The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1900-10-12

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accompanied by the officers OF the
Mckinley and Roosevelt club and the
prominent visitors. On the stage
with the coming governor and Page
Morris were seated, Billy Sargent,
Odin Halden, J. NJ. McClintock, and
j. 2. Johnson, of the county ticket:
Hon. Geo. r. Laybourn and Tllos.
Bury OF the legislative ticket and C.
T. Staples candidate for railroad and
warehouse commissioner. Among
other prominent personages we noted,
e. Wittenberg of the Tower Logging
company and L. L. Bradley of Du-
luth, Dwight E. Woodbridge of st.
Paul and several others. In the
audience were train load of people
from Winton, who bad been brought
to Ely through the kindness of the
Duluth & Iron Range. free of charge,
Also many from Tower and Soudan
were present.
President Trezona OF the club open
ed the meeting by announcing the
singing of America by the glee club
of 100 voices which had been brought
together for the occasion through the
efforts of Prof. G. L. NewDerry. Miss
Bale played Accomplishments. Upon
conclusion of the singing, Capt. S. r.
Van SAINT was introduced amid
thunderous applause.
The Captain opened by saying THAT
he was more than pleased with THERE
ception and in an hours speech,
which only seemed to be Is minutes,
he contracted the times Of today with
those Of the previous administration
and asked his hearers to stick by the
party that sticks by them, He. in an
oratorical outburst plead for the
entire Republican ticket and for him
self asked the support or his listeners.
He cited the fact that a desperate ef-
fort is being put forth in the state to
defeat him by hired fighters and mud
singers and challenged ali TO produce
positive proofs to substantiate their
assertions, His address through
out was mastery effort and to
say the vast audience. who listened
to every word as if spellbound. were
pleased would be putting it very mild.
With the ladies he became very
popular when in a fiowery manner he
paid glowing tributes to that power
full worker in Red Cross and other
enterprises. Clara Bar
ton. His address closed in burst of
applause such as the Opera house has
not heard for many year.
After more music by the singers in
which was rendered local version Of
ssRally Round the Flag" C. F.
Staples was introduced by the chair,
who for twenty minutes held the floor
in an able plea to Republicans to look
into matters and see that they voted
right. He produced smile on the
audience when he persistently re-
ferred to Governor Van SAINT. Mr..
Staples said he had been Van SAINT
man for ten years and it is coming
natural for him to refer to Van by
that appeliation.
Congressman Morris was next intro
duced amid cheers. We have during
the past six years listened to Mr..
Morris on several occasions but his
address here Wednesday night was
better than ever. He spoke forcibly
On the actions of the Democrats on
the trust measure and held the
audience with strong arguments until
after ii O'Clock. The times now and
in '96 were contrasted to the satisfac-
ton CT all present and when the
speaker propounded the question
wages had gone down or up,
a shout from a dozen Threats in the
audience answered Way up
The audience was by far the most
attentive we have seen. Considering
the crowded condition. it would not
have been strange to have noticed
some leave every now and then. but
such was not the case.
The next speakers will be Mr.. Saari,
Of Ishpeming and Oscar Larson, Of
who address the Finnish
at the Opera house to-