Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 40, Number 101, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 28 August 1908 — ADE’S BARBECUE IS TO BE A BIG EVENT [ARTICLE]

ADE’S BARBECUE IS TO BE A BIG EVENT

Newton County Author and Politician to Hold Big Gathering at His Home on Sept. 30.

Probably the writer of the appended article places the number cf cattle to be slaughtered for the big republican rally at George Ade’s home on Sept. 30th at a large number too many, but if Mr. Ade and the enthusiastic former state chairman, Chas. N. Hernley go at the meeting in earnest they will bring a great crowd together at the author’s Brook farm, and it will take a half dozen or more cattle to feed them. Charles S. Hernley, who is ading in the capacity of director general for the farmers’ republican rally, to be held at Brook, ind., on the farm of the humorist, George Ade, announces that the rally is going to be the biggest republiear event Indiana will see this campaign. < “All the big guns are going to be there,” said Mr. Hernley. “The only thing that is bothering Mr. Ade Is the fact that it is going to take forty of his best beef cattle to satisfy the hunger of the crowd.” The rally will take place on Sept. 30th. This date was fixed Wednesday and letters were sent out by Mr. ftemly from the rooms of the republican state committee. Hernly said that the farmers of Indiana and Michigan would be invited to attend. In a leter which Hernly sent to the committee at Brook, he said: “This is to be a barbecue and we must fur-

nish roast beef, potatoes, bread and butter and coffee for all the pepole who go. In addition to being a big republican event we propose to help you make it the biggest farmers’ rally ever held. Capt. Jack Gowdy will be there, dead or alive —also Jim Watson. J. S. Sherman will be invited and we are still urging President Roosevelt to attend this rally. He has, however, said he would make no speeches in the campaign, but we may get him to change his mind. Secretary Wilson of the Agricultural Department says he will surely attend. I have made arrangements with Will H. Hays, chairman of the speakers’ bureau, to bring all of the speakers tbat he haa on his list to this rally. This is to be »n outing for the state committee and I shall expect all of the stenographers and everybody to go with me as my guests.” This, rally was planned by Mr. Ade and Mr. Hernly when the latter visited Ade at his farm last spring. Ade .s enthusiastic in his support of the republican ticket, and proposes to help his guests arouse republican enthusiasm. Mr. Hernly said further in his letter: “Macklin Arbuckle, whom you know played the part of Jim Hackler, the county chairman, in Ade’s great production, has been invited to be present and preside at the meeting.”