The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1924-10-23
Gibbs Make Plans for Reg
,,lar Old-Fashioned Torch
Light Procession
HOLD MEETING IN
LIBERTY THEATRE
Expected That DR.. Soule Of
South Dakota Will be
Principal Speaker

The big event in the present po-
Ht;c.l campaign so far as local re-
,rhl;cans are concerned is scheduled
az next Tuesday evening, October
% Committees of the Kennewick
Mems and Women's Republican clubs
,re busy with details of what they
belieye will be the biggest political
demonstration ever held in Kenne-
wick during any campaign.
The old torch-light procession so
much in vogue in years gone by is
to be revived as prelude to big
rslly to be held in the Liberty thea
tire. The parade which will start at
7:SO will be Eliminated with the mod
ern red flares while the marchers
viii carry the oid-fashioned torch
lights and banners. Word has been
received from White Bluffs repub-
licans that they will be here with
their band to head the parade. March,
ing delegations are also expected
from Hanford, Richland, Benton City,
Finley and Hover.
Assurances have been received
from republican state headquarters
that they are sending a speaker of
national reputation to deliver the
principal address Of the evening.
While it is not definitely known, it
is thought the speaker will be DR..
Soule, Of South Dakota. DR.. Soule
vas for years prominent democratic
leader in Iowa and later in South
Dakota but he is now actively cam
paigning for the, republican national
ticket.
With the rally here as a starting
point the local Republican club has
planned to carry the campaign into
the smaller communities of this end
Of the county. Wednesday evening
rallies will be held in Hanford and
White Bluffs, Thursday evening in
Benton City and Friday evening in
Finley. If possible state speaker
VII be secured for these meetings.
Never in the II years I have
hved in Kennewick have the republi-
cans taken such keen and active in
tsrest in politics as they are to-
day,' said H. w. Desgranges, chair
man OF the membership committee
o. the Mems Republican club. 1--WE
nave been more than gratified from
tne results of our circular letter ask
ing the voters to enroll as members
IN our club. We have been gratified
not only with the numbers who have
oeen enrolled but with the personnel.
many who have been reported as sup
porters Of LaFollette, and some who
lew weeks ago were actually look
ing with favor upon the third party
movement, have declared their 10y
aHy to the old party.
There is no question but that the
Lsfoilette campaign is losing
strength every day, not only locally
uut throughout the nation. I rea-
that IN some of our precincts,
- oiiette still has strong following
= we must remember that in these
me precincts the socialist party
vas strong before it lost its identity.
-S'nce that time the farmer-labor
party or any party or movement
.nlcn savors of socialism has been
selong in these precincts. These
sVclaiists are sincere and what's more
y are consistent. They know So
s.Ailsm when they see it and they
,1pport 1t at every opportunity. They
o~ the present so-called progress
se party for what it really is, a
follette-Socialist party. There is
~ more reason for the LaFollette
.soers to hope, or the republicans
- Iear that this community or this
- .ry Is going to return a plurality
~ Lafollette than, that it gave a
r.uIaiiy to the nonpartisan league
a,. Tue 1armer-labor party at former
sc'ons. There is one sure thing ev-
~ republican in this community is
~0"ig TO vote on November a."
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