The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-10-21

OMAHA. Neh.. Oct, .c.-sensscr hmm.
concluded his six-days' tour az rrcahtnv
at Omaha tonight, winding up his i,fn-
craTy nv making four speeches three I'm
South Omaha, where are located thc bt~
packing mills Of the city and where his
audiences were for the most part com
posed OF laooring men. and one In Omaha.
Late fonisht the special train left over
the Burlington road for Chicago and WIN
arrive there tomorrow morning. senator
Hanna win devote but little time 10 the
business OF the national headqun rters
next week. however. as he n booked for
speeches nearly every day. most Of them
In Illinois towns
The weeks itinerary has included over
23oo miles OF travel In the three states.
Senator Hanna in that time making 100
speeches OF from two 20 forty mipufrs
duration, With the exception Of Some
hoarscness. however, he has withssood
the arduous work Of the campaign ex-
ceedingiy we'll.
Senator Hanna narrowly escaped seri.
ous injury today OF Auburn, where a
stand had bcen erected on she race track
NJ the fair grounds. The ovcrcrcwdinR
OF the freii structure and the crush "a
people around II caused tho stand TO coll
lapse with crash that almost rr~ased a
panic IN the grounds Although thrown
on his back by the faii Of VIZ feet Sem
ator Hanna was entircly unhurt
Resides the four speeches At Omaha
tonight Senator Hanna made addresses q
nine towns fn the srrr4toxy covered our
fnE the day. which included tho extreme
southeastern portion of she stats, Many
OF the stops were lengthy and In one or
two instances Senators Hanna and Frye
had 4 tasta Of the difiicnIties cccasion-
ally encountered IN rural campaigning.
Tho day WAS intensely disagre~able
ats tpslu
clouds OF dust
Accident as Ashuvn.
The speaking stand at Auburn bad been
erected in the middle OF tho hslf-uiis
track of the. fafr grounds Just oppon,t~
the srand stand. THIS wss packed. ~ was
tho track and paddprk. for some distance
from the stand, Al Senator Hanna and
Victor poiiiver wevc escorted 20 the stand
the crowd. cheering ana shouting prcssed
around the fran structure. and many
climbed onto it, MIR. Doiiiver had just
started 10 speak wh~n there was 4
crash. tho whole structure collapsed
and Senator Hanna and every other
occupant of the stand was thrown
in a heap. A boy named Hughes was
caught bv tho falling structure ana
badly hurt shrieks went up from the
women in she stands. ard for an instant
a panic seefued impinent
MI ttahf8t VINO Ta0 th<FH thrown Haf
on his back. arose. and the crowd eheesed
wildly as he stood on chair ana waved
hts ha;
we were 5ust giving an object less
of how We propose 20 treat the Dema,
cratic PARTY" said he. and the crowd
cneetea again.
This is Democratic platform.
think.- he said. and another cheer went
ups
Senator Hanna was chetrsd again and
again as he concluded his speech.
Talked NJ Trusss.
Nebraska cry was reached tate IN sh~
afternooon. Here are lncs,rd the bsg
works ~ The National Starch Company
and other important u1anefsrfDsinw fafar.
esss. and here ihs longest stop of The day
was made. Senator Hanna was nact al
the train by j. Eferlinr Mortun secretary
sf agriculture under rrssteent csessisnd.
ard the two efiaffef pleasantly together
for . moment. T'hs speakers stand ws4
erected IN ffpnt ~ the copfthgase, ihs
bia lawn pf which Was paeked. the erowa
inciuatns many morAinxtnon. and Mr.
Hanna 6svoted fSass ~ hts time 20 thu
discussion ~ The trust question.
ia has bern cisifasd ths Republican
PARTY ia afraid 70 discuss ire trust aesss
tfen.~ ssid Mr. Hanna We'll, am naf
You are getting 70 a question that kne~
something about have husn IN bus ness
fes forty years. and has. 10 my empley
SEQ rnen. Mr.. fsrysn does not knnw a
thing about business. fis neyef fsa. ard