New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-10-01
land County intend voting for Harrison Morton ana
faction.
GENERAL H4RHISONS ROSIhOM.
UNIVERSITY PARK AND IT'S HISTORY.
PRETTY AND CONVENIENT MEETING AND
cprAErSc PLACE.


A PRETTY AND CONVENIENT MEETING AND
SPEAKING PLACE.
INDIANAPOLIS Sept 30 (spccIaD.-If such thing Is
possible the lnvIgorang September bfeezos ha'o III
creased the stream OF General fIaiTisons Ns'ors'
University Park the chosen meeting place Of the cah'
date and his callers Is crowded four five days Oh
epcb week with thousands who travel perhaps hun,
dreds Of miles TO see and hear their leader SPEAK
Tho park f. ed on these occasions TO save tho oeie
gat,ons ii .ierwlse long walk to the Cenerai
home. wi, :. somewhat removed from the centre oi
tho city ~. despite the provision many OF the'n n"'
hts house. and there few hours In tho day VIM"
he has not old friends or curious ana enthusiasm
callers within his walls University Park has Desn
happy solution of some of the Inconvenience pr
scented by the novel feature Of tho campaign. IND
proper handling Of the great crowds-so frequent III
the cy-wlth comfort and satisfaction to all was I'M
possible in the limited space of private house anu
grounds II was imperative that some system s"oui"
b. adopted The satisfactory nature OF the one pio-
jectcd and being carried out each dag iiusracu ~
the case with which all who desire see, hear ana
personally meet General Harrison bcneath INC "luo
spreading shady trees and fragrant howefs Oh oni
yerslty Park When the meetings were begun a 10"
narrow minded partsans began TO talk ABOUT 'no
sacrificing of public grounds party purposes bus the
general sentiment of Republicans and Democrats
alike soon sIIenced them. The Republican MANAGERS
however quickly agreed TO make good any INJURY uo'
the place or It's ornamenatlon
University Park Is a square of ground mar tie
busy portion Of the city IL Hes between meri"a'i
and Pennsylvania sts and Is surrounded py some "'
tho best houses of the It's great trees winans
walks lined with comfortable seats, ard many peas oi
flowers carefully kept. make it the most ihVitins'
a. It is the most convenient Of the citys three pubic
grounds In tho southern corner IS heroic sta'ue
IN bronze OF Schuyler ColiaS. The pains rauins "
the centre leave on all sides triangular openings Inc
one Of these facing Pcnnsylvanast Is the site OF inc
stand from which General Harrison has made ana VIII
continue to make the happy speeches which are coh-
trbutlng much TO the campaign Iho platform y
large aRotng seats for many of the veterans 10 DC
found in all OF the delegations, but democratic In sym
pIlclty. Tho only ornaments arc the National coors
Of rel white aud blue entwlned about the supports
and frame work a picture of the candidate SIM
ilaly framed hangs Just behind on the trunk OIL stes'
tree There IS no necessity for covering The friendly
protection OF cotton wood ash sycamore and catapa
being quite sufficient. Round about, the ground mas
been worn bare of grass for the protection OF when
on other portions Of tho park a light wire mas peeu
run from tree 10 tree.
The park has already history, IN which not the
Icas. creditabe page Will be the record Of the use TO
which it IS now being put 1t is bit OF ground ap
proprlaed to the city upon rs organization ever since
owned by It, and frequently the subject Oh
curious litigation With the first impulse OF educa-
tonal requirements it set aside for the use Of
state University, which never erected. subsc
quently the trustees Of the University founded at
Bloomington made claims 10 the ground and tho legal
opinions for and against the validity Of this claim
wOnld I'll volumes. In 1892 the town authorities
leased portion Of the ground for the site Of semin
ary This school was organized, a building, then pre-
tcntous one. erected. and the old seminary has
ever since been centre Of associations dear TO many
The spot upon which the old brick building stood IS
now marked by tablet I'm the southwest corner. Tho
name the park nom the purposes for which IL
was originally designed Tho seminary building was
torn down IN 1860, after thirty years use duf1ns
which tine IL was the school, the church and the gen
efal meeting place of the ca.ly citizens. It's history
Is almost he history Of Indianapolis Within It Henry
Ward Beecher organized his first church, aud In II the
Rev. l.. +. Foster, tho Universalist, frequently
preached.
In I-CO an enterprlsn2 citizen conceived tho posi-
hliy converting The square into an immense show
pacc Tie erected therea6out high fence. and placed
within seats for 10000 people. Mr.. Perine such was
his name attempted TO create H0osler coliseum,
devoted 10 all sorts of public amusemens. On the
fh of July he opened the place with parade, con
cert and the first exhibition of fireworks seen In In
diana. IL the first and last entertainment given
During the the grounds were used for drill puf-
poses. and in 1865 IL turned into the pretty park
of to-day.