Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-10-15
F FAIRBANKS
IN CHICAGO
VICE PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE
GREETED IN OLD TIME LOVE
FEAST.
TRIU M PHI AT POLLS
Applause Greets candi-
date AS He Rises to Speak in First
Regiment Armory = Nearly 1000
Club Members at Banquet.

Chicago, Oct. IA Charles W.
Fairbanks, Of Indiana, republi-
can candidate for vice presi-
dent of the United States; Joseph G.
Cannon of Illinois, speaker Of the ma.
tional house of representatives; Con-
gressman j. Adam Bede of Minnesota,
and Congressman William Alden
Smith of Michigan, proclaimed the doc
trines OF republicanism at the First
Regiment armory, Michigan avenue
and Sixteenth street, last night.
A harvest home festival under the
auspices of the Marquette club fur
nished the setting for the oratory.
Previous to the speaking there was q
supper-admittedly pleasant diver
sion from the banquets customarily
made the occasion for the promulga-
tion of political talk-of which be-.
tween 1000 and 1000 of the club mem.
bers and their friends partook. There
were no courses, the dishes of cold
chicken. corned beef, doughnuts, apple
and pumpkin pie, gingerbread, and
grapes and apples being placed on the
scores of tables for the guests to help
themselves. Milk and cider were the
beverages.
Orators Have AppetItes.
The candidate for vice president,
speaker of the house and host of dis.
tinguished guests sat at tables in the
gallery, where they fell to like true
harvest hands and enjoyed the spread
with the same relish as the hundreds
In the rank and file on the main floor
The big armory was decorated with
flags and pictures of tho republican
candidates on the presidential ticket,
the simplicity in their ARRANGEMENT
further carrying out the suggestion OF
a fall festival in the country.
Charles NJ. Foell, president of the
Marquette club, presided, and an
nounced that the harvest home idea
was intended to symbolic the beauti
full results Of republican administers
tion. Senator Fairbanks dwelt upon
republican promises and deeds; 'Un
Gle Joe" Cannon did the same thing ii,
his own inimitable style, brimful 81
wit and "Cannonfsms: ]. Adam Bede
made the audience shake with laugh
ter over his funny stories, and William
Alden Smith pleaded for the votes Of
republican men by appealing to the
sympathies of the women, who formed
a considerable part of the gathering.
Ovation for Fairbanks.
While President Foell was makins
the Introductory address, Senator Fair
banks was observed to be glancins
furtively at the piece of pun pkin pi,
he had not had time to finish. Ant
| just before he arose he cleared hi
throat with final draught of Ohit
cider. The vice presidential candi
date was received with applause tha
became uproarious as 1t grew in vol
ume. Everyone on the floor belov
and in the balconies suddenly stoot
.up. Women fluttered their handker
chiefs and added their soprano to tn,
hoarser shouts that swelled from thu
throats of the men.
Senator Fairbanks spoke, with grea
deliberation. He recalled the fact tha
William Mckinley had addressed th,
people of Chicago in the same hal
four years ago. He said that just wha
Mr.. Mckinley stood for at that tim
"does Theodore Roosevelt stand for to
day" The senator pleaded with re
publicans not to overlook the congres
sional feature of the election in thei
zeal to see Mr.. Roosevelt placed agail
in the chief executives chair.