Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-10-22
ALLISON AT CRESTON
WITH CONGRESSMAN HEPBURN
HE HOLDS AN ENTHUSI-
ASTIC RALLY.

Creston, Oct. 21.-The biggest re-
publican rally ever held in the eighth
district took place here yesterday aft
ernoon when Senator Allison and Con-
gresham Hepburn addressed an audi
ence of thousand people at the Tenn
pie Grand opera house. Senator Alli-
son touched upon all Of the points in
volved in the campaign and was en-
Enthusiastically applauded. Allison
scored Parker's Philippine utterance.
Congressman Hepburn was given a
| cies of the democratic party and dwelt
on the fallacious positions it occupied
and the wholesome benefit that had
come to the people and the nation
through the wise and beneficent meas
ures of the republican party.
Crowd Greet Birdsall.
Sumner, Oct. 21.-Notwithstandin
an all day rain and the much touted
general apathy, The republicans Of
Sumner and vicinity held an enthusi-
astic and successful rally at the Cass
opera house. There was grand torch
light parade, led by the K. o. T. M.
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Methodist minister, acted as chairman
of the meeting, and introduced M. M
Kingsley, candidate for the county at
torneyship, for short speech He next
introduced the Hon. B. P. Birdsall,
third district representative in con-
gress, who delivered the speech of
the evening Three rousing songs and
as many encores were furnished by the
Roosevelt double quartet of this city. A
special train was run from Waverly
and Tripoli to bring over the interested
people from that part of the county
The standing room in the house was
all taken, and many people were
turned away.
Campaign to Open in Story.
Nevada Oct 81. - The campaign in
Story county so far as this season has
been a most quiet one With the excep.
ton of a speech at Story City in the
early part of the month by Ben l. Sal
niger of Carroll and a few schoolhouse
meetings by local speakers. there has
been no evidence of political cam.
paign. Next week there will be al
least two good meetings in the county
On Saturday evening Hon. Nate Ken.
dali of Abba will address meeting at
Nevada, and the newly organized
Roosevelt club is making arrange.
ments in conjunction with the county
central committee, looking toward
making the meeting a rousing one
Friday evening of next week Con-
gresham John A. T. Hull will ad.
dress meeting of the republicans of
the southwestern part Of the county at
Huxley. Senator Jonathan p Dolliver
will address a meeting at Ames on
Oct. 81. This will probably be the prin-
cipal political meeting of the cam
paign.
Judge Seeds VIII Speak.
Manchester. Oct 81. - Judge E. P,
Seeds formerly resident of this city
but now deputy auditor of the war
department at Washington, D. c., is
in town. Judge Seeds will deliver sew
eral political addresses in the second
district next week and will talk at
Hopkinton October 81. Mr.. Seeds is
one of the ablest orators on the pub.
lie platform, besides being one of the
best posted politicians of the day. His
reputation as speaker in this, his
home county will be the means of call
ing out an unusually large crowd.
600 Majority for Roosevelt.
Onawa, Oct. 21.-Political matters
in Monona county continue very quiet
and in m MARKED contrast to the presiden-
tial campaign of 1896, when people had
to be cleared out of the postoffice three
or four times every day so that patrons
could have an opportunity to get their
mail. Monona county is going to give
a good large republican majority.
Roosevelt is likely to have not less
than 600 majority. and likely consider
able more. Democrats concede over
500 majority on the head of the ticket,
but say they are going to elect part
of the county ticket Parker is not
going to get the few democratic votes
of Monona county. The people don't
take kindly to him and quite number
of the old populists and peoples party
men who have been voting the demo-
cratic ticket the last few years, have
come out squarely and say they will
not support Parker Monona county
was for many years the banner popu-
list county in Iowa. and while many
of those votes have been given to the
democrats the past few years, this year
many of them will support Watson and
can't be induced to vote for Parker.