The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1889-02-25
PROGRESS OF THE CAMPAIGN.
Scenes and Incidents that Marked the Faith
of Republicans.

Scenes and Incidents that Marked the Faith
of Republicans.
Beginning with the afternoon of the day
on which General Harrison was nominated
at Chicago, until that of his election.
there was scarcely day, except during the
few weeks he spent at Middle Bass island,
in Lake Erie, that Indianapolis was not
visited by one or more-usually more
delega tions, each numbering its thousands.
that came to see the standard-bearer of the
Republican party and testify their friend
ship and affection for him and their con-
fidence in him as the leader to
carry out the great principles of the
party. No such demonstrations of popu-
lar affection, as shown by these
great throngs of pilgrims, have
been known since the campaign of 1910,
and these later demonstrations brought
into activity the old Wings, who, nearly
half century ago, had exhibited such de-
votion to the grandfather, William Henry
Harrison, to manifest their allegiance to
the illustrious grandson. The first delega-
tions to arrive came. as has been said, upon
the day of the Generals nomination, arriv-
ing in the order named, from Danville,
Plainfield, Noblesville and KokOmo, with
thousands from the way stations and corn-
try Immediately surrounding Indianapolis.
Tuesday, June 26, brought great ratitica-
tion meeting of thousands of people at
Tomlinson Hail. at which the Chicago NOM
nations received most enthusiastic lndorse-
ment. This meeting was not mere local
affair, but was attended by representative
Republicans from nearly every part OK the
State. -
On July4 the Tippecanoe Club. of this
city, veteran voters of 1S40 called upon
most ST significant of the many visits of the
campaign. The same day the national
committee called and gave him formal noti-
fcation of his nomination. On Monday july
Harbor, the first one from outside
the State. On Thursday of the same
week three large delegations. numbering
several thousand, called upon him, froIa
on Friday the Jealous railroad men of In
dianapolis gave a great demonstration,
thousand employees of the various COM
rPsnns Psnss %arseins Ponse and sTeetna bm
with most enthusiastic cheers His
speech on receiving them was one or
the best of his many but remarkable
utterances of the campaign. Delegations
from this time became so frequent and SO
large that those that did not number UP
into the thousands were hardly noticed by
the citizens. The Democrats gazed with
dismay upon these wonderful demonstra-
tions. and began to distribute the news
over the country that General Harrison
was sick-that he was unequal to the strain
of receiving such great crowds of people.
But they continued 10 come, and day after
day he spoke and shook hands with from
one 10 two and at times as many as four
or five thousand persons. On July Is How
| ard county sent an immense delegatlon
| Ohio and Michigan had, previous 10 this
| time. each sent delegations. but on the 10th
| Illinois sent several thousand wildly en-
| thusiastic Republicans from Springfield.
| Jacksonville and other poiats: on the 34th
| Illinois sent over one Thousand voters from
| Champaign county TO greet the candidate.
| On Wednesday, Aug. l. more than one tnou-
sand visitors came in from Morgan county.
| Indiana, and two days later immense
| crowds from Montgomery and Clinton
| couI ties; on the .4th the railroad men q