The weekly tribune and the Cape County herald. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1914-1918, 1916-09-21
.BYRANS SPEECH
HERE TO BE MADE
In A HUGE tent
Canvas House will be Loeat-
ed Inside the Race Track
at Fairgrounds.
UNDERWOOD MAY BE
HIRE FOR A SPEECH
Twelve Head Of Cattle, Many
Lambs and shoats will
be Consumed.

len brass D2ndS VIII DE IeaIure
of the big Democratic rally planned
for the Cape on Tuesday, October II,
when William ]. Bryan will deliver a
political speech in huge tent which
will be erected on the racetrack in the
Fairgrounds Park.
Louis B. Houck, president of the
Wilson, Gardner Club, arrived yester-
I day from Chicago, where he went to
confer with the western managers of
the Democratic campaign. He was as
sured that the one speech delivered by
Mr.. Bryan in Missouri would be in
Cape Girardeau.
Mr.. Houck announced that Oscar w.
Underwood may take the place of Sem
ator Ollie James Of Kentucky. This
will be definitely announced later Sen
ators Reed and Stone of Missouri will
be here as will Col. Gardner, the DEM
ocratic nominee for Governor.
The tent has a seating capacity of
5000. The seating equipment will
come with the tent. BY using the
tent, which is equipped with acoustics,
the rally can be held whether the
weather is favorable or not. The tent
idea was originated by Senator Reed,
and has proved q success in the pres
ent campaign.
1t will be erected inside the race
track. A press stand will be built Just
under the speakers stand, which will
accommodate the local newspaper men
and visiting members of the press.
Mr.. Bryan will come to the Cape
from Kansas City, Kan. He will ar
rive in this city on the afternoon train,
and efforts will be made for him to be-
gin his speech promptly at 2 o'clock
in order that he may finish in time to
drive to Cairo, H., where he is sched-
uled to deliver the principal address at
a Democratic rally to be held in that
city on the same evening. From Cairo
he will go to Tennessee, where he Is
billed to deliver a number of speeches.
Following the Commoner's address,
Col. Fred D. Gardner, the Democratic
nominee, will deliver his address. In
the evening Senator James A. Reed
and either Senator James or Senator
Underwood will be the principal ora
tors. At this meeting, Congressman
Russell and James T. Lloyd will make
brief talks as will Frank McAllister,
Democratic nominee for Attorney-Gen-
eral.
Ten head of cattle will be butchered
for the barbecue that will be held in
the afternoon, in addition to a number
of lambs and young shoats, it was an
nounced last night.
Mr.. Houck stated that efforts will be
made to induce the Frisco to run trains
from Poplar Bluff and St Louis to
the Cape to accommodate the crowds.
The old flag raising feature which
was carried out in Grover Clevelard's
last campaign will be revived for the
coming Democratic rally. People will
be urged to raise flags on their houses
and from the windows.
A feet of automobiles will meet the
special trains at the station and escort
the visitors to the Fairgrounds, each
trip. forming a parade. The cars will
make a tour of the city and then go
to the big park, where the autos will
make two circles of the racetrack be-
fore the guests enter the big tent
Senator Thomas F. Lane said last
night that he expected the rally to
bring 5000 people to the city.
Hugh Roberts was elected president
of the newly-formed Wilson-Gardner
Democratic Club at Burfordville last
night when a crowd that packed the
schoolhouse to overfowing attended
the initial meeting.
The other officers selected are: P.
H. Holmes, vice president. and DR. :.
A. Van Amburg, secretary. Members
of committee to enroll new members
in the club are H. Mills, J. Rage and
Frank Burford.