Show TINY RUBBER ELEPHANTS RAINED UPON UPON CHILDREN CHILDREN Only One a o of Many as Features o of Novel Republican Campaign Opening in Chicago CHICAGO Sept IS 18 Republicans of or Chicago have taken note of ot the unique methods of or Bill Devery and at Sans Soud park went the Gotham bo boss several eral better at his own o game As A a starter tin un Immense bomb was fired Into the air and when It burst a a. Hock flock of or tiny rubber elephants came fluttering down upon i people or lc two-thirds two of ot them children It was the opening demonstration of or the Hyde Park Republican campaign Tickets had been Issued to children women omen and men Before Detore the affair ended late In the evening evening- it Is estimated that people had been within the gates gate Congressman James It It H. Mann made an nn address R of or welcome to the crowd In the afternoon No other oratory was waR attempted for Cor the afternoon afternoon afternoon after after- noon had been set aside exclusively for children and the wives of or the voters In the evening there was waa nn an enthusiastic rally and political addresses were ma made e b by Senator Jona Jonathan han P p. p Dolliver cr of or Iowa Frank O. O Lowden Congressman Albert J J. J Hopkins Congressman James R. R Mann Iann E. E C. C LIndley George W W. Miller Mil Mu her ler Jacob Itinger Hinger and Edwin i K Walker 1 I ILeather Leather pur purses ef each cach containing containing- ten new pennies were given gl to children chil chil- dren They were disposed of or within an hour after the gates were opened cd Twenty five hundred presents were given to the women The They were of or all nil descriptions from a i building lot to a a. bottle of oC pickles It was waa impossible lo to distribute the thc presents on the grounds and arrangements were made to deliver deIhr deliver de de- liver them at the residences of or the recipients It was wa a royal feast day y for the children Free ice cream lemonade and cookies were served in the park wigwam which formerly formerly- sheltered the exhibition exhibition tion Indians in a n pavilion over the Central fountain and In the shed once devoted devoted devoted de de- de- de voted to a n shooting S' S gallery ty baby racks and red hot stands These three spots were storm centers all afternoon Children went against the counters in flying flying- wedges and made rushes that rivaled rl the scrimmages es of or a a football gridiron Eighty Eight men worked harder hander than the they ever did before in their lives lI all afternoon handing out the good things s They served 1100 gallons of oC lemonade GOO OO gallons of Ice cream and cookies |