Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1911-10-19
| E|||;''.G|!|AN J. IN
He CITY
Progressive Candidate Makes Ad-
mirable Address ii Grand
Opera House. Il
DENOUNCES PRESENT REGIME
He Delivered a Powerful Address
and was Well Applauded by
Large Audience.

kdFk &c Au0lence.
| Hon. George VI. Egan, of Sioux
Falls, Progressive Republican can
ldidate for governor spoke on the
political issues OF the day at the Grand
EOpera house in this city last Monday
t5evening.
Mr.. Egan came to our city to speak
1under the auspices of the Egau Club
(which has a membership of over one
thousand members HeS arrived in
the city on the Dakota Central at 80
Monday morning and together with
Bert Glovers and James Mclaughlin,
iiwho accompanied him from Sioux
Falls, Went directly to the Kampeska
House. Mr.. Egan was not met at the
train by delegation headed by j.. ].
tBallou or any one else as was reported
in the Daily Public Opinion.
Monday morning he was escorted
around the city by about dozen
members of the Egan Club and met
many Watertown and Codington
county citizens.
At 7:15 p. m. the Fourth Regiment
Band appeared at the Kampeska AMI
rendered several fine ...s.s:csss. seiea-
Itions. The band then went to the
Grand opera house where they played
several pieces and then went into the
operahouse and played another selec-
ton. ~
The opera house began to fill up
early in the evening and by eight
O'clock there was not a vacant seat in
the entire house. Many people were
compelled to remain standing thruout
the speech.
Promptly at the appointed time Mr..
Egan appeared on the platform ac-
ccmpanied by large delegation from
the Egan Club Of Watertown.
Rev. A. D. Chase, one Of Water
towns most highly respected pioneer
citizens, and one of the most influen-
tial men in the city, made a short
speech, introducing Mr.. Egan and in
cidental]y paying a very able tribute
tc the memory of the late DR.. q. f.
who was tireless and
earnest worker in the Egan Club IN
this city
Mr.. Egan was in splendid spirits
and the large audience seemed to in
spire him. He spoke for an hour and
a half and held the closest attention
of his audience. 1t was noticeable
fact that during his entire speech not
person in the audience left the
house, but sat quiet giving him their
closest attention.
Mr.. Egan's speech was forcefuI and
eloquent and at times he would come
out with keen witicism that would
convulse the vast audience with
laughter. Then again he would pour
the cold, solid facts into them and
their faces would again assume
more serious expression.
In opening Mr.. Egan spoke in
happy manner of the splendid recep-
tion given in this his second appear
ance before a WATERFOWL audience,
and said he could not help but com
pare it with the reception given him
on his previous visit, when there was
no friends to welcome him or no one
even to introduce him to a strange au-
dtence. in the opera house which lie
had hired and paid for with his own
money.
Today he said he had been busy all
day greeting friends who had pledged
him their support voluntarily and he
had also found out that his money
was not good any more in Watertown,
but that all expenses had been provid.
ed for in advance He stated that
now there was in Watertown an Egan
club with 1867 members all of whom
were pledged to boost for Egan.
In opening he also made some hu.
naorous Illusions to certain local cit.
izens and off1ceholders that brought
the he audience into a happy frame Of
mind and drew forth much appliance.
IN taking up the more serious part
OF his talk Mr.. Egan dwelt especially