Jasper County Democrat, Volume 11, Number 33, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 26 September 1908 — "JUST A BIG CROWD THERE.” [ARTICLE]

"JUST A BIG CROWD THERE.”

A large number of Jasper county people attended the rally at Geo. Ade’s farm near Brook Wednesday. Abowt 100 tickets were sold here to those who went via rail, and scores more drove over or went via anto. The garage auto carried over 20 people, making six round trips. Everybody says there was a big crowd, those going by way of Mt. Ayr generally reporting It larger than the others, but have very, little to say of Taft or of the speaking. The size of the crowd is variously estimated all the way from 5.000 to 20,000. W. H. Blodgett of the Indianapolis News, who was on the grpund and has an exceptional opportunity to Judge correctly the size of such gatherings, says. “Seats had been arranged for SVO-00 people, and at no time were all these seats filled, but the crowd was scattered over the grounds. A safe, conservative estimate is that between 8,000 and 9,000 people attended the entertainment that ■will have a novel place in the political history of Indiana.” Excursions were run from all directions and of course there was a big crowd in attendance, excursions being run from Logansport, Lafayette and other points. Charlie Landis of Delphi spoke at Brook at night, but he no doubt failed to touch on guaranty of bank deposits. Charlie, you know, was very enthusiastic over this proposition when Mr. Bryan first sprung it, and either introduced a bill in congress, or talked of doing so, to have congress adapt the plan. Since Taft and the other big guns have frowned on this measure “Cholly” has had to keep quiet about it.