The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-10-11
TALK OF THE CANVASS.
Mr., Blaine's Route in Indiana Given to the
Public-NOtes and Personal Mention.

arrive in South Bend, after leaving Michigan,
Saturday evening, the 18th, where ne will re
main until Monday morning at 10 o'clock, when
he will leave for Fort Wayne making brief stops
route at Elkhart, Goshen Ligonier, Kendallville
and Auburn, arriving at Fort Wayne in the af
ternoon at 2:3O o'clock. He will leave Fort
Wayne on Tuesday morning at $50
o'clock, and will arrive at Indian
apolis at 23O in the afternoon stop
ping EN- route at Huntington, Wabash, Peru,
Kokomo, Upton and Noblesville He will come
in via the Wabash road and will be escorted
from the crossing at East Washington street to
Military Park, where he will probably make a
short speech while other speakers will also adj
dress the gathering In the evening there will
be grand street demonstration, in honor of the
| distinguished gentleman, and he will review the
parade of the Republican clubs. He will re-
main in Indianapolis until Wednesday morning
at $3.50 O'clock when he will leave for Evansville
over the Indianapolis & Vineennes road. Brief
stops will be made at Martinsvile, Spencer
Worthington Vincennes and Princeton
He will arrive in Evansville at 4:30
o'clock in the afternoon, and will remain
over night, leaving Thursday morning at $50
! o'clock for Lafayette, which will be reached at
| $3.50 o'clock, and en- route stops will be made at
| Sullivan, Terre Haute, Brazil, Greencaste and
| Charlottesville. Mr.. Blaine will remain over
night at Lafayette and from there will pass out
Of the State into Illinois, the first objective point
being Danville.
| The committee on arrangements and the va1i-
Gus subcommittee will meet in the United
| States Court room this evening, at O'clock to
| begin making preparations for Mr.. Blaines re
| ception in this city. The demonstration will sur
pass anything of the kind eyer held in the city,
and great crowd is expected V. I. Malott re-
ports that all the railroads will give rates at one
cent per mile each way, good coming on the 10Th
and 2lst, and good returning on the 2lst and
22nd.
CALL FOR COMMITTEE MEETINGS.
The following committees appointed to make
arrangements for receiving Mr.. Blaine, re-
quested to meet this afternoon, at o'clock, in
the United States Court room. a full attend
ance is requested.
eworks-George w. Sloan, chairman; Lea Full
mer and j. w. LoepeF.
Transportaton-L. A. Fulmer, chairman; J. H. For
est and G. S. Roney.
Musc-Theodore Pfafiin chairman; A. J. Joyce
Sidney Reade j. c. Krug and f. +. knodel.
Stand-G. II. Shower, chairmani NJ. NJ. Reynolds
and Peter Reuter-.
Martens, William Frank w. c. Naien, r. W. Cath
cart w. F. Rupp, j. A. Tiff, Fred Thoms, H. f.
Finance. A. Closer chairman: Branard Rori-
SON d. b. Shideler, Jot Elliott Henry Coburn, {. ).
Denny, l.. Holweg, T. f. Chandler and E. H. Dean.
Features of Procession-J. r. Perry, chairmani w.
Wagner
S. Foster, J. A. Prtchard and J. r. Pearson.
Reception of Visiting Organizations-C. H. o Brien,
chairman George w. Spahr, Henry Elstrod. j. R.
Forbes, Q. H. Lanier, George Lowe and George W.
Wishard.
The Morton Club, which has a membership of
over 200, will meet Mr.. Blaine en- route to In
dianapolis a special train which they have
decided to charter.
All members of the Tippecanoe Club are requested
to meet this afternoon at clock at the mayor OF
fee to make all necessary arrangements for partci-
patng in the reception of the Hon James &. Blaine.
W. j. H. ROBINSON Marshal.
THE MORTON CLUBS MEETING.
There will be grand mass meeting of young
men to night at the Park Theater under the
auspices of the Morton club. Oliver T. Morton
and John L. Griffiths will speak Music will be
furnished by the Morton Glee Club, assisted by
a full military band The Morton Club will
meet at Z P, NJ at Pfafflin's Hall and attend the
meeting in a body. The following gentlemen
will act as ushers at the Park TheateE Edward
F. Cost, H. H. Hadley. James NJ feathers,
Robt Coyle, George S. Burgess and Wallace
feathers j. X. Sharp jr, will act as stage
HON. FRED DoUGLAss's ARRIVAL
Fred Douglass, the distinguished colored man,
Unexpectedly arrived in the city yesterday morn
ing, having come here from Cincinnati to enter
the canvass in Indiana. Although there had
been no previous announcement of his coming,
he was recognized by many while passing on the
streets, and the news of his presence in the city
soon became known to the colored people, He
regards the outlook for the Republicans in both
Ohio and West Virginia as favorable, but says
that there is a close and hard contest, and that
there are some uncertainties. Mr.. Douglass
will pamain in Indiana until tha election a
will speak to night at Charlottesville, and prob
ably at Lafayette on next Monday night
A FAIR AGREEMENT
The chairmen of the Republican and Demo
cratic State central committees have entered
into the following agreement in relation to the
appointment of judges and clerks of the cleo
ton:
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind, Oct L. 1884.
It hereby requested and directed that in all cleo
ton precincts where the inspector is Democrat, he
shall appoint judge and clerk to be selected by the
Republicans of such precincts and when the inspector
is Republican, he shall appoint Judge and clerk, to
be selected by the Democrats OF the precinct
EB. HENDERSON,
Chairman Democratic State Central Committee.
JNo. c. New,
Chairman Republican State Central Committee.
NOTES AND PERSONAL MENTION.
Senator Culom, of Illinois, will speak in this
city next Monday night.
Hon Robert S. Taylor of Fort Wayne and
Chas. A Dryer will speak at Bridgeport,
Wednesday evening, Oct 10.
Hon Stanton J. Peelle and Senator S. NJ Gull
lom, of Illinois, will speak at No. 10 engine
house. Madison avenue on Monday evening"
Oct Is, at 1880.
Hon Fred Douglass, of Washington, D, c.,
and Dr. Levi Ritter will speak at the base ball
grounds on Seventh and Tennessee streets, ON
Friday evening, Oct. H. at 7;3O,
Hon. Stanton J. Peelle and John B. Elan ad-
dressed large gathering at the corner of Home
and Columbia avenues last night. The speeches
were listened to with close attention, and the
meeting was in every way highly satisfactory
There will be mass meeting at the corner of
Pine and Elm streets tonight at which addresses
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