The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-10-28
Among The Politicians
Doings in the Local
Political Battle
ground.
Senator Mantle. of Montana.
AZ the Armory Last Evening spoke
An the Interest OF Free silver
Metropolitan Laconie&

The republicans had rally last night
at the kearsarge mine which was howl
ing success. Before the meeting. which
took place at the school house, there war
torch light procession, in which over
100 republicans participated and which
was headed by the kearsarge band
The rally was addressed by Capt. W. E.
Parnall, A. T. Streeter and MIR, Harris,
theCornishman from Pennsylvania. The
school house was crowded TO hear the
addresses and the greatest enthusiasm
prevailed. A number OF prominent re-
publicans from this city attended and
took part in the demonstration.
News OF a big republican Finnish rally
at the Oscar location near the canal last
evening has helped to strengthen the
idea that the Finnish votes will about all
go for Mckinley and Hobart. The rally
last evening was addressed by Hon.
Charles A. Wright, who spoke in English
and Editor Fred Karipen, who addressed
the meeting in Finnish. Special music
was furnished by members OF the Finnish
glee club OF this city. The rally was
held in the school house and was well
attended by between $50 and 200 inter
ested voters.
The republicans will have a monster
rally and torchlight procession this even
ing. The address will be delivered by
Hon. George L. Sieder. OF Ohio, ana will
take place at the Light Guard Armory
The big torchlight procession will be
headed by the Fifth Regiment band and
the line OF march will extend over the
entire principal streets OF the city. Mr..
Seider Is said to be a very good speaker
and will undoubtedly be greeted by
large audience.
This evenings rally will be followed up
by another one tomorrow evening when
City Attorney n. G. Loranger, OF Bay
City, will be the speaker OF the evening.
There will also be another torchlght
procession.
Another big republican rally is on the
board for Saturday evening, but it has
not been decided who the speaker will
be. An effort is being made to get some
man oil national reputation here.
The siverites held big demonstration
at Lake Linden last evening which was
addressed by State Senator Hopkins,
who spoke at this place Monday evening
The Opera House was crowded and
plenty OF enthusiasm was manifested
The rally was held under the auspices OF
the Bryan silver club.
The silyerites will also have meeting
at Sivert Olson's place this Wednesday
evening when DR.. Berghell will address
the Swedish voters OF this place in their |
own language.
United States Senator Lee Mantle.
from Montana. who addressed the silver
rally at the Armory last evening, left at |
noon for lshpeming where he speaks to-
night. He will also make addresses at |
Negaunee and Iron Mountain. The SEN
ator spent the forenoon in visiting the |
different points OF interest about the /
mines and was surprised, as most visit
ors are, at the magnitude OF the ma
chinery. He expressed himself as well
pleased with his visit to the copper coun-
try.
Ex-President George Harris, of the
pennsylvania Mine Workers Union, who
has been making addresses for the past
lew days in this vicinity and who spoke
at the Kearsarge last evening, went to
Houghton at noon and will SPEAK at
Chassell tonight. He said he had every
reason to believe that the republican
majority among the Upper Peninsula
workingmen would be very large.