The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1904-06-05
Both Political Parties Close Their
Campaigns With Rallies in the
City Last Night.
SENATOR FULTON'S ADDRESS
Scored Democrats at Fishers
Opera House-Unterriffed
Hold Forth I'm West End
and Dance for V0tee. Sn
To-day. tOmorrow--and then the fire

Today. tomorrow--and then the fire
works n0Y II ag Il
Today will be put in by the candi
dates and their friends making tn,
final appeal to the wavering voters
Tomorrow the ballots win be deposit.
ed, and the day after 1t will all be his
tory. On the whole. it has been a
quiet campaign. and, with the excep-
tion of single incident, has been con-
Quoted on very courteous lines. Some
how or other, 1t occurred TO most peo-
pie that the world would go on just
the same no matter who received the
bulk Of the votes: that the old Column
bia would continue on it's way to the
sea: that the flag would still be there.
no matter who emerged from the po-
litical whirlpool with the garland Of
victory around him So, on the eve
Of the struggle there was no great anx-
iety regarding the future-no fear that
perhaps the republic was about to be
ruined, or the sons of men reduced to
servitude.
And still there has been some tall
hustling. Among the candidates are
several close campaigners, and friends
Of other candidates are quite as en-
thusiastic. 1t has been apparent all
along that an election was shortly to
be held, but the campaign has not been
characterized by the strenuosity which
generally is manifest in times that try
mems souls.
The Republican Gathering.
Political rallies do not arouse the
enthusiasm they used to in the olden
days. Occasionally, when some promi-
nent man is booked to address thel
voters, some man whom the people
have seldom heard or whose reputation
is national, the crowds will flock to the
meeting place, more out of curiosity
than actual interest in the subject mat
ter. Especially on pleasant evening
in community where pleasant even
ings are none too numerous in the
month of June it is difficult to get out
the crowd, and for the reasons here
stated Fishers was not overcrowded
last evening, Notwithstanding that the
best-beloved of all Astorians was to
be the orator of the night. When State
Senator Tuttle called the gathering to
order there were not more than 70
people in the house, but the hall soon
began to fill, and the crowd numbered
$50 or 300 before United States Senator
Fulton had got fairly into his subject.
The candidates and few of the party !
leaders sat on the stage. p
When Senator Fulton was introduced G
the crowd gave him an enthusiastic |
welcomes Astoria is undeniably proud y
Of her son of sons. and whenever As- Q
toria is afforded an opportunity oil
showing her pride the display is made a
The senator seems to understand that G
the people entertain for him lasting '
Affection, and his expressions of ap- b
probation are unmistakably genuine. [
A Talk in General. t
Senator Fulton commenced by say t
ng he hesitated to accept the invita- 8
ion of the republican committee to de- c
liver the address because Of the fact 0
hat Astorians generally, without re- Ii
yard to political aff1liations, had been b
70 warm toward him. He appreciated h
his whole-souled sentiment, and there Il
ore disliked to do" politics here at
lome. What he would say about the g
democracy should not he explained, be "
aiken to mean that he was scoring in h
lividual democrats "
The senator went back to the time "
4 the war-the only time the demo- v