The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1892-11-20


II together with Dem
ocratc boasts and
tremendous efforts to win led them to fear
that defeat might be their lot again.
More than mere local success. too. was
involved IN the result as o triumph
OF eitherside would have a favorable intiu-
ence for that party In the presidential vote
in November. The eyes of the country
were liked on Indiana. and partisan feeling
ran high. The most INSCRIPTIONS meas
ures were resorted to by the Democratic
managers in order to carry the day. Money
was used freely by them. and small army
of ''repeaterso was on hand from Louis
Vile, Cincinnati and Baltimore. the gang
from the latter city being conveyed by the
notorious Eugene Higgins. afterwards CIV
en- q post of distinction and responsible
by President Cleveland. Republicans were
warned of these importations. and were on
guard against them but trouble was feared
st the polls, and there was a general feeling
OF apprehension that the presence of these
"tougbs" would bring about riots. In
dianapolis was news center, and news
paper correspondents were here from all
parts of the United States. Election day
dswned bright and fair. ana throughout
was the perfection of October weather.
ExcItement was IN the air. and. although
election day was not q holiday. then.
now. all men, of whatever party, who could
dc so deserted their places OF business and
stood about the polls watching the course
OF events, or showed Dernicions activity In
hunting up the occasional Indifferent voter
and persuadlng him TO vote 'Our" ticket
Crowds numbering hundreds in some places
and thousands In others stood about the
polls all day, but. owing tn the precautions
taken by epublicans. the presence OF po-
lire nj cd tate ahaf
and robust private citizens at points
where most trouble was looked for, the
repeaters were not only prevented from
getting in their work" TO any great ex-
tent. but all riOtous disposition was
auelled. In spite of fears. and anticpa-
tons. and the unquestionable existence of
dangerous elements. a more peaceful cleo
ton day was never known in Indianapolis.
Interest and excitement did not cease
with the closing OF the polls. The same
crowds that had stood about all day be-
took themselves down town in the evening
and patiently watched the bulletin boards
&C the newspaper Offices. Returns came in
earlier and more RAPIDLY than now, under
the cumbrous and complicated Australian
system. and before morning 1t was known.
without doubt. that the Republican ticket.
headed by Hon. Albert q. Porter. had been
elected. The Journal came out Wednesday
morning with its eagle rampant and flags
Tying. and carried good tidings of great
Joy TO it's readers. During that day Re-
publican delight was not restrained, but
manifested itself in q variety of ways, such
as intermittent cheering. hanging ont of
banners. mutual congratulations. etc. It
was lett To certain small boys, whose
names have not come down tn fame, To Il s.
cover that tin horns made more impression
on the circumambleDt air and carried the
paans of victory further than their piping
voices could do unaIded. and 1t therefore re-
suited thai all through the day the occa-
sional toot of a horn was heard about the
streets.
ratification meeting. though a report went
about that there would be speech making
opposite the Journal Office, which was then
at the corner OF Pennsylvania and Market
streets. Whether there were speeches or
not, people were determir ed to ratify on
their own account. and before O. clock the
streets were filled with men. women and
children, of sill ages colors and conditions
The bows with their horns werc there. and
endowed with remarkable commercial
presclence. so were street fGkirs. with
baskets of horns tor sale. Instantly the
idea became popular Every body bought
horns. and everybody blew them. Staid
and dignitied matrons ana fastidIous So
ciety bellies forgot themselves IN the excite
ment. and puffed their cheeks. ana grew
red IN the face. regardless OF appearances,
while each pursed her lips about Il
trumpets mouth. land blew. and blew.
and blew Elderly and reputable citizens.
always careful of their personal dignity.
stood on corners with heads thrown back
anu nOTD8 3ianteu t0Ward5 the moon, While
they added 10 the din with all the yigor of
sheir powerful lungs. Judge Martindale
was conspicuous among them, with par
tlculariy big red fish horn. and Rev. Myron
Reed, who has since wandered away after
strange political gods. followed In his
rear a good second. i was an irrepressible
Jubilee. III Pan, the original horn blower.
had been set down in the midst of that
crowd he would have felt himself outdone
and would not have known where he was
AT" When people stopped blowing they
looked about. laughed in each others faces
and footed their horns again when they
got breath. Some erstwhiie spell binders
mounted an improvised platform by the
postof1ice and essayed 20 put the general
JOY into words. but nobody heard them.
The crowd blew its horns, cheered itself
morse and went home tired out but happy.
Similar scenes were enacted after the
subsequent November election. but
IN milder form. owing TO
the fact TINT the result, namely
foregone conclusion.
The Presidential election in 1884 gave tha
Democrats an opportunity TO iubilate. but
their demonstrations were made several
days after the event. and were worked
up" having little of that spontaneous ex-
uberance which made the Republican cele-
Orations of 1880 so memorable. Horns were
used by the Democrats. but not to the same
extent as by the Republicans in 1880.
The next display of en- thusiasm in which
horns formed leading part, and one more
remarkable than the first, followed the
nomination of General Harrison to
the Presidency in 1855. The nomination
was made by the Chicago convention about
noon OF Monday. juno %. and the news
was carried Dy the Associated Press wires
into the Journal Office almost before IL was
known IN Chicago outside of the con ven-
tion hall A moment later lt was tele-
phoned TO General Harrison's Office. and in
minute OF two was posted on the various
bulletin boards about town. Then ensned
remarkable scene. The crowds about the
bulletin boards. supplemented by thou
SANDS or people on the street at the noon
hour surged towards Market street where
General Harrson's Office was situated. and
wnere,with small party OF friends, he had
received the news. Ten minutes earlier it
would have seemed impossible TO gather
such an assemblage of people IN lndianaD-
OILS hp0n such short notice. but there they
came, from ashiDgton street. from ths
journal Office, from the market place. from
every direction, until the streets for two
squares We're packed and lammed with n
multitude struggling to catch glimpse OF
aman who had suddenly new interest and
'mpoItance IN Their eyes. and from a
familiar friend and neighbor had been
transformed into national character.
LOOKING down from the JournaI-office WIN
dows npon this crowd were TO be observed
many curious manifestations of the wild
emotion that move the Hoosier sonl on GER