The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-08-15
Local Committees Plans for Demo-
cratic Rally Have Been Sub
mitted and Approved.
QUESTION OF TRANSPORTATION.
Marching Clubs in All Parts of the
State Clamoring for Railway
for Day and Night.

SPECIAL.
Sedalia. Mo-. Aug. 14-The opening Of the
Democratic State campaign in this city next
Tuesday will be a memorable day in the
history OF Missouri Democracy.
The reports received by the local commit
tees indicate that the attendance at the
opening of the State campaign eight years
ago. when Adlai e. Stevenson was the VIC
torious candidate for Vice President. will
be almost doubled.
The attendance then was conceded by
Republicans TO exceed G5CG0. Next Tuesday.
according to conservative estimates. fully
40.0O Democrats WILL welcome the next Vice
President Of the United States and the next
Governor of Missouri at the opening of a
campaign which will bristle with enthusi-
asm.
The local Arrangement Committee. Of
"hich John eastman IS chairman. has prac-
tically completed all the details of the
meeting. The programme. which has been
outlined. has been approved by the State
and contains many features
which will tend to the success Of the big
State rally of 1900. After the grand .araae
or mounted and marching clubs. the speak
ing. during the afternoon. will be at LIB
erty Park. the speakers stand being in
front OF the race track amphitheater,
which. with supplementary chairs, will ac-
commodate an audience of 10000.
AT different groves in the park will be
erected additional speakers stands, to ac-
commodate overflow meetings. The speak
ers OF the afternoon will be Adlai E. Ste
Venson and A. NJ. Dockery, who will address
the multitude at the amphitheater. Ex-
Governor William ]. Stone and Webster
Davis will probably address the overflow
meetings. Senator'S Vest and Cockrell. who
Will be present. have also been invited tn
make addresses.
Inc meetings at night. following the ma
rades of fambeau clubs and torchlieht
professions. will be held on the Court
house parks. The speakers will be ex-C;ov-
ernor w. j. Stone. David Overmyer Of
Kansas. John H. Atwood of Leavenworth.
kas.. and Webster Davis of Kansas City.
Inc entertainment at night will include
concerts by the numerous visiting bands
and a magnificent display of fireworks. The
Gay and night programme is well calculated
10 royalty entertain the thousands Of WIS.,
itors. and will be well worth a Journey of
hundreds Of miles.
Judging fom the reports received from
all parts of the eastern. western and south
western sections of the State. the Attend
ance at the opening OF the campaign NEXT
tuesday said Chairman eastman Of the
| local committee to a representative of The
Republic to-day, will be almost double
mat when Vice President Stevenson was
mere eight years ago. The information we
nave received Is extremely gratifying. show
ing there Is no apathy In the Democratic
ranks. Marching clubs are being formed in
every county in the State. and nearly all
of them will be here.
Bryan and Stevenson clubs are also be-
ing formed in every town and city, and
there appears to be a rivalry as to which
can turn out the biggest crowd. The oues-
ton now is whether the railroads will he
able to handle the people who will want to
come to Sedalia. We have, however. made
arrangements for a large number Of special
trains. and believe they will accommodate
all who do not come on the regular trains"
The local committee has secured the low
est rates ever offered to a political gather.
Ing. the fare from all points being about
one-fourth of the regular tariff for the
round trip. The round-trip rates made by
the Missouri. Kansas and Texas from prin-
cipal points are as follows: Paola, Eas.,
sl.O; Harrisonvilie. 81; Nevada and Edo
RADIO Springs. $.25: Appleton City, 81: Clin-
ton and Boonville, 10 cents; Jefferson CITY
and Moberly. 81: Hannibal. $3.50; Pilot
Grove, 80 cents. The round-trip rates on
the Missouri Pacific are as follows: Kan
sas City and Marshall. 81 so; Joplin, s.. Is:
Lamar. 81: Rich Hill. and Butler. 81. Is;
Jacksonville, Jefferson City and LexinR-
ton. 81: Higginsville, IS cents: Upton. 80
cents. Both roads give a $50 round-trip
rate from st Louis. Nine special trains
hdNc d:EeduS USeH arranged fOr on the
Katy" and the Missouri Pacific probably
Will have eleven over the main line. the
Lexington branch and the Sedalia. Warsaw
and outhweStern. These special trains
are scheduled to leave Sedalia on their re-
turn trip between IL o'clock and midnight.
Splendid arrangements have been made
for caring for the crowd In the way Of
providing plenty of free ice water, lunch
con. accommodations and quarters for
marching clubs and bands.
Sedalia. Pettis County and the immediate
surrounding territory are alive to the i'm
portance of the occasion. Pettis County
alone will have $500 horsemen in the day
parade. and Johnson County has chartered
a train to bring marching clubs. Versailles,
Upton and other nearby towns have sent
word that they will turn out in force and
will send just as many people as the rail-
roads can carry.
Sam b. Cook, the next Secretary of State
was the guest to-day of Chairman CASH
man. They visited Liberty Park and later
held a consultation with the local Arrange
ments Mr.. Cook heartily ap-
proved the programme as prepared. He
could suggest no improvements and was
highly pleased with the place of holding
the meeting. mo more ideal spot than the
shady groves and green lawn of Liberty
Park he said. could have been selected
at which to open the campaign"
AS a result of Cooks visit the evening
programme will be enlarged. and the
night parade will eclipse in brilliancy any,
thing OF the kind ever witnessed at a big
political rally m the West.
The demand for special trains Is on the
increase from every part of the territory
tributary to Sedalia. This evening Colonel
A. G. Miner. general passenger agent OF
the NJ, K. & T., announced that his road
had been compelled to arrange for two