The Oskaloosa herald., 1900-10-25
A REPUBLICAN NIGHT !!
Senator Dollivcr Delivers a Great Speech
and IS Greeted With a Monster
Demonstration.

The grand republican rally of the
campaign, and one of the biggest
political demonstrations ever held
in Mahaska county was the monster
Dolliver meeting in Oskaloosa Fri
day night. People who feared the
Republicans had forgot their old
time enthusiasm were surprised at
the amount turned loose, and were
awakened to the fact that the people
are pretty well satisfied with present
conditions and are going to vote for
another four years of sound money,
good government and full dinner
pals.
1t was not yet 4 O'Clock in the
afternoon when the delegations COM
menced to arrived and by seven the
town was alive with people. Fully
10, 200 were on the streets, and the
opera house was filed the minute
the doors we're opened. The parade
was we'll formed and we'll handled,
and was one of the biggest things of
the kind ever attempted in Oska-
loosa. The chief feature of the march
was the large number of horsemen
in line, White Oak township alone
furnishing forty.
The delegations reported to Chair
man Chas. Walling upon their ar
rival in the city and when the time
came for the parade all went to their
appointed places and waited for the
great show to move. Things were
inaf% ready and the parade started
west, picking up the divisions as it
proceeded. There was little wait for
the Iowa Central and b. & w. trains,
but when these were in crowds were
added to the line, and the great
parade moved east.
The Parade.
The procession was n OF the
most demonstrative that has every
been seen in the county for any po-
litical campaign. There was no no.
tice, but fireworks, music, torches,
rough riders on horses and men
afoot caused people to wonder where
they all came from.
The procession was headed Thy
Marshal H. K. Spencer and after
him came the city police force. d.
L. Spencer road at the head of the
marching company of Fremont 1855
voters, and then came the amous
Iowa Brigade Band. Fred Moore's
rough rider marching club was next
in the line, and was followed by a
number of township delegations
afoot.
The Rose Hill drum corps headed
some more of the marchers with
torches and full dinner pals.
The Oskaloosa drum corps led
some more of the marchers, and a
number of Penn College students
turned out to help things along and
make some noise for the evening.
THE HERALD drum corps showed
up in good shape and made its place
in the procession evident.
Excellent music was also made for
the line by the Peoria, Muchakinock
and Evans bands.
One of the features of the parade
that attracted much attention was
the great number of rough riders on
horses. The appearance was enough
to create enthusiasm in the heart OF
a stone and the pavements fairly
rang with noise as the horsemen went
by.
The New Sharon delegation and
band brought up the rear.
The marshals who had charge Of
the movement of the procession are
to be congratulated upon the excel
lent hammer in which their work wal
done. The marshals were, Col. j
F. Mcneil, chief, H. L. Spencer, FL
W. Lyman, Capt. Stone, John Nc
Coy, ]. B. McCurdy, O. E. Brown
Will Woodruff, S. P. Hawkins, Cyrus
Longshore and W. R. Cowan.
Owing to an accident that befell s
j. Dutton he was unable to TAX
charge of his division in the parade
and his place was filed by Chas. E
Brown.
Chief Marshal McNeill was ably as
sisted by Harry K. Spencer and W
j. Law as aides.
The parade moved east on Hig
avenue to Seventh street and crosse
over to First. Then west on first t
the opera house where the peopl
tried to gain admittance to hear th
speaker of the evening.
The seating capacity of the stag
was tested, as well as that of tn
house. There were about two hui
dred and fifty places provided on I'll
stage. The Fremont voters wei
there and with them the minister
and attorneys of the city, and the
wives. The Iowa Brigade band hel
the rear and made its presenC
known.
w. A. Johnson, foreman of IL
/. Iowa Central Round House, and M
jor Loring accompanied Mr.. Dolliv'
and occupied seats of honor near Il
) speaker. From the depot Mr.. Dol
yer was accompanied by two of o
kaloosa's leading business men, Jol
A. Kalbach and H. L. Spencer.
Order was called for by Coun