The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-09-26
Seven Thousand People Are Brought
from Neighboring Towns to Hear
the Great ProtectiOnist.
HIS ADDRESS In FULL
The Ills of Democratic Tariff
Tinkering Scored at Length.
On His Return Trip to Ohio He Is
Greeted by Immense Crowds at
All the Stations.

The Mckinley meeting. yesterday after
noon, at L o'clock, in Tomnson Hail. is TO
be compared to that of Whitelaw Reid in
1892 in point of size. 1t was incomparably
better and larger even than that in tenn
per and enthusiasm. There was packing
Of people from pit to the last standing
space of the lofty and capacious third gall
lery, 50 far in the rear that the features
of the distinguished speakers were not
plain. The FIVE long, wide aisles of the
great auditorium were packed so closely
that the audience seemed rolling in rounded
waves. The character of the audience was
remarkable. 1t was composed in nine
tenths part of visitors from the villages,
towns and other cities OF the State. The
Indianapolis workingman was not present
in so large number as was desirable as
the meeting was in the daytime, but the
farmer was there-he who owns the dis
credited sheep, and he was present to put
in his defense of this valuable frequenter
of the brambles in the pasture. There
were hundreds of ladies, not alone seated,
but standing in the aisles, being too late
to get seats For two hours the people
stood attentive and enthusiastic. None
could leave if he desired, unless at the
doors. The second gallery, filling three
sides of the hall. and the foyer were filled
to the last incn The eighteen doorways
leading out to the wide stone corridor were
jammed Such the size of the crowd.
The tremendous volumes of sound and roar
showed its character. The windows ratified
and the timbers Of the big structure trem-
bled when the three cheers for Mckinley
for which General Harrison called at the
close of the speech, rang out There were
inspiration, encouragement and exultation
in the day for the Republicans of the
State. 1t is not often that two such leaders
thunder from the same platform.
ON THE STAGE.
The same crowded conditions ruled on the
stage. The mass there rose from the sit
ting posture inNthe front row to the height
of men standing chairs in the rear.
There were many well-known faces there
One of the most interesting was that of
General Manson. an ex-Democratic State
official. a brave Mexican and Union SOL
der, holding high rank. He is a member
of the Soldiers and Sailors Monument
Commission but feeble in his venerable
years. He was Democrat after the war; but
no man was ever freer of the charge of
disloyalty under which his party had so
long rest. He stands well in the hearts of
the people of Indiana. and II is limited now
that he has become so thoroughly disgusted
with the administrators betrayal of the
veterans that he will this year vote the
Republican ticket. When he appeared,
feebly advancing TO a chair on the stage,
the audience broke out in applause. 1t was
patriotic tribute to long years of honora-
be public service in war and State. The
General was sensible OF the honor done
him. He was the only man who shared the
applause with Harrison and Mckinley an
honor worthy of entabature by his family.
Among the other we-known men on the
stage were ex-Gov. Albert G.. Porter ex-
Attorney-general w. II. II. Miller, Charles
Ia. Henry, who is to be Bynum's sue
cessor in Congress; George W. Faris. can
didate for Congress in the Eighth. district;
ex-Gov. Ira J. Chase Charles b. Landis
cf Delphi, ex-Lieut. Gov. Thomas Hanna,
Thomas Nelson of Terre Haute, General
McGinnis, S. N Chambers. Francis Muir
phy, Dan Ransdell,N ex-marshal of the Dis
trict of Columbia w. F. Kenworthy, of
Oskaloosa, Ia; Charles f. Griffin, ex-Secre-
tary of State; John M. Butler. General CO.
burn, r. o. Hawkins w. ]. Richards,
Gen. r. S. Foster, George l.. Knox, Mar
Gus l.. Sulzer. president of the Indiana Lin
coin League Lewis C. Walker r. NJ
Seeds. secretary of the Republican, State
committee; Chalmers Brown, president of
the Columbia Club; George b. Elliott pres
ident of the Marion Club: Thomas E. Pot
ter, president of the Commercial Travellers
Republican Club; j. Q. Hicks, president of
the Railroad Mems Club; c. b. Case, Mayor
OF Greencastle; j. B. Cheadle. ex-member
of Congress; Lawson NJ. Harvey, candi-
date for judge of the Superior Court; Justus
c. Adams, candidate for the Legislature:
Ed Leonard, a prominent citizen of Rich
mond. The State of Ohio furnished a dis
tinguished list in the person of w. T. Cope,
Treasurer of State, and possible candidate
for Governor; Sam NJ. Taylor, secretary of
State and candidate for reelection at the
head of the State ticket; c. W. F. Dick
chairman of the State central committee;
Mr.. Boyle. private secretary to the Gov
ernor, and Hon. H. l.. Morey, ex-member
of Congress.
The hall was in charge of Sergeant-at-
arms II. NJ. Mounts. and had been hand
somely relieved of its vast baroness by the
novel and graceful of bunting. From
diagonal corners of the lofty walnut pam
eled ceiling hung a long, broad streamer
of white and one of red looped in the GEN.
ter Of the hall by transverse band of
blue. To the rear of the loop hung a
large flag downward, with the lower line
relieved by a graceful loop Either end of
the proscenium was draped with a monster
flag. and over the speakers heads hung an
other national emblem as the background of
large portraits of Mckinley. Lincoln. Grant
and Harrison. In the rear there were more
fiags-it was truly an American day.
A BURST OF APPLAUSE.
When the crowd saw Benjamin Harrison
and William Mckinley advancing from the
right stage door there burst of ap-
plause that rose In volume as 1t swept over