Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-10-26
Vice President Stevenson and Mr..
Hill Leave New York City.
GOVERNOR FLOWERS PROPOSED IT,
Ex-Speaker Reeds Tour Through
Iowa.
Nj r. WILSON RETU RN ING

NEW YORK, October 26.-Vice President
Stevenson departed for Poughkeepsie this
afternoon after having spent several hours
in receiving callers, mostly democratic
politicians, at the Park Avenue Hotel. Mr..
Stevenson explains his refusal to address
the workingmen's mass meeting at Cooper
Union last evening by saying that 1t had
been arranged sometime in advance that
he should speak in Brooklyn, as he did.
Mr.. Stevenson said to an Associated
Press reporter this afternoon that in his
speeches at Poughkeepsie and Troy he
would confine himself to the discussion
of national issues, practically upon the
same lines he had followed when speaking
in Illinois and Missouri.
Senator Hill left the city early In the
day for Oswego, where he will speak to-
night.
Governor Flower will. during the last
week of the campaign, travel from Albany
TO Buffalo, and thence to this city over the
Erie railway, making ten-minute speeches
at towns along the route.
Perry Belmont is alleged to have filed a
claim for the Ulited States senatorship In
succession to Mr. Hill, should the latter be
elected governor.
Ex-Pres,dent Harrison told a reporter to-
day that he was a3tonished to learn that j.
Milton Turner, the negro democratic ora
tor had been mobbed at a meeting OF ne
groes I'm indianapolis. The colored people
of that city, lAr. Harrison said, were gen.
orally intelligent and law-abiding. and the
only way in which he could account for the
assault on Turner was upon the SUPPOSE
ton that the latter had insulted his aud
fence.
INDIANAPOLIS. Ind, October GA
statement Is credited to j. Milton Turner,
on the highest authority, this morning, to
the effect that he had received telegram
from the governor of Missouri asking him
il he wants protection from Missouri
against mob violence, and suggesting that
he ask Governor Matthews of Indiana to
intercede in his behalf Turner, who was
minister to Liberia under Grant, attempted
to deliver a democratic speech in this city
Wednesday night and was mobbed.
He says now that he will probably ad-
dress the colored people of this city again
on Saturday, when more trouble may be
expected.
Ex-Speaker Reed I'm Iowa.
WATERLOO, Iowa, October 26.-Thos. B.
Reed and psrty arrived here today on the
private of President Ives of the Burlng
ton, Cedar Rapids and Northern railway.
Mr. Reeds car was besieged at every sta
ton on the route last night by great crowds
until bed time Early this morning Mr..
Reeds car was invaded by hundreds of
citizens, and an impromptu reception was
accorded the visitors before the party had
breakfasted At 10 o'clock there was a re-
was kept busy until noon.
Special trains arrived hourly on all rail-
roads and a crowd of 5000 to 1900 people
we're in the city by noon. Stands were
erected all over the city.
Mr. Reed will make speeches during the
afternoon and evening at seven different
places throughout the city. No place in the
city Will begin to accommodate the people
for one meeting. The prominent speakers
in attendance, besides Mr.. Reed, are Con-
gresSmen r. b. Hill and Thomas j. Hender-
son of Illinois. eX-Congressman Struble of
the eleventh Iowa district. Updegraff and
Sweeney of the fourth Iowa district Con-
gresham r. G.. Robinson of the fifth dis
trict and Henderson of the third district.
besites most of the. republican candidates
for Congress in all the north Iowa dis
trictS.
Mr. Wilson Coming to Washington.
GRAFTON, W. Va, October 26.-William
l.. Wilson and party arrived here at o'clock
this morning from Clarksburg, and Mr.. Will
son went on to Washington city. He will
return to Berkeley Springs tonight, and to-
morrow will speak at barbecue I'm Morgan
county. He will spend Sunday at Kingwood
an sneak thera Monday