Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1888-07-24
THE HOLSTERS.
Indiana Harrison and Morton Men Or
ganize With Enthusiasm.

ganize With Enthusiasm.
Pursuant to call a number of Indianians
met at Republican Headquarters on Fourth
support the Republican nominees for Pres
ident and Vice President The attendance
represented La Porte, Hendricks, Orange,
Fountain, Morgan, Delaware, Posey, Car.
eral OF the counties named had two or
three representatives present
J. w. Wilson was called to the char,
and j. A. Woodson TO act as Secretary
A statement was made by the Secretary of
the circumstances leading up TO the call for
the meeting.
One OF the speakers upon the question of
formation said there was evidently need
of a club Of Indianians to give Democratic
orators information, since so eminent and
experienced an orator as Judge n. Greene
Curtis at the Democratic meeting SATURDAY.
had declared that he had not heard of
Harrison's military career; he had never
heard of his leading in fight or COM
handing on the battlefield. 1t might be
necessary for the Hoos;er Club 10 break The
cloud of ignorance in which Judge Curtis
coniesses he is enveioped. Another Dem
via bOHNNCls nco illCIC IMAM
Judge Curtis. While the latter was deter
mining the increase of punishment for
the Police Court offenders, the former,
with one arm parallzed and helpless
at his side, with the other hand,
sword armed, flashed through the mists
and battle smoke of Lookout Mountain.
a terror to rebel hosts-that Democrat, after
the bloody battle of Peach Tree Creek, rode
down the lines to find Colonel Harrison, of
Indiana, whose splendid fighting had
turned the tide of battle, and when he
found him Fighting Joe Hooker" ex-
claimed: Harrison, by -, I'll make you
Brigadier General fer this fight" And it
was done That was but one point of many
upon which the club might be able to
illuminate the intelligence of Judge Curtis,
and similar Democratic orators, concerning
the military career of Ben. Harrison, of
Indiana, who under Hooker in the Atlanta
campaign, and while commanding a bri-
grade under that splendid soldier, General
Thomas. in the bloody battles before Nash
vile, received the praise of those great
leaders for his gallantry and fighting quail
ties
The meeting then resolved to form
Itself into Hoosier" Harrison aud
Morton Club. On motion of Mr.. Bruse,
the basis of formal on was as fol-
lows: Officers-A President, Vice Presi-
dent and Secretary, the Vice Preside Mt
to be ex-officio Treasurer the mem
bership to include all persons in Central
and Nothern California who were born in
lndiana, or who became citizens of the
Pocket State prior to attaining their
majority; an Executive Committee of
hive members to act for the club in Its re-
cess its laws are TO be its orders and reso-
lutlons. The election was then entered
upon and resulted as follows: President,
J. w. Wilson, of Delaware Vice Presi-
dent and Treasurer, Jud. c. Brusie, of La
Porte; Secretary, ]. A. Woodson, of La Porte
On motion of E. K Alsip, of Morgan, the
selection of the Executive Committee was
postponed one week. At this point the
Harrison and Morton Glee Club, some
twenty-five strong entered the room. and
the Hoosiers rose at the call of the Presi-
dent and gave the young men three gen.
uine Hoosier cheers. The Glee Club re-
sponded with three rousing cheers and a
tiger for the Hoosiers.
n. a. Mccoy, of Posey, stated that he
knew of several Indianiaus who would
unite with the club if they were informed
OF Its existence. S. j. Jackson of Orange.
suggested that canvass be made to dis.
cover the residence of former citizens of
Indiana now in Sacramento The sugges-
ton was adopted and all the members were
named as eanvassing committee. A. R.
Matlock, of Hendricks, gave the club in
terestlng information concerning the regi-
ment General Harrison commanded and
the whereabouts of some of the officers
now in this State.
J. 0. Coleman, from the Executive Com
mittee of the Sacramento County Republi-
can Club, made spirited and graceful ad-
dress of congratulation to the Hoosier Club,
aud pointed out how useful and pleasant
such an organization would be. He stated
that the auxiliary clubs were all enthusi-
astic; the Veterans of 40 have now 46
members, the Glee Club nearly go mem
befs, the Hat" Club very large number,
and the County Club, or central body, over
800 members.
On motion of E. K. Alsip, the club re-
solved to invite Captain j. T. Matlock
(Hendricks county,, of Red Bluff, to be
the orator OF the evening on the occasion
of a mass meeting to be held under the
auspices of the Hoosier Club, in about two
weeks. Captain Metlock served with Gen
eral Harrison in the battles of Resaca, Peach
Tree creek, Atlanta and the campaigns
OF two years, until the Captain was
wounded SO severely as to necessitate
his retirement. He was companion and
close friend of General Harrison before,
during and after the war, and knows him
" through and through" On motion of s.
}. jackson, it was resolved TO hold the
meeting for completion of organization on
Tuesday evening next, at the Republican
headquarters. The club then adjourned
with three rousing cheers for Harrison an
Morton. During the evening the In dianians
exchanged notes of recollec tions of the old
Hoosier State, and made many pleasant
discoveries of oid-time neighborshio and
mutual recollections of historical events of
local importance in the Hoosier State
Lists for signatures of Indianians. &C
cording to the membership requirements of
the club, as stated above, will be found at
Republican Headquarters after O'Clock
this afternoon, and "Hoosiers" favorable TO
the election of Harrison and Morton are
requested to sign the roll. The club prom
ises 10 be prominent feature in the cam
paign, as representing the State from which