The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-08-14
PREPARING FOR THE ORATORY.
The Arrangements that the Committees Are
Making for Political Speaking.


The reports received at the Republican com
mittee headquarters show that throughout the
State the party is organizing for a vigorous
campaign and that there is an enthus iastic de-
termination to achieve victory. Secretary
Kitchener, who is kept busy reading the letters
which give these encouraging reports, when
asked about the political outlook, in the exub-
erance of his happiness declares that there will
be a glorious Republican victory and
there is countenance of about as much joy
BUSINESS all through the committee rooms as is
in keeping with proper spirit of industry. De
mands for speakers are coming in from all over
the State thick aud fast. The campaign, how
ever, by agreement between the two parties,
will not be actively opened until the Both
inst, when there viii be a generally rally
throughout the State. Among the appoint
ments for speakers which have already
been made for that day are
the following: Senator Harrison and
Judge Gardiner, at Madison; Hon. w. w.
Curry, at Terre Haute Senator Jesse J. Spann,
at the Orange county Republican convention,
at Paoli; Col r. S. Robertson at Portland in
the afternoon and Decatur at night: Col. S. p.
Oyler at Greenfield; Hon. Charles L. Holstein,
at Tipton; Hon. r. S. Kennedy, at Logansport;
Hon. E. H Bundy, at Columbia City; e. s. Hol-
liday at Rosedale; D. NJ Bradbury, at North
Vernon; Hon A. G. Harris, at Vandalia; Hon.
VIM. NJ. Hoggatt, at Winslow IN the afternoon
and Princeton at night and Hon.
John M. Butler, at Terre Haute. Speak
ers will be sent to nearly every town
in the State on that day, and as soon as the APP
pointments can be made a full list will be pub
lished
Hon W. W. Curry will arrive home from
Washington thelast Of this month, and will fill
the following appointments for speeches.: Sat
urday, Aug. 80, sTerre Haute; Monday, Sept 1,
New Albany; Tuesday, Sept 2, Columbus;
Wednesday, Sept g. Franklin; Thursday, Sept
4, Lafayette; Friday, Sept. 5, Delphi; Saturday,
Sept 6, Monticello; Monday, Sept. s, Rensselaer,;
Tuesday, Sept 8, Hammond; Wednesday, Sept
10, Winamac; Thursday, Sept IL, Logansport;
Friday, Sept II. Anderson, and Saturday, Sept.
13, Richmond
Senator Harrison will speak in this city on
Saturday. August o.
Hon. Charles Il. Holstein will address the Re
publican congressional convention of the Third
district at Jeffersonville, on the 18th inst
There is general demand over the State for
Governor Porter. He will probably make his
FIRST speech at Evansville on the Both inst, and
it is his intention to FL twenty or thirty APP
pointments during the campaign.
The Fountain county Republican convention,
which will be held at Veedersburg on next Sat
urday, will be addressed by Hon. Peter S. Ken
u6uy, OI OTdWlOFuSNl1l6E NlAJOI sSd1k1uS ILLUS
that he cannot be present.
The appointments of Hon. Eugene Bundy, the
candidate for Lieutenant governor, are as fol-
lows: August 20, at Anderson; August rs,
Marion; August q, Kokomo; August Is, Peru;
August 49, Wabash; August 30, Columbia City;
September l, Fort Wayne; September 2, Hunt
ington; September 3, Bluffton; September 4,
Hartford City; September 5, Union City; Sep
TENDER 6, Winchester.
Col Henry S. Watt, Of Pennsylvania. will
Ja1s -, ia
LIST of September.
William j. Purham, of Seymour who was a
Hancock and English elector in 1880, is support
ing Blaine and Logan, and will canvass the
State for the Republican ticket He is one OF
the most intelligent mechanics in the State, and
is good speaker.
Oliver T. Morton, the son of the late Senator
Morton, will speak on August Is, at Noblesville;
August 49, Peru; August 20, Lafayette; August
81, Crawfordsville; August u, Rockville, and
August %, Terre Haute.
A letter has been received from Eugene Hale,
stating that he will come to Indianapolis and de-
liver several speeches after the Maine election,
in September.
Senator Logan, Senator Harrison and Hon.
Stanton J. Peelle to village of two hundred in
habitants in one of the northern counties.
Hon John f. Dezendorf, the s'Straight out
Republican leader, of Virginia. and John S.
Wise, the Readiuster, viii begin speaking in In
diana early in September.
The Democratic State central committee re-
ports that invitations to speak in this State have
been accepted by Col. w. N. Villas, Senator
George Vest Senator Bayard, Gov Hoadly,
Speaker Carlisle, Gen. Slocum, Gen. Franz ST.
gle, Gen. James G. Black, Carl Schurz, George
William Curtis, Samuel J. Randall, Joseph
Pulitzer, Allen G. Thurman, Gen Durbin Ward,
Gen Morgan, Gen John NJ. Palmer, Don Piatt,
William Dorsheimer, s. S. Cox, Lyman Trnm-
bull, Allen o. Myers. Gen. A. v. Rice, Gov.
Mueller. Proctor Knott and Gov. Crittenden.
No appointments have yet been made, however.
and the speaking will not begin generally until
the Both inst.