The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1888-08-02
INDIANA VETERANS
soJ Hundreds Of Others Still
Flock to indianapolis
IN MEET GENERAL HARRISON
,,,. ,,.nupiirnu standard Bearer De-
,,,o,,. Another Splendid Speech.
rhc Enthusiasm of the Crowd.
\ Notable Occasion.

r.or,y,poLls, August l.-seventeen
.'lo,J. oi Republicans came from Nor
,, and Brown counties to-day to see
s.n s,' Harrison. There were probably
.r.lya hundred visitors. They brought
With them three brass bands.
Tho delegation included clubs from
v,,,n.yilIc, Morgantown, Mooresville
onJ paragon. They marched in the hot
nato University Park and gave Gen.
u,,,isop an enthusiastic reception on
II, Li,,noearance. The General had dis
,,,lrj his heavy Prince Albert and wore
aipht sack coat without vest.
Gror,e 4. Adams, Of Martinsville,was
,be spokesman for the visitors, and in
ii. address dwelt upon the veterans
irom Uarrison's regiment. In closing
ii. y' rrnarks he asked the privilege for
the I ojJ veterans OF shaking hands, but
og, ,' oj consideration for General Harri-
s01 ST, Mr.. Adams suggested that the
yownr,,r men refrain from handshaking.
General Harrison responded as fol-
lows:
Mn ADAMS AND NY MORGAN AND
Rows CouNrY FRIENDS: In previous
rompaiyns | have not put you to the
trunblp TO come to sec me. My habit
ba, been to 20 to you, and it has been
nv Measure often to discuss before you
m. issues that were involved in our
camnaipns, The limitations which are
mon me now prevent me from following
the old habit, and put you who desire to
sy, me, to the trouble OF coming here.
Me- associations with the county OF
Morgan have been very close. Among
rs cI,jzcus are some OF my most devoted
personal and political friends. There
are also in your county large number
Of nv comrades, to whom | am bound
by the very close ties that must always
unite those WHO marched under the
same rrgimcntaI banner,
Your county furnished two Compan.
les OF the SEVENTEEN lndiana-brave,
true men, commanded by intelligent and
capable officers, and having in the ranks
Of both companies men rs capable OF
command as any who wore shoulder
straps in the regiment. These men to-
gcthcr with their comrades OF the
Thiry.thiri and OF other regiments
That were recruited in your county, went
into the service from very high motives.
They heard the call OF their country
sayingr'iir that iOvcth iathcr, or moth
er, or wife, or child, or houses or lands,
more than me is not worthy OF me, and
they were found worthy by this supreme
test.
II you will pardon me, | will not
further follow the line OF remarks sug-
gcstrd by the kind words you have adj
dressed 10 me through your representa-
tive. Inoticc the limitation which your
spokesman has put upon you, but beg
to assure him and you that ! am not so
worn that have not strength to greet
any Of YOU who may desire TO greet me.
Great applause,
The young men us well as the vet
erns accepted the invitation OF General
Harrison and all shook hands.
The Geucral hNs become an adept in
the art OF hand.shaking. Standing u
little higher than the crowd, he extends
both handssimultancously to the passing
column and thus averages over sixty
shakes per minute.
Tomorrow General Harrison will en-
JOY days rest, as no delegates are ex-
pected 10 arrive until Friday.