The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-10-09
Saloons All Over the City Filled with a
Mass of Humanity Howling
for the Little Mayor.
AYRES "JOLLIESUPTHE Boys
He and Sahm Address a Free-Beer
Gang in the First Ward.
Disturbing Quiet NeighbOrhOod-Sul-
livan Campaigning at the
Grand Hotel.

Commencing with the end of the Demo-
cratic rally at Tomlinson Hall, last Satur-
day night, the gamblers, saloon keepers and
others of that class were given carte
blanche, and the wide-open town was
thrown wider open for their special benefit
II such a thing were possible. Those per-
sons whose business kept them down town
late Saturday night witnessed disgraceful
spectacle. At the conclusion of the meet
ing at Tomlinson Hall few of Sullvan's
favored gamblers entered carriages and
started to make the rounds of the saloons
and brothels. They went from saloon to
brothel and from brothel to saloon. and be-
fore midnight they were in high state of
intoxication, and long after that hour they
were passing up and down the street, max
ing the night and early morning hideous
with their Sullivan bowls. This was kept
up all day yesterday, but in little more
quiet way. Yesterday a Journal reporter
started to make the rounds of the South
Side saloons. He found them all wide Open
and had no difficulty in obtaining entrance
TO them and getting anything to drink that
was in the house, although he was a stran-
ger to the saloon keeper. There was not a
saloon on the South Side where anybody
who had the money could not get a drink
yesterday. In some instances the specially
favored proprietor did not take the pre-
caution of locking the front door, and
thirsty throng swarmed in and out all day
through the street door. In other cases the
overly cautious proprietor locked the front
door, but threw wide open the rear or side
door. There was no attempt to keep from
the public the fact that the saloons were
opened, and in all his rounds the Journal
reporter did not once see single member
of the police force which the Cadi took &C.
casion TO commend for its efficiency.
Whether they had succumbed to the in
fiuence of the wide-open policy or had re-
ceived their tips not to see or be seen on
yesterday is not known, but the fact still
remains that they were not visible the
South Side yesterday when the beer was
Down at the south end of Virginia ave-
nue. are three saloons. everyone OF which
did big business yesterday j. H Gruen-
ert, proprietor of a saloon at the corner of
Coburn and Virginia avenue, did a 'front.'
door business and a throng of Fourteenth
during the entire day. At the corner of
Dillon and Prospect street is a low-class
dive run by Lewis Somers. which dealt out
terday, and by noon there was a crowd of
some ten fifteen drunken rowdies who
had taken possession OF the street there
abouts. In this Immediate vicinity is the
saloon of William Mohs. The entrance to
Mohs's place was obtained by a side door
and everybody was admitted and served
provided he had the price of glass of
beer. At Nos. 40 and Az Virginia avenue
is another saloon where the proprietor has
an especial pull and does a front-door Sun
day business When the Journal reporter
entered this place yesterday he found some
ten or fifteen persons lined up along the
bar in a lively discussion OF politics. The
word discussion is probably incorrect in
the sense as there was but one opinion
expressed, and that was that Sullivan and
the wide-open policy should be continued
From this place the Journal reporter went
over to that section of the city known as
Irish Hill. At the corner of Dillon and
Harrison streets is a little saloon which
did a large business yesterday via the
back door.
At the corner of Pine and Harrison
streets is the dive kept by j. +. Mccarthy.
This is the dive where, few days ago, n
man was brutally assaulted and nearly
killed, and the police made no effort TO as
certain who his asailant was. Mccarthy is,
of course, a Democrat, and his influence
with the heelers on Irish Hill is very much
needed about this time. Mccarthy know
ing well his position, did a front-door BUSH
ness. AS the Journal reporter entered the
dive he was nearly asphyxiated by the
fumes OF cheap whisky that came from
the breath OF dozen or more half drunk
loafers lounging about the saloon canvass
ing the political situation and expressing
their intention OF re-electing Mayor Sulll-
van. The Journal reporter stepped up TO