Evening Republican, Volume 18, Number 258, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 31 October 1914 — BIG MEETING AT KNIMAN LAST NIGHT [ARTICLE]

BIG MEETING AT KNIMAN LAST NIGHT

One of the Best and Most Enthusiastic Republican Gatherings of Campaign Was Held. Attorneys Frank Foltz and A. Halleck, Candidate for Representative W. L. Wood, and a large number of the for county office and a number of others went to Kniman Friday night and held a big meeting for the republican cause. It w*as One" Of the most enthusiastic meetings of the campaign and there were more than could crowd ijito the school house and they overflowed to the outside. The chief speeches were made by Messrs. Halleck, Foltz and Wood, who were full of republican spirit and brought much applause from the audience. They declared the Underwood tariff a detriment to the interests of the former and laboring man and urged that the national candidates of the republican party be elected in order that a protective tariff may again be accepted. They told of the extravagance in the management of the affairs of the state and the S, <;ckless expenditures of boss ridden democracy. The meeting lasted until almost 11 o’clock and there was genuine reluctance when it broke up. Tonight a big meeting will be held at MdOoysbuTg. Attorneys Williams and Dunlap are to speak and it is probable that many will go out from town. Monday night the meeting will be held at Fair Oaks and Attorney Leopold is to speak.