The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1907-11-19

Undoubtedly the greatest democratic
meeting ever held in Indiana, the Bry
an love feast and Taggart swat fest
was at Lafayette, Ind, Monday night
and is now a matter of history. In
this meeting, a local man, the Rev. T
III. Kuhn, was a conspicuous figure.
partly because before hand, it was gen.
orally known that he would proceed to
take rap at Tom Taggart and second
!y because his speech carried the hun
dreds Of the people who heard him
with him. He was pledged the sup
port of delegations of fifteen different
counties and l.. Ert Slack withdrew
from the race in favor Of Kuhn.
William Jennings Bryan, in whose
honor the meeting was held. sent
thrust after thrust toward the repub-
lican party. He declared its profess
sion OF a desire to revise the tariff to
be insincere. To his mind the repub
licans were fearful Of undertaking the
work before an election lest they be
defeated and after election there was
no need of it.
Roosevelt he termed a democrat, but
In spots only. saying these spots were
not large enough and not often
enough. He repeated Lis charge that
the president was stealing planks from
the national democratic platform.
Prominent democrats from over the
state made short addresses preceding
the main speech of the peerless lead
er,' all of which in some portion. Gre
ated a stir, There seemed to be
spirit of restlessness sweeping over the
audience. however. due to the expect
ancy with which the words Of Bryan
were awaited l.. Ert Slack. better
known in Indiana as the silver
tongued orator of the state senate"
His address was short and concise. but
eloquent.
The Rev. +. II. Kuhn of this citv,
was the second speaker. and when he
arose it was the signal for prolonged
applause from all portions of the big
banquet hall. Notwithstanding the
general restlessness which had made
itself apparent during the earlier part
of the evening, Kuhn held his audience
in rapt attention until he had con-
cluded, when he was further greeted
by applause.
Made Fine Impression.
Richmond and other Sixth district
democrats claim that Kuhn made
greater impression than any other
man at the meeting, the famous Ne
braskan excepted.
When the special car from Rich
mond arrived in Lafayette shortly af-
ter noon, it was greeted by the Lafay-
ette city band and large coterie Of
democrats, who had arrived in the
western Indiana city earlier in the
day. The Haunting banners on either
side of the car bearing the motto
bryan and Kuhn" attracted consider
able attention.
Kuhn was the center of attraction
from the Sixth district delegation and
was also Immediately surrounded by
over-State democrats who were either
unacquainted with ''the preacher in
politics. or were old friends solicit
Gus OF his interests.
Kuhn took up his abode at the Lahr
s'ouSS, diiu lie was lHlIueuldlelN t0c
center. of further interest. Fifteen
county delegations 20 the Lafayette
meeting called upon him and pledged
their support in the coming nominat-
Ing convention. l.. Ert Slack, who has
been prominently connected with the
Eubernatorial situation and looked IN
on as one of the foremost candidates.
assured Sixth district friends of Kuhn
that he would not be a candidate and
Furthermore would work for the min
lister before and in the state nominal
ing convention Hundreds of demo-
Gratis flocked to the Kuhn headouar-
ters at the 1.ahr house, expressing TO
the candidate their good wishes and
pledged support
It was a notable day for the Rich
mond man and the one hundred and
fifty, Sixth districters who surrounded
him and worked quietly for his cause
during the afternoon and night, left
Lafayette we'll pleased with the out
look
A Richmond follower of BRYAN SAYS
Kuhn will be the next Democratic
candidate as sure as the world was
created