Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-10-11

DAVE .hLL DOING THE TALKING
Grandpa Davis and His Party Of Spell
binders Will Make Seventy five
Speaking Appointments in Ton Days
Scattered Over a Distance Of 100
MiIes-HiII Scores Roosevelt.

Baltimore, Md, Oct. 11.-Henry g.
Davis. democratic vice presidential
candidate left Baltimore this morning
en- a ten day campaigning tour thru
Maryland and West Virginia. He was
accompanied by corps Of campaign
ers, including ex-senator D. b. Hill
Senator John w. Daniel, Ex-Governor
JVhyte, Of Maryland, and others. The
trip will be made thruout in q special
train and the ititinery, as at present
outlined, contemplates nearly seventy
FIVE speech making appointments scat
tered over a distance of LOO miles.
Washington, D. c.. Oct 11.-Henry
G. Davis, democratic candidate for
vice president, reached here today
from Baltimore, and left twenty min
.utes later on his campaigning trip
thru MARYLAND and West Virginia. The
special train. carrying his party did
not enter the station, but waited IN
the wards. where a special car. bearing
a. large delegation Of district democrats
was attached to escort him as far az
Brunswick.
At Rockville Davis. Hill and Daniel
made speeches. A platform had been
erected beside the station and an en-
thusiastic crowd cheered thruout the
speeches altho the rain began 1aiiinS
as the train arrived.
Say. Hill Nominated Him.
senator Davis briefly claimed Mary-
land as his native state. Speaking g
his nomination, he said:
II had no more to do with y tnan
vou. Turning to HILL he continueda
was selected by this distinguished
friend and suppose / owe him great
deal for the trouble he has got me IN
to-" se5
At Brunswick the speaking was done
from the rear Of Davis private car
te, an audience composed largely OF
railroad men. Davis declared ne was
always happy while railroading, and
advised his hearers not to quit the
business to Get into the clear as
have" He concluded with an express
sion Of confidence In the election OF the
national democratic ticket.
Hill paid his respects to Cortelyou
charging that he had been taken from
his position as secretary OF commerce
and labor to raise campaign FUNDS Tor
the republican party. Speaking OF the
democratic platform he SAID II hao
been approved by Cleveland on one
hand and Bryan on the other. Ano
when there is such a platform you may
we'll say the millennium has come and
such poor democrats as myself and the
common people can well afford to fol
low where Cleveland and Bryan lead"
Baltimore, Md, Oct. 1.-THE DEM
ocratic campaign was opened here last
night with a mass meeting at which
Henry G. Davis, nominee for vice
president of the United States, and
David b. Hill were the principal
speakers.
Mr.. Davis arraigned the present ad-
rninistration for undue extravagance
charging that the present executive
event into office three years ago with
an overfowing treasury, with the re-
ceipts exceeding the expenditures, yet
for the last fiscal year there was 9
deficit of $41,0O0.000, and II we ada
the six or seven million dollars re-
ceived from the Pacific railroad the
deficit is nearly $50,000.OOO.
He assaiied the last congress for
failing to pass the river and harbor
bill and for hurriedly adjournirg to
prevent an investigation Of the de-
partments by democrats. He paid
high tribute to the personality OF
Judge Parker as a man equal to
emergencies, but not prone to make
them and ready to devote his whole
time. If elected, to the interests OF the
country. without desire for further
political preferment.