Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1912-10-17
THE ROOSEVELT RALLY
Large Attendance Al Meeting-Bull
Moose Speakers Urge Voters To
Stand For Roosevelt

Stand For Roosevelt
The meeting in the Opra House Sat
urday evening drew full house of both
ladies and gentlemen and Fleck's Cor
net Band enlivened the getting to-
gether and the preliminary meeting
with fine music, the committee had
decorated the stage i'm an elaborate
manner with the national colors and a
back ground with Mr.. Roosevelts
picture in full size while across the
front was his favorite word "Delight-
ed.u
w. ID. Hall was chairman of the
meeting and In well chosen words he
welcomed the crowd, made a good
speech before introducing the speaker.
outlined the plan, objects and aims OF
the Roosevelt Republican Club which
it was proposed to organize and closed
by reading the preamble pledge and
declaration TO vote for Theodore Roose-
welt.
Mr.. Halls talk was we'll received and
one thing is certain that with little
more training and experience he could
make a far better speech than either
one of the speakers he introduced.
There were a good many democrats in
the audience who were much pleased
with the meeting and with any ref
erences by the speakers advising re-
publicans to shift their votes To Teddy
and other progressive party candidates.
A letter from Governor Osborn was
read by Mr.. Hall regretting his ir-
ability to be present but wishing sue.
cess for the club and the principles it
stands for.
Noah Allen known as the .Texas
Cyclone" was the first speaker, he was
in bad voice having taken a cold but
his well rounded sentences and eli.
makes in clinchng point were listen
ed TO with marked attention.
lie was republican all his life and
an office holder, he said, until few
months ago when he quit the party
because OF its corruption, bossism and
the stealing of delegates at the Chicago
convention, he was now progressive
party man and proud 10 be member
of the bull moose party. -Four years
ago it was supposed he said that Taft
was elected president but instead his
brother Charley was president. His
speech was a good one from the pro-
gressive party stand point.
Mrs. Edith Berry sang beautiful
song, "The Banner of the Free,n and
its rendition was loudly applauded
her words were distinct and her voice
carried TO every part of the large hall.
Mayor George +. Ellis mixed in with
his speech several good stories and
jollied up the crowd he made himself
solid with the ladies in his reference TO
woman suffrage when he declared
himself in favor of it.
Both he and Mr.. Allen argued that
the Progressive Party was party for
the common people in the interests of
humanity and favored making laws for
the protection of child labor and short
er hours for women. They evidently
forgot however that Michigan already
has excellent laws along this line
placed there by the republican party
as several of our local factory interests
already can testify to and speak of from
experience.
Mr.. Ellis grew eloquent in his plea
for down trodden humanity and the
laboring man and woman urging vote
for Mr.. Roosevelt and the principles OF
the Progressive Party as solution OF
the problem. Mr.. Ellis referred TO his
coming here two years ago and said thai
he was proud that his entrance in tn,
congressional race defeated Mr.. Dieke
ma, but contrasted his coming at tina
time when he had to introduce himsel
with the fine introduction and reception
he had been given on this occasion.
The meeting was good one and a
the close club was organized will
w. ID. Hall, president; Fred l.. Warn
er, secretary and Herbert Angel
treasurer. Two hundred signature
have been secured TO the pledge sine
Mr.. Roosevelt organized the party i
Chicago. Charles l.. King of Pal
the progressive party candidate fc
representative was present and hande
out cards to the crowd as they passe
out of the hall.
On the stage with the chairman an
speakers were DR.. g. +. Smith, Ere
l.. Warner, w. e. Spicer, +. w. How
: ard and Rev. Edrie Collins.