The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1896-10-20
HAGAN Ar WICHITA.
He Rips the Alass from the Gold
Fallacy and Scores Hit.


He Rips the Aiass from the Gold
Fallaoy and Scores Hit.
Dear Niolacks never saw sucb en-
thusiasm. IN any campnig n, as being
manifested, in the present one, Ia
Southern Kansas
joined Senator Martin at Cald |ell.
An immense crowd mad gathered there
70 greet him. We went 10 Augusta
Butter county. We found there sit
yer club, containing 100 e2-Repu biz
cans. They viii not allow any one
but silver Republican TO join this
club. At night the opera house was
PACKED to suffocation; 50 old soldiers
sat on the stage win tue speakers
Hon. j. j. I0galls had spoken at
Augusta some thirty days ago, aud l
am Jul be was gree ted with these lOB
* Repu bllcans, all wearing silver
badges On the 10Th a grand rally was
held at Winfield Upto that date, II
'laid IN the shade" ell political
rallies | ever saw; liz old soldiers led
the procession The standard bearer
of these il2 old soldiers bore aloft a
live eagle in cage. and above the
eagle was TIE motto. II was free
once" | never Witnessed such en-
thusiasm. Democrats, Populists and
free silver Repu blicans vie with each
other in trying who can do the most
for free silver
The speaking occurred at Island
Park at 9 o'clock and the large wig
wan was Utterly packed | should
Judge fully 3 800 people were packed
in this building. Senator Martins
voice failed-he could talk only in a
whisper. and Gov. ]. w Leedy took
sick, so had it all my way and was
the speaker Of the day.
At night the torch procession was
over a mile long. The opera house
was packed. 1t was a fine audience
Fully 500 we're in the opera house
fully that many outside at the over
flow meeting. 1t was a great rally
Senator Martin. Gov Leidy and my
self all came up to attend THE rally OF
Kansas at Wichita. and il was rally.
outside of the national conventions,
the equal OF which have never seen.
What do you think Senator Martin
selected me as the speaker of the day
at the post He told the committee TO
let me be the speaker of the occasion,
as II had the most popular, catchy
speech he had heard in the campaign. "
At 9 o'clock, in company with Gov.
Lewellen, Hon. j. w. Leedy, candi-
date for governor Mr.. Harvey. the
nominee for lieutenant-governor, and
Jerry Botkin, candidate for congress,
we went to the grove. There was a
| fine crowd Fully 5000 people were
present / don't know what kind OF a
speech delivered, but | will say that
l never saw such an enthusiastic
crowd
Tonight will be the grand rally of
the season. The town will be set
ablaze With enthusiasm
All the free silver people here say
Bryan will carry the state by 10000;
Jerry Simpson Will beat Long by . 900,
! and that the entire free silver state
ticket will be elected. | certainly
feel encouraged With best wishes, /
am yours sincerely, II. ii Hagan.
The Wichita Eagle says: The after
noon speech exercises were
held at Riverside park aud commenced
at o'clock. There were four speak
ers, three from Kansas aud one from
Oklahoma. Notwithstanding the pride
of Kansas for oratory the gentleman
| from Oklahoma was by far the better
speaker, and he provoked more cheers
and enthusiasm than all the rest put
together. This gentleman was Mr..
Horace Hagan. Of Guthrie, the pro-
nounced silver brother of Eugene
Hagan, the leader OF the gold Democ-
racy of Kansas. Mr.. Hagan was intro
duced by ex Governor Lewelling as a
curtain riser, but it soon became evi-
dent that he should have been the
main orator OF the day, for he GER
tainly took a greater hold on the
crowd. Ex-senator John Martin pro
nounced him the most catchy Pope
cratic stump speaker he had heard in
this campaign II Mr.. Hagan had as
much good sense as bis brother in
choosing a right cause to speak on he
would make quite reputation. His
main effort was in the line of sixteen
TO one strictly and as he punctuated
his best points of argument with a
good story he had the woods full OF
people in splendid humor for the ad'
dress of Senator j. W. Leedy, candi'
date for governor