Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1896-10-31
CABBAGES AND CAT-A-WAULING.
Republican Rally In North Walpole Regular
Circus-Noisy Bryan Men Give Mckinley
Men Hot Reception.

Men Hot Reception.
For Republicans to storm North Walpole
is almost as foolhardy an operation as
Bryan's recent visit to New England and
tour of the "enemy's country" However
there are few Republicans even in North
Walpole who have the courage OF their
convictions and these few conceived the
happy idea OF having Republican rally
Thursday evening. They depended, how
ever, not on their own numbers to make a
showing but on contingents expected from
Walpole and Bellows Falls. A special car
from Walpole brought about 80 from Wal
pole, and small number, ten or dozen,
from Bellows Falls fell into line. These
with the North Walpole enthusiasts made
60 or rs who, headed by the Bellows Falls
drum corps, with torches marched from
the square over the toll bridge and to St.
Peters hall through the mud ankle deep,
more or less.
The fun began soon after the paraders
had crossed the toll bridge. 1t seems that
cabbages in various stages of preservation
had been provided for the occasion and
pretty soon these harmless vegetables be-
gan flying through the air from the most
unexpected quarters, from behind fences,
standing cars, etc. These horrible missiles
of war and destruction seemed to be aimed
primarily at the transparencies, but quite
as often hit the carrier. There were three
of these Examinations; one bore pictures OF
Mckinley and Hobart; another read
"Wheat Follows Silver, Nit" and the
other, "16 to means to 8 next winter. u
Before the procession reached North Wal
/ pole some went so far as even to throw
stones. Near George L. Kibby's residence
which was illuminated in honor of the
event, stood crowd of men, women, boys
and infants in arms who began tremen-
dous demonstration, the names of Kibby
and Bryan predominating.
Among those sitting on the platform in
the hall were: George L. Kibby, Hon. I.
Nelson Hastings, w. j. King, Sheriff
Perry, Judge j. G. Bellows, and C. C.
Davis. Daniel Connors was president Of
the evening and first introduced Hon. N.
B. Bryant of Andover who was not seriously
disturbed until he reached climax and
wanted to know if anybody could answer
his arguments. During the graveyard
stiffness while the speaker paused for a
reply kid who was on the outside of the
hall thrust his head through broken win
dow pane and yelled whats the matter
with McBryan P" This set everybody wild
and the laughing and cheering continued
for several minutes.
Hon. John c. Linehan of Concord was
the second speaker. During the course Of
his remarks he said something which did
not meet with the approval of A. F. Minis,
who is running on the democratic ticket
against L. Nelson Hastings for the state
senate, and Mr.. Minis took the floor and
expressed his disapproval in an emphati.
and dramatic manner and challenged the
speaker to meet him in joint debate in any
hall in Walpole any time before election
night. This let bedlam loose and for ter
minutes the Bryanites didn't do thing bu
yell. After MIR. Linehan got the atten
ton of his audience sufficiently to be heard
he promptly accepted the challenge and
said he would meet Mr.. Minis anywhere.
On the whole this was a memorable
rally and Republicans who were too indif
ferent or lazy to carry a torch Thursday
night were kicking themselves Friday
morning because they lost the fun.