silver camp, every lead camp, and
every sheep camp in the blooming young
state. Hartman is distinctively for
Montana and is the same yesterday, to-
day, and forever.
At 80 a hack called at the hotel for
the speaker who unattended was to en-
terrain our citizens for the evening. He
was driven to Crawford's hall, where a
magnificent crowd awaited him. Houses
were Illuminated, red lights burned at
every corner and the night along Main
street bore a gorgeous splendor as of noon
day. A number of our leading citizens
assembled the platform in company with
the speaker, among them Mayor Shaw,
Rev. Hawk, G. w. Brown, j. S. Cook,
Alex Yule, and Chas. Crawford.
The Neihart Orchestra, without peer
in Northern Montana discoursed a beau
tiful selection. Mrs. Bryant presided at
the piano, Miss Smith handled the vio-
lin, while W. L. Cook managed the cor
net with more han his usual ability and
grace. Elk. Abbott, Chairman of the
local club introduced the speaker in a
few chosen words.
Persons who now saw Mr.. Hartman
for the first time were contemplating
in their minds how he could be able to
speak for the hour allotted him. He is
about 5 feet s, spare built, and weighs
less than 1870 pounds. But his lungs
and vocal cords are fully developed and
he can talk anybody in the state to a
whisper if they want him to try it. His
mind is active, his knowledge thorough,
his memory wakeful, and his delivery
excellent. He gives no time for APP
plause. His argument are final and
clinching. His exposition of issues in
Montana was the most lucid and enthus-
%iastic; his recital of events in the past
session of congress was edifying and in
structive. The house often tried to APP
plaud but the commanding eloquence
of our candidate marched right on. His
treatment of the two other parties was
kind, gentle and persuasive; and it is
assured that he made many votes in the
ranks Of both. He is the all in all for
Montana and may God speed his cleo
ton.
After his close the audience applaud
ed long. They were then entertained
with another selection by the orchestra
and adjournment was taken. But if
Hartman should again come to Neihart,
he will be received by if possible a more
enthusiastic reception than this has been
and truly the acquaintance thus made
with Montana's favored son, the states
man of the Gallatin, will be long and
dearly cherished.