The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1922-10-27
Overflow
at
C.O.P.Rally
Red Flares and Brass Bands
Proclaim Spirit Of Repub.
leans at Lincoln in
Support of Ticket.
Reception for Women
BY r. &. POWELL.
staff tDsi ssloBds nj The Omaha Bes,

Lincoln. Oct. 2g,--iHpecial T.le
Rram)--Tbres thousand, hall Of them
women, listened 10 Il. B, Howell, can.
didate for United States senator.
Charles H. Randall candidate for gov.
crnor. and Mrs. Mary Hight. at n
monsiroua republican rally held at the
city auditorium. ~ least 500 were
unable 10 find standing room in the
building
An oid.fashIonod torchligbf parade
PRECEDED the meeting. The American
Legion band. national. state aud eoun.
~ candidates. tho q 4. X FIFE and
d,ufa corpe, the DE Molay baud. Uni
ecrslly and high school bands and
many cars filed with on:husiaatlc sup.
rGr;ors - the republican cause were
In tho parade. Thougands of torch
liebts lighted the way
Banners In Parade.
some Of the banners carried read
thug
"l.cpublicln candidates are reform
crs-wc have no prophets, clairyoy.
ants, witches nor rninmakers"
Efficiency. economy. sanity"
Liquor issue In not dead
We stand Tor adequate state instl
tutions good roads"
"Rend Randall's rccord,"
"R. B. Howell. United States sena
tor
Smpes Chappell OF Lincoln intro.
duced the speakers. Seated on the
platform with he speakers were
county candidates and several Of the
state cand dates. including Dan Swan,
son. candidate for land commissioner:
George Marsh. candidate for state
auditor; Fred Johnson, candidate for
lieutenant governor; G. d. Robinson,
candidate for state treasurer.
Reception for Women.
Duripg the afternoon n big recep.
ton was held In the governors man
Mrs. Samuel X. McKelvie was the
hostess. Mrs. II. Il. Howell and Mrs.
Charles ii. Randall were guests OF
honor.
At noon today. banquet was held
81 the Lincoln hotel by republican
workers Addresses were made by
Judge H. p. Perry and others.
X. Il. Howell, in appearing on the
platform, did 30 against warnings by
friends, who had become alarmed over
II bad cold he had contracted which
forced him to abandon the Havelock
address this afternoon and drive direct
10 Lincoln from Millard and go to bed,
where he remained until time for the
parade. Mr.. Howell was disappointed
IN missing the Havelock meeting and
win sandwich In n meeting on his
schedule sometime next week
Prepare for Fight.
Friends of all candidates from all
parts Of the state were In Lincoln
tonight to shake hands and arrange
for the last week OF the battle. The
republican organization tagging first
by a promise OF easy victory, is now IN
fun swing with war paint on, follow
ing reports Of vast expenditures of
Senator Hitchcock In perfectIng an or
ganlzation both in cities and counties.
On all sides there were grim smiles
on the faces OF republican war horses
and expressed determination that the
millionaire candidate for United States
senator and the half dry, half wet can
didate for governor couldn't win with
their phalanx OF taXlcabs and hun
dreds Of workers.
At Crete last night, Mr. Howell
spoke to a large crowd, He was intro.
duced by T. W. Russell. his hoarseness
resulting from his cold making 1t Diff
cult for him To deliver addresses to
large crowds at Beaver Crossing and
Milford. J. H. Mccord was in charge
of the Beaver Crossing meeting and
Or ]. II. Muir ofncla,ed at the Milford
meeting