Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-06-24
CHEERCLARK
in CAPITAL
Thousands from West, in
Special Train, Meet Him
in Washington.
DEMOCRATS GIVE HIM
A ROUSING OVATION
yet Together" Is Keynote of
His Speech to Men Bound
for Convention.

WASHINGTON. June PA thou
sand ca~mpaigners for Champ Clark
tor President came to town yesterday
from st. Louis on the celebrated
"houn' dawg' special, spun around
the union station like a cyclone,
heard a speech from the speaker,
took luncheon and dashed off to Bal
timore.
The idea ii stopping in Washing
ton, of course, was to have a prellm-
lnary handshake with Clark. Several
thousand persons went to the station
to see the arrivals, because Ii was
thought that the real missouri
"dawgs'' were to be with the bunch.
However, there were no "dawgs'
with the party. 1t was said they
would get their supply in Baltimore.
When the train stopped Speaker
Clark was notified that he vas want
ed and he went to the Continental
Hotel. When he was approaching
p. F. Goltra, national committeeman
from Missouri, shouted, Here he
romes," and then there was a demon
stration of good feeling and en-
thusiasm.
Mr.. Clark made a speech, with the
hpigrams that IL he were made the
campaign standard bearer he would
s'get thorn together, keep them to-
gether and make them work to-
kether."
David r. Francis, former Governor
of Missouri, introduced Mr.. Clark as
1.-THE President-to-be' and compli-
mented him on his record and his
availability as the Presidential cam
uidate.
az am very grateful to you for this
Manifestation of your friendship and
esteem, by Governor Francis bear
ing the friendship and esteem of all
the people of Missouri. irrespective Of
politics." said the speaker.
'In 1910 when 1 got home to Bowl
Ing Green, Mo-, in the course of a
speech | said that Missouri always
had been distinguished for the high
standing of it's public men In the gov
ernment of both houses of Congress
and in frequent members of the
kabinet.
1--WE have here today m man,
David r. Francis, who has been a
Governor of our State.
E Il lti WCioL oaA - vs.
fdent, Vice-President, Judge of the
Supreme Court, and Speaker of the
House of Representatives, which
never were held by Missourians, and
i decided to try to take at least one
for Missouri. A little later on we
proposed we would take away the
greatest of-them all-the Presidency.
1.-THE greatest satisfaction I have
had from this performance this far Is
the restoration of absolutely good
feeling among the people of Missouri.
mo man ever entered such a con-
test as this and picked up as many
delegates with such a small amount
of money as we have had in this
campaign.
."If I have had any influence in the
campaignsit is because have labored
successfully to get the Democrats in
the House of Representatives to-
gether. When I was elected minority
leader the Democrats would work
and quarrel, Later we all worked to-
gether. finally got together and made
the best fighting minority in the his
tory of the country. Finally we be-
came the majority instead of the mi
nority.
IF I should be the standard bearer
of the party in this campaign I in
tend to do with the party at large as
] did in the House of Representatives
get them together, keep them to-
Eether and make them work together.
] thank you from the bottom of my
heart"