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Show oo POLITICAL FIGURES ON FAIR AUDIENCES DENIED IIAMMNK. Minn-. Sept 11. Nealy tho same number of persons heard Governor Cox., Democratic presidential nominee, and Senator Harding, Republican Repub-lican candidate, make sddresxes ;.J the Minnesota state fair here this week,1 according to figures ghen out today by F. W. Murphy, president of the slate fair board. According to news dispatches f rom New York, George White, chairman of the Democratic national committee, was quoted as saying that more than twice as many persons attended the fair on Monday when Governor Cox talked than paid admission to hear Senator Hauling on Wednesday "On Monday 3 -1 , G -t G persons were admitted to the grandstand and oh acihera to hear Governor Cox and 2,4j;i heard Senator Harding talk at the same place on Wednesday " said Mr. Murphy. The total attendance on Monday at the fairgrounds was 179 011, Including 188,086 paid admissions, according to the official figures from tho treasurer's treasur-er's office (in Wednesday when Senate: Sena-te: Harding attended, the figures were 78.204, including 66,L'75 paid admissions. |