The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1900-10-04
POLITICAL GOSSIP.
Delegates to Democratic Clubs Com.
vention Reach indianapolis.


rived for the national convention of
democratic clubs, which will hold its
first session Wednesday afternoon in
Tomlinson hall. The managers of the
convention are confidently expecting a
large crowd. The estimates of $4,000
are believed to be high, and if 30 900
are here there will be satisfaction.
Stands will be erected in several
places in the vicinity of Tomlinson hall
for overflow meetings and Mr.. Bryan
will address several of these meetings,
as will Mr.. Stevenson, Mr.. Cochran and
the other speakers. Until the arrival
OF National President Hearst the de-
tailed programme of speeches will not
be announced, but ii is believed Mr..
Bryan will deliver his principal address
before the convention Thursday after
noon.
The Parade.
Elaborate preparations have been
made for the parade of clubs Wednes-
day night, and it is estimated there will
be 10000 men in line. Some of the es-
Inmates are much higher than this.
Gen. Robbins, marshal of the parade.
Monday night announced his aids and
the formation. The Gray club of this
city will lead. Mr.. Stevenson and Mr..
Hearst will ride in it, as will National
Committeeman Taggart and many 9TH
ers OF the prominent figures at the con.
vention.
1t is stated by those who have al
ready arrived from the eastern states
that there will be large representa-
ton from the New England states
present. The delegates from those
states will arrive Wednesday morning,
with the special train from New York.
Yale university will be represented by
Philip Troup and w. L. Blevins, two
noted prize orators from that insti-
tuition. They have been elected dele
gates by the Yale Democratic club. q
Adlai f. Stevenson, candidate for
vice president, will arrive via the Big
Four this evening. With him will be
his daughter and Mrs. Lewis G.
Stevenson. Senator Jones, chairman
of the democratic national committee;
w. J. Bryan and Bourke Cochran are
expected to arrive at noon Wednesday.
MIR. Bryan In Minnesota.
St. Paul, Mimi, Oct. 2--Mr. Bryan on
Monday trayersed what is known as the
pine barrens of the scrub-oak portion
of Minnesota, reaching the agricul-
tural portions of the state north of this
city during the afternoon. He made
the first speech of the day at West SUI
perior, Wis, beginning before eight
o'clock in the morning. He immediate
ly crossed the st. Louis river to Du-
luth, and, starting with an hour speech
there, he made speeches at eight other
places on the way, which, together with
the speeches at Duluth and Superior
and those made at night in this city,
made an even dozen speeches for the
day. Four of the speeches averaged an
hour in duration and the remaining
eight IS minutes each, making about
six hours of speechmaking all told for
the day.
Porto Rican Political Item.
San Juan De Porto Rico, Oct. 2.-The
federal party, at its convention at
Caguas Sunday passed resolutions af-
filiating itself with the democratic
party in the United States. A cable
gram from William j. Bryan, and James
X. Jones, chairman of the national
democratic committee, urging har-
mony, were read. Munoz Rivera made
speech in which he opposed the adj
ministration on the ground that the
Foraker bill is unsatisfactory and that
the Porto Ricans desire a more indie
pendent form of government. The
session will last several days and the
delegates will nominate a commits
sioner for congress.
Busy Day at Canton.
Canton, o., Oct. monday was a
busy day for President Mckinley. Be
sides the visits of Senator Penrose, of
Pennsylvania, and President Schwab,
of the Carnegie company, and of for
mer Minister to Siam Barrett, he re-
ceived many other callers, some of
them social and some of them on bust
ness of minor Importance. He also
received and shook hands with a dele
cation of about rs men. They were
members of the Stark county central
committee, who marched up to the
Mckinley yard from their regular
meeting to pay their respects. There
was no speechmaking.
Roosevelt I'm Nebraska.
McCook, Neb., Oct. Gov. Roose-
velt's first day in Nebraska is regard
ed as successful, though the morning
started out wet and chilly, and the
audiences as a necessity were small.
Thirteen speeches were made during
the day journey and at night, and as
they advanced the sky cleared, and
the meetings at the different places
along the way showed a great deal of
interest. Besides the inhabitants of
the villages and cities, large number
Of people mounted and in carriages,
evidently from the country, was no
ticed upon the streets and around the
stands. Probably 10000 or 10000 peo-
Pile were addressed during the day.
Gov. Roosevelt's special train re-
NAMED at McCook until late in the
night, when it pulled out for North
Platte, and another days journey to,
day, which viii cover distance of
500 miles and will include within that
distance II speeches.
The Prohibition Train.
Auburn, Ind, Oct. 2.-The prohibit
ton special. with John G. WoolleY snd
party aboard, which left Chicago at
noon Monday, made total of four
stops in the run across Indiana, closing
NTH on avanfn0 rally at Auburn