Red Lodge picket. [volume] (Red Lodge, Mont.) 1889-1907, 1900-10-12
ENTHUSIASM GROWS
Tuesday Nights Rally Demonstrated the
Continual Growth Of Republican
m Sentiment.
.CYCLONE POTTER SPOKE

Richards and Hon. Thomas @.
Marshall Failed to Make Con-
nections.
Red Lodge gave way to wild enthusiasm
again on Tuesday night, on the occasion
of another great republican rally. It
was the most successful event of the
kind that has yet occurred in this cam
paign. The prevailing spirit Of patriot
ism was so contagious that it fairly
carried the people off their feet, until
applause, shouts, cheers and stamping
of feet became entirely inadequate for
the expression Of loyal republican senti
ments.
1t looked for time at noon as though
there would be no rally at all. The
chairman of the county central commit
tee, r. IA. Sell, received q telegram con
veying the news that ex-Gov. j. E.
Richards Of Butte and Hon. Thomas O.
Marshall Of Misoula, both Of whom had
been advertised to speak in Finn hall,
would not be here. a notice was there
fore posted that there would be no meet
ing at all. But short time later an
other message came over the wires,
saying that Hon. George w. Potter Of
jamestown, N. ", q speaker Of national
reputation, would be here to take the
place Of the other two. Hon. w. H.
Poorman of Livingston, republican can
didate for district Judge, also arrived on
the afternoon train and was pressed into
service.
The perfect evening was most fitting
complement Of the grand torchlight pro-
cession which occurred about 7:3O. The
Finn band is making rapid strides in
the excellence of its music and on this
occasion they fairly outdid themselves.
The entire line of march, made brilliant
by the f1tful CLEANS from spouting
flambeaux, was one succession Of cheers
and expression of infective enthusiasm
w. F. Meyer presided over the meet
ing in the opera house, first giving j. A
Metcalf opportunity to make announce
ment concerning the violin entertain
ment at the Methodist church the fol
lowing night The opening selection b,
the band was greeted with applause
Then Mr.. Meyer introduced Mr.. Poor
man.
The speaker said he could conceive o1
no man SO blinded by partisan feeling
that he cannot rejoice in the material
prosperity of our state. He said nc
found himself in peculiar position. He
had been asked to speak at this meeting
and it was the policy of the party that
candidates for judicial position shoulc
not take the stump in a campaign. Fol
that reason he had sedulously avoided
political discussions, but yet he did no
hesitate to avow his strong belief in thu
principles set forth in the republican
platform.
The most interesting part of Mr.. Poor
mans address was the relating Of SOM
Of his personal experiences when SERVING
in the Philippines with the volunteers
as we'll as the interesting and reliable de
duction he drew from those experiences
He told Of the day when the first firinl
of the insurrectioniets in the Filipino re
bellion began, up in old Cayite, and th
rushed to the scene. Aguinaldo cam
tearing down to the American general
headquarters and begged that the troop
be called off, after a number Of our boy
had been killed, saying that it was all
mistake, due to drunken row. 1t wa
afterward ascertained without questio
that Aguinaldo had intended at tina
time, with his 1900 men, to utterly ann
hilate the few United States cavalry st;
toned in the city, but when he saw no,
quickly reinforcements were rushe
ashore, he realized that he could not az
complish his traitorous purpose an
therefore wanted it stopped.
Said Mr.. Poorman: This must all /
borne in mind when taking into consit
Grafton Aguinaldos good faith, for he
the Filipino government. 1t was know
for days before that Aguinaldo was plan
ming an attack on our troops and for tn;
reason the boys slept on their arms. 0
the 4th of February, at town fifty mile
in the interior, Aguinaldo issued a pro-
lamation of war against the Unite
States and to show that it was premed
tated, within ten minutes after firing b.
gan in earnest, thirty thousand insu
gents were firing on our outposts. NJ
Poorman continued to show up, by il
controvertable evidence, the perfidy I
7 Ho oollol forth n,