St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-06-27

anu SleduIdSII6SS, the nigh SoG pdtIietr
ism you always exhibited. l remember
| how, after
- SWEEPING DOWN WITH SHERMAN
| FROM Chattanooga to the sea, and up
again through the Carolinas and Viz
glnla, you, with those. gal
liant armies that had entered the gates
| of the South by Louisville and VickS-
| burg, marched in the great review up
! the grand avenue of our national eapl-
tai. | remember that proud scene OF
which we were part that day; the
glad rejoicing as our faces
were turned homeward, the ap-
| plause which greeted us as the
banner of our regiment was now and
then recognized by some home friends
| who had gathered to see us. The whole
| sickness, of death, of victory, crowned
| thus by the triumphant reassertion of
| national authority. and by the muster
out and our return to those homes that
| we loved, made again secure against all
| the perilS which had threatened them.
feel that this campaign, upon which i
| am entering, and which will undoubt-
| eddy
CAUSE CAREFUL SCRUTINY,
! perhaps unkind and even malicious as
Saults, all that relates to my not con-
spicuous but loyal service with you in
| the army, | may confidently leave with
my honor in the hands of the surviving
members of the Seventeen Indiana,
whatever their political faults may be.
| [Cries of that is true, and ''Yes, yes."l
May ask you now. for l am too deeply
| moved by this visit to speak as [ would
desire, that each one will enter this door
that will always open with a hearty
welcome to you, and let me take
| you by the hand.'' Cheering.l
| After the veterans left the crowd pa
| tiently waited the coming of the Cali
| fOrnia delegation. 1t did not appear
! until 10 o'clock, but the crowd was there
when it came. 1t was headed by COM
mittee of Indianians who presented the
| visitors to the general and Mrs. Har-
| riSon. The hour was late, the visit was
necessarily brief and Gen. Harrison
| merely exchanged greetings with the
visitors. Chairman Estee was presented
| to the crowd, and excused himself from
making a speech. During the call of
the Californians Creed Raymond, the
chairman of the delegation, presented
Gen. Harrison handsomely engraved
| gold medal.
When the California delegation left
| the general came out, as the great crowd
| showed no sign of dispensing, and said:
Fellow Citizens, Ladies and Gentle
men: am very deeply impressed and
| gratitied with this magnificent DEM
OnstratiOn of your respect. No
man can be so deeply hOnOred
by any convention, or by any decora-
ton which any of the authorities of
| government can bestOw as by the re-
spect and consideration of those who
| live near him. My heart is touched by
this demonstration which my fellow
III ha,, Of II
| respect for me. | do not, however, ac-
cept this manifestation of interest as
WHOLLY DUE TO MYSELF
The great bulk of those who are as
sembled here tonight manifest rather
their interest in those political prin-
ciples, which | have been called by the
representatives in national convention
of the Republican party to represent in
this campaign. But l will not discuss
any of those high issues tonight, because
| am glad to know among those who are
gathered here, and among those who
have paid me the compliments of their
presence in my home there are many
citizens of Indianapolis who differ with
me politically. | would not, therefore,
if it were otherwise proper. mar this Oc
caSion by the discussion of any political
topic. am glad to have an oppOr-
tunity to return my sincere and heart
felt thanks to the Indiana delegation,
and to that
BAND OF DEVOTED FRIENDS
who gathered about them and assisted
them in their work at Chicago. When
| / saw in the newspaper press of the
East and of the West the encomums
! that were passed by the correspondents
upon the department and character
! of the representatives of Indiana at
Chicago, | was greatly pleased. When
| | heard of their atfectiOnate devotion,
of their discreet and wise presentation
| of the claims of Indiana, | was
still further gratified. And if the
result of that convention had been as it
well might have been, if individuals had
been considered in the contest that was
there waged, resulting in the selection
other than myself, l should
have felt that the devoted interest, the
wise and faithful presentation by the
! Indiana delegation of the Indiana Situa-
ton was such that the failure to yield
to their argument would still have
LEFT ME CROWNED
with the highest crown that can be
placed upon mortal brOw-the affection
and confidence and discreet support of
my friends from Indiana-I am
glad that the dispatches said of
| GllcuI u uIy SdIU. l1dG lllty
conducted their canvass with that
gentle and respectful regard to the in
| tereStS of others who were named for
this high place, and that they came home
| without those regrets which must have
followed if this victory had been won at
the expense of any of those noble names
that were presented for the suffrage of
the convention. l do not feel at
all that in selecting the candidate
who was chosen. regard was had
simply to their individual qualifications
for the duties of this high office. l feel
| sure that II the convention had felt free
to regard these things only, some other
of those distinguished men,
| OLD-TIME LEADERS
of the Republican party, Blaine, or
Sherman, or Allison, or some of the
others named would have been chosen
in preference to myself. l feel that the
situation in Indiana and its re-
lation to the campaign that was
impending rather than the per-
sonal equipment or qualifications of
the candidate that was chosen, that
turned the choice of the convention in
our direction. We are here tonight to
thank those members of the convention
who have done US the honor to pay our
capital visit tonight, not only for this
visit, but for the support and interest
which they took in
THE INDIANA CANDIDACY
in the convention at Chicago. l thank
you again for gathering here tonight.
am sure that in this demonstration
you give evidence that the interest in
this campaign will not flag until the
election has determined the
result of the contest. And I
feel sure, too, my fellow citizens.
that we joined contest of great princi-
| pies, and that the armies which are to
fight out this great contest before the
American people will encamp upon the