The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-10-31
From a Staff Correspondent.

From Staff Correspondent
WILLMAR, Mimi, Oct. Slowing to
the tremendous crowds who came to hear
Gov. Lind tonight, it was necessary ,lor
two meeting to be held as no building in
town was large enough for one meeting
The governor addressed an audience at
Bonde hall shortly after supper, and then
talked to a packed house at the theater.
Both buildings were overf1owed with anX-
iouS listeners. Rev. Mr.. Johnson, of Mt;l--
neapolis, delivered an effective speech
also at Bonde hall Gov Lind completed
a brief but brilliant tour of the Western
part of the second congressional district
last night and invaded Eddy's territory
earlier this afternoon, coming here direct
ly from Madison. The governors visit Of
three days among his old congressional
constituents was one continuous ovation,
equal to that which attended his tour
through the First district His only
speeches In the Seventh on this tour were
delivered here tonight under conditions
most assuring to the success of his can
didacy They were but combinations Of
the interest and enthusiasm manifest all
along the line, and set at naught other
meetings held here this fall.
IN. A REPUBLICAN STRONGHOLD.
Even the Knute Nelson rally, for which
prepara tions were made weeks before
hand, aside from the b!are of trumpets
and din of rough riders on the streets, is
not to be compared with these. 1t is a
singular fact that Wilmar, the alleged
stronghold of thte Republicans in Kandi-
yohi county, should exhibit such unprece-
dented enthusiasm in honor of fusion
candidate The fact is evident from
sights demonstrated that both Repub-
licans and fusionists alike rally around
Honest Gov. Lind So voice as they
would to no other political speaker. His
name is hailed with equal pride by Re
publicans and fusionists, and the an
nouncemeht of his presence means a large
and interested audience. committee
headed by Chairman Lawson, of the state
Populists' central committee, and County
Chairman Forsberg met the governor at
the train here. Five hundred people had
gathered to see him. The Willmar band
was present, and furnished music. The
governors salute was given by a cannon
and other appropriate demonstrations en-
acted. An afternoon reception was ten
dered Gov. Lind in Bonde hail. where
several hundred people personally met
him. The band enlvened the occasion
with several stirring airs. 1t was entirely
an informal event, and the governor was
relieved from making a speech Those
who attended this reception and shook
the hand of Gov. John Lind were by no
means confined to the Democratic and
Peoples parties, but embraced many Re-
publicans.
ENTHUSIASM AT WTLLMAR
1t would be difficult to correctly de-
scribe the scenes enacted prior to the
evenings meeting. Willmar furnishes
no counterpart for the occasion and the
present tour of Gov. Lind, replete with
most thrilling incidents, is lacking Of
anything equal to the spectacle witnessed
In Willmar tonight. The Litchfeld band
led procession in which fully 1900 men
marched. Gov. Lind occupied a seat III
carriage profuseiy trimmed in national
colors and several hundred torchlight
bearers were in line, A couple repre-
senting Uncle Sam and Columbia seated
in a carriage formed a feature of the
parade. The line of march included all
the main thoroughfares of the city, the
procession finally disbanding in front of
the opera house All the streets along
which the massive army passed were
thronged and in front of the opera house
and Bonde hall the crowds were so dense
that it was difficult to gain passage
way through them. Fourteen small boys
ran along the street after the long par
ade shouting their little hurrahs for Nc
Kinley and Van SAINT. They were pre-
sumably sent out from the Republican
headquarters.
TWO HALLS PACKED.
Within fifteen minutes after the doors
at the two auditoriums were opened ey-
cry inch of space was occupied and 1t
would have been utterly impossible for
another person to have gotten in either
place. Such crowds never before filled
either house. While both buildings were
packed hundreds were obliged to leave