Crittenden press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1879-1907, 1900-09-13
Mr.. YERKES
Addressed A Large Crowd in
Bigham's Grove Monday.
Mr.. Graham, the "PopuIist" Orator
Leaves no Doubt About His Pc
sition In the Fight.

Monday was eminently Repub-
lican day in Marion. Hon. John
w. Yerkes, the Republican candi-
date for governor, addressed the
people and besides Crittenden, the
counties of Livingston. Caldwell,
Webster and Union furnished
their quota of Republicans to hear
the champion of their cause. Mr.,
Yerkes came in on the Z o.
clock train, and delegation head
ed by the Morganfield brass band
met him at the depot, and he was
taken to the residence of Senator
Deboe, and from the verandah he
was introduced by the Senator and
made few remarks. He said that
he was proud to stand on the We
randall by the side of Kentucky's
first Republican United States
Senator; he said Crittenden coun-
ty Republicans deserved the Uni
ted States Senatorship, and that
Senator Deboe should have had it
and that he was glad that the Sen
ator won the honor he SO richly
deserved.
The speaking took place at Big
hams grove, where stand and
seats had been arranged for the oc-
casion, and at l O'Clock the band
lead the way to the grove.
Mr.. Yerkes was introduced by
Senator Deboe, and when he arose
to speak he was given greater APP
plause than at any time during his
speech. His speech was along the
same lines as his first at Bowling
Green. 1t was practically the same
speech. The greater portion Of his
time was devoted to civil liberty
and the Goebel election law; he
thinks a crisis confronts us and
the state can be saved only by the
success of his ticket; he talked
about the contest before the legis-
lature, characterizing the result as
a great crime. He deplores the
assassination of Gov. Goebel and
claims that the Republican party
i, not chargeable with that terri
BILE crime.
He said that Mr.. Beckham is the
representative of Gobelism, and Il
vote for him was approving the
Acknowledgement of voters. He
paid high tribute to Mr.. Taylor,
and said as an individual Mr.. Tay-
lor had a right to cross the Ohio
river. Mr.. Yerkes said that he
would consider it as gross insult
for any man to ask him what he
proposed to do in reference to par
dons in the event of his election.
Any candidate for Office who would
say whether he would pardon a
man or would not pardon him is
not worthy of support. II would
give every application for pardon
my careful consideration"
Mr.. Yerkes is a pleasant speak
or and he made as strong presen-
tation of his side of the case as,
possibly, any speaker could.
Mr.. Graham, who came adver'
tised as a Populist, followed Mr..
Yerkes from the same stand, and
he began by endorsing Mr.. Yerkes
speech, stating he was bound to
admit the truth of that speech. He
then proceeded to "go for" the
Democratic party in a style that
was highly pleasing to himself and
his Republican auditors, and he
stirred the boyseup and got more
applause than the distinguished
gentleman who preceded him. Not
one lick did he give the Republi-
cans, and by the way, if he men
toned the name of his candidate
for governor, Col. Cardin, very
few heard it.
The crowd here Monday is vari-
ously estimated at 1000 to $500
people. A fair estimate, we be-
lieye would be 5000. When Mr..
Yerkes commenced speaking there
we're 1900 to 1000 people in front
and around him.