Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1896-11-05
gnTurd0y's rally,


success. Only q weeks notice had been
given, but the prepal atiOns had been
pushed with such VlgOr that when the
day came everybody knew. just how
to manage himself and he had done 1t
in such a way that he brought not oniI
himself but several others to share in
the joy and satisfaction with him in
the demonstration.
The towns people turned out in num-
bers heretofore unknown in demon
strations of this nature and the bronzed
and brawny farmers left their fields to
participate in one good demonstration
to show that they had an eye open to
their interests
The procession formed about 10
O'Clock at the Rock Island depot and
south, lined up and arranged by Char
lie COnkling, the marshal of the day.
The procession was headed by The
Hutchinson military band and was
followed by the fOOtmen, Of whom
there was long line, and who kept
step to the music through the march OF
about four miles.
Sixteen white horses mounted by as
many young men, and one-"yellow"
one mounted by someone quantity dis
guised, came next. Then the long line
of horsemen. These were followed by
the wagons of the farmers, extending
in line for more than SwO miles. AL
most every person in the procession
carried flag. There were very few
banners or notices. It was just q flag
parade. When q banner did appear 1t
was an ornament, a thing Of beauty,
simply setting forth some statement
like Free Silver pSto L." There was
no vulgag cartOOning, no scarrilOns and
nasty sluFs. All the business houses
were in gay holiday attire and Hutch
inson tapped sea Of bunting and a
forest of patriotic peanOns.
After dinner the great crowd gath
cred at the auditorium. The night be-
fore the locaIcommmistee received tel
egram from the State committee saying
that the national committee had taken
Mr.. Teller in charge, Cancelled his date
here and sent him to CD icago where
it was considered he was worse needed.
Ignatius Donnelly for some reason
failed to arrive. So the only speaker
present was Col. Wilson, free SILVER
republican of Missouri. 1t was . mat
ter Of great disappointment to thsoOm-
nittee and to the people that the other
speakers did not az rive, but after Mr.
Wilson had commenced his speecband
got warmed to, his subjset, everybody
forgot their disc ppOintment and
laughed and cheereCl at the wit. Sar-
casm and elogGenoe of one of the, best
orators who ever apreare&in Hutshin-
son. Col. Wilson has one Of the rich
est of voices, cOUpled with an easy and
effective delivery while his brain gives
forth sharp, pUngerlt, terse and cpl
gramatic sentences, that not only
cIeave a path through opposition, but
turn off the broken fragments Of argyll
ments on botbsides like a plowsbare.
We have only one criticism. to make
on the speech The language Of the
speaker was at times little rough and
it seems to us il would have had bet
ter effect had he dropped a. few Of his
more emphatic words.
A meeting for the evening was an ,
bounced to be held on the Midland
corner, and Mr.. DOnnelly arrived
to speak,, but the hoodlums Of the re.
publican procession which marched
and countermarched by the speakers
stand bowling like jackalls nearly
broke up the meeting. 1t had much
the appearance of a concerted move
ment for that purpose. Nothing was
heard Of republican meeting for Sat
urday night until after the silver rally
was all arranged for. The air, too,
was cool for an outlook meeting and
On this account together with the bed
lam of noises Mr.. DoDnelly only made
short speech. Col. Wilson was then
called for and spoke a short time.
Claude Duval and NJ. Watson being
called for also talked a few minutes
each.
The republican parade in the even
ing, while it was called a grand sue.
cess by Its managers, disguised sober
minded men and women. Carloads Of
men were imported on the trains from
Kingman, Nickerson, Burton, New
ton and Wichita with their torches
and other fapdoodle. They had trans
parencies, cartoons and floats galore.
Anything that money could make i'm
pressiye was used to its full capacity of
usefulness. Fire works and gunpow-
der cut an important figure. BnE at
ter all it was no great success in point
Of numbers. The day will illustrate
The fact that the silver forces were
poor, and the other fellows were gilt
tering receptacles of Hanna's corpora