The advocate., 1896-10-28
UNBOUNDED ENTHUSIASM.
Closing Days Show the Most Satisfactory
Meetings.


NIB. Mccormick and Major PEItchAEd spoke
to good crowd at Cove City October 10.
The Middle f.the-road" meeting St GSrnett
October q was not attended by single PopU'
list
Professor StEyker entertained q large audi
ence at Norton October 20. He made . good
impression.
Professor stryker and Tully Scott spoke Of
GoOdl&nd to . splendid crowd Wednesday.
The addresses were enthusiastically received.
By their invitation Tully Scott addressed
the ladies OF Oberlin last week ON the finance
question. His speech received close alton
hon.
Webb McNAll made rsttling silver speech
at Kinsley October q. He had o good crowd
and sent them away bUbbling over with en-
thusiasm.
George R. snelling,whO placed Long in NOM
inatlon at the late Republican Congressional
convention, spoke to the Hutchinson Bryan
Club October II.
Rightmire spoke TO SOrty.tWO Republicans
and two POpulists ct Cottonwood Falls last
week. He spent his time abusing John Mad
den and Senator Leedy.
T. L. Bond and George NJ. Munger spoke to .
crowded house OF Ness City October II. A Re-
publican meeting was in progress OF the same
time, but the Populist crowd was ths larger
and contained more voters
Governor Lewslling and John Madden spoke
to o crowd October 10 which took the little
city Of Toronto by storm. It was great meet
ing. The enthusiasm manifested was unp0r.
Slleled in the history Of the town.
Jerry Simpson, John Martin and Judge
Jackson as principal speakers created I'M.
bounded enthusiasm at Dodge City October
q. day parade and t0rChllght procession
in the evening were mammoth features. Ford
county shows up we'll
Tully Scott made one Of his splendid
speeches at Atwood October 20. The enthusl.
asm and attendance indicates that that county
win give POpuliSt majority and return VIII
liam Lewis, one Of the best workers In the last
House, to the Legislature,
Judge Doster spoke OF wellington October
2l. He had splendid crowd and impressed
the people that he was Of that fair, reasonable
character necessary in o judicial position.
The meeting was o success. He spoke OF Con.
way Springs in the evening.
Clarence Misle Of Burlington, one OF the
bright young men Of the State, made his debut
as q campaign speaker ct his home town last
week. His speech is spoken OF a. very able
one, and it created great enthusiasm In the
splendid audience which heard him.
Ed c. Little spoke to 3 very large crowd at
the opera house at lola Thursday. The Re.
publicans refused to divide time with him,
Notwithstanding the fact that General C0ld.
well, one Of their sblest men, was there to rep.
resent them. Silver enthusiasm was mani
tested everywhere.
W. B. Crossan, Peoples party candidate for
Senator in the Miami Johnson district, had
meeting at Spring Hill October II. His oppo.
nent appeared and asked for division OF
time. BE got it. He also got enough Of It be-
fore the meeting was over. He is satisfied
that NO more joint meetings are desirable.
The greatest rally held in southeast Kansas
in COED many years was OF Fort Scott Oc.
tober II; S,S48 people were In line In the pa.
rsde. Two monster meetings were held At the
same time because the crowd was too large
for one speaker. Jerry Simpson, Colonel Hsr-
ris, Ed Little and David overmyeF wera the
speakers.
The largest political meeting ever held at
Winfield was held by the silver men October
16. Delegations were present from every pre-
cinct in the county. Enthusiasm was un-
bounded, and the whole affair demonstrated
that CoWley win bring up an old.time major.
ity. Senator Leedy, Judge DenniSOn, John
Martin and others made speeches.
The Leedy.Botkin meeting At Hutchinson
October 20 was not so well attended a. was OK.
pect0d. The rise In the prlce Of corn set