The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-11-01
Second Rally of the
Republican Club
Last Night.
JOHN C. HAGBERG PRAISED.
Speakers Take An Optic
mistic View of the Con-
test With Ryan.

Rain cannot dampen the ardor of
South Worcester republicans. More
than $50 supporters of the party gath
cred in the basement of Hope church
last night to listen to party doctrine as
laid down by some of the brightest
campaign speakers in Worcester. The
audience was unsparing in its applause
and expressions of approval were fire.
quent.
Alexander H. Bullock, president of
the Republican club, called the meet
ing to order and explained that the OBJ
ject of the rally was to promote the in
terests of republicanism in ward and
assist in the election of John G.. Hag
berg. He introduced J. B. Stone as the
first speaker Of the evening.
Mr.. Stone described the list of
speakers as an army. First the skirm-
ish line, represented by himself, then
the Washburn brigade and Cunning
ham battery and finally the introduce
ton of the major general in the person
of John G. Hagberg. who should be at
the head after the battle has been
fought He spoke of the determination
OF the democratic party, the RELOCATION
of the once famous leaders to the rear,
and the character of the men who now
pose as leaders Of the democracy. He
spoke Of the two most prominent Of
this class in Massachusetts as George
Fred Williams and James H. Mellen.
He doubted If many democrats know
why they are democrats.
Mr.. Stone spoke highly of Congress-
man John r. Thayer, whom he char
acteriZed as being so near a republican
that he could not be determined were
it not for the label on his back. He
spoke of the fact that the democrats
hold their meetings on Sunday and
expressed an opinion that the opposing
forces are already on the run.
Robert NJ. Washburn dwelt on the
loyalty Of the republicans of ward 5,
who do not forget to work all the year
round for the success of the party. He
was glad that the rally had not been
held in St. Matthews hail. as he
thought the bowling alley in that in
stitution had disturbed Congressman
Thayer quite enough, but he would
have the party continue rolling the
balls and knocking down the ten-pin
candidates. He scored the practice of
buying and gave an excellent imitation
of William Jennings Bryan in his APP
peal to the intellectually of his audi
ence.
Mr.. Washburn had read the circular
issued by Mr.. Ryan and discovered the
usual condition of affairs that Mr. Ryan
had no idea of running for the office.
That he was in the hands of HIS
friends. Instead of being a good roads
candidate, in the old line way Mr..
Washburn thought it would be a. good
idea, by way or originality, for Ryan
or any other candidate to propose some
hod nd gfI
walks. Every man cannot afford to
own a horse.
Mr.. Washburn does not consider that
the fact of Mr.. Ryan being a lawyer
should entitle him to the office. He
would not waste time in figuring out
what Ryan has not done while he has
been in the common council, but would
get at the essence of the subject and
take for slogan, Which is the repub-
lican." He prophesived a warm time
in ward next year
e. D. Cunningham was introduced as
the old war horse from ward 3. He
gave vocal selection and a brief ad-
dress, which was in substance that he
had attended the rally to help his
friend Hagberg. If ability, tact, energy
and continuous effort amount to any
thing, Mr. Hagberg has certainly done
his duty by the city district and state
N(A4dil lS0 L e1lLletii SJOhG VI the RA-
cellent work done by Mr.. Hagberg in
the year past and emphasized the ne
cessity Of sending man to the legisla-
ture VINO would form a part of the re-
publican majority rather than the love-
less democratic minority.
John G. Hagberg thanked his friends
for the good things they had said of
him. He had not started his original
venture in the legislative fight as a self
constituted committee of one, as those
acquainted with the circumstances a
year ago can testify. He referred to
the attacks made in democratic news
paper which the representatives of the
morning newspapers had investigated
and found untrue.
Mr.. Hagberg realizes that. he has no
snap in ward this year, and urges
all republicans to do what they can
to get out the entire vote on election
day. He also urged the necessity of in
structing any who are not acquainted
with the ballot
G. j. Grady gave piccolo solo with
J. Frank Normand as accompanist