The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1904-11-01
Candidate Speaks From Train at
Sullivan, Rolla and Richland
to Thousands.
BEATS FAIRBANKS CROWDS.
Enthusiasm Does Not Wane as
Campaign Draws to an End
Many Republicans in
the Audiences.
BY A STAGE coRREspoNpENT.


Richland Mo-. Oct. 3L-In Campaigning
Southwest Missouri t1-day, Joseph ".
Folk. Democratic ominee for Governor,
received ovatiois more remarkable and
drew crowds much larger than did Uni
ted States Senator Fairbanks, nominee of
his payy for Vice President, on visits
to 'ne same towns last week.
citizens Of Sullivan, Rolla and Richlnnd,
stops made this morning and afternoon.
testified positively on this point after hav-
ing attended both the Republican and
Democratic meetings
The interest evinced by the audiences
assembled to-day and that their number
excelled that drawn by the most con-
spicuous figure In the national Republican
campaign are facts accepted as assur-
ancei that Folk Is as much and more so
the popular choice for Governor than he
was when candidate for the nomination
or when he began his canvass for cleo
ton.
Away back last spring old observers OF
missouri politics marveled at the way the
country population flocked to hear Folk
Six weeks ago he went forth to ask elec-
ton. and in nearly every county his audi
ences established the record Of recent
years for size
Three weeks ago he went through the
Ozarks. and then 1t was seen that IN the
aiiI country, too. the farmers mounted
HIuie or morse by hundreds to ride In,
and, through their greeting. express them
selves for Folk for Governor
THOUSAND PERSONS AT RICHLAND.
Bill Higgins was one of the thousand
persons to meet Folk at Richland. Bill,
lives thirty miles off, down on the Little
Piney River.
How long has It been. Bill, since you
him.
,.n Five rs W years." replied this stalwart citi-
Bill Higgins's farm is a waste compared
30 tne average one north of the Missouri
River. but Bill is as emphatically for FOX
He Is not shouting, but he is going To
vote. and all his friends are going TO vote.
Most OF them will ballot as Bill will to
dnGW siDS daa1 ed shey I want az grating and boo
Inc nrst day OF the last week of cam
paigning brings with 1t only further in
oication that Folks will be an over
The day had an early beginning. Folk
Ieft st. Louis at 7:30 a. m. The Sullivan
speech was delivered from the rear end
OF the train; -Four hundred people were
most remarkable yet held.
ovATIONs IN REPUBLICAN COUNTY.
Union County is heavily Republican,
but its citizens were loud In their shouts
for Folk. Flowers had been brought him.
which were heaped high up on the car
platform. Each young woman present
seemed to have brought bouquet
Inc speech was a short one, merely be-
ing g greeting to the citizens Of Union, a
sas ssaSement OF the issue now. paramount,
vrIAxI
to carry on to the best Of his abilities the
work begun by him ae Circuit Attorney OF
81. Louis. His every period was enthusi-
astically applauded.
twenty-five minutes wait for lunch. His
stand was farm wagon beside the de-
pot and not few Of the audience found
choice seats upon the tops Of freight cars,
the maximum Of physical comfort
FOLK PAYS CASH FARE.
He reached Richland in Pulaski County
At o'clock In the afternoon. Having for
gotten to buy his ticket at Rolla, he paid
cash fare. Folk never uses free trans
have special train. to keep q date at
savannah In Andrew County. he paid $50
i. Pulaski has sent a Democrat to the Leg
NOW the county has about 400 majority.
settlers have come In from the North, but
nave been Democrats o. become DO after
The meeting was held In the Town Hall
under the auspices OF q Reception Commits
tee.
The members Of the committee were
Judge Joe AcGregor and William Gan Of
Maynesytlle and Captain II. e. Warren,
Doctor II G. Murphy and A J. Mcdonald
OF Rchland They had arranged to ac-
Sommodate LOO in the hall and It was
densely crowded.
When Colonel George p. Peal of SPRING
neid was preaching Republican doctrine
last week IN Richland another incident oc-
CURED showing the strength OF Folk SEN
listened well enough. Finally he led up to
mention Of Folk. II have nothing to say,S
he declared, against the record OF the
W. Folk"
He was halted right there. The Repub
lican audience burst into applause and
some moments fntervened before he could