The Indianapolis leader. (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1879-1890, 1880-09-18
EVANSVILLE DEPARTMENT.
Our Poll ical Babble-CelebratfOn
Grand Lodge, etc., etc.

Our Political Babble-CelebratiOns
Grand Lodge, etc., etc.
The news from Maine chilled the blood o.
every Republican. The Republicans in this
District, but more directly in this County
are making poor fight. The "Demys" go'
the bulge on them and they are keeping it
The Democrats are keeping the District and
city hot with meetings, but the Republicans
having confidence in the glorious principles
of their party and are trusting to those prirci.
piles alone to win. Well, they and their
principles will both be left, if more work is
not put in the campaign. There is toe
much ''monkeying." The colored men in
this city are getting weak on the local Re-
publican party. The Republicans in many in.
stances are ignoring them as e6ectually as if
the colored men were not with their party.
Mr.. Jno. d. Miller and few others are
nervy enough to speak their sentiments
For an illustration of complete ignore take
this: The Republican Club have decided to
organize into companies. They don't ex-
actly know what they want, they are so rat
tied A required number of white men
were found to make up Company A, and
the colored men were told TO organize. They
organized two companies in one day and
claimed the letters B and G. This was OBJ
jected to by the party, and colored troops
were told to step back until we have organ
ized all the white companies, and they were
organized and the colored troops letters
claimed while the colored troops are called
companies E and F. There is something
crooked about this.
at A parade of the Republicans last Sat-
urday night not a colored man was found in
the ranks. 1t is too true the whites of the
party are ashamed of their colored allies
The colored nj an is going to do some dam
age in this campaign. He does not expect
to vote the Democratic ticket by any means,
but--"we shall see what we see."
THE CELEBRATION.
The citizens and the congregation of Lib
erty Baptist Chuch propose to celebrate the
22d of September with parade and picnic
at Salt Wells Senator Bruce has been in
vited and will positively be present on this
day. Edwin F. Horn, Esq, will read the
Proclamation, and Rev. Mcfarland gives
the welcome address. We are certain that
it will be made a success. 1t Is also very
probable that Indiana's favorite colored son,
Hon. j. Sidney Hinton, will be here also to
address his fellow citizens. We trust that
it may be the fact.
The twenty-fourth annual session of the
Worshipful Independent Masons of Indiana,
is in progress at this writing. The order
with brains and ability will compare very
forcibly with any body of similar or other
kinds. Many prominent discussions of prin-
ciples and practices of this venerable orderare
heard. The following officers are present:
c. Z. Bailey, G. NJ, Indianapolis; II. A.
Rogan, ID. G. NJ, Indianapolis; ID. Rouse.
G. s. NJ, Evansville; Daniels, g. j. NJ, Terre
Haute; Benz. Thornton, G. Treas. Indiana
polls; Z. p. s. Whitesall, 6. Sec'ry., Fort
Wayne; w. Jackson, G.. L., Vincennes;
Rev. NJ. Shaw, 6 c., Rockport; W. Nj.
Russell, G. NJ, Indianapolis. The installa-
tion services will be given at Turner Hall.
Thursday night. The order parades Thurs
day afternoon.
Messrs Hinton, Thorton Russell, and
Floyd are in attendance at Grand Lodge OF
Masons.
indianapolis generally catches the rustics.
Your correspondent went there, saw and
was conquered, and could not be induced to
leave until he had become financial wreck.
The Grand Masters council was opened
in this city, Wednesday night, by Messrs.
Kellar, Thompson, and another gentleman
| Whese name has slipped me. The gentle
men are from New Albany. The council
opens with 15 members. P. Cooper, G.. NJ
w. N. Curry, d. g. NJ, r. T. White, G.
| Sec'ry, and Robt. Bable, G. 7.
The delegates to the District Grand Lodge
of Odd Follows have returned and are en-
thusiastic in their praises Of the citizens OF
your lovely city, for the treatment they re.
ceived. The Bagby brthers have immortal.
| lied their memory. Evansville received
three offices, though Curry says she was
met by solid North. The
officers from Evansville are c. G
Horn, G. Secty, and William Curry, Direc
tor both of Pride, of Hope. William Fl
Beecher, Y. G. of Vanderburg Lodge.
THE LEADERS, INFLUENCE.
Alonzo c. Horn returned Monday.
Mr.. Z. NJ. Anderson in the absence O.
| Elder Lankford, very creditably filed the
pulpit at A. NJ. E. Church last Sunday
Mr.. Andersen has the ability and would dc
very much t,ood in the ministry. He had {
fair congregation. His sermons are meaty
with thought.
Edwin F. Horn, ESQ.,, in a column artic
a-raigntd the Democratic paper, Th
Courier, for bounding the colored man ant
trying to incite riot between the races
The Journal in which it was published CAV
column comment Ithas eternally silence
the Columbian Courier-which ha
been discharging innumerable pellets.
You are making things move. We are
tow-line. We fought the evils of excursion
and Immediately the Methodist Conferenc
by resolutions sat down firmly on this ques
ton. We proposed candidate for nomins
tion before County Convention. One wa
in nomination though defeated. We stuc
the school men for huddling so many grade
in one room. This is reformed; for chang