The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-09-30
presented for brief cdSt#n.


no rift in the lutte, no jangling note in
z the welcome given each man.
Long before the speakers reached ting
\ hall the audience began tos hour in. and
4 by s clock all the seats save the few
reserved were taken. The*Waitinga mini
utes were RECALLED by an imprempta E1s
cital on the great organ, manipulated
by Rev. g. l.. Morrill,. Meanwhile Sen
ator Beveridge was met, at the West
hotel by. his escort, the = members of
the Roosevelt club, who marched up
Nicollet avenue ahead of his carriage,
headed by Rossiter's band. Reaching
the Auditorium, the guest of the even
ing was taken in hand by the recep-
tion committee of boosters, and escorted
to the stage. The National Drum corps
picked up the Roosevelt club, and soon
the organ tones were drowned by the
shrilling fife and the rolling drum, as
the Young republicans militant marched
into the hall to seats reserved for
them. ...
Prominent Republicans. y
Then the curtain rose on stage &flled
with prominent republicans, not, only
from Minneapolis, but from all over
the state, gathered for the OCCASION,
Senator Clapp and the speakers of the
evening occupied center seats. About
them were clustered many well-known
republicans, including Congressman
G: R; Davis of st: Peter, W: =: P%tnam m
Redwood Fails w. W, .sivright.t o.
Hutchinson, franklin Gfiggs and D. F:
Reese of st. Paul, Judges John Day
Smith and H: D. Dickinson, William HI!
Eustis, A, II. Hall, Rev: !: 8: Mont
tgomery, Judge j. Il: Best, s: r. johnson,
Henry j. Gjertsen, c. A. Smith and
Alex Stewart.
the stage and welcomed by a round of
applause. As it was necessary for him
to leave at 1920, the prelimlnarles OF
the meeting were cut asasshort as, post
sible. 49, ="
Senator Clapp to the Chair. ( ! ! Z?
Thomas H. Gir1ing, chairman. Of the
order at" S:15 and introduced Senator
Moses E. C}llapp as chairman Of the
Senator Clapp said that he would
forego the temptation to address such
magnificent audience, on account Of
the length of the program. After. a
number by the Arion quartet, he in
troduced- Mayor Jones, who said:
the distinguished guest of the evening,
and it would not be timely or seemly
of me to take a moment Of the time al
loted to him. +: take it that the pur:
pose of placing me on the program to-
night is plain, and I extend for you, the
people of Minneapolis, the welcome to-
our city. which he so richly deserves.
/. 81 want to say one or two things,
however. There is upon this platform
tonight the man who will be the next
has struck a strong, firm note. the adj
vancement Of the. state Of Mmnesota,
It's people:and resources. I like the note
of progress, that he speaks. x:;s. =, s-;.2i
Z 1T also believe that there is con-
gresham on this platform. the next
Congressman from this district. In
fact, may say, i think that republican
success lis in the air. Our friends are
Seeming. into line, and judging by, the
:we will haveT1no democratic party at
Cole Makes His Bow. {, =.
A. L. Cole, the republican candidate
for governor, then made his first bow
to Minneapolis audience since his
nomination. He was also very, brief.
ssWhile the: candidates, on the state
ticket have made a few speeches here
and there over the state, this event
will be regarded as the real opening Of
our state campaign 7 will have OPP
portunity to address you later; in tho
words tonight. ~ - .
. "Our democratic friends are nomin-
sating Mr.. Bryan as their next candi-
date for president. When I was. in
Mortified today the people of that
city took occasion to place in nomin-
alton for president in 1908, Theodore
Roosevelt. f#i *,E ----.-~- ..,
7. "Mrs Bryan has peculiar idea, that
the people ought to buy up all the rail
roads of the United !, States, to- buy
them and build up the most damnable
{political machine to be conceived of.
President s. Roosevelt has different
idea. He,Xwolud control our raj ways
by effective laws: and would enforce
those laws strictly for the benefit and
protection of the people. .~-~ -,
"The republican state committee
sends word to you that the clouds are
rolling away, that the sun is shining on
our cause and that if things progress
as well in the next five weeks ais they
have in the last five weeks, on election
day there will be rolled up for our
ticket an old-time republican major.
ity."
w. I. Nolan furnished a little diver
sion in his characteristic. style. He
said it was embarrassing to him to be
compelled to turn his back on so many
celebrities and face athe common ~peo
pie. Then between two stories of the
"t that reminds me'' brand, he sand:
WICKED a tribute to Indiana, as q
state "almost as great as Minnesota
with a. hteraryy* OUTPUTS $eauals in !. ca
pacity to the Minneapolis flour mills
eli also paid a tribute ato the. hoosie1
state as the mother Of famous states:
men. winding up his list with Tom
!Taggart, which made. even Senator
Beveridge to smiIe.U HHi+s / :. :,
d. Frank M. .Nye was introduced, next
by Senator Clapp, who said that the
boys Of Hennepin county had ~once
thought that the fountain of youth had
been corralled, and was served up daily
on the table Of "Uncle Loren" but
having got the government to running
in good shape at Washington, Uncle
Loren had retired and given the boys
chance. Frank Nye would be the next
congressman from the fifth district. Mr.
Nye said: y r. - =. d.:
Nye Is Eloquent.
"1t seems to me that this magnif.
cent audience is but another proof Of
the fact that the great American heart
beats to its high destiny. Weslive' in a
marvellous age, intense in its activity
We have passed out of the national era
and have emerged into the international
era. The rising tide of our civilization
spreads over the islands of the sea, and
breaks upon the shores Of the old world
Our national character Is making it.
impress on the whole world, and OH