The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-10-25
RIVAL MEETINGS.

/ INDIANAPOLIS, Oct 24-Whatever of ad-
vantage is to be gained from display OF
members in procession rests with the
Indianapolis Democrats tonight. The Re-
Reid and Depew had not been
moving more than two minutes
| from the eastern end of the busi-
ness portion of the city before the Demo-
cratic parade started from the western end.
Sucn a crowd of spectators has never be-
| fore been seen in Indianapolis, not even on
| the night during 1888 when both parties
had street demonstrations on the same
| night. Though the Republicans madettheir
meeting state rally and the Democrats
had confined their efforts to gathering "a
crowd to the city and county, they had
| the larger number of men in line. the
| figures being about 5000 and 8, coo respec-
| lively. For three hours the main streets
were jammed with the rival crowds. The
best OF humor prevailed, and there was
| not the slightest disturbance at any point.
Bourke Cochran arrived from New
York this afternoon. He WAS escorted to
the Grand hotel, where he held reception.
ln the evening, at the Grand opera house,
he made a speech to an imMente audience.
He was warmly app1auded.
The home of President Harrison ex-
| tended royal greeting tonight to the
presidents associate on the national ticket,
Waitelaw Reid, and that other eminent
New Yorker. Chauncey NJ. Depew. To-
nights demonstration partook of the
characteristics of state demonstration
Ne irly every city aud town in Indiana of
any pretensonS was represented by dele
cations ranging from to 800 Upon their
| arrival at O'Clock Messrs. Reid and
Depew were escorted to their hotel, where
reception was held.
The meeting tonight was under the aus
pices of the Commercial Travellers Repub-
lican club of Indiana, who secured for The
speakers the largest audience rooms in the
city-Tomlinson's hall, with a seating
capacity of 5000, and English's opera
house. with a seating capacity of 5000.
Both houses were packed and an overflow
meeting was addressed by ex- Congressman
Mason of Chicago. Each of the two dis
tinguished speakers spoke at both places
of meeting. Both speakers received tre-
mendous ovatiOns. Mr.. Depew spoke first,
at Tomlinson's hall, while Mr.. Reid made
the first address at the opera house. Mr..
Reid, in his speech, eulogiZed the admin
istration of President Harrison, discussed
the currency question at some length, ana
also took up the other questions on which
the two parties occupy antagonistic atti-
tudes-the tariff, reciprocity and shipping
EGAN REPLIES TO M'vEAGH.
NEW YORK, Oct. A-Patrick Egan,
minister to Chill. has written an open
etter to Wayne McVeagh, replying to the
charges made by the latter in what has
become known as his Cooper union speech.
Mr.. Egan replies to the following charges:
First-That he failed to account for the
trust fund that the Irish National league
placed in his charge.
Second-That he fed the country to
avoid arrest.
Third-That he was a "sham patriot
aud fugitive from criminal justice.
Mr.. Egan says that he Is not surprised
that Wayne McVeagh should descend to
such contemptibie campaign methods,
but that he is surprised that such men rs
L. Z. Gilroy, William X. Grace, j. J.
OsDonoghue, John j. Crimmius, John G.
Sheehan and others, who were present
when the charges were made, should have |
applauded the utterances with cheers. |
There is, he continues, no Irishman within |
the ranks of the Republican party, who, il |
present at that time, would not have |
brought the speaker 10 account.
Mr.. Egan then answers Mr.. McVeagh's |
charges seriatim. Regarding his manage
ment of the trust fund of the Irish nation
al league he present the following GER
tificste of the auditors of the league, re-
ceived by him when he turned the balance
Of the fund over to his successor, as
follows:
I'VE certify that every item of said ex-
penditures has been fully and salts
factorily youched for, and we have pleas
ure in bearing testimony TO the systematic
and business-like manner in which the
accounts and records of said fund have
been kept by Mr.. Egan."
The report Is sgued by John Dillon,
Rev. Eugene Sheeby aud Matthew Har-
is, II. 2
As TO the charge that be fed the country
% avoid arrest. he quotes the proceedings
II the Parnell- lines case before the in
committee, which, he. says.
ormaliy cleared him of that charge
OF the last charge-thas he was a "sham
patriot" and fugitive from criminal
ustice-he says that be leaves the first
)aTt of that charge to his Ifish-American
He admits that he was a
fugitive from English Justice" in pre-
IselF the same way were Thomas
itidis Emmet. Richard McNevip, Richard
)Gorman, Thomas Francis Meagher, ,
ohn Mitchell, and many others. The
cts for which he fed the country were,
le says, soon after he arrived here in ,
orsea formally by Charles Stewart Par
eli. Justin Mccarthy. Michael Davitt, 1
ohm Dillon. William O Brien and nauy
ther leaders OF the Irish national party.