Abilene weekly reflector., 1900-10-18
IN OLD KENTUCKY.
Cev. Roosevelt Addresses a Big
Crowd at Covington.
BRYAN IN HANyA'S TERRITORY.



ing one Of the largest crowds that
mas ever assembled in this city to
listen to a candidate for public office
Gov. Theodore Roosevelt last night
closed his campaign in Kentucky and
to-day will proceed on his tour OF
Ohio. Long before the governors ar
rival here Courthouse square, in which
the speakers stand had been erected
and decorated, was congested with
men and women anxious to hear him.
The vice presidential train reached
Covington at $3.50 p, m. and until elght
o'clock, the hour of speaking, the
governor was the guest at dinner OF
Richard p. Ernest at the latter's resi-
dence. As had been the case at every
other point in the state, there was
preserved the best of order Though
the audience was not so enthusiastic
a. that which gathered at Lexington
or that at Mount Sterling, or at Ash
land, or at Maysville, the governor
was given the most respectful atten-
ton and he was interrupted frequent
1y with applause or by persons who
made friendly comments upon the
salient points of his speech. 1t was
the tenth speech Gov. Roosevelt had
made since morning, the first being
at Lexington, where Col. W. c. p.
Breckenridge and Judge Durham,
both ex-confederate officers, put the
crowd in the best Of humor in jointly
introducing the governor. Then at
Winchester and next at Mount Ster-
ling, other large crowds greeted the
arrival of the train, providing parades.
Noorchead, Ashland, Greenup, South
Portsmouth, Vanceburg and Mays
Vile in successive order, paid tribute
to the governors popularity in. Ken
tucky and the crowd which gathered
At the depot here betrayed no diminu-
tion Of desire to see him. Early in
the day Leslie Combs, chairman of
the republican state committee, had
seceived dispatches from Covington,
Informing him that leaders here were
apprehensive that an organized effort
would be made to break up the night
meeting. Mr.. Combs hurriedly trans
Mitted his information to the govern
or, whereat the latter smiled broadly
and assured the chairman that there
could be no possible danger Of serious
interruption on his tour in Kentucky.
To insure absolute tranquility and to
provide against any display of hostil-
fly, Chief of Police Pugh and the
sheriff Of this county doubled their
forces. All such precautions, how
ever, proved to have been unnecessary,
for beyond isolated instances of
Eood-naturcd badinage and the toot-
ing Of few tin horns, the meeting
was as peaceabIe as a matinee.
After the speaking Gov, Roosevelt
was escorted by the First Voters club
Of Cincinnati to the Grand hotel in
that city, where an informal reception
was held and where he remained un-
I'll this morning, when he will enter
spon his itinerary in Ohio.
!" Mckinley nnd Hanna's Territory.
Cleveland, O., Oct, 16.-W. ]. Bryan,
the democratic presidential candidate.
arrived here at $40 yesterday evening
and later addressed two large audi
ences In this city, one at the Central
armory and the other from the bal
ccny of the Hollenden hotel. lie was
greeted upon his entrance into the
city by the blowing of a whistle and
was met at the depot by number of
marching clubs and brass bands,
which formed his escort to the Hollen-
den, where he took dinner. The
streets Of the city were brilliantly
lighted and were Lined with people.
Mr.. Bryan yesterday invaded the
hesrt Of President McKinley's and
Senator Hannas country. Leaving
Akron early in the morning his first
stop was at Canton, the presidents
place Of residence, and later in the
day he made brief speech at Niles,
the presidents native city. At night
he spoke at Cleveland, Mr.. Hanna's
home. The stops at Canton and Niles
were incidental and the crowds were
small at both places. The only impor-
.tant day meetings were those at New
philadelphia and Youngstown. At
New Philadelphia there was a big at
tendance and the meeting was an en-
fhusiastic one. There were two meet
ings at Youngstown. One in the pub.
lie square and the other at the opera
house.
Mr.. Bryan left at night at lO:sO for
New York. His special car, the
Rambler" was attached to q regular
train on the Lake Shore to arrive in
New York at 2:35 o'clock this after.
noon. The train will make only the
regular stops on the way and it is
not Ir. Bryan's present purpose to
make any speeches en- route