The weekly tribune and the Cape County herald. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1914-1918, 1915-09-24
DEMOCRATS TO
Be HERE GOTTA.
IS THE BELIEF
]. HI. Lewis to Take Place of
Champ Clark, Mr.. Alex
ander Says.
ILLINOIS SENATOR HAS
REAL PINK WHISPERS
Democrat, After Touring South.
east, Says 5000 Visitors Will
Be Here.

Harry E. Alexander, who is arrang-
ing for the big Democratic rally to be
held in the Fairgrounds, announced
yesterday that the date of the meet
ing would likely be October ID. How
ever, this date may be changed at a
conference of Democratic politicians
from the various counties in this con-
gressional district to be held in this
city the latter part of this week.
Mr.. Alexander has received word
from Speaker Champ, Clark, stating
that it will not be possible for him to
be present after October s, but he
could arrange to be here either the
9th or 7th. Owing to the fact that the
County Fair does not conclude until
October 2, Mr.. Alexander does not
think it advisable to hold the rally be-
fore Oct. ID.
A letter from Arthur L. Oliver,
United States District Attorney at st.
Louis, yesterday informed Mr.. Alex
ander that United States Senator
James Hamilton Lewis of Illinois had
signified his willingness to visit Cape
Girardeau and make a speech. It is
quite probable that Senator Lewis will
be here.
Senator Lewis is the only member of
Congress who possesses a full-grown
crop of pink whiskers. When speaking
in the bright sunlight, it is said, that
Senator Lewis resembles the aurora
borealis, but he resents the compari-
son.
Senator Lewis is regarded as one
of the best political speakers in the
Democratic party, and there is no
member of either the Democratic or
Republic parties in public life who
dresses as deliberately as the Senator
from Illinois. 1t has been said that
when dame fashion produces some
thing new for men, it is tried on Mr.
Lewis first.
He is a small man, with a shaggy
crop of auburn hair, tinged with gray.
He uses perfect English when making
public addresses, and if disturbed while
in the course Of his speech, he has been
known to use words of nine syllables,
but he does not mean to be offensive.
Since he entered the United States
Senate, four years ago, he has been
the target for newspaper and maya
zine humorists. Much space has been
devoted to the color of his beard, but
nothing that was ever said about Mr..
Lewis angered him as did the writer
who referred to him as "Jim, the
pink" He made reply to the char
acterization and branded it as total
depravity" He threatened to NOW his
hirsute if the statement was ever re-
peated.
But the announcement that Senator
Lewis will be here will be more inter-
esting to the Democrats of Southeast
Missouri than any other of the noted
speakers. Senator Lewis is much in
demand on the hustings He is witty,
breezy talker and makes a hit with
the crowds.
James A. Reed, United States Sem
ator from Missouri, probably ranks
above all of the other speakers for
genuine oratory. He is known as
woody dell Reed" due to a speech he
made ten years ago at Democratic
rally in st. Louis. During the course
of his address, he delivered an eulogy
on Missouri, in which he spoke poet
ically of the "woody dells, the bosky
glens, the rustling corn, the pearly
brooks and the perfumed fields of
| flowers"
Senator Stone, another of celebrities
who will be here for the rally, is an
orator of the old school type. He
makes no flowery flights, but hits the
ball, so to speak, with sledge hammer
arguments in support of his political
doctrines. He is liked best by the older |
Democrats.
Vice President Marshall, who has
announced that he will be present, is |
humorist, but does not rank with |
Reed as an orator. He is an entertain |
ing talked, good campaigner, and if |
you don't like his speech, he will not
hesitate to tell you to ego plum to-"
Mr.. Alexander has heard from every |
section of Southeast Missouri, and he
informed The Tribune yesterday that
the meeting would be the biggest rally
ever held in the Fourteenth Congress
sional District.
John H. Richardson, an Internal
Revenue agent, whose home is in
Bloomfield, has been over Southeast
Missouri, said last night that there