Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1916-10-13
Nebraska
KENNEDY WAKES UP
VOTERS TO ISSUES
Tour from Wayne to David
City Brings Out Good Crowds
and Much Interest.
FARMERS ARE INTERESTED

EAnMGho Ah5 IN 1NE,o l ELL
David City, Neb., Oct. l2.-(Spe-
tial.)-Coming from Wayne, where
he, Judge A. L. Sutton, and William
P. Warner addressed an audience OF
1000 persons, enlivened by two brass
bands and the male quartet from
Wayne college, Congressman |. L.
Lenroot OF Wisconsin, a progressive
republican, addressed meeting here
last night in the. district court room
of the Butler county court house.
John L. Kennedy of Omaha, repub-
lican candidate for United States sen.
ator, divided with Congressman Len
root three hours in speaking, and dur
ing this time the audience sat in rapt
attention except when responding in
bursts OF applause to the patriotic
appeals of the speakers. Prior to the
meeting the David City band played
patriotic and popular airs in the pub
lie square here. R. D. Fuller. secre-
tary of the Butler county republican
central committee, presided and in
troduced the speakers. Tonight's
meeting was noteworthy because of
the presence of Matt Miller, leading
democrat and prominent citizeH, who
INDUCED with the others in the patri-
otto response, which was made by re-
publicans and democrats alike to the
appeals of the speakers. Mr.. Miller
is warm personal friend of Mr.. Ken
needy.
Kennedy Stands for Loyalty.
Mr.. Kennedy said that the United
States had the right to insist on the
loyalty of every citizen under even
the most trying conditions, and as a
foreign-born citizen himself, he stated
that he was ready and willing to give
that loyalty at all times. Mr.. Len
root urged the election of Mr.. Ken
NEEDY because he is the republican
nominee, and because he is rare
man, man with broad and deep
understanding of the needs of man
kind and the kind OF man of whom
the United States might be justly
proud as a senator. He spoke in
glowing terms of the record of Con-
gresham Sloan and urged his re-
election.
Busy Day for Kennedy.
Mr.. Kennedy visited five towns and
made four speeches yesterday At
Benedict he spent an hour shaking
hands with the voters, and then con-
tinued on to Gresham, where meet
ing was arranged in the town hall.
Although this was a morning meet
ing, the hall was filled to the doors
and many were standing on the walk
outside. Mr.. Kennedy was intro
duced by F. c. Williams of Gresham.
Much interest was shown here in the
coming election and the address made
by Mr.. Kennedy. .a..-
e Accompanying Mr.. Kennedy today
in York county were Jay Miller,
candidate for sheriff; Annie Beck,
candidate for county superintendent;
R. O. Allen, candidate for clerk of the
district court; G. w. France, candi-
date for county attorney; T. E. Sedg-
wick, editor of the York Republican,
and M. B. Stream and John Lett, vice
president of the York County Hughes
and Fairbanks club. They returned
to York tonight. L. E. Ludden &C.
companied Mr.. Kennedy from
Gresham to David City.
Democrats Take Stand.
y At Surprise a meeting was held in
the opera house Immediately after
MONDAY lunch. This was attended
by both republicans and democrats.
Many dry democrats present stated
that they would vote for Mr.. Ken
needy and Judge Sutton. Other dem
oerats asserted that they could not
vote for Mr.. Hitchcock and that thew
would vote for Mr.. Kennedy to ex-
press their disapproval OF, the manner
in which Senator Hitchcock had
treated the Bryan brothers in the pri-
mary campaign. a.
AT Rising City Mr.. Kennedy ad-
dressed lively crowd of citizens on
the street. Many in the audience re-
membered Mr.. Kennedy by his ia
\ nous speech delivered in Rising CITY
in the campaign of 1896, when he was
there speaking for sound money and
the protective tariff. He stated that
when he talked protection in 1896 the
democrats ridiculed the proposition,
Now he pointed out that they were
using it for the benefit of southern
products, but not for the benefit of
the products of Nebraska and the rest
of the north. The farmers were much
pleased with Mr.. Kennedy's reference
to the tariff.
Butler County Lining Up.
There is large vote all through
Butler. county which will 60 to Mr..
Kennedy, and a great many votes
which will go to Judge Sutton re-
CARELESS of party lines. Much salts
faction was expressed throughout the
county today by republicans who are
pleased with the manner in which Mr..
Kennedy has campaigned for the en-
tire republican ticket.
J. T. Stoltz of Milford candidate
TOR state senator, and A. Campbell OF
Gresham, candidate for float repre-
sentative, have campaigned with Mr.,
Kennedy all day today.
HYMENEAL.