San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-10-13
TOUR OF UNION GENERALS.
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Boston, Mass, Oct. 13.-State Treas
urer Geo. A. Martin is campaigning
through the west with the Union Gen
erals and Corporal Tanner, A letter
received from him says:
The enterprise grew out of an invi-
tation given by the Republicans of
Kansas to General Alger, who has
n wide acquaintance and large inter-
ests in the state, to come to Topeka
during the annual G.. A. r. festival
and reunion at Topeka and talk poll
tics. To this General Alger readily
&ssented, and while cOgitating about
details it occurred to him that it
would be a good card with the veter-
ans to get General Sickles to 90 with
him. The Kansas Republicans were
delighted with the idea, and the brave
old Sd corps commander was equally
pleased to accept the chance to see
some of his old boys again and urge
them to save the country from what
lie cOncetvcs to be a calamity hardly
second to that of 1861.
We have two cars-One the private
car of General Algcr, in which are
quartered Generals Alger, Sickles and
Howard, and Col. Hopkins and Gen
eral SickleS' son and daughter who
are making the trip with him: and in
this car is also the cuisine. The 9th
er is a Pullman sleeper, occupied by
the rest of the party. The train is
always special, and the plan is to
have short meetings at the chief towns
along the road. The people like to
be addressed from the rear platform
of the train or from stands erected by
the citizens. Each evening is given
to n larger demonstration in some
important center, and one or more
meetings are held, either in the open
air, or in the largest hall or halls to
be obtained.
The party opened it's campaign on
the evening of September 81 in the
Auditorium at Chicago. There was
a packed house, rousing demOnstra-
ton, and the promise of a most valu-
able re-enfOrce ment to our fighting
brethren of the north and middle
west. In Iowa, Minnesota and Ne
braska, there were immense meetings
everywhere, the warmest enthusiasm
and the most brilliant prospects of
success.
1t is not considered by those who
doubt about Wisconsin, Iowa or Min
nesota. The only question in those
states, they say, is as to how large
the majority will be. Nebraska they
allow to be disputed territory, but
they do not concede it to Bryan.
The most splendid demonstration Of
the whole trip, so far, was at Lin
coin, Mr.. Bryan's home. In the at-
ternoon there was a political process
sion which was an hour and half
in passing a given point, and in the
evening a grand torchlight parade,
in which was a woman's Republican
club from each of the eight wards of
the city. and the ada Mckinley
club of ladies from Wahoo, forty miles
distant. Some of these ladies' clubs
carried torches. There were twelve
bands of music, and organizations in
Vulnerable from the country for 100
miles around. Three immense meet
ings were held also in the
evening. 1t was such a demonstration
as is seldom witnessed, and was con-
sidered a strong confirmation of the
claim that Mr.. Bryan will not carry
his own city.
The Omaha demonstration was sim
liar one. There was an immense
gathering. There were two big meet
ings and a display of enthusiasm such
as might we'll cause the "Boy Orator"
anxiety. There was also a similar
day gathering at Hastings, Neb.,
where at least 5000 people were pres
ent. There is no lack of enthusiasm
or of hope among the Republicans in
Nebraska, and the change" from the
Bryan craze to Republican sanity, Of
which l had heard before l left New
England, is confirmed by nearly every
source of information, as well as by
members of General Ayers party.
No accessions the other way are heard
of, and 1 consider it well founded
assumption that there will be steady
gain in Nebraska until election. The
state is honestly "doubtful' today
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