Mexico weekly ledger., 1903-07-30
CHAMp CLARK IN cAIIFoRNIA.
Leading the Strenuous Life on the Pa
eine Coast-Lectures, Speeches and
Feeds,

congressman CLARK recently arfang~
ed a lecture tour OF the Pacific coast,
but as soon as the multitudinous Mis-
sourians living in California and Ore
gon heard OF 1T they began to arrange
to add banquets and speeches to his IT.
inerary.
Late California papers Indicate that
the bowling enthusiasts from the
'show me''State got hold Of Clark and
put him through his PAGES at Los
Angeles, which was his first stop.
OF his coming the Los Angeles Times
says:
According 10 schedule, the Hon.
Champ Clark, MiSSouri's famous con-
gresham, will arrive in Los Angles
early this morning, and will be domi-
ciled at the Angelus OStenSibly he
comes as guest of the Chautauq uans,
and is TO have prominent place on the
Long Beach Assembly programme.
Local Missourians however, do not
purpose a full surrender Of their hon.
ored statesman, and have In prepare
ton a series OF receptions and excur-
sions calculated to impress Congress-
man Clark with the progress, pros.
perity and possibilities OF this favored
section.
This morning from 10 a. m. to IL M,
an informal reception will be held at
the Angelus; the afternoon will be
spent in ''seeing Los Angeles and
the evening will be devoted to a pub
lie reception at the Chamber of Com
merce, under the auspices Of the local
Missouri Society.
After Congressman Clark has filled
bis engagements at Long Beach, Mis-
souri, friends will again assume con
troll of his time and movements, and
trips to adjacent points Of interest will
be in order. Mount Lowe will be Wis.
tied and the San Pedro harbor thor
oughly inspected.
The next day the Times began al
article with this paragraph:
That sold Missouri has contri
buted largely TO the population of Lo'
Angeles was evidenced last evening il
the reception rendered Hon. Champ
Clark at the Chamber of Commerce.
From the moment he stepped from
the train the Missouri Society had hin
In charge. After two hours of inform
al greeting at his apartments and an
afternoon of seeing Los Angeles, the
society's guest was rendered a public
reception.
That day the Express said, among
other things:
Tomorrow morning Mr.. Clark, &C
companied by a committee and sever
al members Of the Chamber Of Com
merce, will leave on the Salt LAX
road in a special train for San Pedro
where the party will board the privat
launch Of j. A. Graves for a tril
around the harborS. Mr.. Clark vii
be taken to Mt. Lowe this morning b,
George B. Kelly, city passenger agen.
of the Pacific Electric Co., a f0rme
friend Of the noted congressman iron
Missouri.
The Herald announced that the Iro
quois Club, Democratic, would Civ
Mr., Clark a reception and added:
There is a large number Of ClarI
supporters in the club and they nav
picked him for nomination for vice
president in the next National Can
paign.
Editorially the Herald said:
1t is the good fortune Of Los Angt
les, just now, to count among its Sc
iourners the Hon. Champ Clark, 9
Pike county, Missouri The distin
guiShed Congressman Is famou
throughout the United States becaus
OF his genial personality and his yard
wide democracy. There is no doubt
however, that his good fortune il
hailing from a classic locality add
much to his renown. Pike county
the modern Ilium, rivaling the seen
Of Homer's masterpiece, in the grea
classic bearing the title Joe Bowers.
This combination OF f0rtutious hOm
circumstances, rare gifts OF orator.
and good fellowship, make the Hon
Champ Clark a welcome guest where
ever he may hang his hat.
The same paper, in describing th
trip up Mt. Lowe, said;
Mr.. Clark found words inadequat
to express his opinion Of the inclin
railway. Arriving at Alpine taverI
the party, excepting the guest and G
b. Kelly, started, some on foot an
some on burroS, for the summit Of tn
mountain. MI. Clark, however, founI
it much more to bis liking to sit on
soft spot beneath a shady tree, AT ]
O'Clock a good old-fashioned MisSouI
dinner was served. Mr.. Clark Servei
the turkey and cranberry sauce in ar
proved style, and all hands came in 10
a second serve on the Vegetables,
In speaking of Mr.. Clarkis frs
lecture for he lectured twice. at Lon
Beach Chautauqua, the Herald sal,
among other things;
He is from Missouri, but Cham
Clark does not have TO be shown
many things, and this evening at tn
Chautauqua where he talked o
picturesque American Statesmen,
he showed the West what a genuinI
old-faShiOned orator is--not simply
speaker or a. lecturer, but an orator
spelled in caps and OF the kind on
imagines Henry Clay or Daniel Wet
ster to have been.
Hon. Champ Olark's fame had pre-
coded him, and the tabernacle wa
filled until there was not even stand
ing room left, and the people gatheret
outside under the windows to catcl
the few words they could as they fel
from the orators lips.
The Express said:
Enthusiastic IrOqUols Club mem
bers are determined TO start a Clarl
Vice-Presidential boom while thI
Missouri Congressman Is in the city.
Special trains from Los Angelo
carried large parties 10 Long Beacl
for the Clark lectures.
MI. Clark seems to have been in
tervlewed repeatedly, and his remark
were ven made the basis OF cartoon
on national political situations. III
seem tohaye been in a happy mood ant
said a good many good things. Ono o
thesmost characteristic hits isset fOrtl
in the following:
Congressman Champ Clark was in.
tereSted when be read the tale OF tina
ride OF ninety miles In $50 minutei
made by General Nelson A. Miles IL
his equestrian sprint from Fort Sill
Indian Territory to Fort Reno, Okla
bona.
swell, / yumis calculated the con,
gresham. Then he smiled 50 hard
that for a moment he could not speak
finally be managed 10 say:
III that tale Of a ninety-mile ride ID
nine hours and ten minutes is true,
Colonel Roosevelt had better look Il
his laurelS In the strenuous life.
perhaps Miles thinks the prestden.
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