The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-10-22
THE AFTERMATH.
Notes and Incidents of the Day-Mr. Blaine's
Opinion of the Demonstration.

All Eastern lnQlhud was mere
The night appeared to be filled with music
"B-l-a-i-n-e, Blainel Calkinsl Calkins! Call1insl
Ah-ha"
The press of the State and country was we'll
represented.
The rain dampened things, but it did not
check the enthusiasm.
There were too many prominent men in the
city yesterday to name them
Among the plug-hat boys, of Springfield, O.,
was G. c. Berlew, of the Springfield Globe.
Between 10 and IL o'clock last night thirty ex
cursion trains were sent out of the Union Depot
The Street Railway Company abandoned
Washington street to the procession last night
Mr.. Blaines carriage came near being over,
turned at Military Park by the great press OF
the people.
Among the noticeably artisticaly decorated
business houses was that of John Weilacher on
Pennsylvania street.
The "treacherous Germans ras they are called
by the Cincinnati Enquirer and Chicago Times
were with us yesterday
The Ohio boys felt very comfortable last night
1t will be many days before the vermillion with
which they adorned this metropolis will disap-
pear.
The Ohio boys in the procession last night had
taking representation of the free trade ship
Frank Hurd" on fire and sinking in British
waters.
The Evening News got out a third edition last
night at half past o'clock. 1t contained the
arrival of Mr.. Blaine and his speech at Mill
tary Park
The Richmond Glee Club serenaded this Office
last night with a number of new campaign
songs, among them Swinging on the White
House Gate"
In accordance with an order from General
Carnahan, Captain Kercheyal's command took
charge of the stands at Military Park during
the afternoon.
The Journal desires to acknowledge its In
debtedness to all the visiting clubs bands and
organizations which paid their respects to it
during yesterday.
The.Tippccanoe Club was in the procession
yesterday in full force The ''old boys" were
full of enthusiasm. 1t did everyone good to see
the glorious old men of 1886 and 1910.
The Richmond Glee Club, one hundred mem.
bers. sang number of campaign songs several
of them exceedingly taking travesties of popular
opera airs in the Office of the Denison House.
last evening, and were greeted with wild
HooSier welcome
The Blaine campaign song, elsewhere printed,
which was written by a gentleman connected
with the Journal, was sung by the glee club at
the Military Park meeting, yesterday afternoon,
and Mr.. Blaine bowed his Acknowledgements for
| the compliment shown him.
The delay in the arrival of Mr. Blaines train
interfered with the arrangements for the speak
ing at Military Park Much regret was felt at
the failure to hear Mckinley Butterworth
| Tenney and others, but it was impossible to at
tempt any speaking last night
The Richmond Glee Club serenaded the Hon.
J. Milton Turner az the Denison last evening"
rendering some of the choicest selections of cam
paign music and were entertained and adj
dressed in very happy manner by Mr.. Turner
and friends, This organizations composed of
colored mon, is doing great deal of good work
for the party.
The When band, of this city, received numer-
GUS compliments from visiting clubs, because of
their music, military precision of movement and
a uniform that in elegance and styleis not ex-
eeled in the United States. When they played
Marching Thro' Georgia." in front of the Deni-
son House, last evening" the Ohio boys fairly
rent the heavens with applause.
Mr.. Blaine came down town, last night, in ac-
cordance with previous arrangements to review
the procession but he had scarcely started in on
this task before the rain came, and the process
sion practically disbanded Mr.. Blaine compli
mented the companies on their good sense in
seeking shelter, instead of keeping on with
display under such unfavorable circumstances.
Mr.. Walker Blaine sat by an operator at a
private table at the Western Union Office last
night and by his side pile of manuscript.
1t was composed of messages which he was
sending for his father, and himself as well, to
his mother at Augusta, Me-, where there is
operator in the Blaine home The most minute
inquiries were made regarding the health of va
rious members of the family, and a conversation
was carried on at considerable length over the
wires e. 90 ,..f t,...
Mr.. Blaine came down town according to
agreement to review the procession, but the
sudden and heavy rainfall, accompanied by wild
gusts of wind, had the effect of summarily scat
+ terng it about o'clock, at which time it
ready to open ranks For an hour later the
streets were crowded with men, women and
children, hundreds of them without umbrellas,
or other protectors, wadng their way through
the mud and water. A belated company occa-
sionally marched by with bedrzzled uniforms,
but with enthusiasm unimpaired 1t not
until near midnight that the streets were even
partially cleared of people.
How many people are there herel' inquired
Journal reporter of gentleman who has had some
experience in guessing at crowds, as they stood
surveying the countless faces at Military Park
yesterday afternoon. There are about eighteen
acres in this park, was the reply, 'and at least
fourteen acres here are .densely packed. 1t is
just question of how many people you can put
on an acre of ground and then multiply by
fourteen. / think there are forty thousand
people here" 1t must be borne in mind that few
who took part in the great day procession went
to the park at all, and that the streets were
nearly as densely packed while the speaking was
in progress at the park MS they were at any time
during the day. In all probability this city will
never see such throng of people again
Mr. FRENzEL's STRICTLY NoN-PARTIsAN" ORDER
The strictly non-partisan metropolitan police
were guilty of piece of petty meanness last
night, that had not been expected even of John
p. Frenze the real head of the force In JUS
tice to Chief Lange and his men, it must be
stated that they were not in sympathy with the
order, and looked upon it themselves as a small
piece of business, and enforced the order only
because they were compelled to. Mr. Fren
re! ordered Superintendent Lange to stop all
burning of fireworks, and the elaborate display
asranged for was interfered with Two or
three of the floats disregarded police orders en-
tirely, and illuminated the line of march with
red and blue lights and Roman candles, while
several citizens greatly independent and
burned their powder accordingly. 1t was the
evident Intention of the doughty Mr. Frenzel to
interfere with the display to great an extent
as possible and that he failed in his purpose was
no fault of his own.
SOME OPINIONS OF THE PARADE.