Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-09-25
Republican Spell-Binding On
Thruout the State.
MAJOR LACEY's WEEK
Works Outside Of His Own District.
Distinguished Orators Will Speak in
Iowa-senator Brewster Billed for
Ottumwa, October 4.

Des Moines, Sept. 22.-(Special Cor
respondence.)-The speaking cam
paign on the part of the republicans in
Iowa is under full sway now, and the
reports received at headquarters from
the different meetings held during the
past week indicate large degree of
enthusiasm as evidenced by the at
tendance at the different meetings and
the interest manifested. The meet
ings thus far prove that, while the peo-
pie are, perhaps, not talking politics
on the street corners to such an extent
as they did four years ago, yet they
are taking deep interest in the issues
as they are presented today.
There have been a goodly number of
speeches made in Iowa during the last
week under the auspices of the state
central committee.
speaker Henderson opened his cam
paign in the third district with an adj
dress at Waverly on Tuesday evening.
He spoke at Greene on Wednesday
and on Saturday afternoon at Hamp-
ton. Each Of these meetings was
largely attended and the interest
shown spoke well for the work being
done in the third district. After MAX
ing thoro canvass of that district the
speaker will go to Creston in Jackson
county in the second district for an
address on the afternoon of Sept. %.
From there he goes to Duluth, Min,
and Milwaukee and Madison, Wis, re-
turning to Iowa on Oct. 4. He will
speak with Governor Roosevelt at Wa
terloo on October s, and will speak at
Iowa City on October s, afterwards he
goes east for tour of New York and
other eastern states.
Senator Allison opened the cam
paign at Clinton on Thursday, speak
ing with Hon. j. N. w. Rumple. In his
address he dealt largely with the finan-
cial question and also with the future
of the Philippines as contemplated by
the administrator. Senator Allison
will make a tour Of the state speaking
in every congressional district, after
which he goes west and speaks in Ida
no and other states of that section.
Hon. Robt. G. Cousins spoke at Du-
buque on Thursday and at Postville
yesterday. He also will make a tour
Of the state besides speaking in his
own district.
Maj. John F. Lacey has devoted the
past week to speeches outside of his
district and has met with good recep-
tion everywhere. He spoke at Iowa City
Monday, Northwood Tuesday, Spen-
Ger Wednesday, Nevada Thursday and
Griswold Friday.
Hon.Wm. P. Hepburn has been
speaking during the past week to
He spoke at Lenox on Tuesday, at Al
lerton on Wednesday and at other
points the balance of the week.
Judge Walter l. Smith, Of Council
Bluffs, republican candidate for con-
gress in the ninth district, has been
speaking during the week and the re-
ports from his meetings show that he
has captured the people as stump
speaker. He spoke at Atlantic with
Senator Dolliver on Monday night, at
Bayard on Tuesday, at Emerson on
Wednesday, Centerville Thursday, Ed
dyville Friday, and at Knoxville this
afternoon Saturday.
Hon. Lot Thomas spoke at Primghar
on Thursday. Mr.. Thomas reports
good meetings and increased interest
in that part of the state.
Senator Delivers itinerary during
the past week began at Atlantic on
the 18th. He spoke at Fontanelle on
the 18th, Bedford on the 18th, Corning
the afternoon of the 10th, and Creston
that evening. He then went to Indi-
anola for the 21st and woundAup the
week with a speech at Prairie City
Saturday afternoon.
Lieutenant Governor Miliiman spoke
at Lenox Tuesday, Hamburg Wednes-
day, Percival Thursday, Shannon City
Friday, Osceola Saturday with Hon. G.
M. Harl
Hon. e. P. Seeds and Hon. w. j.
Cantillon spoke at Ryan Saturday af-
ternoon and at Colesburg in the even
ing. Mr.. Cantillon Is we'll known at
torney at Dubuque and, until recently,
was strong democrat. During the
war between the states he was an Of
ficer in the Confederate army. He is
an eloquent speaker and is now a
strong supporter of the administration
and the policies of the republican par
ty.
Louis viereck, of New York City,
spoke during the week in the German
language at the following points: Jul
bilee Tuesday, Gilbertsville Wednes-
day, Aspinwall Thursday, West Side
Friday and Schleswig Saturday.
Hon. B. F. Clayton's appointments
during the week were Monmouth Mon
day, West Liberty Tuesday, Lone Tree
wednesday, and South English Thurs
day.
Hon. J. D. Razell, Of Cincinnati, be-
gan his campaign among the Germans
with speech at Stockton on Thurs
day, Wheatland on Friday and Spring
Brook on Saturday.
Rev. P. N. Nystrom, the Swedish
preacher, who has taken the stump for
the republican ticket, began his Iowa
engagements at Pilot Mound Saturday.
Distinguished Orators Coming.
The state central committee receiv-
ed notification from the national COM
mittee last week that President ]. G..
Schurman, of Cornell University, New
York, will be in Iowa and make two
speeches the later part Of this month.
The dates and places selected are Clin-
ton Sept. %, and Davenport Sept. 30.
President schurman was the head of