Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1900-10-25
Our school House Meetings,

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The school house meetings are still
keeping up their attendance and en-
thusiasm, Some times there are sew
eral the same evening In different
places, Tuesday night of last week
Mr.. Woodson, candidate for county
superlnten dent, and the editor Of this
paper addressed one Of the best meet
ings Of the season at Booth. On
Thursday night the same speakers ad-
dressed the club at Castleton and on
Friday evening Hon. John A, Myers
and the editor OF this paper addressed
the South Reno club at Poplar school
house. These we're all good meetings
at least as far as attendance and feel.
ing were concerned. On Thursday
evening Hon. Frank Hettinger and
Prof. Yousephoff Of Chicago addressed
the voters at Germania In Haven
townsi Up, and on Friday Mr.. Het-
finger spoke ut the Union brick school
house in Lincoln township with good
success In both instances.
NJ Watson spoke Tuesday evening
at Enterprise school house in Enter
prise township. This was the regular
meeting night Of the club, but the
republicans having been unable to get
out a crowd in that township as we
are informed, apparently thought it to
be a good scheme to take advantage Of
tue crowd drawn out to the Bryan club
and advertised County Attorney Carr
Taylor and Superindent Dayholf for
that school house that evening. OF
course IL may have been an accident
that this occurred, but at any rate it hap
pened and there were three assistants
and wanted to debate. Mr., Watson
answered that five 10 one was a rather
high ratio" but he was willing they
should have a chance. He had begun
speaking when they arrived and of
course requested to be allowed to con-
clude his address and then they might
have as much time as they wanted,
However it was 1890 before he had
finished and when he quit about two
thirds of the crowd which was very
large, left.
However there have been some
meetings which have been at least
par ial failures. Vernon j. Rose who
mad u SERIES Of meetings advertised
WAS only able to meet the engagement
ut Que. The other dates had to be
filled by Senator Crawford and other
local speakers Mr.. Rose spoke to a
large audience at. Pretty Prairie and
held them for two hours in rapt atten-
tion, This meeting was eminently
successful. A very large audience
assembled to hear him at Turon also
but he was unable to be there and Mr.,
Crawford did the speaking A man
who is described as one Of the best
speakers who has been in the county
by those who heard him is Il. j Smith
of Pueblo who spoke at Partridge one
evening last week The meeting was
on short notice only having been sd-
vertlsed about three days before hand.
Yet there was a good crowd and he
carried conviction right home to all
those who heard him.
Watson, Bisher and Woodson took
care Of the meeting at Butler which
was to have been addressed by Mr..
Rose. Mr.. Watson making the princi-
Pile address. Mr.. Watson can ill an
appointment as well AZ any substitute
but of course when any audience meets
for the purpose Of hearing any certain
man who has been advertised, it is a
Disappointment to hear anyone else
1t ia very greatly to be regretted that
Mr.. Rose was unable to meet his ap'
pointments in this county We under
stand it was on accOunto Of the bad con-
dition OF bis voice which made it
very difficult to speak even at Pretty
Prairie.