Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1898-04-05
SHANN0NlsM SURELY O M
TURNER HALL CROWDED AND OVER
FLOW MEETINGS HELD.
%stration in the History of Kan
sas City-Thousands Cheered
for To-day's Victory
at the Polls.

onstration in the history Of Kansas City.
The expectations of those who counted on
a great meeting were far exceeded. Turner
hall, which was crowded to the smother
ing point, held but a small portion of the
Republican hosts that gathered at the
grand finale of the campaign. The gar
den at the east of the hall was filled from
the platform to the fence. but the hun
dreds who gathered there, added to the
2.000 packed in the hall, were only a small
part Of those who marched with bands and
banners and transparencies to the hall.
Oak street nearly to Eleventh street was
Iilled from curb to curb with shouting thou
sands. Oak street nearly to Thirteenth,
on the south side of Twelfth street, was
the same.
Overflow meetings were held in the gar
den and on both sides of Twelfth street.
Campaign speakers oscillated between the
three places and reused the enthusiasm
TO such a pitch that the speaking in the
hall was at times seriously interfered with.
Among those who addressed the great out
side meetings were Nelson Crews, Judge
j.. w. Clifford, James +. Perdue, R.. G.
Martin. Clarence McElroy, L.. c. Williams.
EFT Elliott and w. McAllister.
Inside the hall the demonstration was
one of the most notable of the campaign.
The hall was crowded before the clubs
Will Iloll ItdIly NcI AL III
the city began to arrive and the ward
clubs had to take the outside positions.
The various candidates on the Republican
ticket occupied seats on the stage. and for
two hours and a half eloquent speakers
kept the great audience cheering and
shouting.
short speech in calling the meeting to or
der. ID. j. Half began the first speech
of the evening by declaring that to-day
will be the Waterloo of Shannonism.
THE Democrats said. Mr. Half "havA
answered every charge by declaring. we
have nominated for mayor a native born
minded beople of Kansas City will elect
a mayor on such a sentimental issue as
Mr.. Half scored the ballot box suffers
who are supporting Sebree and declared
that the triumph of Sebree will mean the
return of Owsleyism.
but he is the Sleeps clothing that hides
the. wolf. 1t is not Sebree that we have
to fear. but the gang that is behind him."
Mr.. Half made a strong plea for home
rule and parks. which he declared the
two most important issues of the CAM
pa;gn.
Colonel r. H. Hunt made a short talk,
in which he predicted the triumphant cleo
ton of Mayor Jones and the entire Re-
publican ticket.
Hon. Frank A. Fnxon Speaks.
Hon. Frank A. Faxon made a ringing
speech.
MY lfSl TtCOlleCllOU Ol lIl6 6epuDllC4n
party" said Mr.. Faxon, was when Abra-
ham Lincoln was elected. William McKin-
ley is confronted with the same terrible
question which confronted Mr.. Lincoln, and
he will be found equal to any emergency.
am proud to see that the Republican par
~ of Kansas City Is arrayed on the side
of progress and prosperity. l am for James
NJ. Jones because he has been tried and
every issue before the people. He has
throttled gambling and has stood for the
best interests of Kansas City at all times.
own people are competent to govern them
selves"
more schools and predicted the overwhelm-
ing election of the entire Republican ticket.
L. c. Ellis began a ringing speech by say
ing:
Il am for home rule in Cuba, / am for
home rule in Kansas City. l believe we are
able to govern ourselves without the inter-
yentfon of the queen regent at Jefferson
City.
Frank p. Sebree is an honest man. The
Democrats needed an honest man. He is
to hide the gang behind him. / want to
know whether Frank p. Sebree was in
sympathy with the prosecution of ballot
box suffers. Did he indorse the appoint
ment of owsley? Jim Gibson. his manager.
did"
Mr.. Ellis declared that II owsleyism tri-
umphed to-day there would not be another
Republican victory in twenty years. He
denounced the anti-Jones Republican cir
cular slandering every candidate on the
Republican ticket.
The man who wrote 1t is a liar" said
Mr.. Ellis. amid cheers.
w. 7. Reed scored the gang for debauch-
ing the ballot boxes and filling the city
hall six years ago with ringsters.
The gang has a new Moses" he de-
clared. The Lord buried the old Moses
so deep the people couldn't find him. The
people will tomorrow bury the new Moses
SO deep the Lord can't find him."
Mr.. Reed ridiculed the Democratic plat
form Anh elnGnd hr rlrptnp tho Rantthiirar ~
Gorge a. Neal referred to the election
thieves whom he had helped TO prosecute.
II you knew the tenth part of the scoun-
drelism that was brought out" he said.
You would wonder that bodies did not
adorn every tree in Kansas City. The same
gang is behind Sebree. and IL Is not in
weak human nature to withstand the gang
that put him In nomination. The gang has
and DISTINGUISHING voters. There are enough
of you, in Kansas City to give not only
10 defeat the will of the gangsters.'
Henry NJ. Beardsley. candidate for the
upper house, prophesied an overwhelmins
victory to-day. He contrasted the Repub,
lican and Democratic platforms and told
"a couple of capital stories to illustrate the
emptiness of Democratic promises.
Cheers for J. Scott Harrison.
]. Scott Harrison. Jr.. was received with
cheers when he was introduced. His talk
was brief but TO the point and was re-
tNiN'u with. tlllilhSiiSIH-
Nelson Crews got an ovation as he ap-
peared upon the platform and he repaid it
by a ringing speech.
We've got EN-" exclaimed Mr.. Crews
enthusiastically, and IL you white men will
stand by the ticket as well as the negroes
We VIII bury the Democratic ticket by A.
O" majority. All We want you TO do is to
hold the Democrats down and the black
boys viii give the majority. As l came to
The hall i met that great negro apostle of
Democracy. Colonel A. a. Jones. He had
a satchel in one hand and n bundle of
clothes in the other. The last words he
said were that he realized that Sebree was
gone and he tJones) was Off for Nebraska.
The black men have been assaulted and
abused nj the ballot boxes by the gangs
pluSIers but We have resolved before God
and American civilization to give our lives
if need be TO cast our rightful vote to-mor-
row"
The sentiment was greeted with cheers
by the great audience. Mr.. Crews closed
by urging negroes 10 stand up for their
rights; 10 abstain from violence. but, not
10 he flimfammed ont of their votes.
n scene of Understandable enthusiasm fol-
lowed Mayor Jones appearance upon the
platform. The immense audience checred
as one man. When quiet was at length re-
stored, Mayor Jones made a brief talk.
we have made n clean fight" he said,
land we Will win n glorious victory to-
morrow. We stand for all that makes for
the advancement of the best interests of
Kansas City. l shall not try to make a
speech. The time for talk has passed, and
the time for action Is at hand. | ask YOU
10 stand by the ticket nominated in this
hall. and Republican success IL assured"
c. T.. Small made a brief talk.
push tomorrow" said Mr.. small. .and
next day we will clean out the Spanish
push