The St. Louis Republic., 1904-09-11
Record breaking Crowds Atiend
The Meetings N Warsaw and
PaIo Pinto.
ENTHUSIASM IS INTENSE.
Republicans Hearty in Their Con
gratuiaiions 10 Democratic.
Candidate for Governor
Night Spent on Farm.

REpT Hi.iC sPE'TaI.
Sedslis. No. Sept. i"-Mr- Folk arrived
here at noon to-day after a swing around
a small circle. That IL. he left Sesdl.a yes
terday morning a clock Al ! % O'Clock
ne spoke at Warsaw. After thi. meeting
he drove fourteen miles TO Palo Pinto.
where another meeting vas held at 10
o'clock. The nigh; was spent at the Ideal
farm home OF Harvey Fristoe. This morn
ing. seated behind Mr. Frisjoe's blooded
team OF bsys. he drovs another fourteen
miles so Windsor and there took the Katy
train back here to Sedslia. where ne SPOKE
this afternoon.
MIR. Folk reception Al Warsaw was the
same all the Others that have preceded
IT. He Was met at the station by band
and large Reception Committee. and i'm
mediately driven to tn home OF Judge
James H. Lay. where dinner Was served.
The park where speeches were made i
a beautiful spot on the banks Of the Usage
River. The foliage Of the close,y set sap
iings Was dense TO make the place
almost suffocating. while TO almost every
tree was hitciseb a farmers vehicle OF
some kind. LIDcheons. consisting of yei-
iow-Iegsed chickens and couniry-cured
ham. we!. being eaten on the grass. while
good cheer and fellowship prevailed. In
the center Of the grove were seats. while
overhead a canopy had been constructed oil
elm boughs Beneath these weT- gathered
:. go and AGO people.
Mr.. FOLK ~u, introduced by Judge lay.
who spoke of the vour. candidate as the
greatest foe Of bOcdier. the world hss
ever known. aud the one man vsio had
had tn. courage TO take the initiative ~
ihi. warfare against corruption Judge
Law is man o' comma ndIns presence.
aud his few complimentary remarks we're
received with cheers
rNDISMAYF.D BY HEAT
In spite OF the heat Mr. Folk spoke 70:
two hours and fifteen minutes. Many o,
the most prominent Republicans in the
county twrioh. ty the ~sy. Is strongly Pc
pubiicsn, were In the audience and Sor-
Folk badges. TheI. congratulations ~ Mr-
Folk were hearty.
After the meeting Judge Lay. ~io served
the district 'Or eight years ON the circuit
berch. preceding Judge Walter Graves
said to the correspondent OF The Republic:
Il have lived in this county practically
all NV life and % course in that time
have had All oyport si.iiy 30 watch lie 10
liiicai conditions Benton County 10 siro,s-
~ Republican but. Of course. In years gone
BY We have had Iandslides to both parties.
In there particular years have. without
exception. been able 90 fOretsli the way
feathers are going II seems TO be In the
air The same element Is In the-stmns-
ph.re right nos. am convinced that Nr.
Folk will carry ihls county
The drive from warsss TO PoIla F!n;o.
fourteen miles. vas over rough. rocky
roads The time Was necessarily SLOW
II was not until 30 o'clock the car
risges drove up In front OF the Road
side store. The crowd had already gath
cred and. rather than keep them wait
ing. Mr.. Folk went TO the platform and
spoke for one hour and thirty minutes
without supper.
WIDE PLACE ~ ROAD.
PolIs Pinto Is not even a village II Is
merely. q. they ray there. wide place
in the road where is situated small
general stor. and blacksmith shop. The
beautiful country as far as one can see
is dotted here and there with prosperous
farmers homes, and Il was from these
that Mr. Folks audience came. II vas
an extraordinary turnout There we're
fully 10" persons there. some having
driven twenty-five miles TO hear the ar
raignment OF Doodle and boodlrrs
This meant OF course another twenty
FIVE miles drive home again with not
even d piece OF moonlight to light their
way.
Henry r. Lay. one Of Benton Countys |
most prominent young lawyers. son OF
Judge Lay. after looking at the crowd /,
for few moments. said:
There are only three other men in the |
United States besides Mr. Folk. who could |
draw crowd like that TO Polio Pinto |
after dark. They are the President Of the |
United States. Mr.. Roosevelt. Judge Par |
ker and William J. Bryan. There have
never been such political meetings in Ben
ton County before. AIR. Folk broke the 1
record
The driv. from PoIis Pinto to Windsor
this morning was treat. The soft. cool /
indian summer ar was invisorating. the
dirt roads perfect and the horses fast. 80 /
that tine fourtecn-mie drive vas r.strui
"a ther than fire,ome.
Mr. Folk will spend next week H. St
-ouis.