The Daily Texarkanian., 1896-09-01
ENTHUSIASTIC DEMOCRATS.
The Bryan and Sewall Club
Hold an Important Meet
ing at the Court House.
THREE ADDRESSES MADE.
Hons H. P. Smead, Joseph Magale
and Our Paul Jones, Hold the
Crowd Well in Hand.
THREE ADDRESSES MADE.

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Hons Joseph Magale of Magnolia,
H, P Smead of Camden, and Paul
Jones of our city.
The crowd, made up of our best
people, a good portion being ladies,
began to assemble early and by s
o'clock every seat in the court house
was filed, and the two ushers, Messrs
Clarence McCasland and Crooks
Peyton, were kept busy hunting up
chairs and dusting off window sills
to accommodate those who came to
hear the speeches,
Fully five hundred people were
seated, when President R. A. Mum
son, of the club raped the house
to order.
Mr.. Munson said he had received
note from Neill W. Carothers, one
of the orators chosen for the occa-
sion, to the effect that he was
slightly indisposed and could not be
present. He said, however, that
Hon. Joseph Magale and Paul
Jones we're on hand, and that Mr..
Smead was expected on the Cotton
Belt passenger train when it arriv-
cd He then introduced Mr. Ma
gale.
This young orator started out
with an apostrophe to the ladies
and a neater compliment we never
heard paid the fair sex. He then
told that he had been selected by
the State Democratic Executive
Committee to make a few speeches
in North Arkansas, and he was
here enroute to fulfill the com
mand. He dealt exclusively in
National politics, and handled his
subject in good shape, showing
that he had given it thought and
was not going off "half cooked.
Mr.. Magale is an impressive speak
er, one who pleases his hearers, and
at the same time educates them to
think as he does. He was fire.
quently applauded. He made some
sledge hammer argument for free
silver coinage.
Before Mr.. Magale had finished,
j. D. Cook came in with Hon.
Hamp P. Smead on his arm, and
when Mr.. Magale had finished Mr.
Munson introduced Mr.. Smead,
Mr.. Smead began his address by
compliment to the ladies', He said
when man was created, the Master
found him so mean and hard to con-
troll that it took all Of his time in
watching him, and he created wo
man and put her over man, and
since that time she has kept him
well Gin hand Mr. Smead then
launched out on State poitics-gave
Powell Clayton and his gang
lambastlng deserving one) and
asked the Democracy to march to
the polls and vote soldly against
this gang, that once had the State
by the throat, and was only chokcd
off by the Democracy, Told some
good anecdotes and kept the crowd
in a good humor throughout his
speech. He was frequently ap"
plauded.
When he had finished a yell went
up for Paul Jones,
Mr.. Munson stepped to the front
and formally announced Mr. Jones
as the next orator.
At the appearance of Mr.. Jones,
the old Democratic yell went up,
and 1t did not cease for fully min.
ute. When quiet was restored, Mr.,
Jones said; "Stonewal Jackson had
said that the sweetest music to his
ear was the Rebel yell when enter.
ing a battle and the sweetest mu.
sic TO my ear Is the Democratic
plaudIts on the eve OF an election,
He thanked the audience for man-
festing the interest IN the speeches
Just heard from his friends Magale
and Snead, and promised to make
only a short address. He then gave
a short talk on the principles OF the
National platform and took up the
"force bill' and showed IFS inlqul.
ties and the demorali2lng effect It's
passage would have on our country,
contends for State rights, He
said he wanted to speak a few words
on county politics, aud at this the
crowd went wid--hats were thrown
In the air and arms were twlrled
about-for all knew that Paul was