The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-09-22
THE BLOODY SHIRT.
TT IS TO BE WAVED FOR MCKINLEY
AND HOBART.
General siclzIes Says the Boys in
Blue VIII Crush Through the
Lines of Rcpudiatioszz They Did
Through the LfnesSof Secession.

CHICAGO, Sept. 21.-In the inspiring
presence of more than 1000 men and
women, hundreds of the audience be-
ing veterans of the civil war, the party
of Grand Army orators who are to
make a months tour Of twelve states
under the auspices Of the Republican
national committee, held their first
meeting in the Auditorium tonight.
The Veterans Union League, of Chi
cago, had charge of the meeting.
President Francis A, Riddle introduced
the speakers. Half a thousand people
were unable to gain admission, and
all the permissible standing space was
occupied. Nearly everybody brought
small American flags, which were
waved whenever there was applause
or other demonstration. The sentiment
of the
GRAND ARMY WAS PATRIOTIC
to the core, and the tenor of the adj
dresses was largely military, inter-
spersed with jokes, miscellaneous anec-
dotes and war stories
There was an overture from a mill
tary band to begin with. then a bugle
call and the calling Of the meeting to
order. Between the addresses came
campaign and other songs by a quar-
tette
Bishop Samuel Fallows read a series
of resolutions, setting forth the rea-
sons why the veterans of the sixties
were for Mckinley and gold, and
pledging the soldier vote to him.
General Franz Siegel, of New York.
is i'll, and will not be able to start with
the party.
General st. Clair Mulholland, of New
q oh hn ic
to be one of the travelling party. One
of the vacancies was filled by General
0. O.. Howard, of New York, who re-
ceived an enthusiastic welcome. Gen
eral Howard said the Bryan people had
indicated by their platform that they
did not want the courts to enforce the
laws or want the government to sup
press riot They would revise the
courts and constitution and they
wanted to destroy the senate. when
these attack the United States" he
said, "let us defend 1t altogether as
did the boys in blue"
When General Daniel Sickels was pre-
scented in a eulogistic speech the
VAST AUDIENCE ROSE EN- MASSE
and cheered to the accompaniment of
waving flags and patriotic music. Then
three lusty cheers were given for 1.-THE
hero of Gettysburg" General Siclzels
said he came to Chicago in 1854 as a.
Democrat to advocate and vote for the
reelection of Lincoln as a war measure
He called on all soldiers to stand up
and they stood to a man while they
repeated the fag waving and cheering
scene. He said he came out west to
talk to the soldiers, because they knew
him and he knew them. He judged
there must be some beautiful fighting
all along the line. He characterized
the doctrines of the Chicago platform
as those of anarchy, reoudiation and
mob rule.
General Russell A. Alger said the
volunteers of 81 to IS would be seen
crushing through the lines of repudia-
ton on election day as they crushed
through the lines of secession.
General Thomas J. Stewart, of Phila-
delphia and Corporal James Tanner,
of Brooklyn, also spoke. The party
! leaves tomorrow over the Northwestern
for Kenosha, Wis, the first stop.