The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-11-07
AN UPROARIOUS POPULACE.
The RiotOus Hilarity in the City Yester-
day and Last Night.
Thirty Thousand People Yelling for Blaine
and Cleyeland-Will English Attempts
to Turn the RaScals Out.

The wild enthusiasm and hilarity of Wednesday
and the previous night in this city was renewed
early yesterday. During the whole Of the day
the streets about the journal Office corner were
thronged with boisterous crowd, forming
solid blockade Passing vehicles and the street
cars on the Pennsylvania street lines could work
their way through the dense mass of men by the
aid of the police only with great difficulty, and
it was economy of time to walk three four
squares to get around the crowd rather than at
tempt to weave a way through it. On Washington
and South Meridian streets smaller crowds were
congregated, and groups were gathered promis
cuousy in the central part of the city. There
were no less than Ia, 900 people standing idly
about the streets waiting to learn the latest cleo
tion news, and yelling like wild men, upon the
least PROPAGATION or encouragement
CALLING UPON MR. HENDRICKS
kilograms were received from New York at
the Democratic committee headquarters during
the morning, stating that Cleveland's plurality
was $780, and the spread of this news set the
Democrats wild with enthusiasm. Several
hundred were soon marching about the streets
wearing toy ROSTERS their hats and vigor
ously blowing tin horns The boisteIous and dis
orderly column headed by Beissenherz's
band started to the residence of Mr.. Hendricks,
and a thousand more fell into line on the way.
When the wildly yelling crowd marched up to
the house Mr. Hendricks stepped to the door,
and he was Immediately seized by a dozen or
more bowling men, and the hoped-to-be Vice
president was rather severely jostled by the ia
miliar demonstrations offered him. His plug
hat was knocked off, and young man in the
crowd put his own hat, four sizes too small and
of low crown, upon the head of the Democratic
statesman Another demonstrative youth threw
his arms about Mr. Hendricks and affectionatelv
embraced him, After the racket had been sub
dued somewhat Mr.. Hendricks addressed the
crowd as follows:
''Gentlemen, am taken by surprise by this
large collection of my felow-citizens. l appre
ciate how we'll you have done and the honest
sentiments which animate you. l have no sat
isfactory information, but have no doubt that
the ticket which was nominated in Chicago, July
g. has been elected. But this is a matter of such
grave Importance that would like to know very
conclusively before make any remarks This
has been the most extraordinary contest have
ever been connected with. There has been the
most profound sentiment and anxiety among the
people and for thirteen weeks have been part
of the interested mass of my felow-citzens. l
have done everything to promote this result If
you appreciate it, | thank you. | suppose that
by evening we shall have very full information
and then | shall be very glad to join you in some
expressions of qualification. Until that time
think l will say goodbye to you"
viii E. English, the leader of the crowd who
was eorgeously decorated with red feathers. was
called out for a speech, and in response he ad
vised his followers to wait few hours for the
final returns of the victory which now seem
to have achieved before we celebrate" and he
then alluded to the election of the Democratic
county ticket, adding that he himself had some
cause for self -congratulation over the result in
this county.
TURNING THE RAscALs OUT.
From the residence of Mr.. Hendricks the
crowd, headed by English, carrying black
banner, marched to the courthouse and
through the building. From the court
house they proceeded to the postofiice,
yelling Turn the rascals out" and attempted to
march through the building from the south en-
trance, and even to 20 into the mailing room.
They were met in the corridors by party OF the
Republican enthusiasts and were forced out
English was thrown out Of the building by a
colored man, and his black banner was torn into
shreds. An imitation rooster, which was cap
tured in the conflict was draped in the remnants
of the black flag and was carried at the head of
a procession of the triumphant Republicans.
English and his party retired from the scene
making threats, and during the afternoon it was
reported that they were gathering reinforce
ments at Sam DENNIS saloon, with the intention.
of returning to make a new attack, but there
was no further trouble.
During the afternoon a crowd of several hun
bred Democrats marched up and down Washing
ton and Meridian streets, armed with tin horns,
and gorgeously decorated, yelling for Cleveland,
while the Republicans psraded the streets carry
ing dead rooster, swinging from pole, and
wearing pictures of Blaine and Logan in their
hats The yelling and racket was incessant.
THE RIoToUs SCENES LAST NIGHT.
The din and turmoil of last night was all that
uoisily-hilarious populace could make it.
There we're fully thirty thousand people ON the
streets blowing tin horns and yelling continu
ously The clamor and racket was tumuftuous
and distraeting The wild scenes about the