The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1894-11-02

Democrats held Ligh carnival at
Mulhall and Orlando yesterday and
last night.
There was an outpouring OF people
at each place To greet the speakers
announced to address them, such as
have not gathered there before during
the campaign. The morning train
carried good sized delegation from
Guthrie, headed by the military band,
aud they were met at the depot at
Mulhall by the reception committee
iu charge Of big hearted ard enthus-
ias,ic Phil Lemon. During the fore
noon and until l O'Clock the band re-
galed the people with mum ber of irs
spring elections, and at the hour
named every body repaired to the
meeting hall. Doctor McConnehay,
the Democratic candidate for repre-
sentative from the Fifteenth district,
was made chairman of the meeting,
and after the large assemb,age was
called io oider. Hon. Joseph Wisby,
the Democratic Troi,n and nominee
for congress, was introduced, and for
an hour and half held his hearers in
the closest attention.
Col. Wisby opened his speech with
out waste Of words in preiminaries,
but entered into discussion of the
absorbing issues ic this territory,
dwelling mainly upon the question of
free homes lie presented the re-
cords Of the two parties in the matter
of granting homesteads to the people
upon the public domain, how the
Democratic party had originated the
policy of giving homes TO the home
less, free, maintaining that policy up
to the opening of Oklahoma proper;
while the Republican party was the
only party that had put a price upon
the peoples domain, charging the
poor men price for their homes. lie
people of the entire territory, and par
ticularly those OF the added portions
c. ana A., strip and Pott countries
of securing If possible the removal of
the mortgage of $50, 900, 900 held by
the government upon those lands lie
appealed to the good sense of his
hearers to answer whether a repre-
sentative to congress who should
have the sympathy and confidence Of
the administration and the majority
party in congress could not do more
towards securing necessary Legislation
to lift that mortgage, than one who is
notoriously antagonistic to the con
trolling party, lie assured them THAI
the Democratic party in the territory
stands pledged TO assist their repre-
sentative, il he shall bc elected, in
securing the repeal of the Republican
law taxing the peoples homes.
Col Wisby then passed to n brief
discussion of national questions-the
tariff, free coinage, etc, summar = ng
the measures OF relief enacted by the
last congress, in compliance with the
party's pledges. The speech was pro-
nounced one OF the very best and
strongest Wisby has made during the
campaign.
When Col Wisby had concluded,
the chairman presented Col. Tom
Jones, J. w. Miller and Geo 4.
Holt, candidates for county attorney.
probate judge and register, respect
lively, who spoke briefly in regard to
county politics aud the positions for
which they stand, Capt C. T. Allen,
of Guthrie, was present aud responded
N short speech touching upoL local
politics
At the earnest solicitation of the
people of Mulhall, Capt. Allen consen-
ted TO remain in Mulhall and speak
on national questions last night lie
had a large audience and made good
apeeeh
Speaking at Orlando.
Agreeable TO announcement, Col.
Wisby net the citizens of Orlando last
night, and from 1870 to o o'clock he
talked TO the largest turnout of peo-
pie that have listened TO a political
speech during the campaign. The
meeting was presided over by Hon. AL
Cochran. The speech was a very fun
and complete resume of the political
issues now before the people-free