The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1908-11-05
MAMMOTH

Demonstration at Closing Of the Demo.
cratic Campaign at MassilIon---Able
Addresses by Hon. L. D. Padgett OF
Tennessee and chas. kriehbaum of
This City.
(Staff Specially
Massillon, o., Nov. 1.-The closing
of the campaign here last night was
marked by one of the greatest mani
festations of Democratic enthusiasm
ever witnessed in this city. In the
point of enthusiasm, it SO far eclipsed
all previous political gatherings of the
campaign, that there Is almost no COM
parison, and the local campaign man.
ayers have every reason to feel elated
over the prospects of a Democratic ma
jority here on election day
Massillon citizens turned out en-
masse to view this final rally about
the standard of Democracy. When the
monster parade traversed the streets
in the blaze of myriad of red lights,
the curbs we're lined with thousands
of spectators, who cheered the march
ers to the echo.
The contribute to the volume of the
attendance at the rally, a crowd of al
most 500 persons, mainly members of
the Young Mems Democratic club and
the Bryan and Kern club, of Canton,
came by special cars.
The parade was one of the most sue
cessful ever seen In connection with
political rally The formation began
on East Main street, where the con-
tingent of horsemen, the band, the
Vn1pu Mans narnnnratic plrh and tho
Bryan and Kern club, assembled. The
detachment of horsemen formed one
of the most unique features of the
procession, there being about 200
horses in line. The Canton marchers
led the cheering, which heralded the
approach of the pageant to the wait
ing thousands on downtown streets.
The parade was late in getting start
ed and 1t was after $3.50 when the
meeting at the Armory began. When
the procession arrived at that place,
there was not even standing room.
The spacious hall was crowded to its
utmost, part of the audience crowding
the aisles and the exits.
Tobias Schott president of the city
council, and prominent in Democratic
politics here for years, acted as chair
man of the meeting and in a short in
troduCtory speech he presented the
Hon. L. P. Padgett, of Tennessee, to
the audience. Padgett is an orator of
the fiery southern type, and his speech
showed that the recommendation of
ex-senator Carmack, of that state was
correct in every detail. He charmed
his audience by his stirring eloquence,
throwing phrases of fierce denuncia-
tion towards the foes of Democracy,
and eulogizing William Jennings Bryan
in the most glowing terms. Several
times when he attempted to sit down
he was interrupted by loud shouts of
Go on" go on and ne was COM
PEELED to resume his speech. A more
enthusiastic audience has not been
seen in the present campaign, for at
times it would break into tumultuous
applause that fairly shook the rafters
of the old Armory. At the mere men
tion of the name of Bryan hats would
fly into the air and upon several oc-
casions it was impossible to silence |
the crowd for several minutes.
Charles Krichbaum, of Canton, can |
didate for prosecuting attorney of |
Stark county, also delivered an able |
address, after the crowd mad allowed |
Padgett to sit down, and the applause |
which was accorded him was almost
equal to that of the Tennessee states
man. In his speech he dwelt princi
pally upon county issues, and warmly
appealed for the support of the entire
county ticket.
Those in charge of the campaign in
this city were greatly encouraged over
the outlook here, by the success of
the meeting. The plans for the final
rally we're we'll laid, and they can con-
gratuIate themselves upon the sue
cessful manner in which they were
carried out. The parade, in itself,
was a striking contrast to that of the
Republicans last Monday night. There
was no display to convince the spec
tators of the fictitious Republican
prosperity, such as was attempted
when the marching club of the G. 0
p. in silk hats, left over from previous
campaigns, turned out. The spectacle
Of the Republican clubs, dressed in
these uniforms, has caused much COM
ment locally during the past week It
looked so strange to see ordinary citi-
zens marching in silk hats in these
prosperous" times, while hundreds of
hungry men looked on from the side
walks. Queer things will happen,
The Republican panic holds Mas
SIlOu SIIOuSly III I'D 81 asp hC w
publican monopoly upon the votes of
that city seems to be a thing of the
past, although both sides are predict
ing victory there. Hundreds of Bry-
ans staunchest supporters are resi-
dents of this city and much Bryan
money is in evidence that the Demo
cratic leaders will carry this city. In
the windows Of the homes where hung
Roosevelt's picture in 1904, Bryan's is
to be seen this year, and the whole
aspect presages Democratic victory by
a sweeping plurality.