The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-02-11
BRIGHTER THAN EVER
Travelling Men Tell of Republican
Prospects All Around.
Their Lively Club Holds Another En-
thusiastic NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. of
the Members-0ther Clubs.

An enthusiastic meeting of the CONNER
ciaI Travellers Republican Club was held,
last night, in the Union Block. After the
transaction of the regular business Incl
dent to the organization the members dis
cussed the political situation The city adj
ministration was alluded to and it appeared
TO be the sense OF the meeting that a civil
service system would not be satisfactory.
In this connection a set Of resolutions urg-
ing the Mayor to abandon any ideas he
may have in this direction. were drafted
and ordered placed on the records. There
was a general feeling Of enthusiasm preva-
lent among the members of the club last
night Many Of them have spent the past
fortnight on the road and have had ample
opportunity OF observing the condition Of
affairs politically over the State. They
combine in the one opinion that the pros
poets for a Republican victory were never
so bright
William Wiegle, the showcase manu-
facturer, addressed the club and submitted
q few figures in the glass line. The speak
er had been an active drummer" himself
and knew what it was to get ''skunked."
He was willing to wager that the average
travelling man had been "skunked' more
consecutive times in the last six months
than ever before in his career. This dis
tressing humiliation the speaker attributed
TO a Democratic administration. He Ia
mented that many of the boys" had been
called onto the carpet since the first of the
year, and feared that there would be more
such unpleasant interviews before the pres
ent reign is over.
z. J. Kelleher made an eloquent speech
I'm behalf of true Republicanism. and was
followed by William Taylor. Mr.. Taylor
spent the last week travelling over Indiana
At Evansville he met the Hon. Gil Shank
lin. who directs the free-trade policy of
the Evansville Courier. Mr. Shanklin was
feeling pretty blue, evidently, for he frank
ly said: "If the election should occur to-
day there is no question of the result"
His statement met the approval of Mr..
Taylor, who added that the result would
undoubtedly be the same next fall. During
the course of his talk, the speaker stated
that he believed campaign speakers would
this fall have only to unroll their last
years efforts and reread them as the
prophecy on the wall" He thought the
present condition OF the country had been
accurately foretold during the last. cam
paign. Col. w. T. Royce talked briefly
but to the point. and delivered some very
encouraging remarks. Cary Mcpherson
said that the club was talking of employing
A drum corps Tor the campaign He was
In favor OF music. but did not think the
Republicans would have to make the music
this year. He thought the Democrats would
furnish it, and added that just now the
Democracy IS making some music very
sweet to the Republican ear.
The club is preparing TO entertain many
of the Indiana Republican organizations
during the coming months, and last night
appointed a committee to look after more
commodiouS quarters. Leonard Wild, of
Treasurer, was a guest OF the club last
night.