The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-11-04
GEN. L0GANNS INDIANA TOUR.
Large Audiences at Franklin, COlum-
bus, North Vernon, and Other Points.
Sea Welcome Their Brave Old COmrade
and Leader-Incidents Of the Day.
Special to the lndianapeIis journal.

concluded what now passes into history as the
most remarkable political canvass this country
has ever known, to-day at Mitchell and this day
will be a memorable one to many thousands of
Indianians The special train conveying Gen
eral and Mrs. Logan and party left Indianapolis
at o'clock this morning 1t was gloomy and
forbidding day, the air humid with frequent
aashes of rain to make the moisture more palp-
ably uncomfortable. In addition to the imme-
date members of the Generals travelling party
the train carried Hon. John NJ. Butler, Hon.
Thos H. Nelson, Hon. A. c. Harris, Judge W
r. Gardner, Mayor Grubbs, Hon. Chas. L. Hol
stein, General Thomas Bennett, Captain c. W.
Freddy, Major O. M Wilson, and Bruce Carr
A committee of five, consisting of VIM. Dunlap,
Thomas Wood. DR.. Jeffries, DR., OFT, and Colonel
S, p Oyler, representing the Republicans of
johnson county, were also on the train.
AS the train went through Southport the plat
form at the depot was seen to be lined with peo-
ple and rousing cheers greeted General Logan
as, standing on the rear platform, he bowed his
acknowledgements to the enthusiastic citizens.
A beautiful blue banner and a battered battle
flag waved the War Eagle Godspeed as the train
went onward
lage appeared to have come to the station, and a
perfect fusilaae Of cheers greeted the General
as he was recognized by the crowd. similar
demonstration took place at Whiteland.
The FIRST stop was made at Franklin, ana that
beautiful little city gavesa grand welcome to the
vice presidential candidate. Franklin had on
her holiday attire, and flags and -streamers float
ed in the breeze. 4, beautifully +decorated plat
form had iheen erected, a few yards from where
the train was stopped, and, as the General
stepped upon it, lat least TO- 00Opersons bid him
welcome in q succession of rousing cheers He
was introduced by Col. s. P. Oyler. 'It
appears to me-" said the General
that if so many people can be
brought together on dismal, rainy morning
like this it must have a meaning 1t must mean
that something is going to happen" lCheers,
laughter, and cries of SIT means Jim and Jack
will be elected Tomorrow The General then
rapidly reviewed the history of the past twenty
four years, ably contrasting it with the thirty
seven preceding wears of Democratic rule, and
asked the people if they really wanted the
change that has been so pathetically insisted
upon by Governor Hendricks. The question
was answered by,a volley of noes He said these
things were we'll to. think upon, though he did
not now talk for the purpose of changing any
ones opinion; that the time for discussion had
passed, and the election was at hand Hon. a.
c. Harris was left at Franklin to deliver set
speech on the issues of theday
AS the General returned to the train his car
was surrounded by at least Thousand people,
among whom were nearly "a hundred school girls.
Mrs. Logan was much pleased with their bright,
intelligent faces, and coming up behind
the General who was being monopolized
by "a number of bronzed veterans,
said: ''Shake hands with the girls, John" where
upon the misses one after another, received a
cordial shake. AS the train moved On the air
rung with shouts, and thousands of handker-
chiefs waved the departing guest good-by. A
one-armed veteran heldTp his stump and cheered
Justify. 81 would like to give that comrade
shake, said Logan but the train was already
under Roadway.
At this point the Columbus committee Of re
ception, consisting of Colonel S. Stansifer Major
William T. Strickland, 1. 4. Brown, ]. B. SAT
ford, j. A McGregor, G. W. Eakle, j. W. Clark,
H. Griffith, A. Tebo, w. t. Hagar and j. d.
Phillips, boarded the train and were presented
A brief stop was made at Edinburg, where a
large crowd was gathered at the depot eagerly
intent on seeing the vice-presidential candidate
1t was an enthusiastic gathering of $500 people,
and when General Logan appeared on the rear
platform of the CIR the cheering was something
astonishing. Here the General made a brief
speech touching upon the tariff and the financial
features of the campaign concluding with
10 tcfaf
liant standard bearer of Republicanism, James
G. Blaine.
No stop was made at Taylorsville, but a large
crowd was gathered at the station and the Gen
eral stood with uncovered head and received the
cheers of the throng.
AS the train slowed upat Columbus, Battery
E, Columbus Light Artillery, Numbered the vice
presidential salute nineteen guns An immense
concourse Of people was gathered here to vel
come the great volunteer soldier, and it was soon
evident that a large proportion of the 1900
whose cheers made the echoes ring were old sol
diers and comrades of the to whom they
were giving such royal welcome. The stand,
tastefully decorated, was some distance from the
track where the car was stopped, and as General
Logan went through the throng one hand after
another seized his in friendly grasp. II was with
you at Vicksburg" II was in the old Fifteenth
do you remember the 22d Of July?'
and similar greetings showed the veterans
were there Here the General made
a speech perhaps twenty minutes in length, re-
viewing the protective policy of the Republican
party and severely commenting upon Mr.. Hen
dricks's cry Of 'sTurn the rascals out, and "We
want change" The audience was largely com
posed of farmers, and his sound and homey
illustrations of the benefits Of protection, not
only to the manufacturing class of our popula-
ton but to the farming element, went home and
met with ready approval The great audience
listened with almost breathless attention, and at
the close of the speech the applause was simply
tremendous Colonel Stansifer's introduction of
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