The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-10-25
apEAkER PUTS QUESTION TO
AUDIENCE AND LOUD CRIES OF
"NO" AND "NEVER" RANG
THROUGH COLISEUM.
TAFT FITTED FOR OFFICE.
f4e Wffi Act as the Pilot Which
Tire Nation Now Needs, as He
Belongs to the Race Of Nation
buiIders.

ENTHUSIASM remarkable for its
spontaneity, shouting, cheering and
singing marked the largest political
meeting of the campaign, which was
held at the coliseum last evening.
John L. Griffiths. United States con-
sul to Liverpool, was the speaker.
The crowd was SO large that all seat
ing accommodations were exhausted
and men and women stood for the two
hours without leaving the hall, so
anxious were they to hear the words
OF the able orator addressing tnem.I
Such scenes as never before depicted
in the coliseum were presented. Old
gray haired men stood upon their
chairs and swung their hats and over
coats into the air. The very mention
of the name of James E. Watson
brought forth tremendous ovations
and thunderous applause.
GLORY, glory hallelujah,
Glory, glory hallelujah.
Glory, glory hallelujah,
When Taft is president"
A glee club composed of local busi-
ness men led in the singing and the
crowd joined in the chorus. The high
soprano and the beautiful alto of the
women singers blended in the deep
bass or the husky tremelo of the men,
many of whom had lost the best years
of their life in the services of their
country. The words and the tune re-
vived their courage. recalled to them
the days of their vigorous youth when
they marched through the Southland
in defense of their belief in the Anion
of the states and the federation of
Americans.
The Wayne county drum and bugle
corps was rendered an ovation when
Il appeared on the platform and gave
the customary calls. The first out
burst OF enthusiasm that indicated
what might be expected to follow
greeted the spirit of 1776 group"
when it appeared. The shrill fife and
the roll of the drums thrilled all who
heard It and the very rafters shook
with cheers following the imitation of
the trip of the Taft excursion train to
Washington.
Strattan PreSideS.
s. s. Strattan, Jr, acting as chair
man, announced the Beveridge and
Barnard meeting of next Tuesday ev-
ening and that of Watson on Wednes-
day evening He announced, also.
that a glee club of Richmond business
men would sing a song entitled
Taft" which was written by local
man, whose name is not known. The
members OF the Glee club are DIR.
A. NJ. Price. Alton Hale, Roy Lacey.
Isaac Wilson, Oliver Nusbaum, Ruth
erford Jones, w. B. Carver, Harry
Stillinger and Fillmore Riggs. The
verses were sung by Mr.. Lacey as a
solo. the club and audience joining in
the chorus. 1t was rousing, good old
fashioned song that put the real cam
paign spirit in all who heard it.
In Introducing Mr.. Griffiths to the
audience. Mr.. Strattan said it was
duty entirely prefunctory in it's char
acter. He said Indiana has many
favorite sons but none held in higher
esteem than Mr.. Griffiths who comes
back to us after an absence of sever
al years with an International reputa-
tion as an orator.
L cannot express in words the
pleasure feel in addressing a Rich.
mond audience once again" MIR. Grit.
fiths said, 81 have experienced for
years feeling of loyalty for the peo-
pie of Richmond and l look into the
faces of old friends and feel that the
early friendships are always those
that are remembered longest and cher
ished the highest. We always love
the best those with whom we are the
most familiar
Judge Party by History.
Il want to talk to you tonight with
out heat. passion or arrogance. / be-