The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1908-11-20

since the Republicans nave had an oppor-
tunity to do honor to "A governor-elcct OF
their own faith. Forty years is n long
time to wait, as United States Senator
warner put lite In his address. but when
the time did come, on the evening Of
November a., at the Coliseum In st.
shouts of victory never before equalled
In old Missouri. 1t was perhaps the
greatest ovation ever given a citizen in
this state-that rendered Herbert $. Had
ley, who had led the hosts out of the will
derness' and In his address promised
them, and all citizens OF Missouri, home
rule, an honest vote and n fair count.
Leading Republican workers from all
over the state were in attendance. over
1000 OF them sat down to a banquet that
lasted two hours, and In the galleries
were an estimated crowd Of ten thousand
men and women. The meeting was pre-
sided over by Jeptha ID. Howe, chairman
OF the st. Louis Republican committees
under whose auspices the banquet was
held. General Hadley was late In arriv-
Ing and repeated calls were made for him.
before he finally appeared. his train being
late. With him came Mrs. Hadley. The
entrance of General Hadley was immedi-
ately followed by a prolonged demonstra-
Chief"
1t required considerable time for Toast
master Howe to secure sufficient order
for the speakers to be heard. Addresses
were made by a number of well-known
republicans. among. them being Circuit
Attorney Sager Of st. Louis, Arnold Mer-
Ger OF the Ozarks, Lieutenant Governor
Mckinley. Otto Stifel of st. Louis, Walter
S. Dlckey of Kansas City and others.
First In Forty Years.
The crowd was responsive throughout,
even to hilarity. but 1t was when General
Hadley was introduced that the forty
years of pent up feelings of the warhorse
OF the party really found vent. Such a
scene beggars description. 1t happens
only once in a lifetime. 1t was second
only to a like demonstration at n national
convention when a popular candidate is
chosen as n party nominee. Even before
the governor-elect had gained the plat
FORM a thunder of voices began to fill the
large building. Louder and louder the
rumble became until it seemed every one
In the building. men and women, were
doing their best to make the most noise.
Thousands of small flags were held on
~high-twelve thousand people had gone
publicans climbed on tables and yelled ike
Commanche. Indians. Men tore their
coats from their backs and waved them on
high and yelled. Chairs were held aloft
and swished in the air. Fashionable wom-
en- in the boxes were as demonstrative as
the men. Several became hysterical and
waved their arms and screamed. 'Hurrah
FOR
until they were forced into their sea IS.
1t was a scene worth going far to see,
no matter. what the political belief Of the
one attending.
cheered Almost Half Hour.
For twenty-five minutes did the ovation
continue and then there came "A brief lull.
General Hadley began to speak and the
buzz OF voices died away and the closest
attention was given to what he had to
say, for it had been forty years since a
Republican governor-elect had addressed
the people of Missouri.
Prior to the address of General Hadley
the following message was greeted with
cheers:
The White House. Washington. d. C,
November IA. 190S.-Mr. Jeptha d. Howe,
chairman Rnn1lhltnnn IHt.
Equitable Building, st. Louis. Mo: Accept
for yourself and all the other guests my
heartiest congratulations on what has
been accomplished in Missouri. I wish |
could be present in person at the banquet.
THEODORE ROOSEVELT."
General Hadley's Address.
Inc Two most important addresses Of
the evening were made by General Hadley
ana United States Senator William A.
Warner-the first because his was the
first address of the kind in forty years.
and the second because his address had
been pent up i'm his breast for two score
years. General Hadley said:
l am profoundly grateful for this ex-
preston OF your confidence and approx
al. l realize. however. that this occasion
has n broader significance than the cele-
bration of my election to the office of gov
ernor. Its real significance is that It
commentaries a victory won after forty
years or persistent and unfailing devo-
ton to the candidates and principles of
the Republican party. 1t is most fitting
and proper that this meeting should be
held here in this great city, where the
and where so many of its early battles
were fought and won. And here. in the
last election. the loyal and effective work
OF the st. Louis Republicans gave to the
candidates of that party a majority of the
votes cast in the state. Nor should we
forget on this occasion the credit that is
due those men who have fought the bat
ties of the Republican party in the State
or MISSOURI from the DAVIS pf bra he ~
Lincoln to the days of Theodore Roose-
Welt, 1t was only by their devoted sup
port of Republican principles in the past
that our present victory was made pos
sible.
And particularly should we upon this
occasion express our appreciation of the
loyalty of the German-American citizens
of st. Louis to the candidates and the
principles of the Republican party. l
was told at the beginning of this cam
palgh that | would not receive the voice
OF those Republicans because | uneuuivo-
cally approved of that plank of the Re-
publican platform which declared in fav-
or of the enforcement of law. But l
was unwilling to believe that a people that
had been builders of nations. states and
empires. not only in America, but also
upon the battle-swept plains Of Europe,
had failed TO learn that the fundamental
and controlling principle of all govern
ment Is an observance and an enforcement
of law. And the answer tina those men
made to the charges that they would de-
SeIt II cdiuiudte OF lnclr own party who
believed in the enforcement of law. vs..
an unprecedented majority in the prin-
ciples and the candidates OF the Republic
can party.
My personal satisfaction over the re-
suit of the election arises only from the
satisfaction that 1t brings to others. My
nomination came to me unasked for and
~unsought. l became your candidate only
because 1t was the expressed will. not
only of the members of the Republican
party. but also of thousands of others
who did not agree with us upon questions
OF national politics. And the fact that
some of my associates upon the Rerub-
hcan state ticket were not elected brings
to me a feeling of disappointment that
offsets any feeling of personal gratifca-
ton TOR my own success. / regret that I
will not have the assistance of those men
in the performance of my official duties
during the course of the next four years.
j also regret their defeat because there
was not a man upon the Republican ticket
who was not deserving of success as was
]. And all who heard me during the cam
paign Just closed will readily bear witness
That | never failed to urge upon the voter
OF the state the election of all of my as
sociates upon the Republican ticket.
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