Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-10-01
Two Magnificent Republican Meetings
Held There Friday.
CUNMINS, LACEY AND BROOKS SPEAK
Audience Filled the Spacious Tent and Overlooked to the
Street OutsideMost Successful Event of the Kind Ever
Known at Hedrick-Hon John F. Laceys Speech
IFrom Saturdays Dally.l


Yesterday was a republican jubilee
day at Hedrick,, and it's success was
all that could possibly have been ex.
pected in every particular. Hon. A..
b. Cummins, Hon John f. Lacey and
J, T. Brooks, the republican nominee
for state senator from Keokuk and
! sshiek counties, addressed two
aut .ces, each of which numbered at
II 81 1000 people. The weather was
all that could be asked, all Hedrick
did honor to republicanism, and in the
afternoon and evening the people IN
attendance at the meetings heard with
interest masterful expectations OF
the political situations of the present
day in Iowa and in the United states.
Such meeting was seldom II ever
held in Hedrick before. Hon. John
Morrison, the old wheelherse of the
republican party in Keokuk county, is
authority for the statement that the
meeting was the most successful ever
held at HedTick. A mammoth tent ac-
comodated those who were fortunate.
enough to secure seats but those who
came later were compelled to stand
around the outside of the seat covered
area, and some were unable to hear
the speakers voices, so large was the
crowd.
The same s1ement is true of both
afternoon and evening meetings, the
attendance being about equal on both
occasions. Governor Cummins spoke
In the afternoon, and the reception ac-
corded him and the interest taken N
his utterances testified to the esteem
in which he is held in Hedrick anG
the surrounding country. His speech
was typical of him, and was match
less effort He spoke at Sigourney in
the evening to an extremely large au-
dience giving the same degree of sat
isfaction there as at Hedrick.
Hon. John Morrison, who was chair
man of both meetings, announced at
the close of Mr.. Cummins speech that
in the evening addresses were to be
made by Major Lacey and j. T. Brooks
of Hedrick, who is making the race
on the republican ticket for state sen
ator from Keokuk and Poweshiek
counties. Mr.. Brooks was we'll receiv
ed by hiG fellow townsmen and
through his effort lost none Of the
popularity he enjoys.
Major Lacey, the tried and true con
gresham from the Sixth district, was
introduced by Mr.. Morrison and was
met with applause by the audience
His remarks were full of the goot
judgment for which he is noted ant
were received by the people witt
much satisfaction. He spoke as fol
lows:
Major Lacey's Address.
Mr.. Chairman and Fellow Citizens
1t is some comfort to me that | car
spend a campaign on the stump once
in while without knowing that my
own political life hangs in the balance
My name is not on, the ticket this year
and you can have the satisfaction O.
knowing that this fall you can mari
your ballot without seeing my name
thereon as a candidate for office. Thi.
is a pleasure you have had only once
in every two years for no little time
But for the failure of the Titus
amendment we would never have hat
this campaign. 1t is not warm one
one reason being that this is an "of
year." But to my mind ''off years
have their good points. The best ties
of anything is How has it worked?
And our elections recently have work
ed so vel, TINT now we find ourselve
in the midst of one of the quietes
campaigns we have ever known
Quiet-it is more than quiet; it has be
come sad. I have hardly. the heart t
face an audience this fall and preael
political doctrines in view of the even
which has so recently occurred a
Buffalo.
"a One Touch of Nature.
"One touch Of nature makes tn
whole world kim" and one touch Q
nature has brought us together at thi
moment under circumstances we hav
never. been called to face before. Gu
friend, Mr.. CuInmins, governor that /
to be, told this afternoon of his al
tendance at the funeral over the re
mains of the late President at Wasl
ington. did not attend at Washing
ton, but did the next day at Car
ton. Mr.. Cummins told you of tn
body, as it lay upon the bier in tn
capitol. Let me tell you somethin
else about that bier. That was not tn
EASILY DECIDED.