The Indianapolis journal., 1894-09-25
Enthusiastic Crowds Greet Him at the
Stations on the Way from Rich
mOnd to This City.
HE MAKES SHORT SPEECHES
Five Thousand People Greet Him
at the Union Station.
Escorted to the Hotel by Long Line of
Republican Clubs-The Meet
ing To-Day.

Inc ARRIVAL CT GONeTlOI 1lChlnicy, last
night, was attended with an ovation that
began in the sheds of the Union Station.
The cheers of thousands of people, wav-
ing banners and flags. and the stirring
music of many bands and drum corps,
certainly indicated the Republican spirit
that is manifest in Indianapolis. The Pan
handle limited, bearing Governor Mckinley
and party entered the Union sheds at 1915
O'Clock. Two hours before the arrival of the
train the people began to pour into the
station and at $50 o'clock the lobby of the
building was impossible. Carriages and Pc
destrians crowded Jackson place and the
space between the sheds and the station
proper swarmed with enthusiastic human
ity.
The first organization to arrive at the
station was the Herculean Republican
Club of seventy-five colored voters, ac-
companied by the Phillips Colored Band.
The Herculeans were followed by the Tux
edo Club. an organization composed of
twenty well-dressed colored youths under
twenty-one years Of age. A few minutes
before 10 o'clock the Columbia Lincoln
League three hundred strong, marched UP
Meridian street and swang into Jackson
place in the rear of theft drum and bugle
corps Each member of the club carried
American flag and the members presented
fine appearance as they came to rest
in front of the station and, at the command
of President Callahan. delivered three
rousing cheers for Mckinley" The line
moved out on to Illinois street. swung over
to Meridian, on Georgia street and awaited
the arrival OF the train. At $3.50 O'Clock the
Columbia Club left it's quarters on the
Circle and, preceded by. the Progress Band,
marched down TO the corner of Meridian
and Georgia streets. few minutes later
the Marion Club arrived with the When
Band and took up a position in the rear
of the Columbia Lincoln League. Other or
ganizations from various portions of the
city marched into the Union Station and
disbanded until the arrival of the train.
Republican badges and Republican colors
were everywhere. In the vast throng of
five thousand people. hundreds of ladies.
| accompanied by escorts, carried little flags
| or wore the badge Of some favorite or
| ganization. Although the crowd surged in
| and out of the station and about the plaza
| ii was patient and orderly. The atmosphere
| breathed Republicanism and the crowd
| voiced it. The train carrying the Ohio Gov
| ernor arrived promptly on SCHEDULED time.
| AS the big putting engine entered the east
/ end of the shed the gates were thrown
| open and the Thousands of waiting admir-
ers craned their necks, eager to catch
| glimpse of the distinguished man. Hun
dreds of people had caught the train as it
| steamed slowly through the city, and when
| the cars came to standstill the platforms
were already crowded. Almost before the
airbrakes brought the wheels to a step
some one in the sheds proposed a cheer for
Il
assthe words left the mans lips and three
great waves of enthusiasm emanated from
| the thousands of throats The refrain was
caught I'D and carried out into the street
| and echoed back by the thousand men in
| line.
| JAM AT THE STATION.
Governor Mckinley and party occupied
/ the parlor car toward the rear of the train.
| They left the car from the south side, thus
| avoiding the crush Of people that pushed
| and jostled through the gates. The Gov
ernor was the first TO step from the plat
form, and was followed by Gen. Thomas
Nelson, OF Terre Haute. As the Governor
took the arm of General Nelson and walked
toward the front of the train, the enthusi-
astic crowd began to crowd toward him.
There he is. there he is,'' ''ssee Mckinley
'Hurrah for Governor Mckinley" they
| shouted, and 1t seemed some overzeal-
Gus enthusiast would embrace the Governor
on the spot. Police Captain Campbell
| Sergeant Barlow and a squad of police
were finally able to clear passage way
from the sheds to the north entrance OF
the station, and the Governor and escorts
were able to make their way to the open
carriages in Jackson place. Cheer after
cheer awoke the echoes Of the big depot
Il lodi ,,<ll< 1T
above the heads of the men. AS the Gov.
ernor and General Nelson stepped from the
north entrance an open carriage driven
up to the front. Then the crowd surged
about again and Governor Mckinley was
unable to pass. He lifted his hat in ac
knowledgment of the cheers and then the
crowd fell back and the party was allowed
TO walk to the carriages. Governor Nc
Kinley was handed into the first carriage
by General Nelson and Chalmers Brown
president of the Columbia Club, who tool
seats beside him. 1t was with much diff
Guilty and with the execution of a grea
deal of skill that the drivers were able tt
guide their teams out of the swelling Grove
and reach McCrea street, where the way
was clear.
-. the colored cornet band was accorde,
the honor of escorting the party T.
| MerlQldn street. Inc DdHu preceded D'
the Herculean Club. struck up a patrioti
march, and at the same moment a dozel
torchbearers applied the match to thei
fiambeau lamps. The light which fashe'
up and continued to burn along the marc
threw out glare of brilliant red whic
gave the procession the appearance OF
night pageant. The carriages. preceded b.
the colored band passed from McCre
street on to Georgia and then over to Me
ridian where the various organization
were formed u marching order. The &C
lumbia Lincoln League occupied each sid
OF the street. and the Mckinley cal
rage passed along three hundred flag
fiuttered above the vehicle and cheer afte
| cheer followed the occupants. The Pre-
cession did not move until 1920 o'clock. br
at that late hour the streets were thronge,
Police Captain Campbell and a platoon
police led the march, followed by the co
, ored band. the torchbearers and the He
culean Club.
THE CLUBS IN LINE.
Then came the carriage of Governor NJ
Kinley, the siiken folds of an America
Gag almost touching his face. so close