The daily sentinel., 1906-10-24

DIVES TRAIN
THEIR LAST CRY

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from all accounts the service of this
afternoon was one of the solemnesi
and most impressive and at the same
time one of the most doleful of the
services yet held.
Talk about frosts. The greatest
one that ever happened in the poiiti-
cal line in this city occurred between
2:S0 and 300 O'Clock at the de
pot For cold receptions the one
rendered Chancellor Buchtel and his
prosperity CD train by Grand juno
tion takes the first award.
For days attempts have been made
10 arouse enthusiasm in the coming
OF this famous special train, for day
the Republican organ has advertised
he great event and last night an
nounced that hundreds of people
would meet the chancellor this after
room.
The train was advertised to arrive
at 2;15 o'clock. at that time there
were not twenty people at the depot.
It was announced that the train
would be about thirty minutes late
rs the chancellor had turned loose
his oratorical machine at Palisade
and could not stop. By 2:20 Edwin
Price, S. NJ. Logan, Rube Starr, John
Cottrell.- and a few other Republican
leaders had arrived. They were rest
less over the outlook for crowd.
Several times some of these gentle
men walked to the east end of the
platform and gazed anxiously up Sec
ond street TO see where the crowd
was.
AT 2:35 O'Clock the whistle of the
special train was heard and into the
station the train composed of an en-
gine and two cars swept. There was
absolutely not a cheer on the arrival
Of the train, not n single hand clap
of applause. One otter another the
occupants of the special appeared
on the rear platform and look of
disappointed as the small crowd
was surveyed came to each face. Sen
ator Horace T. DeLong was to pre-
side and that genial political smile
faded away as he saw the small hand
full of his fellow citizens.
Senator DeLong cried out: Wen
ali go into the waiting room where
it is warm" Somebody said that it
was cold in there as the heat was not
on. II was suggested that the crowd
90 into the small eating house where
it was warm and there was plenty OF
/ DOM in there. The crowd certain
ly needed warming up. 1t was de-
cided to have the speaking at the
west end of the depot and there the
| performance began.
IL was the smallest crowd that has
| ever greeted gubcrnatorial candi-
date In this city. Nearly every mem
was on board that train. il is the last
grand stand play and yet in a city Of
5000 population, and n county with
| n normal Republican majority of
several hundred ONLY no PEO
PIE BY ACTUAL COUNT WE'RE IN
THAT CROWD.
Fifty-nine came to the station to
greet the special, these too, by ac-
tunl count, the rest of the crowd was
made up of delayed passengers at the
depot, railroad men and loitcrers In
the railroad yards.
There were Just seven ladies pres
ent.
1t was n glorious meeting? These
figures are absolutely correct and
Republicans in the crowd admitted
that they were about right"
1t is reported that one of the Re
publican leaders. ashamed of the
showing made went into the public
telephone booth and called up Ger
tain leaders up town and told them
For Heavens Sake cant you gel
some more people here quick"
Senator DeIong had but little to
say in opening the meeting. he did
not feel like attempting to call the
little assembly magnificent aud
ience." They say he had a powerful
set speech of welcome for BuchteI
and congratulatlon to the people for
turning out at his home town but
he forgot it all under the circumstane.
es.
| One after another the candidates
on the state ticket were introduced
Miss Katherine Craig. Auditor Bent,
Gen. Cook, who said he begged the
peoples help to make him congress
man. f. r. Harper. Timothy o'Con-
nor and others. All spoke but a few
words save Bent and Buchtel. Bent
told of the wonderful things he had
and the republicans had done for the
state.
i Rev. Buchtel certainly wore dis
appointed look and his speech lacked
the usual fire and thusiasm. Still
he managed to get bitter as usual
and got of string of denunciations.
In referring to Bryan's speech in DEN
yer he made a deliberate mistate-
ment of facts, purposely and know
ingly misquoted the Democratic lead
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