The evening times., 1900-09-22
CROWDS GREET WELLINGTON.
The Maryland Senator's Life Said to
HaNe Been Threatened.

KALAMAZOO, Mich, Sept. 22--The
Democrats of Kalamazoo opened their cam
paign last night with a rally at the Acad-
emy OF Music, at which the principal
speaker was Senator Wellington, of Mary
land.
S. D Williams. of Battle Creek. Demo-
cratic candidate for Congress in this dis
trict, also spoke. The meeting was one OF
the most successful and enthusiastic ever
held here during q Presidential campaign.
The theatre was crowded TO suffocaIion,
over 2.o0U persons filling the auditorium,
while hundreds more were turned away.
Two bands furnished music and escorted
Senator Wellington, Mr. Williams, and the
local Democratic leaders from the Burdick
House To the Academy. Senator Yelling
tons address was pronounced by Demo-
Gratis and Republicans alike one of the best
political speeches ever heard in haIama-
zoo He briefly went over the circum-
stances that led up to his renOuncing the
Republican party and championing the
cause of Mr.. Bryan. President Mckinley
broke faith with him, he said, and he re-
fused 10 be dominated by Mark Hanna.
! These were minor causes. The paTty's
stand in favor of iD' '1erialism decided him
and he forthwith cast his lot with the
Democratic party, which, he said, WAS the
only salvation Of the Republic. He handled
the Administration without gloves. His ar
raignment of the Philippine policy OF the
President was received with great ap-
plause-
We are now al the parting OF the ways. I"
said Mr. Wellington The fate of the Re-
puuiic is to be decided at the coming cleo
ton. II Bryan is elected the integrity of
TIE Republic will be preserved and the
country viii be returned to the principles
embodied in the Declaration OF Independ-
n il oil h. m
endorsement of his policy of imperialism.
The country will gradually drift into the
imperialistic sea farther and farther and
the result will be the downfall Of the Re
public of our fathers"
He showed how the Republican party
was against the Beers in their struggle
for freedom, appealing to the HoIlanders
present to cast their votes against the
party that refused TO extend even its sym
pathy to the sister republics and snubbed
the Boer envoys sent to this country
Time and again the speaker was stopped
by bursts of applause, When he finished
the applause lasted five minutes
After Mr.. Wellington had concluded a
communication was handed him from E
n. Dingley. of this city, asking him sew
eral questions in regard to the Boer war
and this Governments stand. which were
intended to embarrass him He rose again
and answered them aptly. This made the
hit OF the evening
In an interview Senator Wellington
said: ''The report being circulated by the
Republican managers that I instigated and
am alone responsible Tor the great strike
now in progress in the anthracite region
of Pennsylvania is preposterous and too
silly for serious consideration 1t is a lie
made out Of the whole cloth and is in line
with the campaign being conducted
against me by the Republican leaders, who
are furious al my having gone over 10
Bryan. Why, have received anonymous
communications threatening my life If /
did not desist in my work against the Re
publican party. They have threatened TO
ruin my character. to ruin me financially,
and to break up my home. but am in the
campaign to stay and I defy them to do
their worst You may state that ] re-
ceived a telegram from Mr.. Bryan today
stating that Colonel Roosevelt would be
in Lincoln. Neb., October 2. and asking me
to follow him on the 30. ! will acquiesce
in this wish"