The daily sentinel., 1906-10-17
The First Big Meeting of the Mesa County
Democrats Held in This City.
O'DONNELL'S GREAT SPEECH
Seven Hundred People Heard the Brilliant Orator the
Auditorium Last Night---The Buchtel Campaign is
Rddled and the Chancellor Asked Some Startling
Questions--A Clear Logical and Calm Discussion
Most Enthusiastic Gathering.

promised a clean. conscientious per
formance of the duties of representa-
tive. He said that he had resided IL
the county for years. every dollar he
had was invested here and as a citi
zen he would do everything for the
best interests of the county. He said
that he would guarantee that some
thing would be said on the railroad
rate question before he was in the
legislature long.
Judge l.. X. Byers was then intro
duced and his remarks were pointed
and well received. He said that II
elected he would faithfully perform
the duties of the office. Interpreting
the laws conseientlously He stated
, that he had spent several years max
Judge Byers by the way of exception
| stated that he had practiced law in
| Illois Tor 30 years and was county
Judge of Knox county. Illinoisi for
sometime. He stated that-he had re-
sided in Grand Junction for nearly
two years. In closing Judge Byers
humorously referred. to the appre-
hension many people We're laborine
under that 1t was Justice ]. F. Byers
who was the candidate on the Demo-
cratic ticket instead of l.. X. Byers.
Ham u -nraAis -aandidata-. f4,r.
state treasurer. was then introduced.
Mr.. Drach's speech, while brief, con
sisely covered much territory and was
well received He stated that the
Republican speakers were hiding real
issues behind discussion of the vir-
tues of Roosevelt. Colorado weather
and Colorado crops. He said that he
had nothing to say against Roose-
, welt or any other Republican with
Democratic tendencies" Referring
to the state ticket he stated that the
same interests that owned Peabody
controlled Buchtel. and that all the
candidates were Identified with that
crowd and with the theft of the gov
eAnorshsp. BY naming over the
various candidates and telling of the
part they took in the theft he made
those declarations convincing. In
personal word Mr.. Drach stated
that he had resided on the Western
slope In Garfield county for twenty
years. lie pledged a clean admin
Istration and guaranteed that the
money OF the state would be safe If he
were elected.
Chairman Bunting stated that 1t
| was hardly necessary TO Introduce
Thomas ODonnell as everybody
knows him as one of the greatest ora
tors and most prominent Democrats
in the state.
When the big Democrat arose he
was given regular ovation by the
large audience.
For nearly two hours Mr. o'Don-
nell spoke and beyond doubt the
speech was one of the greatest politi-
cal efforts ever heard in the city.
The speaker was in prime condition
and he made himself heard by every
body in the great audience. Power
| full in his logic. reasonable and fair
in his dealings with the Republican
| leaders and orators, cutting In his
perfect sarcasm. brilliant in his nat
ural wit. fortified with an array of
facts that are hard to dispute. Thos.
oDonnell made an argument that
was strong and telling in its every
sentence.
He handled the Buchtel candidacy
as it should have been handled and he
| showed this candidate up in great
ctyle.
In opening Mr. o.Donnell spoke as
follows:
Mr.. Chairman. and Ladies' and Gen
tlemen;
| fear that some of you may have
been brought here this evening under
a misapprehension and when / came
( here today l found that l was adver-
tiesed as a "Firy Irish orator" Nov
;, l submit that l may be Irish; l would
be 50 proud OF the fact that | am
not going to deny it; but that l an
fiery. oh, no. Here | am as calm
AMI as serene and as unrufIied as a
land. locked lake on a breezless sum
mer day.
Now l understand that when the
Republican candidate for governor. OIL
rather the candidate for governor OF
the Republican ticket. was here the
other night he was somewhat fiery
he was heated. showed "vexation oi
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