Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1900-10-22
REDSKINS CALL ON BIG REPUB-
LICAN MANAGER.
TO LOBBY WITH SENATOR
Want His Aid in Securing Money For
Their Lands at Washington and
He Promises to Help Them-Tour
of Dakota With a Great Many
Speeches.

Huron, .. u. Oct. 1o.--IAe special
u ali bearing senators mamma and
the counties or central South dakota
yesterday, Ill the districts where the
VoJe as rule is close AMI where lar
mers compose the greater part OF the
population Fourteen stops were made
curing the DAY, Hanna making
speeches. at Red1ield, Worthwhile, Gro
ton, Andover, Bristol, Bradley, Elrood,
Bryant, Lake Preston, Desmet, Iro-
quols, Huron, Aberdeen and Webster.
Frye also spoke at the more important
stopping places. There was some
questioning on the part of the
audiences, who desired to hear about
trusts and imperialism Hanna
apparently enjoyed these Interruptions,
and invariably answered them At
Webster ne was visited in his car by
delegation of Sioux Indians from the
Sisseton reservation. These Indians
are all voters. The most important
meeting of the day was held last night
at Huron, where the train stopped for
the night and where both Senators
Hanna and Frye, and Victor Dolliver
made addresses of considerable length
Speaking OF trusts at Aberdeen, Hanna
said every single organization of that
kind that ever had it's existence in the
United States had been wiped out
through the action of che Sherman
law. That law was put upon the statute
books Of the United States by a re-
publican congress.
At Groton and Andover, brief stops
were made An immense crowd
greeted the speakers at Webster and
Victor Dolliver made an address of
some length, Hanna made short
speech on Imperialism All the Sioux
Indians, in a crowd headed by
Chief Sol, Two Stars and Louis
Labelle, an orator, marched into Han
mas car when he concluded and were
introduced to him. The Sioux Indians
have over a million dollars in the
treasury at Washington, part of the
money due from the sale Of their lands
The object of their visit was to petit
ton Hanna to assist them in securing
the payment. The senator promised
to do so.
Brief stops were made at Bristol,
Bradley, Elrod and Bryant. Good
sized audiences composed mostly of
farmers were present at all these
places and greeted Hanna heartily, his
time being divided between addressing
At Bryant, Senator Frye spoke.
Through this territory Chas. A. Towne
has recently been speaking. Frye de-
voted most of his time to combating
statements in regard to the treaty
with the Sultan of Sulu, which he said
had been made by Towne. At Lake
Preston, Dolliver and Hanna addressed
a fair-sized crowd. Hanna was almost
pulled off the platform in the struggle
to clasp his hand. At Desmet the same
program was gone through and at
Iroquois large crowd enthusiastically
cheered the national chairman The
reception given Hanna and Frye at
Huron, was an unique one Around the
railroad station and on both sides OF
the street leading up town were sta
toned several hundred members of the
local republican marching club carry
ing torches, and roman candles. The
principal meeting was held in the
opera house, and here Frye spoke at
some length An overflow meeting
was also held, Hanna and Doiliver
speaking from stand.