Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-10-26
EDUCATIONAL DAY.
REPUBLICANS, TOO, HAVE A SHARE
IN THE HoNoRs OF THE
DAYS CELEBRATION.
Several Speakers Held Forth to Fair
Audiences ms TO Beauties Of
Republican Faith.

There WAS another crush today. The
attendance was enormous. In the build
ings and on the walks and driveways
there was a solid mass Of surging hui
manity. 1t was educational day and
Republican day. The educational de-
partment was assigned two days, to-
day and tomorrow Six thousand school
children were out today and Prof
Mars and the children OF the Terrell
public schools helped to swell the
throng. Last nights incoming trains
were loaded to the guards. Col. Gas
ton Meslier said the Texas and Pa
cifio had hauled 1900 In excess Of the
number brought TO Dallas on the cor
responding days last year. The santa
F'e passenger department says travel
has been very heavy. This morning
the specials and regular trains on all
the roads came IN loaded down with
human freight. The people are COM
iug to the fair and no mistake. Man
aging Director j. +. Fang OF the eN-
position hail, said to the Gazette corre-
spondent tonight; 1T was the greatest
Jam | have ever witnessed in expos
itiun hall. and every visitor appeared
10 be pleased. And why not2 ! turn
Ell forty applications for space away
ihis year and the exposition il greater
than eyer before" Leo Wolfson. man
ager Of tho privilege department. had
his hands fun all day, This Wultson Is
a genius He IL lROute control Of
the COnrcssionaries, and many OF them
are hard subjects to do business with.
Yet Wolfson handles the hundreds of
privilege men, smoothes out the wrln-
kles quiets turbulence, and keeps
weather eye on the main chance
that the fair association gets Just
what belong to it. He reported Il great
business today, and. as a matter OF
course, the concessOnaries We're SUI
premely happy
This was Republican day as well. and
hundreds OF Republicans came here to
do honor to two Iowa orators-Gen. i.
Nj. Drake and Col. A. b. Cummins. At
the eleventh hour these gentlemen
wired that an exciting campaign at
home compelled them TO cancel their
engagements and disappoint their
brethren Of the Lone star state. How
ever, there was plenty OF good material
Hon. VIII II. Atwell, presided over
The. meeting at music hall from 1890
until 1880, and Hon. n Il. Moore of
Fort worth w. o. kretzlnger of Denl-
son and Col. j. Q. Biggers OF Dallas
were the principal speakers. These
well known gentlemen Hlhht ItkhiuAlNAi
Republican speeches In defense or nom
est money, protective tarln, fair
elections, and all the offices. Each pre-
dicted Il glorious victory for the party.
nationally In 1896.
idea that all Is over but the applause
The Republicans, Notwithstanding the
fact that their Iowa leaders disap
pointed them, made a good showing
and the speeches delivered We're full oil
ginger. Red ind white badges OF he
publicanism were very conspicuous On
the grounds today. Many able leaders
OF the party we're present Hon Web
ster Flanagan was not visible to the
naked eye and Hon. y. Wright Quincy
WAS not In the audience, This was
White Republican Day, and the coloret
brother win have his inning next Tues
day-@Culored Peoples Day.
Governor Charles \. Culberson cam,
In from Austin this morning and spent
the day IN looking about arount
the city and out ON the grounds. II,
pronounces the fair the greatest evel
given IN the state. Assistant Attorney
General Mann a. Trice aud Hon. ]. NJ
criminal appeals, came In from lyle
this morning and viii remain until
Monday or Tuesday
General Pleasant Porter OF the In
dian Territory. and u big delegation .
leading citizens, are here ATTENDING
that Is OF interest.
The Hawaiian band gave one OF thei
splendid concerts in Machinery hal
this forenoon. At l.;S0 Sousas bant
filled Music hall to OVERLOOKING am
held the crowd until . p. nj. Then III
Hawaiian band held forth at the gram
stand, and those who attended tn
races witnessed exciting turf event
and enjoyed rayishing music for thre
hours. Midway avenue was crowde
from morn till night. All the show
did lsnd-otiice business. The churc
and charity booths were well patron
ised-in fact. eaten out of house, bu
not out of home. II was a great da
on Midway avenue. old-timers sa
that the like was never Witnessed be
fore at state fair. The SPANS
dancers. The Turkish and Egyrtia
hours and the Wild West show
were the leading attractions.
The live stock show was n grea
success today. Under direction OF Mar
aging Director Guy Sumpter and hi
assistants. The Jersey stock ~
made magnificent display. and hur
dreds were present to admire the slice
little animals as pretty as picture
and as gentle as pet kittens
THIS afternoon hundreds OF Dalla.
ties came out to the grounds an
rwelled The crowd. The races yer
are hundreds OF citizens OF Dallas WI
love the races better than they 40 M
big white metal dollars IN their DO,
session. The bookiee were in hish gls
Today. The grand stand and the qua
fer-htretch were literally alive with eI
thnsissts. and the bookies did not qu
losers.