The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1908-10-30
AUTOMOBILE TRIP
A HUGE SUCCESS
Complete Tour Of County in
Two Days. 5000
People Addressed.
GOOD CROWDS At EACH PLACE
Every Indication Points TO Normal
Republican Majorities in
Van Buren, County.

The whrlwiu automobile tour of Van
started Saturday morning t Bangor and
finished at South Haven with rousiug
meeting Monday evening. Nearly 5000
people were addressed during the trip,
and by the enthusiasm manifested all
along the line, Van Buren, county will
roll up her usual republican msiorities
for the national, state and county
tickets
Nine automobiles, containing the two
speakers, Congressman X. l. Hamilton,
Railroad Com missioner g. l.. Glasgow,
glee club, candidates for county office,
members OF the state and county COM
mittees, and others made the trip. The
first meeting was held at Bangor. Hon.
& L. Glasgow opened with an excellent
talk on state issues aud was followed by
Hon. B. +. Heckert, who reviewed the
provisions of the new constitution, point
ing out it's many excellent points and
urg lng the voters TO vote yes on the
proposition Judge Heckert was fol
lowed by Congressman h. L.. Hamilton,
who spoke on national issues q This
program was followed throughout the
trip the meetings opening with song
by the glee club, followed by an address
by Hon. G. L. Glasgow, another song by
the glee club then the first section would
whirl to the next town and Judge
Heckert and Congressman Hamilton
would conclude the meeting and arrive
about the time the first section had CON-
pleted their part Of the program. The
party worked in relays in this manner
until the county had been covered. The
first half day 1T was impossible to make
the scheduled time on account of bad
roads and late start. After that, how
ever, the several meetings were held at
the time scheduled.
The rainy weather of Saturday did not
dampen the ardor and enthusiasm Of
the people all along the route. About
go people assembled at Bangor, and at
| Breedsville the hall was filled, over 300
people listening to the speeches. About
$50 people turned out at Bloomipgdale.
and 200 at Gobleville. The party took
dinner here and proceeded to Kendall,
where 200 people gathered in the town
h ii FOR o'clock meeting.
At Almena, the next stop, the meet
ing was also held in the town hall which
had been decorated with American flags.
There we're about l50 people 10 the au-
dence.
Mattawan came next, where an excel
lent meeting was held. 1t was nearly
dark, but over 200 people turned out to
listen to the able speeches.
At Paw Paw an evening meeting was
held, where the same program was car
ried out. The speakers had more time,
however, to discuss the ISSUES more
thoroughly. The opera house vas we'll
flied, and the audience gave its undivid-
ed attention To the remarks, and the
meeting was success.
Monday the first meeting wa held at
Lawton at o'clock. About 200 people
turned out here at that early hour to
hear Congressman Hamilton and Judge
Heckert Mr.. Glasgow did not arrive
in time for this meeting, but wa first to
speak at Decatur. Many flags were in
evidence on the streets of Decatur, aud
a crowd of 300 people gathered on the
streets for the meeting.
The balance of the trip was as follows:
Hamilton Grauge hall, about 30 peo-
pie; Keeler, meeting in hall, over 200 in
audience; Hartford for diuDer, meeting
in academy of music, about 200 people;
Lawrence. meeting in town hall, over
200 people; Arlington, town hall, about
100 people; Covert, street meeting, over
200 people in crowd; South Haven, even
ing meeting at opera house, which was
crowded to its capacity.
The band played on the streets during
the evening and the members of the
party we're given royal reception.
Frequent applause greeted both speak
ers, and it was a fitting climax to the
whirlwind tour.
Too much praise cannot be given the
chauffeurs who handled the automo-
biles The meeting places were made
on time and not serious accident oc-
Cured during the entire trip. On the
way from Arlington to Covert two horses
we're frightened by the machiues and
the occupants thrown from the buggy.
Fortunately, however, no serious dam
age resulted
This was the first complete automo-
bile campaign tour ever planned in the
county. 1t was a decided novelty and
was success in every way.
The enthusiasm shown over the coun-
ty, the remarks made by residents Of
every township and, in fact, every indi-
cation points to republican success in the
coupfv