The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-09-16
INDEPENDENT DE MOCRATS.
A Very Large Gathering of Them Adj
dressed by the Hon. Carl Schurz.
His Arrangement of Ar. Blaine and Reasons
fer Opposing the Republican Party
in This Campaign.

Theater last night to hear Carl Schurz give the
reasons for his opposition to Mr.. Blaine and the
Republican party was larger than the theater
could accommodate, and many were unable to
get Inside the baildng. There were quite a
number Of ladies on the stage and in the pro
scenium boxes, and few in the auditorium.
The audience contained many Germans, who
were apparently much interested in the utter
ances of their fellow countryman, and to whom
he spoke briefly in their native tongue, at the
conclusion Of his principal address. It had been
extensively advertised that GA this occasioa Mr..
SEIZURE would address the sInaependens Repub-
hcahs, Of the city, but the meeting was essen
italy Democratic in its composition and
demonstration TAe list of vice presidents,
gu e which was not read contained
Me names Of several weliknown gentlemen
who have always been identifod with the Repub
hcan party bat were conspicuously absent from
the stage where the others sat, and one Of them
told tae reporter that several of the names were
used without authority, On the stage were such
prominent Democrats as Hon. Thomas A. Hen
bricks, Hon. D. w. Voorhees,, Franklin Iaandcrs,
E. G. Buskirk, James B. Ryan, Col John Lee,
of Crawfordsville, g. e. johnson, Gabriel
Schmuck, w. 3. Fletcher w. O. Foley and
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didate for State Senate, acted as an impromptu
master of ceremonies, and w. J. Brown, son of
A. n. Brown, assisted On the stage were the
leading independents of the city, including the
representatives of the legal profession, Alfred
Harrison, James e. Hill and John T. Dye, the
latter occupying front seat
Mr. Schurzs appearance before the audience
was .fhe signal for 4eu6 applause and cheers
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his address. preparatory to 1t, MT Luclus p
Swift who in some unknown way had been APP
nninted chairman. announced that the secretarv
aiso prss Nm selasSappoln.eo, WpHla lea9
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$3.50 Nv v $500 $3.50, ai , nf
the city. headed bv PETER I,ieber He also read
the following list of vice presidents, many of
whom were not p'esenf;
Charles T. Reese, John =. burton, John y
Dye, Ueorge ~ Asahs' Ohafles - rersuson'
L0uas n0sslAha' AanOley San'on, Wliilam
na = S Ss1a 2Eo LOO, essOrgg 'noLnsUn
Becker. q. IA. Zseheck. George Potts, Rev. d
A. Bradley, Professor Demarchus, c. Brown,
Hewitt Rowland. William 4. Dive. John Young.
II ~ Reid 4. q McKain Charles Martindale
Ano,,et sM FZIlhY Clenoeps Wopnepnt Rowland
Evans, Cha1ias Il Carrier. names e, Blythe.
G. EadwailaAef, Louis ii. Gibson e. 3. Hodges.
al w Hendricks. p ri IIaesen. Ghas. II Krans
nj. 4. Runnels. Patrick Roche, Freeman Swain.
Rev Oscar McCuaorb Siias M Shenard Alex
Metzger, Theodore Saunders, gohn F.. Mayer
GotfTaed Rocker. Emil Martin Jacob Metzger
Ruaolph Muller Plank RI,annnenhoff Edward
Mneller CHARLES Koalne Herman Tieaer Hu
bert Recker. FTancis Smith. Tobias nj. Murphy
Ignatius Brown j. w. Ogiesby, Henry Bauer.
George A. Aabrecht Vol Schlothauer. William
Aufderheide Philip Dohn, Franz Mummenhof
Mr.. Swift intfodueed the speaker in a care
fullvseommitted speech, highly eulogistic Of the
Germans When shout half fhroueh his mem
DRY failed him and he drew the manuscript from
an inside pocket and carefully read the re-
intend that any Of his speech should he lost to
an anxious and awaiting public
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- pssinlahe ans sileress Ar' eciiufN saae;
teFsehoM-citlEens, Ladies' and Nentlemen-In the
aame of tbe oitize,,s Of German nativity want
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70 nl'l'nA 0ile Y ior uiie hinu WORDS ne mas
spoken about our people, and want to assure
you that if there IS any one thing that we are
e 3 ~ - :
PfVup ~ 4 z saes ~ ets s4tuefA'4p silt4pns'
and there IS any ambition dear TO our heart it
IS to pc counted among the best OF them. lap
piapse.I The business before Us tonight is very
serious business The htghestpoEerof acitizen,
coupled with the highest is his right
to vote In Pafting ms ballot into the box ne is
not only caring for ms private interests. but as
well for the interests OF millions OF people and
the greatest republle o9 earth 4 think it is,
perhaps, the highest CRIME OF which one can be
guily Io sen nls Vsts; me next highest IS to
goIe agalass ms npness eonVletions ana the pext
IS 20 casS ms foDe mishouo thas ln,ormauop 70
gtaes II 1lach 9s eo0la l ans sheolo OBTAIN.
sta9a here 1o1basFI.' hes as 9 DeAocraf, put IS
an ola- Nlpe hepQpllcan peoag % that class
that $1,000 py me eraoie % mat party, and grew
up WITH y, ana may say thaN IN al Its great
acnleyenen n,.s.l naa y n some sense part