Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-10-18
DEMOCRACY
PARALYZED.
Great Dolliver Meeting in
Davis County Tuesday
A Record Breaker.
5000 PEOPLE WERE OUT.
Largest Political Rally and Parade
Ever Held in Davis county-Indica-
tons are that Prosperity Has
Knocked Out Democracy in County.

Bloomfield, Oct. 17-(Special.)-
The popo-democracy of Davis county
are simply paralyzed at the results OF
the great Dolhver meeting in this city
yesterday. The leaders of the oppo-
sition concede that it was the largest
political rally and parade ever held
in Davis county. A conservative es-
innate places the number of those
present at over 5000. The parade
was over fifty minutes in passing a
given point, and contained over $50
ladies on horseback, and ESQ mounted
rough riders. There are indications
that old Davis county will surprise the
people of Iowa when the vote is an
nounced on the morning after election.
Another Account.
Bloomfield, Oct. 17.-(Special.)-
The grandest republican rally ever
held in Davis county occurred in this
City Tuesday, which was typical Oc-
tcber day, opening raw, cold and blus-
terills and melting into cool, sunny,
brilliant day at noon. At IL o'clock
the procession formed at the C. B. &
X. c. teIot and headed by the Bloom
field comet band marched to the city
in the following order: Immedi-
ately following the band was a beau
tifully decorated carriage in which
were seated Mayor James A. Dunn,
Hon. Ellsworth Rominger, John R.
Wallace and the speaker of the day,
Hon. J. P. Dolliver, the latter, with
uncovered head, waving salutations to
the C, OVID. The second carriage, con-
tanned Hon. B. F. Carroll, Hon. w.
H BtcAchran, Col. S. A. Moore and
Attorney Joe Rominger. They were
followed by sixty footmen and large
company of horsemen followed close
ly by sixty ladies on horseback. Next
in line were the laboring men, forming
a tin pail brigade Of twenty-five dress.
ed in labcrers' caps and aprons and
shouldering different laboring imple-
ments such as spades, shovels, pitch
forks and axes. These were followed
by horsemen and floats, the most i'm
posing of which was one drawn by
fourteen horses from Stiles. A num-
bcr of very beautiful floats were dis
played at different points turnout the
procession bearing appropriate ban.
ners and the pleasing portrait of Pres.
ident Mckinley. The most comical
impersonation in the parade was Wal
ter Johnson riding q small mule bear
ing huge banner on which was
printed "The Democracy in the Sad
die" Another float which represent
ed the prosperity during Cleveland's
administration was portrayed by {
company of men dressed in ragged
uncouth clothes, carrying empty din
displayed their patriotism in a foa,
bearing banner saying eve Do Not
Vote in South Carolina but We Vote
in Iowa" The procession, which was
of greater length than that displayed
by the democrats on Saturday, ter
minated with company of uniform
ed Rough Riders. The most tasteful
~ decorated private carriages were
driven by Mrs. Geo. Dunn and Mrs
Zook, the latter presenting a unique
arrangement of yellow tissue paper
extending around the wheels and OF
the upper part of the carriage. The af
ternoon's address was delivered in the
court house park by Hon. J. P. DOLL
yer, who spoke to one of the larges
audiences assembled in this city fol
some time. The address was witt,
and the audience was kept in a state
of perpetual laughter and applause a.
the speaker made one brilliant hit fol
lowed by another and another. Mr.
Dolliyer left early in the evening TO-
Ottumwa where he addressed the cit
liens on the same evening.