Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1897-09-23
SPLENDID
Indeed, Was The Opening Re-
publican Meeting
Held At The City Park On Wednesday
Evening.
Five Thousand People Listen to Short
but Eloquent and Stirring Ad-
dresses by Senator Hanna,
Danford and Sullivan.

II the Republican meeting in The
City Park Wednesday is to be taken a,
an evidence of the feeling Throughout
the State, and there is no reason why
it should not, that partys majority
next November will exceed the figures
OF 1896 by many thousands. That such
a magnificent meeting could be held on
only a few days notice. with imperfect
advertising, speaks eloquently of the
temper of the people and shows con.
clusively that the masses are still with
Mckinley and the Republican party
and that the vicious principles of the
Chicago platform are doomed to Sec
ond crushing defeat.
The most conservative estimate of
the audience that greeted Senator
Hanna and his able campaign cola bor-
ers places it at 5000 people and the
cordial and enthusiastic reception ac-
corded the speakers was remarkable.
Senator Hanna and Hon. j. j. Sulli-
van arrived over the c. & NJ. Wednes.
day forenoon and Hon. Lorenzo Dam
ford over the Ohio River road during
the afternoon.
The meeting began promptly at
seven o'clock in the evening, the
speakers being escorted to the Park by
the Marietta band. Mr.. R. c. Dawes,
Chairman of the Republican Executive
Committee, presided and introduced
briefly Mr.. Sullivan, who started the
ball rolling in an effective, polished
and ringing address of twenty minutes
duration, every word of which COM
manded the close attention of the large
audience. Mr.. Sullivan, who is known
as one of the best speakers in Ohio,
caught an inspiration from his hear.
ers and added fresh laurels to his
reputation.
He was followed by Hon. Lorenzo
Danford, of Belmont county, the old
wheel horse whose fire and vigor and
brains have for forty-fve years been a
power in the Repu blican cause. The
natural Unborn eloquence of the OLD
campaigner caught his hearers from the
start, and as he warmed up to the
work and drove home the eternal
truths of Repu blicanism, with which
nearly half century's active political
life has made him familiar, his address
became most brilliant effort
During the speeches of Mr.. Sullivan
and Capt. Danford the audience had
steadily grown larger and when Sena-
tor Hanna was introduced he met with
a fiattering reception. AS the junior
Senator began his address in full
round far-reaching voice, his facility of
expression and dignity of bearing at
once branded the statement that he is
able to make speech as the utter
ance OF fool. His simple, straight
forward language, his earnestness and
sincerity, and above all his evident
spirit of American patriotism, made an
impression that not all The demagopue
Jhicago-platform orators could efrace
N lifetime When he finished his
remarks, which were briefer than
usual on account of the cool weather.
he audience broke out into vigorous
applause, closing the meeting with
much enthusiasm.
significant fact was the presence of
scores OF men who were last year misled |
'y the free silver craze listening quietly
md attentively to the convincing
arguments of the speakers, showing in
heir countenances that the light was
breaking in upon them.
1t was the greatest political meeting
hat has been held in Marietta for
many year and one OF the best thus
Tar held in the State of Ohio.