The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1892-10-06
DEATH OF COL. JAMES Ii. RICE.
1t Occurred Early Yesterday Morning-COL
Rice's Political Strength.

Col. James Ii. Rice died n few minutes be-
fore 5 o'clock yesterday morning at the
Grand Hotel. His death at that time was
not O surprise, his friends and relatives
having been prepared to hear of 1t at any
moment.
Those having the funeral arrangements
in charge announce the following pro-
gramme:
The body will lie in state at the Grand
Hotel from z to IL A.. NJ. to-day. and may be
viewed by friends. An opportunity to view
the remains will also be open from 2 TO
9 Il. NJ. at the home of Mrs. Ryan. on North
Mississippi street. The pall-bearers 10
escort the body TO Mrs. Ryan's home are
Thomas Tagsart. j. w; Kern: MyTon ID;
Henressy. A. q. Smith. George 4. Miller
ami Joseph L. Tanning. They are re-
quested 10 meet at kregelo& Whitsettsat
p. NJ.
The train bearing the body to New AL
bany will leave Friday at y A. VI. The body
will lie in state there from II o'clock to 3,
previous to the funeral. The honorary
pail bearers to accom- pany the remains are
Hon. John Il. Lamb. Terre Haute; Hon.
Frank Burke, Jeffersonviile: Hugh Dough-
erty, Button; Otto Gresham, Bruce Carr,
S. K. Holt, William Nichols, of Indianapo-
lis. and Hon. Perry Blue. Sullivan. At
New Albany local friends of the deceased
WIFI I'm Cnh vi ~ OOuIs
The Hendricks Club last night appointed
q COMMITTEE TO prepare q memorial tribute
as follows: j. o. Henderson, j. Il. Dunn,
A. q. smith, j. Is. MAYNARD. V. VI. Backus.
accompany the cortege to New Albany:
S. T.. Morss, Thomas Taggert. j. o. Hen.
derson, Leon D. Bailey, DIR. Metcalf. John
X. Wilson. Victor NJ. Backus. J.. l.. Sullivan,
Harvey ID. Worries. Charles Daugherry. Id
ward Hawkins. John Carlin. =. III. Me-
Nelis, Albert Gail. Timothy Griffin. Albert
Sahm. Joseph 4. Tanning. W. w. Short.
James l.. Reach, l.. A. Helms. j. Is. May
nard. Charles Nj. Cooper, Chris n. Stein,
Myron ID. King. James NJ. Cropsey. w. A.
August nj. Kuhn, John Debusb. Maurice
Donnelly. Capt. James McHugh.
In the death of Colonel Rice the Demo-
cratic party in Indiana lost one of its best
men. His political knowledge was greater
than that possessed by any other man in
his party. and hat accomplishment Was
due. no doubt. to his excellent memory OF
faces and names. once ne met a man. he
never forgot him nor his place of residence.
and this faculty made him very valuable
to the Democratic political managers
In his death. too, Cleveland has
lost probably his greatest political
HRSen1 practionlly led the Democratic
forces opposed TO Cleveland's nomination
in Indiana. andy hen he realized that his
nomination was assured ne left the Chi
cago convention In disgust and returned
TO this city. He was opposed TO CIeve-
lands nomination because he felt that he
could not be elected. 1t is recalled now
that upon Colonel Rice's return from Chi
cago. three or four lays before the nomi-
nations were made. he declared that the
ticket would be Cleveland and Stevenson.
Such accurate prophecies as this. covering
q period OF many years. was what broughe
politicians not only at home. but abroad,
TO rely almost implicitly upon his judg-
ment regarding local and State elections.