The daily sentinel., 1908-10-30

The lower floor of the Park opera
house seats about 1886 people. Last
night all of this floor was filled, with
the exception of about 80 seats There
were no persons in the balcony or
gallery. those sections of the house
not being opened.
II is not missing ii far to say that
there were 800 people present at the
biggest republican rally of the cam
paign in Grand Junction. The crowd
was not more than half the size of
the crowd that attended each OF the
two big democratic rallies held here.
in spite of the fact that the last
democratic rally was held on the
night of II terrific snow storm.
The leaders had hoped to pack the
opera house to the doors last night,
but were disappointed. and they can
not blame the weather. which was
ideal, and there were no counter at
fractions.
The band was out for an hour on
the streets
The stage of the opera house was
decorated with flags and pictures of
candidates.
At $3.50 pm. Attorney Ben Grif-
ith came on the stage and informed
the crowd that the train from Mont
rose. bearing the speakers of the ev
ening. was late, but was expected
in at any moment For another half
hour the crowd was entertained by
the band.
Shortly before . o'clock Attorney
Griffith. Senator Horace T. DeLong,
Attorney George b. Griffith, Senator
John Stephen, County Chairman Par
ler, County Secretary Jim Munson,
Representative A. b. Hoyt. Postmas.
ter ED Price and X. II. Bancroft, the
candidate for the legislature. came
upon the stage. There had been
about thirty seats placed on the
stage. but two-thirds of them re-
mained empty.
Many people We're asking Where
is John w. Springer, the star speaker
of the evening"" Springer wasn't
there. and many people who came
out solely to hear the well known
Denver man We're greatly disappoint-
ed. Chairman of the Evening Grif-
nth stated that Mr.. Springer was i'll
and not able to be present.
Then Mr.. Griffith briefly introduce
ed the first speaker. j. b. Stephen a
state senator and supposed to he a
great friend of labor. There is no
question but what this man Stephen
Is tne most abusive, bitter and
disgusting speaker of any political
faith that has been heard in Grand
IuutNioH III NttIhs fOT an nOuf tnln
individual talked. There was not an
iota of argument about anything he
said. He simply made assertions
and bound them around with dirty.
vile repulsive attacks on the Demo-
cratic party and its leaders His
speech had evidently been memorized
and he got badly mixed up nj times
He would start out to maxi some
great big statement and then forget
to make 1t, What time he was not
throwing vitrol and mud at the Demo-
cratic party and its leaders he was
talking about big -. A., 'T'. To
hear him talk you would think he
was one of the greatest men that ever
stood on two feet and that he handled
the Colorado Legislature as If was q
mere toy.
he evidently expected that the pa
pers should devote at least three col
INNS to his address, He kept issuing
challenge to The Democrat paper" "
Then he would talk about an "onslat''
ON tue opposition He kept telling
how in just a minute he would burn
'"o ''no'7 ""r"t rnrty mp" but he new
er got around to 1t. He claimed that
he was the ideal friend of labor and