The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1902-1905, 1904-10-07
U0NORING MIR. STRYKER.
Five Thousand People Gather
on ThOS. ii. STRIKERS Lawn
at Rome TO Ratify His
Nomination.

The Rome IN. ~ Sentinel of Sep
tember 9th says that five thousand
persoMs crowded into f.. Liberty
street on Thursday evening and
chcered themselves hoarse for
Thos. H. Stryker, the democratic
candidate for state engineer and sur
veyor 1t was not partisan crowd,
either, Although the democrats
were conspicuous by their majority
and management Of the affair, re-
pubIicans were there in no small
number and some of them made
speeches. i was the biggest dem
onstratiou that has ever occurred in
honor of candidate in this city.
utca's representatives present
pledged that city to do her all to Sc
cure the election of Mr.. Stryker.
Republicans fearlessly addressed the
crowd and made their first speech
for democratic candidate. If that
crowd is any indication of the feel
ing throughout the city, which is
not doubted Mr. Stryker will not
need to count his opposition.
special car over the Utica u
Mohawk Valley line brought half a
hundred men from Utica. This rep
rcseutation was met at the Whites
boro street terminal by Il committee
of citizens, the Rome City Band and
the Fort StanwiX Drum Corps.
As the Uticans stepped from the
car red fire and Roman candles were
lighted in hundred places. a pro
cession was formed behind the band
and everybody was urged to fall into
line. Before the American corner.
was reached two hundred marchers
when the line entered e. Liberty
street on the way to Mr.. Stryker's
home the number was three thOus-
and. The whole line was brilliantly
Illuminated by the incessant burning
OF fireworks. The procession march
ed up Dominick to George and down
Liberty.
Mr., Stryker's residence was lighted
from top to bottom, and more than Il
hundred red fire candles burned on
the lawn by the committee. The
procession stopped in front of the
house at S:3O and few minutes later
Mr. Stryker, without any formal in
PRODUCTION, walked to the edge of the
terrace and addressed the crowd.
He said:
Friends and fellow citizens: | am
not going to make you any speech,
| am not an orator-it is out of my
Inc All | can say is that any man
must be uuappreciative indeed who
Hlu not feel grateful to his friends,
Ooth democrats and republicans
Tor TINS demonstration of friendship
ana the warm efforts they have
taken to place him in position of
hohor and responsibility, and ! GER
la'hly do feel grateful. At this par
'lcHiar time, in view of the vast eX-
penaitnres of money under the con-
lroI OF the state engineers depart
mGht, The Office becomes in truth (,
pubic trust And hope tina,
should ! be elected, it may be said
pi me at the end of my term that ]
nave been faithful to the end.
"a Voleel You will be, too. APP
plause.
l thank you all very much for this
demonstration and EXPIRE ssion OF
S"ur good will toward me, and | feel
ssgrF much tlattered to find so many
friends, both democrats and repub-
means, who are Interested in my
welfare, and to have the press speak
~ Alhdly of me. OF course, having
o1eh nominated, | desire to be elect.
Ell In November next.
"a voice.. You will be elected al
ls9J. ! have nothing more to say
aug l thank You very much for you
t,uehcH OF good will. | will nov
m n.t Hon. John d. McMahon
%no will address you. Prolonged
cheers and applause.
Mr. Mcmahon addressed the mul.
u'ude at some length, and then act
s as chairman Of the meeting in
NOuueed some half dozen democrat