The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-11-08

ents and their assistants. and said he
would do something for them under the
guidance of officials who would do better
than had been done under the present
administration. Then he followed with
little talk touching on Kansas colleges
and their students, and began to close
his speech by telling his audience of the
man who came to Wichita during the
boom and who went back east TO visit his
folks. His name was John. His folks
said: You have hot winds in Kansas.
John?" He said NO You have
drouth?" He said ''No." Then what
do you have?" TOO much wet weather"
said John.
I'VE have some nice girls in our state
John; don't you think they are just fine,
John?"
NO" said John: "they can't hold a can
die to the girls in Kansas"
well, john" said his folks, 1--WE have
colleges here that beat the world and you
cannot help admitting that. There are over
400 students. boys and girls. in that college
right there"
"Oh. that's nothing. in Kansas wo have
colleges where you could put this build
ing in one room"
Johns folks were completely dumfound-
ed. They asked him to take a drink Of
lemonade, and he said he would-that was
all they ever drank in Kansas. But they
thought they would get the best of him in
some way, so they put stick" in ii, ana
in a little while John grew dizzy. his legs
become twisted and he soen become life
less. His folks concluded to bury MIN and
see what he would do or say abuuc Kan
sas then. In a short space of time John
came to and managed TO stick his head
through the ground. When his head pop
ped up he opened his eyes. rubbed them
with his hands and, jumping to his feet.
said:
This is resurrection morning. I am on
deck. Hurrah for Kansas"
Mr.. Stanley kept his big audience IN the
best OF humor throughout the meeting
They did not want him to stop speaking,
but his time to go to Garfield hall had
overtaken him. and after mentioning this
fact, he began to draw his speech TO a
close.
He said that ne knew they would forget
and put aside politics election day and
would get into the band wagon and help
him TO push the wagon on over the crowd
who had given the state such a corrupt
administration in the past two years.
He said he had tried to live decent life
in this community. He was only COM
mon ordinary, everyday sort of fellow.
He had some defects. like all men-every-
body had some more or less. He said II
reminded him of a story that would not
take long 70 tell 1t was Of a man and
his wife. The wife would often look IN
der the bed and her husband asked Ter
what she was looking for. and she said
IT am looking for a man" One night she
awoke with scream and was very eX-
cited. The husband asked her what was
the matter and she exclaimed: II have
found him. The husband said; Thank
God you have found him at last" Mr..
Stanley then closed by stating that ne had
tried 20 conduct himself Ike q gentle
man throughout the campaign; that he
had not said an unkind word against any
man: that ne was conscious Of che fact
that he had conducted MS campaign with
fairness. and Il elected governor would not
bring s. cause for blush 70 any man.
woman OF child in the great state. and
II ne was worthy OF the support % che
voters OF Wichita. he said he would like
20 have - az the polls. HIS closing re-
mark was:
IF live until this time tomorrow night
I will be elected governor BY =. 900 ma
jority.''
TIE audience cheered him while he vas
passing through the aisles . go 20 Gar
field Han Tue orphsus qaartette sang
many patriotic campaign songs a, inter
vals during the evening. and the. great
chrong passed out o: the Opera House
thoroughly aroused with a tesling o,
pride FOR shei- home candidate.
OVERFLOW AT GARFIELD HALL
The overflow meeting rendered Mr.
Stanley last night in Garfield han. while
not as large, was equally enthusiastic
Standing room was at a premium TIE
gallery was filed ard IL wss Impossible
10 gain sdnittzncs when Nr. Stanley
started 70 talk De was introduced hy
Mr.. P. A Roh-baugh. The F5am5esu cub
and the band were IN the northwest cor
hep.
The band played patriots airs vnfil NJ
Stanley appeared. The noise vas d=a'@a-
ing. the cheering loud aad long TIE
walls OF Garfield hall have never -
sounded as they ID last night. when
Wichita turned out % honor her ezaSi-
date Tor governor.
Mr. Stanley spoke So- Only a few nia-
atss. he confined bis speech 20 the war.
The expansion idea ard tie support Q:
the president He asked that Re7ub4-
cAntsn. Democracy and POP1Iisn bs sor-
gotten. ina, patriotism be ne exalted