The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-09-22
The Republican Rally
An Enthusiastic Meet
ing Was the One at
the Armory.
Pominent Speakers Address
The Large Assemblage I'm the Inter
est OF sound Mo1ey-Campaisn
songs sung.


songs sung.
The republicans fired their first gun in
the ensuing political eamDaign at the
Armory last evening and il went OF with
boom Ii was the first regular meet
ing of the Mckinley and Hobart club,
which was organized last week and they
determined 10 make il hummeri in every
possible way, and they certainly did, for
there was no end TO the enthusiasm man
liested by nearly everybody in the ball.
The Red Jacket band parsded the
streets OF the village and then went TO
the Armory, where they opened the meet
ing with a thrilling selection. On the
platform were seated theiollowing prom
inent republicans: Charles Briggs, John
5. Dymock, II. j. Vivian, W. II. Hosking,
John Duncan, W. E. Parnall. Paul Roehm,
James Cruise, besides the speakers.
President W. H. Hosking, presided and
first introduced Captain W. +. 'Parnall,
stating that some might have inferred
that the captain might have turned free
silverite from an item in the News. The
captain explained the position he had
taken with MIR. Whiting in the argument
and quoted at considerable length from
McCleary's speech about whether silver
had been surreptitiously demonitized in
1873 or not. The captain scored Mr..
Whiting or any public speaker for not
being able 10 produce proofs, of his state
ments and said he was able TO back up
MS position at any time.
Mr.. Hosking next introduced the
speaker oil the evening, Hon. Thomas b.
Dunstan, OF Hancock, a. the next lieu
tenant governor. Mr.. Dunstan's speech
was model in every respect, being a clear,
concise statement of bis position and
worded in such a way as 10 make it un-
usually interesting He referred TO the
recent republican victories in Maine and
Vermont and sited il foreshadowed wha
would follow in November He spoke OF
Reed, the greatest parlimentarian OF the
age, being returned TO congress by in
creased maiorities. He spoke OF the re-
publican party organized at Lansing be-
fore the war and the prosperity that had
always been enjoyed while they we're in
power. How the national obligations
were steadily met during the thirty years
they were in power ana the surplus up
held and how FIVE months after Cleveland
and democratic congress had been in
power all this had changed. He quoted
Harrison and Cleveland in regard to this.
He compared the condition of the work
ingmen during the two administrations.
He referred 10 Mckinley as the champion
oithepeople and the iorerunnero fprosper-
ity and was frequently applauded in this.
The election Of Bryan would mean that
the dollars would be virtually cut in two
and the wages would also be cut IN twain.
In order to insure prosperity vote for
Mckinley. At the close OF his remarks
he was rapturousIy applaudtd
Two campaign songs we're then sung
by dozen voices and enthusiastically
applauded.
A Mr. Wagner travelling man from
Cleveland and member OF the Tippi.
canoe club, OF which Major Mckinley is a
member, was next introduced and he
spoke Tor over an hour in a very happy
strain. He compared free trade and pro-
lection and protested that the issue of
the campaign was on that line. He said
he had come from Bryan's home less
than two WEEKS ago and had heard OF
how he had practiced for months before
mirror preparing for his great speech,
which captured the Chicago convention.
tie was frequently interrupted with ap-
plause. He said Mckinley was right in
stating that it was better ito open the
mills, not the Nuts"
Alter giving three rousing cheers for
Mckinley and tiger, the meeting closed.
The members OF the club are greatly en-
Unused over their first public meeting
and promise as successful a one next
time, when the meeting will be held in the
Opera House, one week from last night.
a number OF new members we're added to
the club last evening.