The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-04-05

BIG SUCCESS
Continued from Fifth Page.

Mr.. Holloway the audience listened with
marked attention. He made magnificent
speech and that the audience appreciated
it was evidenced by the applause When
Mr. Grattan says he is for a man he
means it and Victor Murdoch will have
no better or more earnest supporter in the
district He is sincerity personified- Nich-
ita will always have occasion TO remem-
Der him with mingled kindness and adj
miration.
1t is always the custom for c1aic-
man. for the purpose of keeping the crowd
expectant. TO reserve star orator TIL
the last or near the last. The hour being
late, Mr. Wallace thought it was time
to dismiss the meeting, but the meeting
would not be dismissed without eharing
him Everybody in the house called for
him and he responded with brief but
exceedingly enthusiastic speech in which
he told one or two OF those stories which
have made him immensely popular as
campaign orator. Mr. Wallace, as friend,
is as true as steel and his fondness for
Mr. Murdoch notwithstanding their riv-
airy for a great honor, is one of the re-
markable developments of the campaign.
The meeting was closed by ringing elo-
quent and touching speech by ex-Gover-
nor Stanley, who has known the candi-
date since ne was a child He called
attention 10 the fact that he was Wich-
tia product and urged Wichita 10 give
him a majority unprecedented. Mr.. STAN
ley spoke very highly and earnestly Of
Victor's personality and character and
said nothing has ever given him more real
Of NJ
After the meeting Mr.. Charles V. Fer
guson took the guests 10 the parior or
the Commercial club. Many of them
hearing of the fame Of Rev. Father Tihel
disired his acquaintance. He was sent
for and made one of the prettiest talks
to them ever heard in Wichita Father
Then is one of the warmest hearted men
in Wichita and he said words concerning
the life and character OF the candidate
that touched the soul Of every man pres
ent. His little talk was delightful
treat and of all the things said during the
night, his words were possibly the bright
est and most effective.
One of the incidents of the demonstra-
ton was the parade in which the Old
Soldiers Republican club. the Young
Mems Republican League and many ciu-
gems participated. The old soldiers and
young men met at the City building and
marched to the Eagle Office where the
parade was formed.
Sanford's band led, followed by the old
soldiers. with three large flags at the
head, and each man carrying a small flag
and wearing a Victor Murdoch badge.
Some three hundred old soldiers were In
line
Following the old soldiers came the
Innes band and then the Young Mems
Republican League. Several hundred
torches had been scraped UP around town
and these were carried by the members OF
the club in addition To their flags and
badges After the torches came long
line or members Of the club and hundreds
of citizens who got into line to cheer
for Victor. The last division was the shot
gun brigade who had specially prepared
shells-shells that were made TO make
noise and the guns were roaring through
out the time the parade continued.
Several banners were carried in the par
ade with the following painted on them:
Murdoch for Congress. Mclean for
mayor and the entire Republican ticket
From the Eagle Office the parade went
east on Douglas avenue to St. Francis,
where they turned north to the Auditor
jun. While the parade was forming, cheer
after cheer were given for Victor and all
of the time during the parade the air was
rent with cheers and the roaring or the
shot-guns.
Victor Murdoch and the candidates who
We're 10 e Ike part in the demonstration
az the Auditorium. met at the Carey
Hotel and marched to the Eagle Office
and fell into line just back OF the Old
soldiers division. Victor was escorted by
S s Ashbaugh OF this city and Sam
Forsha OF Hutchinson.