The St. Louis Republic., 1900-10-19
IllinOisanS by Thousands Greet
Him Enthusiastically at
Every Stopping Place.
CRAWFORD COUNTY NOT CLOSE.
Believed That 1t VIII Vote for
Democracy - Importance of
Flecting Crowley To
Congress.
REPUBLIC SrECiAL.

not witness more genuine enthusiasm or
see larger crowds prcportionate to Tie ter
ritory than lie saw to-day. Ii was grand
triumph from the start at . o'clock this
morning at Mount Carmel on a local
freight train. which ate up five precious
hours traversing about thirty miles
AT Lawrenceville about 1000 persons gath
| cred at the depot while the mornings mists
| were stiil falling and waited with the pa
tience OF ancient Job for two hours until
| Alschuler arrived. Although he had retired
| at IL o'clock the night before after "A hard
| days work at Ca!ni and Mount Carmel iad
| was routed out of he'd at o'clock this
morning ard left without brea kfast. Mr.
A!schu.er spoke for half an hour from The
front r"-cl: Of Judge Madding's residence.
| A l. Maxwell, Democratic candidate for
| state Auditor four years ago. introduced
| him as the leader OF the Democratic minori-
| ~ IN IN legislature. who stood manfuliy
| against the corruption and pollution of the
| republican Governor and his assets. the
| last wo General Assemblies of Illinois.
| When Mr.. A'schuler concluded his all
dress. which abounded In logic and satire.
| MT. Maxwell called for three cheers for
| that Democrat of Democrats who Is not
ashamed to ride IN a freight caboose. and
dldnt require special train and parlor
| dining car to canvass the State" The
1 cheers were given with hearty good Will.
and the freight pulled out for Pinkstafr
| and Birds. Cheering crowds met him At
! aN the little stations. and at Flat Rock
| basket breakfast was handed on the train
| and thoroughly enjoyed.
| Ovation mt Robinson.
| The train pulled into Robinson at 10
O'Clock. and Chairman Lowe of the Craw-
FORD County Committee. who accompanied
the party from Carrni; George w. Parker.
| i. G. Bradbury. editor Abbott Of the Robin
Gn (sfayN-- tAN,.s
long oracle, and Il dozen others rushed MIR.
! Alschlller to a carriage which was already
surrounded by 4 crowd of nearly n thou
sand. These were brushed aside. and az the
| carriage moved briskly OF the air was rent
with cheers from the thousands who flied
| floats or lined the street to the Courthouse
| square. W. a. BEEN was chief marshal.
and when he waved his baton q great pro-
cession ot Democratic farmers began TO
| move. Every township I'm Crawford County
was represented and 4 marching club from
Clark followed the best hand Notable dele
cations were from OhlonE, West Union.
Martin, Palestine, Licking, Honey Creek
The streets were packed with people. Five
thoasand is conservative estimate. and Is
Mr.. Alschuler surveyed the great throng
from the grand stand he doubted the state
| ment that Crawford is a close county.
1t may have been clos in the past said
ne, but the earnestnesS and enthusiasm
| manifested to-day. for Democracy and
sgainst aga & Hannaism forces me TO believe that
Il
In his speech. after the brief introduction
by Mr. Bradbury, MFR. Alschuler called on
the democrats to do their duty. by their
country without faltcring and impressed
his hearers with the importance OF eIcctins
CONGRESSMAN Crowley. lie had been in
| formed before he entered the district that
| attempts would be made TO bribe voters who
favored Crowley to remain at home II they
could not be induced TO vote the Republic
an ticket
The Hanna party may have the money"
ne declared, vigorously. but We have the
manhood and the right on cur side,
He talked on the issues in his usual cam
did: effective manner. The Yates special
train was through this section recently and
received a frightful frost. Only fifty-two
greeted him at Lawrencevile and at the
stations between that town and Robinson
there was absolutely no demonstration. His
Robinson crowd did not number feo0 from
outside Robinson. A special train was fur
consisted Of Il freight engine, running ten
der first, and an Old caboOse.
Reception at Newton.
The crowd at Robinson was believed 10
be great but it was not circumstance TO
the one that vent into spasms at the New
ton depot There were $500 Of them and
was only block from the station. but it
was a block hot with Democratic yels. The
reached 1t was discovered packed with peo-
pie. Mr.. Alschuler put his hat on his head
and threw UP his hands in token az sur
render. The 1850 from the depot trtd to
oust the $3.50 on the streets ami around the
speakers stand, and there was Il good
mingling. Mr.. Albert Il. Islsy presided
Mr.. Alschuler asked that every Democrat
vote to send Joe Crowley back to Congress
10 help Bryan in returning the old ship
back to its ancient moorings in constitu-
tional waters.
At 2:30 the Illinois Central was boarded
for Olney. fhe last stop OF the Gay. ami rs
the train pulled into tho station an inspir-
Ing scene met the weary young candidate.
He forgot what he had passed through
during the day in contemplating the multi
tude of people that filed the streets and
alleys and the windows and porches and
even were perched on the roofs of houses
as the procession passed.
Ten Thousand Present.
Ten sno thSgSsnd sa persons Is so is 1,ar low esmfte
when II Is known that the Democratic
leaders did not advertise the meeting as a
big affair but merely announced that
Mr. Alschuier and other speakers would be
here and deliver speeches The farmers were
in evidence more than ever fore in Oiney.
The Republicans at every point to-day
were amazed at the vim and vigor of the
Democrats enthusiasm. They cannot uIi-
could easily reach every person with his
voice. There were not 1850 persons anxious
to see or hear him: 1t is said the Republic.
ans here have received $3.50 TO take care of
Olney' on election day.
The money comes from the State Com
mittee and is intended for use against Mr..
Crowley. The orators who followed Mr.
Alschuier at Robinson We're; Judge James
c. Alien. Henry c. Bell and Colonel Val
State Treasurer Edwards 5. Wilson pre-
ceded Alschuler and Judge Harrah of
Effngham followed him. Senator Davidson.
George Fi.han, Judge kasserma. II. G.
Davidson and Duane Gaines Of Newton
acted as escort from Robinson to Newton
and the Olney Reception Committee, which
met the party at Newton, included Dota
Moore. Representative Tom Tippit. Fred
Beck. Doctor Rowland. Chairman Foster Of
the County Committee, +. <. Wilson. J. NJ.
Prather. Tom Hardman, George Keller. q
W. B0wles. r. Il. Witcher. Felix Brassie
and James Ba1zell. Doctor Foster Intro
duced Mr.. Alschuier 20 the Oiney mul l,itude
and in the course of his remarks he re-
minded the audience that Nr. Tin'Iit intro
duced n resolution in the last Legislature
requesting the Secretary of State to print
the pay rolls of the State Institutions. and
committee through the efforts IF Governor
Tanner and Speaker Sherman.
He said that what rascalit.es the resou-
ton. IL adopted, would have uncovered could
only be conJectured, IT wss not the prac-
tice OF the Democrats under Aiteeld for
the pay rolls were all printed in the reports
of the institutions
Tonight Olney was fairly turned inside
down with the red fire and enthusiastic
Democracy. Speeches were made by Mr..
McGoorty and Mr.. Alschuier. Mr. A'schuier
speaks Tomorrow at Highland and Belle
vile. J. L, PICKERING.
A High Promotion.
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