The St. Louis Republic., 1900-10-10
Drckcry'S Crowd Three Times as
Large as the One That
Heard Flory.
BIG TURNOUT AT GREENVILLE.
SophiStical Charges by Republic
ans Concerning the Manage
mcnt Of the School Fund
Easily Refutcd.

sEiIH,l' SrECIAI.
WilliamsviIc Mo. oct. All Wayne
County seemed to have taken a holiday to-
day To lister to the speeches Of Alexander
i"rkcry At Grccnville in the afternoon and
at Williamsville in the evening. BESIDES the
crowds which the trains carried men on
horseback and family parties in wagons
came into Grecnvillc. Many brought hes
kets containing luncheon and picnickcd on
tie public square. and all the hotels had
frll houses. feeding the multitudes.
Joseph Flory held a meeting in Grcenvile
last week, and although Wayne County. in
waich Greenville is situated. gave Repub
licar majority of $50 in the elections of 1893.
those who attended both the FTory and the
Dockery meetings declare that the attend.
ance at the Dockcry meeting was three
times as large as that at the Flory meet
ing.
The freely expressed opinion Of those
familiar with conditions in the county, that
It will be easily carried by the Democrats
this year by n majority OF 600. seems to ne
warranted by the size and enthusiasm of
the audience that greeted Dockery in face
Of the fact that he was scheduled to deliver
other speeches in Wayne County. at VIII
iamsville and Leeper. and that. therefore.
his audience was divided into three sec
tions. whereas that OF Flory was concen-
tratei into one.
About GrecnviIIc.
Greenville is situated off the Iron Noun
tain road on the line Of the Wiliiamsville.
Greenville and 81. Louis Railroad a short
line. whose stock IS owned by the Halliday
klOtZ Land and Lumber Company. whose
saw and planning mill. the largest lumber
Plant In the State. with an output Of 10000
feet day. and employing about 200 men.
forms the principal industry.
Major G. g. Rainwater of st. Louis, pres
ident of the company. accompanied the
Dockery party from Williamsville. where
IL had spent the night Major Rainwater
and Dockery were schoolmates and Major
Rainwater is taking an active interest in
Dockery's canvass.
At the station the Dockery party was
greeted with music by the Greenvills COrnet
Band and with vociferous cheers by large
gathering. mounted and on foot, wearing
badges. inscribed. I'm for Bryan, Steven
son and Dockery." Dockery was escorted
to the hotel by n procession. Although the
speaking had been set for l o'clock. the
paraders refused to disperse until Dockery,
in response to their calls had said few
words from the balcony Of the hotel. Later
in the morning a parade of the Democratic
clubs and spectators. who had come TO hear
DCckery speak. was held. and the Logan
Township Mounted Democratic Club turned
out go strong in the parade and about 200
unattached horsemen also participated.
J. VI. Bowers, chairman of the Wayne
County committee. called 70 order the meet
ing, which Dockery addressed. A speakers
stand had been erected in the public square
because no hall could accommodate the
thTonS.
The school Fund.
Among those who came to Greenville TO
welcome l1Orkpry
Leeper of Leeper. Mo. a member of the
State Legislature. who was on the commit
tee which investigated the Fletcher admin
istration and the sale of the stock in the
Bank of Missouri belonging TO the school
fund. In discussing the recent charges OF
maladministration of the school fund in his
speech. Dockery adverted to this inves,iGa-
ton. to compare the Democratic administra-
ton of that fund with its administration by
the Republicans.
Because the school fund is at present in
vested in certificates of the State of Mis-
souri,. he said that the Republican organs
are charging that 1t has been looted. That
fund, however, is drawing interest at the
rate or per cent, higher rate than II ever
drew while il was invested In United States
bonds. Compare this with what the Re-
publicans did with the fund while they were
In charge. The committee of which Captain
Leeper was a member, found that the State
authorities had sold almost a million dol
lars worth Of the stock in the Bank of Mis-
scuri. owned by the school fund. TO Captain
James Il. Eads for slos. 80 a share whereas
the bank itself had offered through it's at
torney, General Thomas l.. Price, sls5 a
share This was a direct looting OF the
fund. The Republicans also misappiie,!
$4,000 of the revenues which belonged TO
the school fund. This amount wantonIy
diverted by them. has never been restored
to the fund.
In the evening Dockery addressed an on
thusiastic meeting held in an old store
house, the largest building in WilIiamsvilIe
JOHN c. LERENS