The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-10-04
Roosevelt Demonstration in Lin.
coin Outdone by the Demo-
Gratis and POpulists.
PARADE IN NEBRASKA CAPITAL.
f. benjamin Andrews, Chancellor
of Nebraska State University,
Appears on the Platform
With Democratic Speakers.
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Lincoln. Eeb.. oct. 3-In dcmon-
stration that more than matched that
accorded Colonel Roosevelt yesterday.
Nebraska Democrats and Populists to-
day showed their fealty to Mr. Bryan.
This WAS accomplished despite the fact that
they had no vice presidential candidate to
present and no free transportation TO en-
able them to import an immense crowd
from a radius of fifty miles TO help swell
the numbers.
The attractions offered were Ex-Governor
HogE of Texas and senator Wellington Of
Maryland. Mr.. Hogg arrived yesterday. an /
Is the guest Of the Bryan family. Senator
Wellington's train was late. and he failed
TO arrive until long after the parade. Five
thousand persons waited for him TO ap-
pear. and when he did they gave him a
royal greeting. The speechmakins was pre-
c"ded by long parade through the princi-
pa! streets of the city.
Yesterday at Mr. Bryan's request and out
OF courtesy TO Mr.. Roosevelt, the Demo-
Gratis had taken down their street banners
and removed their campaign pictures. This
courteous example was lost on the Repub-
licans. on the contrary they Haunted all
the banners and pictures possible. and
strung the most of them on the main
streets.
Two thousand men. all Of them from
Lancaster County. marched through streets
almost as denSely crowded as yesterday.
to the accompaniment of inCessant cheer
ing and frantic waving of flags. In sharp
contrast to the gross personalities and
brutal filings that characterized the banners
borne In yesterdays parade. those carried
by the fusionists to-day consisted merely
OF clean-cut epiGrams. extracts from MI.
Bryan'S various speeches.
he nal de. 70 Nt,aW
members OF the party at the Capitol
grounds. Governor Hogg received mar
hearty greetings. He devoted n portion
of his speech TO criticism of Theodore
Roosevelt, whom he declared Il belttler or
the volunteers whose votes H. Is now seek
ing through fulsome fattery. and quoted
his views on the necessity of property
qualification for voters.
Senator Wellington. however, made the
an Abra ham Lincoln Republican to speak
a few words In commendaton of the nomi-
nee of the present-day Dsmocratic party.
This declaration was followed by applause
that lasted fun minute. When he took
up the full-dinner-pail argument. which he
characterized the lowest ever evolved
in a political campaign. worthy only of the
Caesars who fed bread to their slaves while
they stole away their liberties. he was
again interrupted by long cheering.
The Senator's eloquence. backed by every
il dication Of great earnestness. greatly
impressed his hearers, and 1t was by far
the most telling speech of the campaign. in
sharp contrast to that of Roosevelt. who
lost his temper at questions he could not
answer. and substituted epithet for argu-
Tent.
Tonight another large meeting, which
filled the big auditorium to overfiowing.
afternoon. Chancellor T.. Benjamin An
drews of Nebraska State University. who
has been claimed by the Republicans as
an expansionist was a conspicuous figure
on the platform. and by his applause and
whispered comments demonstrated his
hearty sympathy with Senator Wellington's S
stand.