Omaha daily bee., 1896-10-18
INDICATES The VETERANS
Reunion at North Platte Shows Where the
Old Soldiers Stand.
ARE QUICKLY PUT TO FLIGHT
Efforts OF the PopuIists to Disturb the
CHmpfires Cause the Grand Army
Men to Prepare for n War
like Demonstration.

NORTH PLATTE. Neb. Oct I7.-tSpe-
ciaI.}-The Grand Army Of the Republic re-
union az this place adjourned Thursday and
most Of the 500 veterans IN attendance have
gone nome. This was pronounced by many
one OF the most successful reunions ever
held in this psrt Of The state. and also
one sui OF exciting Incidents About %
per cent Of the old soldiers present are
strong republicans anu they could not help
letting their patriotism crop out AZ all
times much 20 the discontinue Of the p0pu-
list politicians u NOrth Platte
The p0pulists here had planned 20 make
some political capital Jut Of the fair aud
reunion crowds and obtained the use Of the
cOur- house 70 hold rallies every evening
Governor HolComb. although here in his
oficiai capacity. vas advertised in the
Worid-Eera!d 70 make a political speech
Monday night and run opposition 20 Cody
show. The governor did not appear a. the
court house but went 20 the show. SEN
atOr Allen vas 20 come. but failed. They
we're unable 20 obtain audiences The camp
nrsz took the crowds and the 0DpuiisIs had
70 adjourn. This so iucensed them that they
made a systematic attempt % break up
the veterans meetings.
During the week large canpfres were
held mornings. afternoons ami evenings
National Con mAnder Clarkson. AiiutalJ
General BurmeisIer. A. TrayaOr. state
Commander Culver. Tom Majors. General
ThAyer and Il. c. Russell we're here and
delivered stirring. paTTt0t.c addresses. These
addresses so irritated Judge Neville the
2opuiist candidate for supreme judge. that
ne made = speech Wednesday. in which he
roasted" the boys for talking politics IN
camp and asserted that he had given hay
FOR the reunion This speech OF Judge
NeTliIes aroused the boys. he had for
gotten The reunion which Was held here
I'VE years ago. which ne anu 4 pDpullsL
committee conducted for the benefit oi the
p0puiist party n this county. anu when he
brought General Van WICK aud some lead
ers here who hArrangued the Old soldiers
for four days IN revolutionary language.
The boys Went home disguised then. and
they remember u now
The campfire Wednesday night vas in
charge 0f the Relief Corps anu vas a hum
mer. Ii SGs intensely patriotic, and the
fire Of patriotism burned IN every heart.
General Taaysr replied 10 Neville. he
said mat his reference 10 the Chicago plat
form was not taking politics. out was talk
ing loyalty 20 the dag ami the country He
said that ne t0r cne would be willing to
go down into his pockets and pay Neville
for MS hay Then came some trouble
crowd Of about ditesn populist leaders had
come from the court house where their
meeting had izz.ed out Eith the evident
intention Of breaking lp the campfire They
the speaker ana 10 hurTah for Bryan. Among
the leaders N the work were noticed Lu-
eien SteDbiLs. the pDpuiist candidate for
the Legislature IN this district; County Com
missioner Hill Robert ArlndzIe the D0pu-
list .anItOr 1f The court house, and George
sherman a p8Dullst roEdy and leader Of
North Platte.
WARM WORDS FROM A WOMAN
Mrs. r. C. Cond0n. department com
manfer Of the Woman g Relief Corps. spoke
Shot after shot she poured into them. and
sglll they kept up the noise The audience
nf s05 people cheered her 20 the echo. She
fesiingiy referred 20 The var and said that
the veterans were going 20 10 In 1856 what
they did in 1850 She said that the soldier
in the var fought against the men Of The
south and also the intrisues u the knights
0f The Golden Circle in the lOT-h. she said
that Bryan father Eas a member Of that
circle ana askeI the old soldiers what they
thought Of voting for tie son Of ! man 0f
that stripe. She quoted from BTyan's organ.
he World Herald. when IL denounced the
policy Of giving pensions 20 the soldiers anu
said that the debt 70 the colder had been
paid ana asked AOW much longer the policy
gas 70 continue Tae speaker asked the
soldiers what that meant She said, Il wilI
tell you what IL means. YJu aid soldiers
are not dying fast enough 20 suit people
ike Bryan
MEz. CoIdons address vas eloquent and
patriotic. Il stirred the pOpulist sh0uteEa
20 the quick. Il might be added thar none
1f these were old soldiers They became
more ciamorous when she finished. The
confusion became great The Old soldiers
got up and we're going 20 clean the rllfians
out, and il looked FOR a moment ike there
sAs going 70 be a iree-f0T-aH fight
Tom Patterson took charge 1f the meet
ing patriotic song vas started. Then
George sherman rushed 40 % the stand and
tnid Patterson that be had better dismiss
that mesEins. Or there would DO trouble.