The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-09-09
POLITICAL SMALL TALK.
How the News from Maine Was Received by
Republicans Campaign Gossip.

Hon Ferd Winter viii speak at SOrffh and
Meridian streets on Wednesday evening.
Milton M Turner, of St. Louis, the eelored
ex-minister to Liberia, will speak at Madison, on
Monday, Sept %.
J. NJ Townsend the colored Republican can
didate for representative of Wayne county, will
speak at Vernon on Sept %.
Gen. Lew Wallace, of Crawfordyille. was a
visitor at committee headquarters yesterday.
He will speak tonight at South Bend.
Hon. Stanton J. PeeIie speaks at Lists school
house, Perry township, Thursday evening
Sept %, and on the evening following at Acton
Hon. Thad S Rollins viii speak at the corner
of Elizabeth and Locke streets. on Friday even
ing Sept l2, together with Mr.. Sweeney and
Mr.. Wilson.
The Morton Club will meet at Pfafflinls Hall
this evening, at 7:30 o'clock. AS several ques-
tions of business importance will come up full
attendance is desired.
Major Calkins, who has been stopping at the
Denison during the last two days, resting, starts
out again to-day. He is in good health, and is
no longer tronb.ed from his lungs.
Fred Compton, of Evansville, a son of Dr.
Cnmpton the president of the State Board of
Health, has become one of the clerical force at
the Republican committee headquarters
The times for previously announced meetings
of Allison Sweeny and John Wilson have been
changed and as corrected standS-at Eighth and
Locke Streets Friday evening, Sept IL; at Sixth
and Howard streets Thursday evening" Sept IL.
General John M. Thayer, Ex-Governor Of Ne
braska, will speak at Valparaiso ON Sept %;
Knox Sept. %; Plymouth, Sept "a; Warsaw,
Sept Q; Columbia City, Sept 26; Wabash,
Sept, q; Marion, Sept 20; Anderson, Sept 80;
Nashville, Oct. 4; Gonnersvllle Oct 2; Brook
vile, Oct. 3; Lawrencebtfg, Oct 4
Governor St John, the Prohibition candidate
for President, will make four speeches in Indiana
next month at Indianapolis Fort Wayne, Sulll
van, and Marion, His speech in this city will
probably be ON the evening of Oct 2, at En-
sglishs Operalhouse, and an effort will be made.
to get him tos speak also at Westfeld and Rich
mond
The meeting of colored Republicans in the
Twenty fifth ward, last night addressed by ALI
son Sweeney and John Wilson, the Republican
candidate for representative, was largely at
tended and was enthusiastic The Fourteenth
ward club of Plumed knights of Columbia at
tended the meeting in a body. The speeches
Were good and were we'll received.
Gen Paul Vandervoort of Nebraska, the ex-
commander-in-chiefo of the Grand Army of the
Republic, will begin canvass of Indiana this
month, opening at Newport on the 18th and
speaking at Rockville, Sept. 16; Sullivan, Sept
IL Bloomfield, Sept. 49, Bedford, Sept. 10;
burg Sept. %; New Albany, Sept ~
Arrangements have been perfected BY the
Democrats for the appearance in Indiana of
Hon Carl Schurz He win make his first speech
in the State at the Park Hheater in this city
next Monday evening, under the auspices of the
Independent Club He will speak at Fort
Wayne on Tuesday evening and will also prob
ably speak at Terre Haute and Evansville.
Yesterday afternoon a dozen or more gentle
men standing in a. cool and shady place were dis
cussing the features of the Saturday night
demonstration The Vandafia boys contingent
was warmly praised Then the name Of Riley
McKeen came up, and if thatigenial old gentle
man could have heard the good things that were
said about him he would want to move right
over here and take up his abode among as.
The Democratic State central committee is
having a tough time distributing Dye Rowland
q Co.'S mighty exponent of free trade, the
Freeman, and they are constantly coming back
dorsement, by DR. "A, j. Laubach, of Fort
Wayne: Return the Freeman to Louis How
land. am Pennsylvania Dutchman, and do
my own thinking" Evidently tine Doctor is too
old bird for the caIlow little Freeman.
Have you heard from Manner asked the over
joyed Republicans about the newspaper offices
and hotels last night. 4Everywhere they were
jubilant and in high feather, and their spirit
ual thermometers continued to rise as
the evening passed ana the later
news continued to swell the probable
Republican majority wa1ile that Of the Demo !
Gratis sank correspondingly About the Journal
Office number of prominent gentleman lin I
gered until qrite late and thelelephone bell kept
up jingle that was broken only when the 4
ear trump was taken off to permit
received from Noblesville, Greencastle, 4
.Shelbyville and several other outside points by
this source, and numerous kilograms were re- 4
ceived asking for information. TO say thar the 4
presses the satisfaction of Republicans. who 4
seemed to think that the result IN Maine would
add to the zeal of the members of the party.
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