The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1900-10-31
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Oar. Reese Addresses a
Multitude at the
Court House.
Bic nrChllQht Procession
Before the Speaking
Began. !.

The last Republican rally of this
year for Redwood Falls Republicans
was held Monday night. Oar. F.
Reese, clerk of the supreme court,
and one of natures noblemen. was
! the principal windjalnmer, and he
held an immense audience SPELL
bound for over two hours in the
court house hall. Oar. always was
good at pounding wind, but this
year he has few equals, and none
excel him. He pounds facts into
the camp of the enemy, without re-
serve.
A torchlight procession was the
other feature of the evening. The
procession was a long one, and dur
ing the long line of march the parti-
cipants kept the air filed with gayly
colored balls from Roman candles.
Enthusiastic Republicans along tie
line had their houses illuminated,
burnt red fire, and sent up sky
rockets. The spectacle was beau
tlful, and added much to making the
demonstration a successful one.
The procession started from in front
of Thompson & Mead's saddlery.
marched to Mill street, down Mill
to Fourth, down Fourth to Mime
sofa avenue, up the avenue to Wy
oming, up Wyoming to. Jefferson,
down Jefferson to the court house
aud Third. down Third to Washing
ton, up Washington to Second, down
Second to Mill and disbanding at
Mill and Third street
The procession was headed by G..
G.. Johnson as chief marshal, with
little Jennie Peabody dressed as
Columbia, and riding Ben Everett s
Shetland pony leading the way. Tho n
came A. NJ. Welles and G. L. Park
hill, with E, A. Pease as flag bearer
between the two. A transparency
followed, then came the Redwood
Falls drum corps, E. L. Beach with
a flag and torches at either side.
The Beaver Falls Rough Riders
came next, followed by a crowd o1
Redwood Falls mounted men. Next
came George Buxton and John
Thomas with flag and Transparent
cy aud then members of the G.. A.
R. N. B. Andersen had the full
dinner pail transparency, and then
came H. A. Baldwin with the flag.
The Redwood band came next, and
then came McCleary transparency
carried bye. W. Lake. More torches
followed, and then came G.. NJ. Dun.
nington carrying a Lind and Van
SAINT transparency. Fred Warner
followed with flag. More torches
a Larson transparency carried by
VIM. Rosendahl, more torches, coun.
ty transparencies and I N. Tomp
kins with flag wound up the pro
cession.
| At the court house the alee club
furnished the music, and at the close
of the first selections Mr.. King
introduced Mr.. Reese, and the lat
tier commenced his work. He said
that he had always wanted to ad
dress Redwood Falls audience
in which he would have so many
personal friends, enumerating sew
eral of them. He extended person
al thanks for the demonstration, fol
the immense crowd. large portion
of which could not gain admission
for the presence of the ladies, anG
for the number of boys coming vot
ers, occupying the platform floor
and standing up in the aisles.
! Mr.. Reese then went into the
tissues Of the campaign. The op
position had made Imperialism the
paramount issue, and he argued
that the opposition belonged to thai
same class Of criers who denouncee
! Jefferson, Jackson and Grant for th,