The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1906-10-18
DEMOCRATIC CANDIDATE
FOR GOVERNOR IS GREETED
BY LARGE, ENTHUSI-
ASTIC AUDIENCE

The democratic meeting held at the
Opera house in this city last Saturday
speaker of the evening was John A.
Awkward, democratic candidate for
governor. Despite the fact that he was
somewhat tired from his strenuous day s
campaign tour of the county, Mr.. Ayl.
ward seemed to be at his best. This
was no doubt partly due to the hearty
manner in which he was greeted by
hundreds of Manitowoc democrats and
by considerable number of local ad-
heren,s to other parties. Mr.. Aylward
was escorted to the hall by the Marine
band and a large number of citizens;
and there was enthusiasm in the air
when the man who is to be let us hope)
Wisconsin's next governor entered the
hall Mr.. Adelbert G. Schmidt acted as
usher of the evening; and, for some
thirty minutes, the suave, facile celebrity
characteristic of him was taxed to its
limit when, to the delightful music of
the band, the procession of democrats
and others entered the hall with 4Sd,tS
and Brm@. The audience numbered
about lO0. A number of ladies were
present.
Seated on the stage We're the demo.
cratic nominees for county Offices, and
Attorney L. J. Nash, who presided over
the meeting Mr. Nash, in introducing
the speaker, made brief, eloquent ad-
dress, which was heartily applauded by
the audience, and which contributed
much to the rousing success of the even.
ing's doings Mr.. Nash's remarks had
the true democratic ring, and they were
eminently appropriate to the occasion
and well calculated to clear the way for
the most successful political meeting
held here this year
Prior to the Introductory address the
band which was stationed in the gallery,
discoursed a patriotic piece of music.
Mr. Aylward opened his speech with
a few humorous remarks called forth by
the well deserved tribute Mr. Nash had
paid him in the course of his intro
ductory speech.
Candidate Aylward gave a brief
sketch of his life, and he expressed the
opinion that the voters have right to
know what the past of candidate has
been, so that they may know what they
have reason to expect from the candi-
date in the event of the candidate 8
election.
Mr.. Awkward forestalled unfair crit,
cism of his speech by asking that, il any
one in the audience should catch him
misquoting figures or making an asser-
ton not strictly borne out by indisputa-
BILE facts, such person should rise to in
terrupt him. But no one interrupted
tne speaker during his two hours
speech, for the simple reason that his
statements were incontrovertible.
Mr. Aylwards broad Americanism
his true, earnest patriotism; the true
honest, convincing ring of his speech
his clean, honorable career; his broad
generous views his wholesome humor
his scholarly attainments, with his JEFF
fersonian democracy his professional
standing and his commanding forensic
ability ali these things conspired to
induce republicans as well as democrats
to give him profoundly respectful
hearing here last Saturday night.
Long before Mr. Aylward had con.
cluded his speech, the two republican
speeches made at the Turner hall last
Thursday night were utterly shattered
and dissipated TO mere nothiugs.
Mr. Aylward left no doubt in the
minds of his hearers as to what he con-
ceives true democracy to be- His ex.
planation of the democratic prin ciple,