Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1898-10-26
ENTHUSIASM
 UNBOUNDED.
The Largest and Most Enthusiastic Political Meeting Ever Held
 in Prescott,
Assembled Last Night at Oake's O. era House to Honor Col
 8rodie, Candidate for Dele gate to Congress.
FrYui FTidays Daily,

ut iCpuOAICdu bccliub ot bAt court house last night was the largest and nest enthuiastic politi- cal meeting eEeT held in Prescott.
 While the afternoon reception to Col. Brodie could not be taken as having any political significance, democrats ani republicans alike turning out to honor a returning Rough Rider, the.meeting las: night was purely a political one and the large attendance, and enthusiasm manifested throughout the meeting were highly significant. It signi6ed that Col, Brodie's majority in this county will be about 5O0. s- ... l
 It was also very significant fact that the largest number of ladies ever seen at a political meeting in Prescott wee m attendaBee last night, showing that they are in Iterested in the election of Col.
 Brodle as well as are the men.
 People who went there early, as trey thoughtLat fifteen or twenty minutes before eight o'clOek-Eere surprised on their arrival there to 6nd every seat in the opera house taken, aud still the crowd continued to pour in Hntil S:30. ir-l' =.-'-.-
 -f All theI chairs belonging to the place were used; all the available standing room in the aisles were packed with people and then nearly enough to fill the hall were com p.allad tO crO aWaV ....r
 Dr. J. $. Barrett, chairman of the Republican Central committee, pre- sided over the meeting md intro duced the speakers. Col. Brodie was first on the programme and spoke very briefly, assuring the Peo-
 ,le that if elected his best efforts ould be used in promoting the lO t interests of Arizona. - ! lie was followed by E. 5. Clark
 who put the audience in good humor by telling a numter of stor- les and also made number of good points for the republican ticket. '. -:g. H. Collins then delivered a very able. ana eloquent address touching upon the essential points | of tEe campaign so far as territorial affairs are concerned, and then made telling speech in favor of the. re- publican. candidates on the county ticket. .a.r...., .,
 Some one in the rear of the hall interrupted MT. Collins number oi times ini his speech by asking ques- tions and by making side remarks, but MT. Collins always had reply ready for anything he might say and the species of interruption wa .inally abandoned. [ =
 Judge c. w. Wright followed MT Collins with a very able speech
 dwelling on the importance of state | hood for Arizona, and only hope
 uow of securing it being ln the election of Col. Brodie. who is in
 harmony politically with the ad tministration. and who has beer
 prbur sed substantial aid in securing this coveted boon If he is elected. At the conclusion of Judge
 Wright's speech Chaplain Brown
 was prevailed upon to make his sp- l pearance, before the audience, but sxcuAeu himself from maklng 1 SD. ech, saying that he would bt | pleased at some future time to ad Il dress a Prescott audience, not b! | makiug a political speech, but bl 4 telling them of the stirring event! \ in Cuba as he witnessed and parties .l pated ID them. -- f. f
 | The Prescott brass b 7ter I spersed the speaking witt 3
 of selections and the speaAets wer'
 freaueutly interrupted with ap plause from the audience. At ever, I mention of Col. Brodie's name 4 would be received with cheers an, 4 applause by the audience! -.l.n