The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-01-03
VOORHEES, NOT COMING
HE WILL NOT AID IN PLANTING NAT
THEwS'S PRESIDENTIAL BOOM.
An IndispOsition Claimed for Him
Further Arrangements for the
Feast of ST. jackson.

Governor Matthews will not have the
Tall Sycamore of the Wabash to cast
a gloomy shade over the planting of the
Matthews presidential boom Jan. 8. Sena-
tor Voorhees, has announced that he will
not come to Indianapolis to take a part
in the Jackson day banquet. 1t has been
intimated in inner Democratic circles, re-
Gently, that the senior Senator would grace
fully slide out from under the invitation a
few days before the banquet, as he does
not believe it in good taste to have merry
making in connection with presidential
booms, so soon after the recent Demo-
cratic funeral. And again, Mr.. voorhees,
may feel hurt unless the Indiana Democ-
racy, while planting presidential booms'
plant all the booms in sight. Perhaps, If
the Democracy can find only the Matthews
boom, Mr. Voorhees, might aid in uncover
ing another. However. Mr.. Voorhees, is i'll,
SO dispatch from Washington announced
last night While not seriously indisposed,
the story goes, he is suffering more or less
from his old trouble, rheumatism. His
physician thinks a trip to indianapolis
would be too much for the Senator to un-
dertake.
MIR. Voorhees," continues the dispatch.
''has nothing whatever to say about Gov
ernor Matthew's alleged boom. 1t may be
said however, that this Matthews boom
had nothing whatever to do with his de-
cision not to participate in the banquet,
for to friends he has expressed a wish tnat
he were we'll enough to attend.
The general committee in charge OF the
feast Of ST Jackson, at Tomlinson Hall,
Jan. s, met again last night at the Grdnu
Hotel, with nearly every one present. Chalr-
man Curtis of the committee on CORE
epondence reported that there is an indlca-
ton of a large attendance from every part
of the State. He said that Fort Wayne
would be represented by at least fifty per-
sons, and that large parties had arranged
to come from Frankfort, Lafayette and
Hartford City. Frank Alder, of Greencastle.
promises to head a large delegation from
that part of the landslide belt, wnlle s. Il.
Cook will perform the same service Tor
Huntington. Madison, Warsaw, New Al
bany and Jeffersonville have q few persons
with spike-tail coats who want to invest
three dollars in glory to Jackson. There
were fifty persons last night who showed
a desire to eat and drink to the honor or
"Old Hickory" in dress suits. All who have
tickets to the feast for sale must report
without fail next Saturday night. No tick
cts will be for sale after that time. The
number who must be fed must be definitely
known by that time, as there is no way or
multiplying the loaves and fishes at the
last moment. 1t is announced that no one
is expected to carry a load home from the
table with him. The committee on trans
portation reported that rates had been Sc
cured at one fare for the round trip. j.
J. Bingham, whose father often entertained
the hero of New Orleans at his home in
New York, was invited to present paper
at the banquet on the subject of Jack
son." The next meeting on Saturday night
will be the last, and full details VIII by
that time be arranged.