Omaha daily bee., 1896-10-18
MD SHOUTS OF THOUSANDS
Major Warner of Missouri Talks for
Sound Money.
wYMoRE THE SCENE OF THE RALLY
Adjacent Nebraska Towns Contribute
Liberal Proportions Of Their voters
10 Swell the ChccrinG Crowds
nt the Meeting.


wYMoRE. Neb.. Oct. 17.-(special Tele-
gram)-This was gala day for Wymore.
At o'clock this morning everything was
hustle and confusion, getting the buildings
decorated and getting ready for the days
exercises. Every incoming train brought
large delegations from surrounding towns
and by o clock fully 5000 strangers we're
in the city. At 230 Major William Warner
Of Kansas City addressed large audience
at Livsey's opera house. The major spoke
at some length upon the issues of the day
and was warmly applauded. Music at the
opera house was furnished by the Mckinley
club male quartet and the Blue Springs
Womens Mckinley Glee club. fhe pro-
cession in the evening was a magnificent
sight, fully 1000 being in line. Numerous
banners with suggestive inscriptions enliv-
ened the scene also several uniformed
delegations with torches and bands Of music.
The Railroad Sound Money club of Wymore
wound up the procession with a beautiful
| float, representing prosperity. each NAH
carrying a cOlored light, The evenings
exercises concluded with speaking at the
Touzain hotel and music by various glee
| clubs.
| NONFOI4h. NtD., OCI. li.-iSpeClDl E lplp-
| gram.)-The republican rally here tonight
was an enthusiastic political gathering
| Special trains brought large delegations
| from every direction. Wayne, with Its
| band Mckinley Flambeau club, Women's
| Marching club and citizens. was a much
| appreciated feature of the parade. Winside
and Hoskins were well represented. Creigh-
| ton, with its band and marching club. Plain
view with it's band and club, Battle Creek,
| Meadow Grove and Tilden and Stanton, with
| bands and torches, and the large numbers
| of farmers from all directions, made an
| aggregation Of enthusiastic republicans
| which set this city ablaze. The parade was
| led by two prominent citizens, heretofore
| democrats, the Norfolk Military band and
| Senator Thurston, with his escort in car
| riages. Then followed the sugar factory
| employees with torches, 100 farm wagons,
| loaded with sugar beets, which were re-
| celYed with enthusiastic applause from an
| immense throng crowded on Norfolk avenue.
| visiting clubs and bands, travelling men,
| fifty in line with torches, railroad employees
| with lanterns. 150 strong, Bicycle club, with
decorated wheels and lanterns, seventy-flve
| horseback riders, old soldiers and the Nor
folk Mckinley club Numerous handsome
floats and many transparencies made up a
| parade half mile long. and constituted
| the greatest political demonstration ever
| witnessed here. Senator Thurston addressed
| all who could crowd into the Coliseum, amid
| the waving of flags and the most intense
| enthusiasm.
BIG RALLY AT BLAIR.
BLAIR, Neb. Oct. 17.-CSpecial Telcgram)
| The largest political rally ever held in
| Blair was witnessed tonight. General John
| C. Gown was present to discuss the issues
4 torchlight parade was INDUCED in before
the speaking. over 300 voters we're in line
among them was delegation Of forty horse
men from Herman. who had thirty-two
| white horses and one yellow horse. repre-
sentng the commercial relation value of sill
yer to gold. The hall will only accommo-
date about 700 people, and several hundred
had to go home, as they could not get in
side. Eighty-eight of the Mckinley and
Hobart Marching Club in uniform. were out
with several transparencles and torches
| rwenty-one men. comprising a shot gun
brdage, exploded blank cartridges during
the parade. At the hall the audience was
treated to one OF the best political and
sound money discussions ever heard in this
campaign. The Mckinley Glee club fur
| nished the music for the evening. a dele
cation of fifty from Calhoun, with their
band. came up to attend the meeting. Many
farmers were in from the country
II. H. Badrige of Omaha addressed the
voters at the Mckinley and Hobart club
rooms this afternoon and had a good audi
ence. He made good impression
| ALVO Neb., Oct 17.-(Special Telegram)
Hon. II. NJ Bushnell OF Lincoln and At
voters OF this precinct tonight on the issues
of the day from a republican view. The
hall was filed with an apprecative audi
ence. who applauded the good points made.
A large delegation from Elmwood, with
drum corps. attended.
| SHELTON, Neb., Oct. 17.-(Special Tele-
gram)-Senator Saunders OF Montana ad-
dressed an apprecative audience here to-
night His talk was principally ON the
money question and many telling blows
were given to free silver falacies. Music
was furnished by the Mckinley and Hobart
male quartet of Shelton, and was well re-
ceived. Friday evening, October 23. Judge
Haywood will again address the people.
Extensive preparations are being made.
| WILCOX Neb., Oct. 17.-(Speclal Tele-
gram.)-This has been republican day at
| Wilcox. w. s. Summers of Lincoln ad-
dressed the people. There were fully 1000
people here and such republican enthusiasm
has seldom il ever been witnessed at this
place. Flambeau clubs and bands were here
from Mnden and Holdrege.
FOUR THOUSAND PEOPLE IN LINE.
STELLA. Neb., Oct 17.-(Special.) Last
night the republicans held one of the larg-
est rallies ever known In this part of the
state at Shubert, five miles east of Stella.
The meeting was held under a large can
vas and the assembly addressed by
Hon. Church Howe and Hon. A. ]. Burn
ham. Three thousand people were in at
Woman's Mckinley club of Verdon, seventy
five in number. The parade was too long
to be contained In the streets and had to
be extended far into the country.
BRAINARD. Neb. Oct 17.-(Special)-A
large and enthusiastic audience greeted
Judge C. f. Holland of Seward at the opera
house here last night He handled the
money and tariff questions in able and
convincing manner. Music was furnished
by the Seward Glee club.
FRANKLIN, Neb. Oct. 17.-(Special.) y
One of the best meetings that has been
held In this county was one addressed by
j. B. Pugh at Gale district Thursday even
ing. The populsts had billed meeting for
the same time, but adjourned 1t to come
and bring their speaker and wipe the earth
with Pugh. But they were mistaken in
their man. Every question that their leader
asked, Pugh turned 1t back onto him like
an avalanche At the close Of the meeting,
when the populists could not think OF any
thing else to ask one of them became angry
and asked the speaker to tell them the
difference between Cleveland and Mckinley.
Mr.. Pugh promptly answered that the great
difference is that Cleveland is president now
and Mckinley will be in March The repub-
lcan cause Is much benefited by the meet