The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-11-13
HOLSTERS LINE UP
SONS OF INDIaNA HOLD 4 BIG
JOLLIFICATION.
They Ratify Republican Victory At
tanned There Last Tuesday
Father Ferguson Was Filled
With JOY Because lie Lived to Sec
His Old Comfy Gro Republican.

Notwithstanding The storm of last even
ing and the false announcement OF itt
place where the Hoosler ratification would
be held, Garfield bail was well filled with
Indisnians last evening.
Dr.. MinicK Was chosen chairman OF the
MEETING.
Harry Gordon was the first speaker and
his talk captiyAted the audience com
pietely. His remarks were frequeutly ap
plauded, and when be took his seat here
was deafeUing applause.
L. V. Ferguson was the next speaker,
and the way be warmed up 10 the suhjec;
u nder discussion Was Caution The old
men stamped their canes, the young men
clapped their hands, toe ladies waved their
handkerchiefs and the small loss bowed
the campaign hornS IL was not generally
known ere this effort that Mr.. FerSusoa
was such a reviyalis,.
He WAS followed 10y Judge Walker, who
gave brief and concise history
of the warfare Of Indiana, and told how
dearly her liberty had been purchased, he
spoke feeiingly of Governor Morton Gen.
erni Harrison, ct al He clearly showed 10
the audience that to I've X publican in
God that he had lived 10 see the day tbat
certain counties that had been give up for
these many years as irredeemsbls had
come out upon the Lords side aud by their
vote had declared for America as against
England.
Colonel Hallowell was the next speaker.
He gave review of the causes that had
brought about the great victory watch not
only Indiauaus celebrated but patriotic
Americans In every land under the sun.
He reviewed the Draye soldiers that In
diana had furnished III defense of her
country. His remarks were feeling. pa
triOtic and timely. lie declared the Re-
publican party was now GU trial and II II
Jailed 10 do the will OF the people that it
would be turned into utter darkness where
there would be weeping, wai!iny aud
gnashing or teeth.
Father Ferguson, who had lived in In
diana since 1878. and had always voted the
W.hig anu Repu blican ticket, was the next
speaker. tie had voted for twelve differ
eut presidents, but was thankful that he
had lived To ses the day that Wells county.
Indiana, n county that had always Dragged
that not a single Republican officer hac
ever lived within its boundaries, aud that
no culorei man had ever attempted TO
vote in the county, had this year elected
the entire Republican ticket 10y 500 ma
jority.
T. A. Rohrbaugh was then called on, and
responded by saying that ne was from
West Virginia, in Wilson's district. where
grew the most magnificent timber
in the world. where bituminous
Coal lay in thirty foot veins as
was exhibited at Philsdelphia's ex-
position in 1876, that She WAS the richest
state in internal resources in the union
not excepting the gold bearing states, aud
yet she had gone Democratic since 1867 af-
ter the Flick amendment WAS adopted by
the people, and till the present but that her
people like those of Indiana. voted this
time for their state, for their people and
their homes. They killed the Democratic
snake by cutting the head OF w. l.. Will
sous in West Virginia. lie said he was
proud TO say that we had IN this city "a
young editor whose father hal come from
the magnificent hills of West Virginia III
To Kansas in her early history and infiu-
enced no doubt 10y the sight OF the eagle
in it, Il -,hG over her grand old mountaIus,
namei his paper the EAGLE, aud that old
bird had made n splendid fight for the old
Repu blicsn marty in Kansas during this
campaign. Her editorials were strong,
clear aud consistent. The EAGLE was the
most influential aud the most quoted pa
per in Kansas during this campaign. and
we are justly proud of the old bird in
Sedgwich county.