Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-10-28

privilege Of the New York delegation. regret
that the imPstience Of the convention prevented
him from having q full hearing and As inerati-
tude Is not one OF my faults. would have &C
cepted his invitation to speak here at Whatever
cost and Inconvenience to myself"
The Senator went on to discuss the tariff At
length In q plain, practical, forcible manner
that commanded the most profound attention
from the vast audience who caught every word
OF IL 1t was interpreted with a number of
humorous nuts, with rounds of laughter and
cheering. which were echoed by the crowd out
side of the building.
Mr.. Hill discussed the force bill briefly but
forcibly and made strong appeal to the third
party people, which made . very marked i'm
preston. He concluded with another generous
tribute to Mr. Cieveland's honesty, ability and
patriotism AZ statesman, which was loudly sp-
plauded.
Col Tom Smith Of warrenton made a short
speech and ex-Gov- Lee, who was called on, ex-
cused himself briefly, and the great meeting
ADJOURNED with parting cheer.
Dezendorf viii Run.
Geo. z. Bowden and A. C. Peschey, who were
nominated BY their respective committees,
which assembled at Norfolk on the 2sth ultimo,
having Withdrawn at the demand of the ma
tional republican committee, and the commit
tees of conference having, after two days bal
letting. failed to nominate a candidate and DR..
r. A. Wise, brother of John 8. Wise, having
also Withdrawn, john F. Dezendorf ex-Repre-
sentative from the norfolk district, has an
nouneed himself as = candidate. Mr.. Dezen-
dorf is an anh-Bowden man.
Gov. Mckinley Welcomed at Peru, Ind.
Gov. William Mckinley of Ohio addressed the
people OF the eleventh congressional district at
Peru. Ind, yesterday afternoon, receiving an
ovation. The business houses and residences
were deliberately decorated with bunting, e.
wood tin and banners aid $4,000 people came
In from within a radius Of fifty miles, special
railroad trains having been run.
Gov. Mckinley was met at the station by
the Peru escort and the parade, which
included political clubs from a dozen neigh
boring cities, bands, floats and voters, was
mile and n half long. The governor reviewed
the procession from the hotel balcony, and at
o'clock began his address to Is, 600 persons, who
thronged the immense circus tent erected by
Ben Wallace, the Snowman. stand had been
built in the center of the tent and for over an
hour he discussed the tariff and currency issues,
being interrupted frequently with tremendous
applause. The speech was essentially an expo
sition OF the doctrine Of protection, the only
departure therefrom being brief reference to
the wildcat bank plank of the democratic plat
form.
He was followed by Capt. W. r. DAILY, candi-
date for Congress, and Theodore Shockney,
candidate for lieutenant governor. Last night
there was another parade of visiting clubs and
John +. Finerty of Chicago addressed another
tent full of people on the tariff and currency
questions, and incidentally appealed to the
irish voters to support the republican ticket
Enthusiastic Democrats In Indiana.
Portland, Ind. was the scene yesterday Of
the greatest political demonstration eastern
Indiana has seen for years and the enthusiasm
manifested on every side was boundless. Fiji
teen thousand yelling. happy democrats were
there and the walks and pavements we're surg
ing mass Of humanity. They came in from
early morning in great crowds, interpreted
with big delegation wagons loaded down and
drawn by horse teams and traction engines.
This continued sn the forenoon and at ~
o'clock there was grand parade through the
business portion Of the town. The stand from
which the speaking took place had been erected
in the court house park, and at o'clock ex-
Gov. Jas. E. Campbell of Ohio began the open
ing speech of the day.
The governor was in happy mood and his
appearance was greeted with applause. His re-
marks we're almost entirely devoted to the tariff
and directed to the peoples party and those re-
publicans who were q little cool. The tariff he
considers the paramount question OF the cam
paign.
Senator J. W. French of Michigan City fol-
lowed Campbell and made telling speech, dis
cussing the vital issues of the campaign at
length. The Jeffersonian Club Of Decatur came
in during the afternoon, and in the evening a
special train from Lima brought the famous
Brice and South Side Democratic Clubs. I'M
mediately following their arrival was process
sion Of the assembled organizations, in which
1000 persons participated. After the parade
Congressman ". D. Bynum Of indianapolis
made one of his Characteristic speeches in the
opera house and was heard by all who could
crowd into theouilding. Mr.. Bynum talked on
the general issues and was cheered to the echo
At the same time A. N. Martin Of Button was
speaking to the members of the Young Mems
Cleveland and Stevenson Club in the court
house, which could by no means accommodate
the vast crowd which sought admittance.