The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-09-24
FIRST SPEECH AT RUSHFORD
Fairbanks Party Greeted by Big Crowd
at Station.
rom q STAFF Correspondent.

From STAFF Correspondent.
Rushford, Mimi, Sept. 24.-senator
Fairbanks, republican vice presidential
at 1905 o'clock this morning. A
special train of two coaches and a bag
gage car was In waiting to take them
on their trip thru southern Minnesota.
With Senator, Fairbanks was Congress
man James A: Tawney of Winona,
chairman of the national republican
son of the senator; Senator J. B. Dol
liver Of Iowa; Colonel D.. NJ. Ramsdell,
sergeant arms of the senate, who is in
charge of the special train; G. P. Daw-
CART Of the .Scripps-McRae Press league;
and II. l.; Dunn, magazine representa-:
tive. The Fairbanks party was Joined
at La Crosse by R. G. Dunn of Prince
ton, Mimi, republican nominee for gov
arnor; Senator Moses D. rClapp, w, III.
Mitchell and delegation from Winona.
including d. e. Tawney, brother of the
congressman; E. f. Tawney, SON of the
congressman; F. E. Gartside, postmaster
and secretary Of the first district con
gressional committee, and s. L. Prentiss,
Glimpse at Houston.
The special train was half an hour
behind schedule time in leaving La
Crosse not pulling out till am The
train slowed down going thru Houston,
where crowd gathered on the station
platform. Senator Fairbanks and Con
gresham Tawney were on the platform
of the observation car. "Gentlemen,
this is your nominee for vice presi-
DENT" said Mr.. Tawney. Senator
Fairbanks bowed and Ncheers resounded
as the train pulled away. The next
stop was at Rushford, MINI. There
the train was received with booming
of cannon on a gayly- decorated plat
gathering of 1900 persons, being in
troduced by Congressman Tawney. He
said:
"Ladies and gentlemen, I thank you
for this earl y morning greeting. It
is manifestation of your interest in
gaging the attention of the American
people. I know that it is not personal to
me, but it is due to the fact that for
the time being stand for those great
policies which you deem essential in
our common interest. I am very glad,
indeed, for this welcome to the great
state of Minnesota. use the word
magnificent natural advantages, but
these alone do not make the state. We
must have great policies, wise national
policies under which the people may 90
forward utilizing the bounties which
nature has placed at their hands. It is
important that we should determine
great national policies wisely, for they
as Minnesota is today, a greater des-
tiny lies before her if she but hold fast
to those great principles under which
she has achieved so much.
"You have long honored my good
friend, James A. Tawney, with seat
loyal, delighted in the execution of his
high trust-you honor yourselves in
honoring him. (Applause.)
Praised Senators.
cit is also a source Of very special
pleasure to me, to be able to meet the
constituency which has sent to the
United States senate two of the great
est and the best men that sit in the
highest legislative body in the world
Senator Knute Nelson and Moses Clapp
(Applause.) They stand for those poll
tics, fellow citizens, which stand fol
you. They uphold the great doctrines
cies, fellow citizens, which stand fol
the maintenance of the administration
. of Theodore Roosevelt (Applause.)
Senator Dolliver spoke after Senator
Fairbanks, giving witty address. HI
eomplimented the people on having Sc
lected Congressman Tawney again fol-
their representative in congress.
"No man in congress- said Dolli
yer, Exercises a larger or a better in
fuence. / have long served on thu
same committees with him, and have
been in a position to observe his un
firing industry.'
R. g. Dunn made an address, stating
that this was the birthplace of San
G. Iverson, the present able state audi
tor. and his, Dunn IS deputy auditor fo
eight years. He considered Iverson Z
election as an Endorsement of his
Dunn 3 policy while auditor.
Senator Moses E. Clapp made brie.
speech, predictingsa great republican
Before the train started Senate
Fairbanks held reception on the rea
platform. He shook hands with hun
dreds Of men, women and children a
they filed by.
At Whalen, the train sidetracked t.
let freight pass. Several hundred
people, cheering and waving flags sur
rounded the rear platform. Their
Senator Fairbanks and r. G. Dunn hell
an informal reception.