Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1916-11-01
The tuu and the shouting dies, the football game IS DER,
And ON its avay the old world flies exactly asbefore.
KENNEDY DRAWS
CROWD AT LINCOLN
Republican Candidate Has Fine
Meeting With Henry
j. Allen.
SHOPMEN HEAR HIM TALK

Lincoln, Oct. 3l.-(Special Tele-
gram. Over 4 900 people filled the
city Auditorium lower. floor, strik-
ing contrast to meetings held by dem
ocrats here so far this campaign at 8
O'Clock this evening for the purpose
OF hearing John L. Kennedy. repub-
lican candidate for the United States
senate, and Henry ]. Allen of Kansas,
editor of the Wichita Beacon, The
Havelock band and procession Of
citizens OF the shop city marched to
the Auditorium. The Union Veteran
drum corps of Lincoln also furnished
music The Wesleyan male quartet OF
University Place sang several num-
bers.
Ex-Governor c. H. Aldrich presid-
ed and was introduced by J. Reid
Green, chairman. ]. L. Kennedy was
the first speaker and was greeted by
hearty round of applause when he
stepped to the front of the platform,
Mr.. Kennedy outlined strong and
vigorous policy along the lines OF
American principles on the part Of
Mr.. Hughes and his hearty support
Of Mr.. Hughes if elected.
Aliens Speech.
Henry ]. Allen, before coming to
the Auditorium, spoke before the
Journalism club of the university
along newspaper lines to good
crowd At the Auditorium he took
up the Adamson law and the Mexican
situation, condeinning the attitude OF
the democratic administration in both.
Mr., Kennedy arrived in Lincoln at
$40 this morning. He was met at the
Burlington station by ]. Reid Green,
chairman of the Lancaster county re-
| publican committee; Walton G. Rob-
erts, and Rev. T. w. Jeffrey, pastor OF
St. Paurs Methodist church, who con-
Quoted him to the Nebraska Wesleyan
university at University Place, where
he addressed the students at the morn,
ing chapel exercises. He was intro
duced by Chancellor c. A. Fulmer
who referred to Mr.. Kennedy as a
man in public life who was concerned
about the great moral problems con
fronting mankind.
Talk at University Place.
Mr.. Kennedy did not speak on par.
tisan questions. A large number Of
University Place citizens turned Out
to hear him. l
Mr.. Kennedy also visited the Cush.
man Motor Works during the fore
noon, where he inspected the plant in
operation. Here he met Everett B
Sawyer and L. M. Ward, who showed
him through the place. From here he
went to the Burlington round house
west of Lincoln and addressed a noon.
day meeting of the employees there
j He was introduced by Chief Clerl
| O. J. Perkins, who referred to him a:
one Of the distinguished men of thu
day.
Here Mr.. Kennedy also met Johi
Hauschildt, one of the older employs
who has been with the company sine
1872. The meeting was held in thu
carpenter shops and was attended b,
several hundred workmen. ]. A
Woods, general foreman of the round
house, showed Mr.. Kennedy the cour
tesy in introducing him to a numbe
of the employees. Mr.. Kennedy
speech was more patriotic than par
tisan. He stated that he had no tim
for the idle rich, nor those who di'
not contribute to society with thei
heads or their hands, and he declares
for a government that would stan'
for America first, last and only, an
for equal and exact-iustice to all.