The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-09-22
HOLSTERS AND BUCKEYES
They Again Unite in an Enthusiastic
and Hearty Greetingto Gen. Harrison.
Yesterdays Visit of the Randolph County and
Dayton, o., Dslegations-Sevsral Thousand
Persons in Line-Chicsgos Contingent.

OnAo anu lu0iau0 REPRESENTATIVES, VI W
publican party. to the number Of four thousand,
joined in q demonstration in honor Of General
Harrison yesterday. The Ohioans cam in at
1870 A. ". from Dayton. over the c., h. 81 I.
road, making the run In the creditable time OF
three hours and seven minutes, and the Indian
ians, who were mainly from Randolph county,
although Jay county had . considerable dsiega-
ton, came IN an hour later. o. the three nun-
dred who were with the Dayton excursion. ABOUT
sixty were veterans who had voted for Presi-
dent William Henry Harrison in lSao. and
some of them had Deposited their ballots for
Clay in 1882. They were in many respects the
most distineuishedlooking body OF Tippecauoe
veteran 8 that has yet visited the city, most Of
them being hale old fellows, full of vieor and
enthusiasm, and apparently having attained the
prosperity that belongs to we'll
regulated political conduct With them
came the. Sixth Ward Marching
Club Of Dayton, of whose $50 members Ito were
in line, and the Great Western Band. Of Dayton,
led the procession as it marched to the Repub-
licau headquarters ct the New Denison under
the command Of Marshals Apologize and Eckiey.
There were . good many representative men or
Dayton in the ranks. among them Col. j. w.
Lowe and Secretary Edgar, Of the Veteran Club;
DR.. ]. A. Ronspert, Secretary W.. r knsus,
James Appleeate and others, and the procession
was heartily chesred as it moved away from the
depot.
Shortly after its departure the first section OF
an excursion from Randolph county. Indiana. ar
rived over the Bee-line, and immediately follow
ing, two others, one coming over the Bee-line
and the other over the l., B. & W.. and it soon
became apparent that Randolph county and
her ~nsighbors had turned themselves loose
in the effort to DO honor 70 the Republic
an presidential candidate. The three sections.
which included over forty cars, were crowded to
oyeraowing with lively delegations from Win
chester, Union City, Farmland. Huntsville and
other points in Randolph and Jay counties. max
ing up with other participants . crowd of over
1900 people who took part in the parade. A
eondola car attached TO the first train had
mounted on it q cannon manned by the Win
chester Artillery Club. and along the way the
gun was kept warm and the v~ieinsgs notified Of
the trains progress. All three sections were
abundantly decorated with hsga and bunting,
and along the sides OF the cars canvas strips
were fastened with patriotic notices.
The second procession, formed at the depot
under the direction of Marshals j. 3. Ross, A
j. Stakebake and Auditor Cranor, was headed
by the W. Il. Miller Band, OF Winchester. Next
came the Old Mems Tippecanoe Club, Of Ran
followed the Young Mems Republican
Club Of that county, made up CT
those who have recently attained their major
ity, and who propose to cast their first prest
son. Between three and four hundred of them
were in line. After these were the Lincoln
Leseuers Of various towns in the county, and
afte: them stretched q long array OF misceiiane-
Gus delegations. comprising about two thousand
people, reaching the full length Of Illinois
street from the Union Depot to the Bates
House corner, on the way to the psrk. There
were several handsome banners in the process
sion, one of them, painted by DIR. Ballard, OF
Winehester, containing the best picture OF
General .iarrison thus far shown in campaign
decorations here. Two immense streamers
supported at intervals OF about twelve feet on
standards, were carried in the procession. one
OF them, over fifty feet in length, bearing the
inscription Harrison, Morton and Protection
to American Industries and the other one
about I30 feet in length, bearing the legend,
Randolph Comfy VII Give 2, 200 Majority for
Harrison" Other banners bore the inscrip-
tions, "Tippecanoe and Morton Too. the Tip
pecanoe being ingeniously constructed with the
aid OF q partly inverted picture of . dug out"
I'm for Projections; It's Irish, You Know" and
Others of like import. A half dozen bands and
drum corps filled out the street DEMONSTRATION,
which was UNIQUE and effective.
The delegations from the two States met at
University Park, and the crowd tested closely
the capacity of the speakers platform aod the
standing room in front, some Of the veterans
finding it difficult TO get places where they could
see and hear. General Stone. OF Randolph,
read an earnest address to General Harrison,
who stood near the edge of the platform,
and was heartily cheerec before the speaking
began. General Stone offered the congratula-
tipns Of the veterans TO the next President, and
rendered the earnest support Of both the older
and younger members of the Indiana representa-
ton. Mr.. l. e. Huseman, of Randolph, . bright
young fellow with good oratorical ability, fol-
lowed with some stirring remarks, in which he
Endorsed General Stones promises concerning
the younger men, and Col. John g. Lowe. Of
the Dayton veterans, supplemented the first
two addresses with an eloquent and humorous
talk, in which he gave his recollectious OF the
elder Harrison, 'half farmer, half soldier" to
whose hute-like voice he had listened in the
campaign of 1910, and referred to the fact that
General Harrison had won bis education and
Miss Caroline NJ. Scott. now bis estimsblo wife,
when . residents of Ohio. He closed by p~ledging
the support OF the Buckeye State.
The opening addresses, although longer than
usual, were of an animated character, and Gen.
Harrison in replying to them. spoke with much
feeling and ssrnestness. lie said:
ssMy Ohio and Indiana Frisnds-The msgni-
tude and the cordiality of this demonstration il
very gratifying. That these representative of
the State Of my nativity, and these, my neigh
bors 10 this State OF my early adoption, should
unite this morning 10 giving this evidence of
their respect and confidence. is especially pleas
ing. / do remember Ohio, the State OF my
birth and of my boyhood, with affection and
vsneration. I take pride in her great history,
the illustrious men she furnished to lead
our armies and the army OF her brave boys
who bore the knapsack and sthe gun for the
Union. i take pride III her pure and illus
trious statesmen. Ohio was the first OF the North
western States to receive the Western emigra-
ton after the revolutionary war. When that
tide OF patriotism which had borne our C ountry
TO freedom. and had established our Constitu-
ton, threw upon the West many of the patriots
whose fortunes had been MANNED or broken by
their sacrifices in the Evolutionary war. this
pure stream, pouring over the Alleghenies,
found its first basin 10 the State of Ohio. ICries
of Good, good The waters OF patriotism that
had been distilled 10 the fires OF the revolution
f~ertilizsd her virgin fields. lApplansel do not
forget, however. that my manhood has all been
spent in Indiara-that all the struggle which
is behind me in life has this for its field.
lApplause L brought to this hospitable State
only that to which Colonel Lowe has alluded
an education and a good wife. [Great cheering
Whatever else / have, whatever else / have ac
complished, for myself, for my family or ths
public, has been under the favoring and friendly
auspices Of these, my fellow-citizens of Indiana
Applause To them owe more than l can re
pay. My Indiana friends. you come from
county largely devoted to agriculture. The in
vtation OF nature was SO generous that you
people have generally accepted it. Guarded
as your early settlers were and as those o.
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