The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-10-31

fence in the Auditorium
Last evening a special train arrived at
the union depot over the Frisco bearing
twenty-five orators who left st Louis
Thursday morning TO bring the light o.
sound money and national honor into
the behighted portions Of southwest Mis-
souri, and Kansas. They occupied a Pull
man sleeper and were comfortably fixed.
although they brought no refreshments
with them. At 81 Louis some enthusiast
donated them truck load Of beer for
use in droughty Kansas, but they re-
fused IT, The gentlemen, or the greater
part OF them. are members OF the Trav-
cling Mems Sound Money club Of St.Lou-
Is and are travelling under the auspices Of
that organization. They say very posi-
lively that Mark Hanna is not in the
deal ar all, and that the club pays all
the expenses. Mr.. A Hara. superinten-
dent OF the road, accom- aaies the boys
and shows them every courtesy
Yesterday they spoke at Weir City,
Girard, Columbus. Oswego, Mound Val
ley. Altomont, Cherryvale,, Neodesha,
F'redonia, Fall River, Severy, Piedmont,
Leon, Augusta and Andover.
At each place they were greeted by
crowds ranging from $50 to 1000 per-
sons At Oswego they spoke exclusive
ly to Bryanites, as all the Republicans
had gone 10 a rally at Parsons AT Al
lamont they were met by a fambeau
club dressed in yellow. At CherryVale
ladies Mckinley club met and welcomed
them, and lengthy meeting was held
there. Yesterday speakers were: j. G.
Silver, B. r Allen, J. A Warner, G. II.
Rantenberg. j. W McGinty, of ST.
Louis; ex-Congressman G. A. Purdy of
Pierce City; 4. T. Lewis, Of Carthage;
Lee Bell Of Neosho.
TIE party started at 1920 last night
for Ellsworth. This morning they viii
work east as far as Beaumont, then 10
Winfield and Arkansas City, after which
they will return 10 ST. Louis 10 vote.
The visitors arrived at 8 O'Clock and
marched in a body from the Union de-
pot on Fourth avenue where they were
met by the Mckinley Flambeau club,
VINO treated them 70 a fire works dem
onstrauon and an exhibition drill This
over the visitors went to the Auditorium
in charge Of Secretary William Glass of
the county committee They were well
received at the Auditorium.
Mr.. John Warner Of St. Louis, was
introduced as chairman and he spoke
about three minutes, in which he said
that they Were the members of the Nc
Kinley Travelling Mems club of St
Louis, Mo. He said that they started out
with a small nall but that now they
have hall capable of containing 1900
people.
Mr.. Silver of ST. Louis was the next
speaker. He said that ST. Louis will
fa- IL
money next Tuesday. He said that
when they started out their instruction
was to go as far as Ellsworth, but since
they came into Kansas they received
Geographic instructions to keep on 60
ing. Mr. Silver stated that when they
stopped at AndoveT in this county they
were met there by a silver club and ne
did not know on which club the joke
was.
Captain Purdy Of Pierce City. No. was
the next speaker. He said that Bob
Lewis is going 10 be the next governor
OF Missouri just as sure as election day
viii come around. He said that Mis-
souri, is going to do away with Bill
Stone and Vest and their crowd this
year and crush Altgeldism and Tillman-
ism. He said that Stone was the kind
OF man who would invite the James
burgers INTO missouri again, Out Lndl
the Republicans want decent people to
come there He said that when Bryan
was nominated there were only two gold
Democrats in Pierce City, but that now
there are thirty there
the next speaker was Lee Bell OF
Neosha. No. who made a brief talk and
told pretty interesting coon story.
The last and best speaker was Colonel
A. T. Lewis. editor Of the Carthage, No,
Banner. Mr.. Lewis is an old time Kan
sas soldier who fought under jim Lane
but who, for the past twenty-four years.
has been teaching Republicanism in
southwest Missouri. He said the gov
eminent had TO more power 70 give
value 10 metal by its stamp than il had
10 stamp Jerry Simpson on the back and
make him a statesman. He hoped to see
Kansas join with Missouri and Ken
lucky this year in giving Mckinley an
Overwhelming majority. and hoped also
that Il would return Chester l. Long 10
congress and send that Peerless states |
man John J. ingalls, 10 the senate.
The speaking lasted only about twenty |
A messenger came from the |
hotel announcing that supper was ready |
The visitors We're more hungry for the /
staf OF life than the people were for |
oratory and the meeting was brought to |
an end.
The visitors in their talks were given /
stirring applause.
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