The weekly tribune and the Cape County herald. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1914-1918, 1915-10-01
OCT. IA IS DATE
FOR DEMOCRATIC
MEETING in CAPE
Leaders Select Date Tribune
Picked Weeks ago-1O,O0O
Are Coming.
OLLIE JAMES MAY
BE HERE FOR RALLY
kentuckian Likely to Take Place
of Senator Lewis-Russell
Gives 500.

| IHe MUNSTER democratic rally will
be held in this city, Thursday, October
IA. This was the decision reached at
the conference of leaders of the party
from many sections of this part of the
State, held in the offices of Harry E.
Alexander yesterday afternoon.
Twenty-seven counties, representing
the Thirteenth and Fourteenth Con-
gressional districts, will participate in
the celebration, which will be held at
the Fairgrounds and will include a
feast on barbecued meat. 1t will be the
biggest political gathering ever at
tempted by Democrats in Southeast
Missouri, and will entail an outlay of
approximately $4,000.
Mr.. Alexander, who with Arthur l..
Oliver, United States District Attor-
ney in st. Louis, planned the rally, an
nounced yesterday afternoon that he
had received about $400 in cash dona-
tiOns in twenty-four hours and that
Congressman Russell stated he would
contribute 500. This is the largest
gift yet received.
District Attorney Oliver, who is in
charge of the Speakers Committee,
announced that it had not been defin-
itely decided whether Senator Lewis of
Illinois would be here. If the Illinoisan
does not come, he said, Senator Ollie
James, one of the ablest men in the
Democratic party, will be here to make
an address.
Senators Stone and Reed, who have
informed Mr.. Oliver that they will be
here to speak, were notified by wire
yesterday afternoon that October Ia
had been selected for the meeting
day. The two Missouri Senators have
notified Mr.. Oliver that Vice President
Marshall will be here to make speech.
Governor Major will be asked to ad-
dress the meeting, and the other State
official will be invited to attend the
meeting and partake Of the fatted
calves.
Harry E. Alexander was chosen
chairman of the Arrangements Com
mittee, and in this capacity will vir-
tually be in charge of the entire af-
fair. James A. Kinder, chairman of
the Democratic County Committee,
will serve as chairman of the meeting
at the Fairgrounds and will introduce
the speakers.
T. ]. Juden was selected chairman of
the finance committee, which will col
lect the money. He will be assisted by
Earl G. Granting, DR. R P Dalton, of
this city, and Joe f. Schmuke and r.
X. Wilson of Jackson.
Edward L. Arlington of Poplar
Bluff a colonel on Governor Majors
staff, was made chairman of the Re
ception Committee. The chairman of
the twenty-seven Democratic county
committees in the two congressional
districts, will be his assistants. Alb
bington is one of the active Demo-
CRATES in this section of the State, and
is member of the Young Mems DEM
ocratic Club of the State.
Chairman Kinder called the meeting
to order yesterday afternoon, and Ar
thur L. Oliver addressed the forty
Democratic leaders present on the pur-
poses of the rally. He stated that To-
cal issues would not be touched upon
by the speakers, but instead they would
confine their addresses to national is
sues.
He informed the gathering that
three United States Senators would be
present and Vice President Marshall.
In addition to these notables, Cover
nor Major and Congressman Russell
would also address the meeting. From
reports that he had received, he said,
he expected at least 10000 Democrats
from Southeast Missouri to be in Cape
| GlraTuedu OH IndL udy'
Mr.. Alexander informed the meet
ing that he had arranged for a man.
moth parade from the downtown dis
tricts to the Fairgrounds. The march
will begin at II o'clock in the morn
ing. The speakers will head the pa
rade, but in order not to tire them
selves, will ride to the grounds in au-
tomobiles.
A fleet Of automobiles will carry the
wives of the visitors to the grounds.
The automobiles will form in line be-
hind the marchers and go to the Fair
grounds, stopping only for punctures.
The barbecued feast will begin as
soon as the men and women reach the
Fairgrounds, and will continue until
2 o'clock, when the speaking will be-
gin. From 2 to o'clock the Demo-
Gratis will listen to orations, and then