Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1900-11-03
CAMPAIGNING IN NEW YORK.
The Republicans Of the Great Empire Sta
Alive and Active.

| mere Is probably no state in the
unlone here there is so much politics
10 tnesquare inch as in the great state
or New YORK The battle there is be-
ing Waged at close range and with
great VlSof. We have received from
the editor of the Journal who has been
campaigning in Wyoming county.
copy or the Western New Yorker. con-
| tanning an account of a great county
rally held, last Tuesday, at Warsaw
the shire town. a place of about 4OOc
inhabitants. Notwithstanding the fact
that it was rainy day. the village was
crowded with people. The New Yorker
says:
When one considers the fact that il
rained with short intermissions from
o'clock in the morning until in the
evening, the outpouring of Republicans
at the rally. on Tuesday, was simply
astonishing. People began to arrive
early in the day. and they kept com
ing all day until nearly s o'clock, wher
the Perry Marching Club arrived by
special train and the Wadswortb
Rough Riders from Geneseo arrived
| about the same time. The streets were
| thronged and the crowds filled every
thing in an effort TO get out of the
rain. but when. shortly after o'clock
Lieut. Gov. Woodruff and the reception
committee with the escort of First
! Voters and marching Republicans ar
| rived on Main street amidst the music
| of several bands and the booming of
cannon. il was with feelings of amaze
ment and patriotism curiously blended
that one watched the throngs that
| braved the floods overhead and under
| foot to welcome Mr. Woodruff and tes-
! tify To their interest in the issues OF
| the campaign. The writer has seldom
| in his years of journalistic experience
seen such magnificent disregard for
physica Niiscomforts in behalf Of loyal
~ 70 party welfare as was shown all
day Tuesday by the Wyoming county
Republicans"
At the afternoon meeting. Lieut.. Gov
Woodruff occupied the time In a speech
| Of about an hour and a half in which
he stated very clearly and forcefUlly
the issues involved in the campaign
| After supper came a large torChlght
parade. At its head came 80 Roosevelt
! Rough Riders dressed in the regular
kharki uniform and mounted on horse
back. They were commanded in per
son by their colonel. a son of Congress
man Wadsworth of that district. The
enthusiasm Of these young men appears
from the fact brought out in the re-
port above quoted that they mad ridden
20 miles through driving rain in or
der to participate in this parade. Other
organizations in the parade are given
as follows;
Perry BAND
| Perry Marching club. Chas. Matteson.
commanding.
silver Springs Band.
| Silver Springs Mckinley and Roosevelt
club.
Citizens Band OF Warsaw.
Gainesville Marching Club
CASTLE Band.
/ CASTLE Marching Club.
AttiCa Band.
A.uca Marching Club.
| JohuSonburg ana Narys burg Marching
Clubs.
! Twentieth Century Drum Corps Of War
saw
Ten mounted men escorting The
Mckinley and Roosevelt First Voters.
OF the evening meeting the New
Yorker says.
Long before the parade was over
the Opera house was filled and packed
with an audience eager TO hear the
speakers of the evening. The march
| tTS We're ktsllnS innings awe on Inc
| streets and as the appointed time ar
rived Senator Humphrey walked to the
| front Of the stage and named Judge
Norton as chairman Of the meeting.
The judge is sober looking individ-
ual but he took Well as chairman. He
made a short but ringing speech and
| then introduced the Attica gentlemen,
who RECALLED the audience with a couple
songs.
The first speaker of the evening was
| Arthur r. Payne. a young lawyer of
Middletown. y. j. He spoke about 50
| minutes and in the course OF his re-
| marks ranged over the whole field of
| political issues He is a good story
| teller and put familiar facts in
catchy and convincing fashion.
He was followed by Mr.. &. &. Bur
| leigh, the editor and part owner of the
Kennebec Journal at Augusta, Me. Mr..
| Burleigh impressed his audience at the
outset as solid. conservative thinker
He dealt largely with the free silver
! fallacy and the imperialiStic nonsense
He held his audience for nearly an hour
and gave his hearers as sound and
| convincing an argument as has been
heard in Warsaw in many years"