August 8

La Salle, IL

Omaha World-Herald (Sunday Edition), Omaha, NE, 9 August, 1896.

"Ladies and gentlemen, I believe this is one of the strong democratic counties of the state. (Great applause.) Will you go back on your record this fall? (Loud cheering and cries of "no.") I want to say to you that I do not believe that we have ever adopted in this country a more thoroughly democratic platform than that which was adopted at Chicago by the democratic convention. It sets forth the policies of the democratic party and I believe these principles will commend themselves to the people. (Loud applause.)

Gentlemen, if you will in this county give the electoral ticket as large a vote as I know you will give your candidate for governor, John P. Altgeld (loud applause and cheering), we shall be satisfied." (Great cheering.)