The Delta independent., 1902-10-31
The Popuiist Rally.

! BY far the largest crowd that has yet
! paid attention 10 The different speakers
of the different political parties that
| have held forth in tie opera house was
the one that greeted Judge Overs and
| Hon. X. II. Northcott candidates for gov
/ ernor and congressman at large on the
| popuiist ticket. very noticeable part
OF the audience were women and by
| their presence giving to the assemblsge
| something OF an ovation to the distin-
| guished speakers:
The meeting was presided over by
| MilIard Fairlamb and the first piece
! was song. The Star Spangled Ban
ner,' by the Denver trio. The Misses
Johnstone and Miss Wicker, the trio, at
once captured the audience by the
sweetness and perfect blending OF their
voices.
/ Mrs. Helen A. Norton OF Montrose
7 was the first speaker OF the evening.
Mrs, Norton, it will be remem bered was
a candidate for superinte ndent OF pub
lie instruction on the populist ticket,
] when Waite ran the second time, and
( went down to defeat along with the
rest OF the ticket Hsr remarks were
( very bright but were OF the nature OF
an Introductory to the other speakers.
Mrs. Norton las a very pleasing aud
/ engaging appearance on the rostrum,
and what she has 10 say is said in as
( elegant. eloquent and graceful a manner
! ., -
who make public speaking point OF
! their profession. Mrs. Norton has many
warm friends in Delta who rejoice that
! she has lost none OF her faith ia the
principles she has persistently advocat-
ed the past ten years.
! The next speaker was Miss Johnston.
I OF Denver. who was introduced aud
/ spoke on the deplorable condition OF the
! city OF Depvsr today, where she is en-
I gagged in charitable work. and who is
/ perhaps better able to speak on this
subject than any one else. She gave
Z deplorable account CT the state OF affairs
OF the capitol city under the direction
and control OF the Fire and Police board
for which the present democratic state
government is entirely responsible. as
the Fire and Police board is q creation
OF the state government. and the state
I government is responsible for the board
and for its actions. and no one else is.
Her arraigrment was scathing, showing
up the rottenuess and depreciation to
which the politics OF Denver has sunk
! under this accursed system of govern
ing cities by the state government.
| Miss Weicker sang a soto. Sweet as
| the Bee and was encored.
! Hon. +. ii. Nur;hcoti. candidate for
( Congressman at large was next intro.
I duccd and spoke on national issues in
| the main. Mr. Nor,hcctt is large man
/ OF pleasant appearance and speech and
was well received.
Miss Johnstone sang THE Midship
| Mite and as encore The Brook" by
| Tennysou.
Judge Overs, os the Fifth Judicial
district was the principle speaker OF the
evening and reviewed the state issues
from the p"pulist standpoint, showing
/ up the duphci'y and treachery OF the
democratic party in th-ir dealings with
their recent allies and that the popu-
lists today were fighting Tor the same
/ principles Tor which they have fought
| for the past tea years. Overs is a
| pleasant speaker but was much worn
out by constant work for the past
month and besides he WAS bordering on
the sick list Tuesday night and did not
begin to appear at his best.
The speaking closed with n lullaby.
by the Misses Johnstone OF the Denver
| trio, and to say that it was finely rem
dered does not halt express it. Their
voices were in perfect accord, and as
the song closed there was much ap.
plause.