The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1892-06-08

the Fort Wayne club parade. The club left
Indianapolis with seventy-hve members and
reached here with forty-fve members. headed
by Bob Metzger of the Tenth ward and Henry
Sweetland.
The club travelled all the wey in an emigrant
Pullman car. Between indianapolis and Chi
cago the members put in solid hours emptying
beer bottles. Royal Hammer of course was
conspicuous member. He sold Louisiana lot
terry tickets on the train. Enough beer was put
journey. but when Chicago was reached
not bottle was left There
the club lost eight members,
who left the station for more beer but failed
to return in time for the train, which was now
made up of the Indianapolis car and two Gin
cinnet Blaine club oars, one from New Albany
with Gen. Packard and other Harrison men, the
Lafayette Tippecanoe club with drum corps
OF sixty members. and several private cars.
At every station the Blaine shouters were
silenced by the vigorous drumming Of the La
fayette boys.
There was great rush for a place with the
sign of Saloon" above the door when the
Blaine train made the first stop this morning
at lumber camp in Wisconsin. When the
train pulled out the Blaine cfnb had shrunk
20 per cent. At ST. Paul more members
dropped eff for refreshments so that only forty
i've reported for duty on arrival.
The two races went in harmony all the w6y
through. Ben Thornton and Bill Mckinney
occupied the same birth while Henry Sweet
land and William Beach snored under the same
blanket
At Chicago the Fort Wayne Blaine club, 200
strong had just got through showing of
through the principal streets when the two
clubs met. The contrast in the personnel of
the organizations was so marked that they ar
rived here by different routes. The Fort
Wayne club was headed by ex-ConGressman
White and in its ranks were some
OF the most prominent men of the
city: Nor did it travel in emigrAnt
freshments that McDOnald's money couln af.
ford were at the disposal of the Fort Wayne
Blaine shouters. They had band of music
along, too. The sides of the cars were covered
with Blaine muslin. The refrsshment car had
a streameT the whole length inscribed Fort
Wayne (Ind.) Blaine Club"
The first sleeper, containing Capt. White and
staff, consisting of Capt Bradley, Bill Wilson,
John Morris. Homer &. Hartman, County
Chairman Vesey and other leaders, bore the
announcementin in letters foot long: "Twenty
Thousand Majority for Blaine in Indiana"
The second car had streamer with this in
seription: This Is Not an Ice Wagon" At
the station here the Fort Wayne club was met
by Trev Mcdonald with a cart lloyd of Blaine
plumes, asd as each member passed in line he
reesived plume from Mcdonald.
The clubs uniformed with white coats and
hats, carrying q long plume at the head of a
cane marched to the West hotel, headed by
Mcdonald and White. The lobby was packed,
and a tremendous Blaine howl was raised.
Foraker was then serensded and after Harry
Hanna from the balcony OF the West de-
liVered speech TO the Fort Wayne faithful,
assuring them that Blaine would be the NOM
inee, Mcdonald turned his men loose until the
evening Blaine parade.
Tne Harrison men to counteract the effect OF
the Fort Wayne crowd brought the Lafayette
drum corps in the hotel lobby to drown down
the voices of the Blaine shouters with good re-
suits. Ii was altogether an Indiana day as far
noise counts OF the hundreds of clubs in
the city the Fort Wayne club makes the best
display both in appearance and numbers.
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