The sun., 1900-06-08
LENTZ WAS HERE
TO BOOM HANDY
and He DID II
incidentally the Ohio Congress
man Explained the Idaho
Bull Pen 0utrages.
SALISBURY ON THE STAGE
Came in With Handy and This Gave
Rise to Report of Handy---SauIs-
bury Combine---Big Meeting
at the Academy of
Music.

MUSIC.
Fresh from the exciting scenes at the
close of Congress yesterday, Congress
man John J. Lentz of Ohio, who has
during the past three days made himself
notorious as an obstruc ZIONIST to legisla
tion, came to this city to aid his former
colleague, L. Irving Handy, in the pres
ent campaign for State control and Incl
dentally to tell the Democrats Of Viii.
mington what he knows about the Coeui
de Alene bull pen outrages. The meas.
ure OF Mr.. Lantz success in the first IL
stance remains to be gathered from the
Developments of the Democratic State
Convention on June 10. In his recital
OF the Idaho bull pen outrages and his
consideration Of the trust question the
Ohio Congressman was enthusiastical y
received by the members Of the Demo.
cratic League and the Democratic cohorts
who gathered to hear him in the Acad-
emy OF Music last night.
The entire Bryan outfit in this city
heard Mr.. Lentz. The affair was man.
aged by John q. Gray, representing the
Democratic League. Handy, seated on
the platform, bashfully acknowledged a
glowing tribute from the speaker as to
the former record when in the National
Legislature.
Conspicuously seated to the fore on
the platform and in close consultation
with Handy was Willard Salisbury. He
came in with the former Congressman
and this, together with the absence OF
John Biggs, who is considered the man
in control just now, gave rise to report
that Handy-Saulsbury combination
may be the result of all the Democratic
turmoil.
Congressman Lentz in his two and a
half hours speech limited at the things
that are going on in Washington. AS a
member of the military mmittee under
whose direction the Occur de Alene min
ing trouble was investigated, Mr.. Lentz
was at least familiar with the situation.
He confined his remarks to the Idaho
matter, trusts and imperialism. Free
silver was not mentioned.
Seated in the boxes were State Insur-
ance Commissioner Dr. Edward Fowler
of Laurel, Thomas DAVIS OF this city ,anl
several Democrats more or less promi-
nently identified with the free silver
wing of the party in this city.
On the stage Willard Salisbury was
seated next to former Congressman L.
Irving Handy and City Treasurer Will
liam L. Hamann. State Senator John
Pyle and other prominent members of
the Democratic League were seated back
of Salisbury and Handy.
John G. Gray, in opening the meeting,
paid his compliments to the Republican
members Of Congress, whom he claimed
sre dillydalllng in the closing hours OF
the national body. He was glad to
/ think that the Democratic party in its
( fight for the cause of human liberty has
such champion as John j. Lentz of
Ohio, whom he then introduced.
A Tribute to Handy.
In opening the Hon. MIR. Lentz paid a
4 tribute to his former colleague, L. Irving
* Handy. He referred to Handy as one
of the ardent watchdogs of Congress DUR
ing his two years term.
N ''At o'clock this afternoon the Amer
lean Congress closed. was there until
ten minutes before o'clock and at 5 05
! to be with you. | have slept but little
( for three days and nights owing to the
play on legislation by the Republican
majority, which did not amount to real
legislation but resolved itself into
schemes on which it vas necessary that
we Democrats keep an eye"
N Mr.. LeDtz was present with the D.mo.
scratic L ague not f1r the purpose OF
X making speech on the Occur de Alene
matter, trusts and imperialism, as he
was teld by Mr.. Gray Won be expected
& of him. He was present TO have a talk
S.d those SUBJECTS, and continuing on the
x Occur de Alene matter he described the
stuatijn in the ldaho III ming districts.
The last strike in the Idaho mining
district was in 1892, when So 80 per day
WAS established as the rate of wages.
( throughout the years from 1892 the mine
owners supposed to be backed by the
Standard OH trust, have made it prac-
CO TO discharge all union men. During
that time they paid from SIPS to 81 80
less per day. Then in April of last year
another strike took place. In few days
the strike was about over when the
Bunker Hill and Sullivan mine owners
gave out that union men would not be
EMPLOYED. The strike continued. The
Imine owners wired for military aid from
it the Government. They were advised to
arbitrate. The Bunker Hill and Sullivan
rnine owners said they had nothing to
arbitrate.
.& Strikers blew up mill which has
been shown to be worth SOL, 900. The
mine owners said it was worth S250,000
Capitalists in Idaho wired the President
$from San Francisco and other places in
*west to send troops. These capitalists
eaid Mr.. Lentz, all signed their nam-s
with the suffixes "banker," and expected
n move the President of the Uallsu
M ates by The fact that bankers Were
3n ak ing h. r.qne.t. They wanted Nc
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