The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1898-11-05
RALLY FOR KREBS
Worcester Soldiers Present
at Gathering in Boston.

at Gathering in Boston.
Boston, Nov. 4.-Tbe republican rally
in Music hall, tonight, in support Of
Franz II. Krebs, the republican can
didate in the 9th district was given
added interest by the presence OF the
Worcester companies of the Second
Massachusetts, regiment.
Col. A. H. Goetting called to order
and Speaker John L. Bates presided.
While the latter was speaking, the
blue-coated soldiers made their APP
pearance at the entrance, and as they
filed into the hall the applause was
terrific. At the height of the excitement
a man seated on the terraced seats on
the stage, overcome by his high nerv-
Gus tension, pitched forward and rolled
insensible upon the stage near the
speakers rostrum. He proved to be a
private Of the Ninth regiment, named
Burns, who was wounded in the leg at
FL Caney. He recovered sufficiently in
a short time to enable him to so home
in a carriage. After the audience had
qu1eted down somewhat, Speaker
Bates concluded his speech and intro
duced as the first speaker Gov. Roger
Wolcott.
Gov Wolcott received a most enthu-
siastic welcome and his oft-repeated
references to the patriotism Of the men
Of the Second regiment, called forth
rounds of applause. IG his opening re-
marks, he touched upon the scenes of
the muster out of the regiment yester-
day, saying;
When L had the honor of standing
with the mayor Of Springfield on the
steps of the city hall and SOW that
regiment march by, it seemed TO me
that I had ap1doy11 fpit erOofipn
greater than that which throbbed
through my heart at that moment, for,
my friends, L have watched as you
have watched during the past summer,
the fate Of this Second regiment.
4 watched their faithful service. l
read the accounts of their suferings.
Some of you, doubtless as | did met
that regiment or saw its return when
it reached Palmer, and went on to
Springfield; some of you, doubtless,
have seen some of the men Of this
regiment lying in beds in the hospitals,
receiving the tender care that the
commonwealth has stretched out to
all her gallant sons who have 1lshed
their lives for their country"
The governor made touching referen-
ces to the other Massachusetts regi-
ments, and continuing, said:
When this second regiment passed
before me in review in Springfield
saw with concern that there we're
many vacant places in their ranks.
Among those who were not able to
make that march was one young man
who in civil life had already reached
places of responsibility and trust, but
who when the first call for volunteers
was made public, felt that man with
out family ought to listen to that
call and ought to offer his services.
and, if need be, his life, to the call OF
his country. This young man lived III
Boston. Your regiment is proud to
call itself the Springfield regiment OF
the western Massachusetts regiment
because you represent the youth, the
gallant youth of western Massachu-
sets; but this young man, needing the
call of duty, went up TO Worcester and
enlisted there. He asked for no com
mission no petition came to me as
others have done, to commission him
in the service of the United States. He
was willing, nay, he was anxious, and
/ honor him for it, He has come home
weak in body, showing still the raw
ages Of disease, and yet that spirit is
strong in his breast still, and when af-
ter his return he was summoned by a
unanimous vote Of a republican con-
vention to present himself as a can
didate in district that is sometimes
called overwhelmingly democratic, .
that same spirit led him 10 accept the
honor and trust placed in him.
You men of the Second regiment
have come down from western Mas
sachusetts tonight to show that you
have some interest in this Boston cleo
ton. I can assure you that we, too, OF
Boston, have some interest in this
election"
In conclusion, Gov. Wolcott said: II
ask you, whether it is considering the
conduct Of the late war, frankly and
calmly criticizing 1t where it deserves
criticism, but regarding on the whole,
the splendid success of the Spanish
American war of 1898 you prefer to be
represented in congress by a democrat
or a republican who has already shown
by his health il not with his blood, his
loyalty TO the United States of Amer
lea"
The governor was followed by Chas
H. Innes, candidate for the senate in
the 9Th Suffolk district, Congressman
VIM III. Moody and Mr.. Krebs We're
the other speakers. The latter who
was still weak from his recent Illness
said that he would not speak at all
were it not that he had heard today
that Congressman Fitzgerald had in
timated that if elected he (Krebs)
would be willing to whitewash the peo-
pie who had committed the crimes of
the war; But" said he, II want to
say to you that the memory of the
men who persisted out there is more
sacred to me than all the living poll
iticians or parties on the face of the
earth
The Worcester soldiers returned
home on the II o'clock train