The weekly intelligencer., 1900-10-20
IS CHEERED BY THEM.
MIR. Cowherd Receives Ova-
tion From Brown Sym
pathizers.
HAD sSEERED AT THE BoERs
Republican Candidate fOrgets HIM
self Among the Germans.
pecial to the Kansas city Times.

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Concordia. Mo-, Oct. IA re-
markable demonstration followed the
joint debate here this afternoon
between w. S. Cowherd and w. B. C..
Brown. The audience was republican
in the ratio Of to 1. During Mr..
Cowherd's closing speech bis argument
and the eloquence in which it
was closed aroused the 200 meu sitting
IN front OF him to burst into frequent
applause, and when he had finished
the entire number arose as one man
and cheered and flung their arms
around wildly. Then one old, white
haired German farmer called, "Three
cheers for Cownerd," and the grove
where the speaking took place rang
wIththe echo. When 1t had died away,
another man called for three cheers for
Brown and they we're given not half so
Justify. The incident Is rehearsed
with no disparagement to Mr.. Brown.
He made an excellent address from his
standpoint and undoubtedly the senti-
ment Of the audience was with him, for
10 the election Of 1896 out Of more than
500 votes cast in Concordia, only sixty
were cast for Bryan. In view Of these
facts the demonstration was all the
more remarkable. 1t came from men,
a majority Of whom were white haired,
conservative German farmers, men who
are proverbially tenacious Of .prin,iple.
II was undeniable that Mr.. Cowherd
had touched the right cord IN their
breasts and had convinced them, al
least for the time being, that to stick
TO the principles which they loved and
which they had voted for for years
would mean that they must cut loose
from the republican party Of today.
The spark that set these men wild
did not csme until the close of the de-
bate. Mr.. Cowherd had had the open
Ing speech. 1t is not nattery TO say
that it was one Of the best speeches
delivered by any orator during the
campaign. 1t has never been excelled
By q former effort Of Mr.. Cowherd's.
And yet, while listened TO with the
closest attention and at times eyoking
applause, 1t did not seem to have any
effect on the preconcieved opinions Of
the auditors. 1t is possible that they
were waiting, before manifesting their
approval or dlsapproyal, to hear from
the republican side Of the house. They
did hear aud did not seem to be disap-
pointed. They cheered Mr.. Brown
literally. But Mr.. Brown made a
mistake. He had evidently expected
Mr. Cowherd TO dwell most largely on
the South African war as an appeal to
German sympathy. This MI. Cow
herd did not do more at length than on
all other occasions Of speech making.
So Mr.. Brown discharged his thunder
al all events and sneered at the idea
that bis opponent was trying TO "trsde
buncombe for German votes" En-
couraged by some laughter and
applause be himself dwelt at consider
able length on the Boer war and the
futility Of expressions Of sympathy.
MR.. cowHERD AROUSED.
The opening was made for Mr.
Cowberd and he fairly jumped into 1t
as Mr.. Brown took his seat. His
words came hot from him. He actually
qulyered with the strength Of his own
Indignation. lie scored MIR. Brown
for speaking sneeriDgly before men of
German birth Of sympathy extended TO
their oppressed aud suffering brethren,
and be scored these same men Of Ger.
man birth for aPplsuding when those
Sneers we're given. And these same
old men, instead Of being angered by
hls reproacbes, loved him for them
lnd chesred and urged him on, paid