The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-11-09
THE DEMONSTRATION LAST NIGHT
About Twenty Thousand People Down Town
little Trouble and Few Arrests.

1t was their night to howl and they howlod
The streets were thronged again last night with
another uproarous populace something like
twenty thousand strong, and the racket of the
three previous nights was repeated with
more Of multitudinous spontanety and volume
Washington, Pennsylvania Meridian and
Illinois streets were crowded until almost i'm
passable, and the discordant din Of several thou
sand vigorously engineered tin horns, united
with the continuous yells for Cleveland and
Blaine, made the night one of distractng up
roar 1t was Cleveland's night but there was
great deal of irrepressible enthus-
asm for Blaine, and an equally liberal
store of lung-power was wasted on both.
Although the demonstrations were by the Dem
ocrats there were several thousand Republicans
in the crowds. They congregated in largest
numbers on Pennsylvania street. while the DEM
ocrats with the conceded freedom of the city,
claimed the whole terrestrial sphere as their own,
but ventured on Pennsylvania street only for
dress parade The struggling remnants of two,
or three Democratic campaign clubs, with few
| torchllghts, gathered around the Circle and the
hon. sim Coy, the reputed chairman of
the Democratic county central committee
mounted fiery steed, hired especially for the
occasion, selected himself as the leader for the
night, and took up position at the head of the
disordered column. Under the surroundings of
a deafening racket, seated aloft on his fiery
steed, the Honorable Sim made "a few brief re-
marks Three months ago" he said, you ap
pointed me your chairman and have stood with
you" This affecting sentiment was Justify
cheered by the only man who heard it.
Rising to the climax of an eloquent
oratorical fight, the Honorable Sim uttered
the impressive words: I'VE have got Marion
county, and don't you forget it," which he
mad
statement Of a possible fact. His concluding
words were impressively chivalric Refining his
aforesaid frey steed, the Honorable Sim called
out, IF you want to march, and if you want
leader follow me, and probably nothing more
picturesque was ever seen upon the streets of
Indianapolis than the Honorable Sim as he rode
at the head of the Democratic procession, bow
ing his indiscreetly uncovered head TO the cheer
ing multitude
The procession, which was only in the nature
OF punctuation point in the demonstrations of
the night paraded the streets until nearly 10
o'clock. The crowd outnumbered the multitu-
dinous gatherings on any of the previous even
ings, and the clamOr and racket was incessant
until nearly II o'clock. The entire police force
were on duty in the throng and did effective
work in preventing trouble between the bowling
enthusiasts of the two parties, There were
several men knocked down during the evening
aud few fights but there was no serious dis
turbance
William Hart and James Steele two negroes,
were arrested by Patrolman Meek on the charge
of carrying concealed weapons and melting riot.
Henry Slauther threatened an assault and was
arrested on the charge of carrying concealed
weapons. A Democrat struck a negro at the
corner corr Of Washnetf33 and Pennsylvania streets
sisted arrest ordiy G., sir I'm
a Kentuckian O." az don't allow any mig
ger to insult me" h9 claimed, and after getting
him out Of the throng, he was released from
custody He was from Kentucky, and was
Democrat, which makes some difference An
unknown man cried "Hurra for Blaine"
on Meridian street, and was prompt
ly knocked down by Democrat.
The man who did the knocking-down was not
negro, and there was no Metropolitan policeman
near. 1t was the Democratic night. The work
of the Metropolitan police was effective, but it
was not faultless. Doubtless they did the best
they could and so much may be said to their
credit.