The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-10-23
TO CHEER DEMOCRATS
Vice President Stevenson Talks
to Missouri People
He Delivered Dozen Speeches
on His Trip.
TWO BIG RALLIE
Large Meetings We're Held at
Macon and St. Joe.

ST. JOSEPH, No. Oct. 23.-After an
all day trip along the northern Dor
der of Missouri during which his re-
ception a different stations amounted
to almost an ovation, Vice President
Stevenson arrived here last night at
6:45 During the day Mr.. Stevenson
made nearly a dozen speeches from
the platform of a special car, and at
Macon he delivered an address lasting
almost an hour. Notwithstanding
this severe physical strain he was in
splendid health and good voice, when
amid the booming of cannon and the
cheers of 10, 900 lusty-lunged Missou-
rians, the vice presidential train
pulled into union depot here. The
platforms and the railroad yards adj
jacent were black with people who
pushed and 1Ostled each other to Sc
cure a better point Of vantage
AS the train steamed into the depot
the Fourth regiment, N q. NJ, de-
ployed, and with fixed bayonets
cleared an avenue through which the
vice president and his escort passed
to carriages The party were met as
they stepped from the train by re-
ceDtiOn committee headed by State
Committeeman Davis and made up of
the leading wholesale merchants of
the city. Four full bands were sta
LlO4Gu aJ 0llLGLGAG DdIDS Oh lnC ACDOG
grounds, and the party left the
train discOursed stirring music. A
procession was then formed with the
jefferson club, 400 strong, at the
head. and preceded by a band and
fam beau club, the procession, 3, 1000
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 president and it was almost inn
possible for the party to get into the
house Judge o. NJ. Spencer assumed
the chair in the absence OF Congress
man D. D. Burnes, who was prevented
from attending by illness Four
hundred of the most prominent Demo
Gratis of the Platte purchase occupied
the stage.
In presenting Mr.. Stevenson to the
audience Judge Spencer IN a grace
full manner regretted the fact 10 600
eager Americans were outside the
doors who could not gain entrance,
and for whom overflow me tings were
then being held It was estima ted
that 20, 600 strangers were in the city
Fred w. Lehman of st. Louis, Con-
gresham A. NJ. Dockery, ex- Senator
J. w. Alexander, Ex-Governor Silas
Wood sOn, Congressman w H. Hatch,
Attorney General Walker. Chairman
of the Democratic State Central Com
mittee j. Q. Maffitt and other dis
tinguished Democrats occupied the
stage
General Stevenson opened his adj
dress with a chara cteristic anecdote
illustrating the supposed death and
resurrection of the Democratic party.
He showed that the party stood
pledged to tariff reform and that it
had carried out its promises. He con
graduated the country on the rene we'd
evidences of prosperity and predicted
the coming year would show a most
remarka bic revival in all classes of
industry. He was frequently inter
rupted by applause.
Hon fred w. Lehman followed in
a short address. after which the vice
presiden tial party, escorted by the
Fourth regiment, two bands and a
large mum Der Of the prominent poll
ticlans Of this section, were driven to
the Union station, where they de-
parted at 10 D. m. for Joplin, going
over the Burling ton
When shall we have real rapid transit?
When Edison perfects his flying ma
chine. Then the world will get its sup
ply of DR.. Prices 3 king Powder by the
universal aerial route.