The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1900-10-18
HAD A ROUSING Time
Simmons Club Holds a Great P0liti-
cal Meeting and Rally at the
Headquarters.
THERE rs NO COERCION USED
Men Make Fun Of a Local Paper Hints
at Coerclon-Hon. James Cavanagh
Delivers a Stirring Speech.

The most rousing political meeting
of the campaign IN Kenosha was held
at the Republican Headquarters on
Thursday evening under the auspices
of the Prosperity Club of the Sim
mons factory. The meeting had not
been advertised at all and it was sup
posed to be simply meeting OF the
club, but when the speaker, the Hon.
James Cavanagh, arrived at the hall he
was scarcely able to push his way into
the building so great was the crowd
that thronged the doors and the street
adjoining. Hundreds were turned away
after every bit of available space IN
the room had been taken up.
It was the first appearance OF the
Prosperity Club on the ST. eets, and
they certainly made good showing.
Early in the evening the members OF
the club gathered at the factory and
marched in a body to the Republican
headquarters. There were exactly 4OZ
men in line. The parade was headed
by torchlight brigade and the new
Simmons Factory Band, which made
it's first appearance. The band made
SPLENDID start and was Cheered all
along the line of march. The make up
of the new band is as follows:
Chas. Ke11erman, piccolo
F. Kyburz, f fiat c1arionet.
J. w. Enge1hardt, B flat clarionet.
J. Hermann, B fiat clarionet.
c. B. O1in, B fiat c1arionet.
Jno. Hurmann, B fiat c1arionet.
Barton Jones, B fiat cornet.
Thos. Swan, B fiat cornet.
F. Kraft, B fiat cornet.
H. Langenbach, B flat cornet.
A. Newman, alto.
w. E. Reynolds, alto.
E. Lovejoy, alto.
T. Sandt, alto.
Smith Turner, trombone.
Erie Thre1ke1d, trombone.
M. Nelson, trombone.
w. A. Stemm, baritone,
A. Ke11erman, bass.
M. Barry, bass.
M. T. Binkert, snare drum.
F. Stemm, bass drum.
J. F. Hunt, Drum Maj
Barton Jones, Director.
Edward G.. A1leman, Manager.
After as many as possible of the
boys had found places in the hall the
President of the Club, Harry Whit
beck. introduced Hon. James Cavanagh
as the speaker of the evening.
Mr. Cavanagh spoke for over an
hour, basing his remarks on the sub
iect of trusts and their relation to the
industrial world. In his short talk Mr..
Cavanagh made a splendid presenta-
ton of the trust problem and the posi-
ton which the Republican party has
taken to rid the country Of the octopus
of combination. Many times during
his remarks Mr.. Cavanagh was
stopped by the applause: While dis
cussing industrial problems Mr.. Cav
anagh took occasion to refer to the
claim that some of the men IN the
Simmons shops had been coerced il
joining a Republican Club and this
was greeted with a great deal of mer-
riment by the members of the Club.
Mr.. Cavanagh said that if there were
any such men in the Club they should
not only be forced to leave the factory
but they should be forced to give up
their rights as American citizens.
Mr.. Cavanagh spoke of the para
mount issue" and showed that the po-
sition of the Republican party in re-
gard to the newly acquired territory
was the only consistent stand that
could be made by American citizens.
He ridiculed the false cry of imperial
ism raised by the Democracy and said
that the real issue which was to be
fought out at the polls was the ques-
ton of the continuance of the prosper
ity brought by the Republican admin
istration and the defense of the integ-
rity of the nation by the provision of a
sound monetary system for the coun-
try. Mr.. Cavanagh closed his address
with a short discussion of state issues
and the state Republican candidates.