The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1898-11-08
THE FINAL
MEETINGS.
Republicans and Democrats Held Forth
In Town Last Night.
HOODLUMS GET IN THEIR WORK.
swarmed Into the Republican Meeting al
Robbins opera House and Created
Disturbance That Developed
to the Verge OF a Riot.


to the Verge OF Riot.
Both the Republican and Democratic local
organizations held mass meetings in town,
the former holding forth in Robbins opera
house and the latter in Ferguson's theatre.
The Lithuanian band furnished music for the
Democratic rally and the Citizens band of
MahanOy City discoursed airs for the Repub-
liCans
Through the ignorance, injustice and
devilishness of horde OF hoodlums of the
Democratic persuasion, the Republican rally
almost terminated in riot. The scene was
one of the most disgraceful ever enacted ut a
public gathering in the town and certainly
on no other occasion has a visitor to the
borough been treated with greater discourtesy
IL was disgrace to the community, and the
intelligent and respectable Democrats in at
tendance at the meeting joined those imposed
upon IN denouncing it as such. And this
scene was preCipitated in face of the fact that
the Democratic rally was carried to its finish
with no other interruption than the applaud
ing and cheering of the speakers Several
prominent Democrats have attempted TO place
the responsibility on men whom they say
were from Lost Creek and other places down
the valley, but the names of several of the
dlsturbers were taken, and the bearers of
those names are residents of this town.
Lewis Lehe was chairman of the meeting
There were but two speakers during the
evening. They were Mr. Brumm and w. H.
tairess the latter OF Portsmouth, Virginia
He closed the meeting. 1t was I1:3O before
the meeting ended When Mr.. Brumm was
closing his address a gentleman of the
Socialistic Labor cause, giving his name and
| residence as Curtis Monies, Philadelphia,
| challenged the speaker to debate and was
invited to the platform. Mr.. Monies spoke
first and evidently his sentiments by no
means met with the approval of the audience,
nor was his delivery of an impressive charac-
ter. so that Mr.. Brumm had an easy task in
disposing of the champion of the SOcialistic
| Labor party.
During his address previous to the debate
Mr.. Brumm grew very hot under the collar
and made personal attack upon one of the
editors of the local Democratic contemporary
in most vehement manner. He spoke OF
matchmaking and denounced the articles that
had been written about him as lies, and the
writer as a liar. In fact, similar foul epithets
punctured his harangue much to the disgust
and humiliation of the better class of his
hearers.
Mr.. Brumm also referred to an article thai
appeared in the HERALD last evening to the
effect that deal had been entered into in
Butler township, which would benefit Brumu
and Mari The speaker said the statement
was lie and the man who penned it was
liar.
1t was about 1920 when the hoodlum
entered the ball. The Democratic meeting
had ended and the disturbers, having hearC
that Mr.. Brumm was in debate with thu
, Socialist, hastened to Robbins opera house
They failed to get a chance to whoop'er III
for the Socialist, as he had finished, and Mr.
3 Brumm ended his reply as the crowd entered
t The gentleman from Virginia was mex
introduced. Mr.. Fairless is a man of vigoT
f and keeps constantly in motion while on tn
3 platform. His animated method of deliver,
) has somewhat magnetic effect upon al
{ audience, and for some time he received
I respectful attention Then the hoodlun
5 spirit moved. "Hurrah for Jimmy Ryan =
z was shouted and the disturbing gang CAV,
; cheers. This keynote of disturbance wa
repeated several tlnes but the speake
stood his ground. Then the hoodlum
became more personal and shouted
shut up % sit down ~ and then TIN
I Southern blood of the speaker commenced t
e boil. In few moments riot SCENE,
: imminent. The speaker desisted and ChaiI
4 man Lehe appealed for order, with II
+ success He finally asked if there was not
j paid policeman in the hall. AS soon as til
It question was asked two paid policemen VIII
+ were at the hall went out.
f While Mr. Fairless appealed for fair pla
n j. Harry James, Esq, of Ashland, Hor
, Joseph Wyatt, Chairman Lehe and other
f made their way through the audience an
e eventually succeeded in so arranging affair
e that the audience resumed seats and MI
Fairless proceeded with his address withou
further interruption. except a couple G
questions put by Socialist, and which tn
If speaker evidently answered to the satisfaC
e ton of at least majority of the audience.
4, The Democratic meeting was marked
TO perfect order, as already stated. Count
Is Chairman Meyer, was chairman for the evei
n ing. The first speaker was Deputy Distri
:. Attorney Mclaughlin M. NJ. Burke, Esq
is followed and Hon. William II. Sowden,
TO Allentown, the Democratic candidate f,
ID Lieutenant Governor, occupied the platfor
it for the balance of the evening. The latt
s. gentleman is not stranger to this town, ha
lie ing addressed local audiences in previous car
paigns. He is most interesting speaker, al
his drollery kept the audience in good hume
The Republican party was riddled with shai
~ of sarcasm and the Harrisburg candidate (
of Governor was declared by him to be mot it
a /: The speakers impression of the Republic
i'd candidates chances was evidently of mu
he more profound character however, as
Y, spent great deal of time in appealing
ty votes against him. Mr.. SOwden has such
er delicate, humorous style in dealing with t
r. opposition, however, that had Candida
IT, Stone and Senator Quay been in the audien
IN they could hardly have resisted the tempt
ey ton to join in the hearty applause accord
on the speaker when he concluded his addre
&C.
h.. Eour goo6 shou nasas for SaIa Sold rs