Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1914-05-01
REPUBLICANS RALLY
Republicans
One
That Rang Loyalty andPa Patriotism

There was no joke indicated for
the Democrats of Ohio in the meet
ing of the Republicans of the Fifth
Congressional District here in Wau-
seon last Tuesday, but there were un-
mistakable evidences that the Re-
publicans, of this District at least,
will present a solid and united front
in the campaign of 1914 that our
Democratic friends will find hard to
break.
Representative from the various
counties of this district began to ar
rive early in the forenoon and con-
tinued to come until afternoon. The
Archbold band occupied the band
stand until noon and the strains of
music enlivened the gathering and
meeting of the Republicans of the
district. $40 guests were served with
dinner by the ladies of the Christian
church in the church dining room and
had it not been for recent rains max
ing roads difficult for automobiles
there would have been more than
twice that number, as many from the
various counties had planned to make
the trip in autos.
Promptly at one o'clock the meet
ing was opened in the Auditorium,
which was well filled, by Hon. A. L..
Gebhardt of Bryan, chairman of the
committee on arrangements; Mr..
Gebhardt introduced Hon. W. w.
Campbell of Napoleon who acted as
chairman of the meeting. Mr.. Camp
bell after a few well chosen words in
troduced Hon. A. A. Steinbaugh of
d. lot Rar
Treasurer of State; neither Mr..
Steinbaugh nor any other of the
speakers took occasion to BOOST his
own candidacy they all seemed to re-
member that it was "Get-together
Meeting" and not even an Agricul-
tural Boosters Meeting. Mr.. Stein
baugh spoke very briefly and to the
noint, referring to a statement by
Governor Cox to the effect that he
would have no one to run AGAINST him
in the coming campaign, Mr.. Stein
baugh predicted that F. B. Willis was
quite likely to give Mr.. Cox a hot
chase. He said that whole question
before the people of the State at this
time is as to whether one man shall
rule or are the people to have some
thing to say in regard to the govern
ment of the state.
Charles @. Hildebrant of Will
mington was the next speaker. Mr..
Hildebrant is a popular candidate for
secretary of State through he failed
to say anything about it; he referred
to the last Ohio Legislature as King
James Infant class and called atten-
ton to the fact that Mr.. Cox was
trying to do for Ohio what Murphy
did for New York, in other words, he
was trying to "Murphyize" Ohio"
Hon. Ralph Cole who was to be next
speaker having failed to sarrive, his
brother, Clinton Cole of Findlay took
his place and had just got nicely
launched in a stirring address when
.Rafuh Cole, who had been delayed by
railroad wreck at Galatea, arrived,
Clinton Cole had time however to
demonstrate the fact that the great
ness of this country was due to the
policies and practice of the Republi-
can party. Ralph Coles address was
one of the finest ever delivered in
Wauseon; what had been said by pre-
ceding speakers formed fiting back
ground for his opening remarks
which were along the line of party
reunion. The speakers who preced-
ed Mr.. Cole had clearly shown the
reason and need for united party.
Mr.. Cole made the statement that the
Republican party was not founded