The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-05-30

How q Mass-DIeeting Was Entertained at Tom.
Iinson Hall.
About two housandpeopls attended the mass
meeting Of the intercollegiate Clubs and dele
gates at Tomlinson Hall last night, and they
made mp a very cultivated audience. The meet
ing was presided over by Walter Thomas Mills,
the secretary and general organizer of the
College Prohibitionists. After calling the meet
ing to order he announced the selection of the
following permanent officers for the ensuing
year, as agreed upon by the committee on
Offices:
President-Herrick johnson, D. D., L. L. D.. Chi.
cago.
Vice-president-Dr. Julius H. Seelye, Amherst.
Secretary and General Orgauizer-Hon. Walter
Thomas Mills. Wooster, o.
-Treasurer-J. II. Shaw, Illinois.
The report Of the committee was adopted,
after which Mr.. Mills announced that the audi
ence would be entertained for half an hour by
fve-minute reports from college boys as he
termed them The first speaker was w. W.
Alexander. of Wesleyan University. Middletown.
Conn. He spoke OF the growing sentiment 10
favor of radical temperance legislation in his
State, which he thought was largely due to the
work of the college students, and denounced
both the old parties for what he believed they
had not done. The convention, he thought,
should consider no man for President but Gen.
Fisk. John Hipp. a beardless youth from Dem
YER, Col, followed him.. Mr.. Hipp is chairman
OF the central committee of that State. II Fisk
was nominated, he thought. Colorado would
give him 10. 900 votes. He felt encouraged by
the outlook, and intended to 60 home and make
application for q postofice.
Mr.. Mayer, of Oberlin College, spoke very
briefly. He thought prohibition conld only be
brought about by education. and he believed it
was o hopeful sign to sec the college students
becoming interested
After several other speeches of this character.
Mr.. Mills called attention to the fact that the
organization needed money and needed it badly.
De said it was his purpose to put q large num-
Der Of young men in the field during the
campaign, and to placea young man with the
national committee TO do clerical work. The
association was already in debt $500. and not
less than 81. 600 would meet the demands at this
time. He asked each man In the audience 70
give s.. and requested all those who would Go so
to stand up. Only eighteen rose, but o good
many subscribed smaller amounts.
Following the collection Prof John NJ Clin,
Of Wisconsin. delivered the annual address. He
IL . very forcible. and at times eloquent
speaker, but what he had to say was not out of
the usual line Of Prohibition exhortations. He
felt that the Prohibition sentiment was growing
because such q meeting as this could not have
been held four years ago. he was glad to see
the young men organizing. The Republican
party recognized the wisdom OF getting the
young men into line. and had organized leagues
all over the country from the Atlantic TO
the Pacific. The ultimate aim of the Prohibit
tionists was to make a nation founded on the
institutions or God. In securing prohibition
they expected to bring about . better state of
feeling between the North and South. The
Republican North. he thought. was more re-
sponsible for the animosity that existed between
the two sections than the Democratic South
IL was nothing more than treason for q man
that waves the bloody shirt now. The only REM
edy for the bad feeling that
was to break up both the old
political parties. and that was what the Prohi-
bitiouists intended 20 do. The waving of the
bloody shirt by the ForAkerss had no influence
on the young men OF the Nation. ana 1t was TO
tionsl strife. In conclusion the speaker said he
believed there WAS - much reason to complain