The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1896-11-19

probable that the case was dismissed
after the dispositions reached Glendale.
Above FEAST:
Republicans Have pyrotechnical
and Spread Eagle Display.
The Republicans of Redwood Falls
held ratification meeting, or rather a
love-feast on small scale, last Friday
night. The ratification meeting was
to have been held on Wednesday
evening, but owing to the stormy
weather on the days previous the same
was indefinitely postponed. Then it
was decided to have little local jubil-
alton for the purpose of using the fire.
works purchased for Wednesday
night-ten gross of Romen candles
and ten dozen sky rockets.
As result at 7:3O o'clock Friday
evening the first alarm of the feast
was given by the commencing of the
pyrotechnical display from the roof of
Hotel Francois. As soon as the first
sky rocket went up there was fusil
lade Of balls from Roman candles in
the hands of large crowd of people
below. The shooting of sky rockets
and candles absorbed half an hour or
more, after which the exercises at the
opera house commenced.
About $50 o'clock the opera house
began to be filed up, and Attorney
Patterson introduced Chairman King
of the Republican county committee,
as presiding officer. Mr.. King read
two short kilograms, one from party
from Walnut Grove to the effect that
W. j. Bryan had engaged the Rural
Centre of that place and the Penny
Press of Minneapolis, for the purpose
of carrying on the free silver campaign
four years hence. The other telegram
was from Washington and stated as
follows: "Coxey's army has just got
off the grass" MARK HANNA.
Mr.. King then introduced Mr.. Pat
terson. He said that the Republican
party had been successful all over the
country and that the meeting was for
the purpose of jollying the Republi-
cans of the county. The result OF the
election had shown that no Populist
need apply. The country, he said,
had just passed through hard strug-
gle and by the aid of patriotic Demo-
Gratis and patriotic people, the Re-
publican party had saved the honesty
and integrity of the nation. The par
ty had prevented the Supreme Court
from being overthrow. As the smoke
of battle cleared away we could rejoice
that we have prevented the victory of
the Demo-pop party, and that McKin
Icy had been elected. Prosperity had
already began to return. Mines and
factories employing 10000 workmen
had begun operation since McKinley's
election. The people had said by the
triumph of sound money and prosper
ity that they would look after the in
terests of America first aud the rest
of the world after. The battle had
already been renewed for the next
four years and the Republican party
must teach its party belief and edu-
cate the people against the teaching
of the Demo-Pop party, which tends
to destroy our system of free govern
ment. The Republicans must not be
overcome by the glare of success, but
in season and out of season stand by
the "O!d Party"
The next speaker was Attorney
bonneville of Sleepy Eye, who was a
candidate for the nomination as con
gresham from this district, and who,
when he saw that the district wanted
the present congressman withdrew
from the contest and made the nomi-
nation speech at the convention which
nominated Congressman McCleary.
Mr.. Somerville in humorsus manner,
said that if he had known that the
meeting was to have been a public
one, he would not have been there.
He thought it was to be meeting of
Republicans for the purpose of telling
how they did up the enemy or to
preach a funeral sermon, although
the Democratic party had been done
uD 40 manv times If MIGHT not he