Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1926-10-28
THOSE RALLIES

I department But they were not
drawn to this place because of the
E Republican rally in the opera house,
: Notwithstanding no expense had
been spared to try to work up en-
. thusiasm, and drum up big crowd.
! I"Pumey" Newman, Congressman
, Moore's chief henchman of the coun-
, ty, who has a responsible position in
Washington, d. c., had been releas-
, ed long enough from his exacting
duties to come here to assist i'm
, working up the big rally. The NAL
, conta band was out and gave a con-
!, cert in front of the opera house. and
/ then paraded to Malta and back and
again played until the time set for
the speech, and then went inside the
opera house, but the crowd wouldn't
gather. 1t wasn't because the peo-
pie had anything against the band
they would have been pleased to
have heard it, but they felt that in
gathering about il, they would be
under obligation to go inside and
hear the speeches, since the band
was being paid good round sum to
play, by thei Republican committee.
So they staid away.
for the beginning of the speeches,
by actual count, 35 persons were in
the hall. Some few came in later,
and others left. Such crowd at a
moving picture here, would have
been called losing show. l. T.
Gray presided. Gray figured that
he should have the job, since he
thought the people would be inter
eated in seeing their real live rep
resentative in action. He acted sort
of peeved, thinking perhaps that his
speech with the vociferous ap-
plause that he thought it would
bring forth, should be broadcast
| He repeated the climax of his
speech twice, and each time waited
for applause, but every hand was
paralyzed. He looked embarrassed
and We thought he was going to
give his sign of distress again
the one he used so dramatically at
Columbus-"Mr.S Speaker, where am
IL"
The first speaker introduced was
Judge Rollin R. Zurmehly His
most telling remark was that ne was
not judge, and he told the truth.
He is not judge of the bench, nor
a judge of the great service Cover
nor Donahey has rendered. He made
apology for Myers Cooper being
from Cincinnati Sensing the lack
of interest of the crowd, he an
nounced that he had two speeches,
and he would deliver the short one.
He perhaps reasoned that with the
longer one the audience would all
be Pcne before he finished it, so he
would make his escape early and
leave C. Ellis Moore in charge of
the obsequies. We wonder what
Moore really thought when he faced
those present. While he has spoken
here quite often, never had he under
any circumstances faced so small a
crowd here. Mr.. Moore is a splendid
speaker,-has the gift of the hot air
sort of political oratory, but the peo-
pie are interested in hearing real
political issues discussed; not the
sort of petty stuff that was attempt
ed by both speakers. Our people
here know what Vic Donahey has
done for them; they know that dur
ing all of his public life, his every
act has been above reproach; that
he has made good and is the best
friend Southeastern Ohio ever had
in the governors chair. Moore's
audience was even smaller when he
finished than when he began. The
editor of the Herald remained while
Zurmehly was speaking, but couldn't
stand more" preferring to be out in
the open fellowshipping with that
good staunch Democrat Hughie
Donahue. When Moore had con-
cluded, about all those left in his
audience were the candidates, and
they were a peeyed looking bunch.
and they had right to be, since it
was from their big campaign assess
ment that the expenses of the frost
were met, and figuring it out-tak-
ing the various items of expense in
to consideration, it averaged per-
haps about $500 per, for every per-
son in the audience.
Following the speech and after
those in charge got their second
wind, they began to look about to
see what was wrong. 1t was insinu-
ated that the anti-Moore bunch
might have had something to do
with killing the meeting. Judge
Lyme, leader of the aforesaid, left
town on the early morning train,
and George Lowell was severely GEN.
sured for conducting a Red Arrow
sale, at the time of the speeches,
which drew an immense crowd.
However we will say for Lowell that
le had advertised this sale, so he
,ays, before the date had been set
or the speeches. and he did perfect
y right in not disappointing the
people by putting it off, and besides
le was giving the people some real
money saving BARGAINS, worth many
lines more than a dozen such
peeches.
We tried to get an interview with
Boss Newman in order to get his
eason for the failure of the effort,
,ut failed to do so. We also wanted
% ask him what was the object OF
he Republicans in making an hon.
st-to-goodness loyal Democrat
member of the Republican central
committee. If the latter matter is
l6t satisfactorily settled up, they
ire liable to have a damage suit on
heir hands. While Democrats are
Ilways a good natured bunch, still
here may be a limit to what this
Democrat will stand.
The crowd at the meeting Wednes-
lay afternoon when T. s. Senator
simeon D. Fess spoke, was no larger.
'ess made a real statesmaniike
peech.
Mr.. A. D. King, Civil war soldier
# this place. has been suffering
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