People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1896-10-22

list parade Wednesday night and
some Of the counts showed a little
over 600 and some a little less. Sew
erdl Republicans helped to make
this count. w. H. Milne, Republi-
can tried to count the voters leaving
cut all those whom he took to be
under age. He made it 5l9. W. J.
NewbOld omitted the float and band
and made the total number 10 line
533, and he said to several POpullsts
when he reported his figures that it
was a larger procession than that of
the Republicans on FOraker's night.
The truth is that there was about
100 more people in line than at the
Republican rally, and 800 more would
have been in line if there had been a
sufficient number of torches to have
supplied them.
Notwithstanding, the Mail land the
Monitor Press is no better seems
To fear the result Of the election de-
ponds upon its admission Of the truth
concerning this parade. Here are a
few of its statements:
Yesterday was quite a day for the
POpuliStS and Democrats. 1t was
one of their big days, yet it did not
meet their expectations by any means
in the attendance, and it even fell
short of what was anticipated by the
opposition.
The entire day was a huge dis
appointment which they are COM
PEELED to gulp down and say nothing.
The parade was heightened much
by those in the lines marching several
feet apart. While the lines may
have been as long as the Republican
ranks last Friday evening, yet there
were not as many people IN line, nor
as many voters. According to the
best counts last evening there were
from 400 TO 525 people. all told. In line.
or this number only $50 TO 375 were
voters.
These figures are taken from Pop
ulist as well as Republican counts.
They compared very unfavOrably
with those made at the Republican
parade by either party. The parade,
however, was very creditable and
was about what was expected by the
opposition, although it was plainly
disappointment to the POpullsts and
Democrats.
liz the evening after the parade j.
D. Botkin addressed a part Of the
crowd at the wigwam. The building
was not tested to It's fullest seating
capacity as it has been several times
this year by the Republicans. The
crowd grew weary and dwindled away
under the long drawn out remarks OF
Bro. Botkin.
We have no means OF knowing what
Republican expectation had been
worked up to-from past efforts OF
the silver people their minds have
doubtless received high culture along
that line-but we do know that the
turn out was beyond the expectation
Of the silver people. The rally was
not intended TO draw a crowd like a
great wagon parade, and no prepara-
tions were made for such display or
such crowd. But the attendance
was beyond expectation.
AS to the seats In the wigwam not
being filed, we call to witness all who
were present, all who were forced to
stand around the walls and In the
aisles, and all who could not gain ad-
mission and went away.
And the l,o0O people VINO stayed
until twelve O'Clock to hear what has
been termed by unbiased judges the
best political speech ever made in
Wellington, can answer as to the
crowd growing weary and dwindling
away.
We do not refer to this wholesale
Justification because we fear it will
damage our cause, but simply Ia
draw a comparison and point out
the desperation Of. our opponents.
Their monumental lying will be a