Omaha daily bee., 1916-10-08
KENNEDY GOES WITH
REAVIS OVER CASS
Republican Candidates ~ Sen
ator and Congress Make
Long Days Trip.
FARMERS ALL FOR HUGHES

Louisville, Neb., Oct. 7.-(Special.) }
Friday was republican day in
Cass county, and from early morning
until late tonight John L. Kennedy Of
Omaha. republican candidate for Unit.
ed States senator. and Congressman
c. F. Reavis of Falls City have beer
engaged in a lively speech-makins
tour of many of the towns of the
county.
Beginning with morning meeting
at Union and closing with a night
meeting in the city hall at Louisville
which was attended by about 60(
townspeople and farmers from the
community, Mr.. Kennedy and Mr.
Reavis have been meeting with very
enthusiastic reception from the voters
Candidates Cross Trails.
Today Senator Hitchcock and John
A. Mcguire and party crossed their
trails and held morning meetings in
Louisville and other towns where Mr.
Kennedy and Mr.. Reavis had spoken
On the trip over Cass county the
speakers were accompanied by eight
or ten automobile loads OF county can.
didates and active republicans, who
assisted in the distribution of cam
paign literature and engaged in a gen.
eral hand shaking among old friends
Growing enthusiasm greeted the
candidates all day long and lively
meetings were held at Nehawka
Avoca, Elmwood and Murdock.
The principal meeting was held al
Louisville tonight. The Louisville
boys band gave a concert in the eve
ming in honor of the guests, and the
Plattsmouth band, which accompanied
Mr.. Kennedy and Mr.. Reavis all day
furnished music. These bands were
much appreciated by the speakers and
the guests of the county.
Enthusiasm Everywhere.
Not since the Mckinley campaign
Of 1896 has there been so much
real enthusiasm manifested. The re-
publicans are out in great numbers
here tonight, and those who have fol.
lowed the speakers all over the county
today, say that Charles E. Hughes is
growing in popularity as the choice
of the farmer and businessman voter
and that Cass county will surely give
the entire republican ticket substan-
tial majority this fall.
Mr.. Kennedy and Mr.. Reavis were
talked on constructive lines all day
dealing largely with the Mexican
situation, national defense, non-sec-
tional tariff, which protects the Ne
braska farmer, immigration problems
democratic extravaganza, and the
moral problems of this campaign.
Candidates Make Trip.
Mr.. Kennedy and Mrs. Reavis were
accompanied over the county to-
day BY: s.,,.., ...u,,,..u ...,,,... a.,
state senator from Second district; L. A
Tyson, republican candidate for state rep.
resentative from Seventh district: James
Robertson. candidate for clerk OF district
court; Clarence L. Beal. candidate foi
county clerk; Major A. Hall. candidate fol
county treasurer; C. D. Quinton, candidate
for county sheriff; George L. Farley. can
didate for county assessor; A. G. Cole
county attorney; Joseph J. johnson. candi.
date for county commissioner.
The party was conducted by Dr. E
w. Cook, chairman of the Cass
county republican committee, and A.
L. Tidd, secretary of the committee
At supper tonight at the Drake hotel
a party Of forty, consisting OF the
candidates and their friends, sat down
to supper before the meeting at the
city hall.
Tomorrow the campaign will be re-
sumed and South Bend, Greenwood
Alvo. Wabash and Weeping Water
will he visited