The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-09-23
A CARNIVAL OF BEER
DEMOCRATIC SUNDAY CAMPAIGN AT
THE CLEVELAND CLUB.
Every body Admitted hut the Police
Candidates Buying the Lieber
Deer Freely.

police judge made an enthusiastic speech
before the Cleveland Club last Thursday
night and In the party organs account
OF the meeting the fact was also mem
toned that the club, after paying its
debts. had a balance In the treasury of
500. Had Mr.. Cox been with other Demo-
cratic candidates yesterday at the Cleve-
land Club meeting. which lasted from early
morning till late at night. he would have
ascertained that the clubs finances are
at least 500 better of than the night he
addressed It, For under the protective
guise Of club this organization. which.
in fact, originated the Tamnany idea in
Indianapolis. conducted Sunday beer
carnival that must have netted it no less
than 800 in profit. Everybody was well
come. that is, everybody that had the
price and even those that were not
closely associated with the price quantity
were welcomed too, for there were Dem
ocratic candidates there buying the beer
for the priceless Small boys, years away
from the vote season Of their existence,
had a maudlin frolic at tables at this
Cleveland Club. but they were emphatically
called upon for the price" And of all
the beer not a drop came from bottle
that was not of the Tammany brand
l<lebeT > peer, tne peer On N0OSc
foam the Democratic candidate is expected
TO float into the mayoralty. Late in the
night ribald cries OF "Tassart che boy"
sounded in this Cleveland Club hall, while
all the while a man stood at the door
ready to admit everybody except police
man. who would have been barred. as
this is a private club
1t was a Tammany gathering from be-
ginning TO end, even TO the real Indian,
who was imported for the occasion. one
Icnn Deere. who was fined the day before
for attempting to murder the stage mana
ger at the Park Theater. Deere is 4 had
Indian when drunk. Maybe he soired
the coming .campaign at least. he was
there with hundreds OF other strangers.
none of whom were asked IL they were
members of the club as they passed through
the door leading to the rooms where the
beer flowed.
the second floor Of the Washington Hall
Building, on Washington street. between
illinois and Capitol avenue. In its earlier
loon. on South New Jersey street. but the
members didn't like the atmosphere of the
neighborhood. and moved. They were then
near n the police station. The new quarters
OF the members. Anybody who didn't wear
policeman's uniform yesterday had no
trouble in getting into the rooms A broad
rooms. and the lockout on the door has a
nne view1of all who pass up the stairs.
policeman can't enter the rooms ON Sunday.
for that is the day when the members v.o-
late the city ordinances. They haven't any
business with the man who favors good
government. and a quiet Sabbath.
door. and near IL are the words IN tiny
white letters, Ring the BELL Once inside
the first thing that called the attention Of
the visitor to the fact that he mad invaded
the headquarters OF the Democratic host
was the large picture of Grover Cleveland
that hung above the door TO the assembly
room. The next indication that Democracy
was at home and was enjoying itself was
the sound of clnking glasses and the pop
ping of corks. A Journal reporter, not be-
about to stumble into the first room that
had an open door. He was caught by the
arm and pulled back
Don't go in there gasped a member OF
the club, that's a private room. and those
gentlemen are not to be disturbed
The gentlemen" were Democratic can
didates who were being refreshed pri-
The crowd was entertaining itself in the
assembly room, large apartment contain
in the ordinary saloon. At O'Clock the
rooms were crowded and beer was flowing
like water. Four members of the club in
white aprons were snatehing bottled , beer
IL about the tables. The bottles bore the
stamp of the Lieber brewing syndicate.
sat a half dozen South Side politicians dis
cussng between bottles the political sit
uation. Councilman Costello was at the
head of the table. At another were four
or FIVE boys, one or two Of them less than
eighteen years of age. They bought beer
recklessly and consumed 1t with the aban-
don OF the most versatile member OF the
Cleveland Club. At. the rear end of the
room was party of a dozen men who had
evidently been there most of the day.
Some of them were maudlin drunk and
hoy xxrar orr inc 70
low who drank his beer between puffs
from a strong-smelling pipe. proposed a
toast to the Democratic candidate for
Wen all Cbic) vote. for Taggart. shic).
won't we, boys? He's (hic) a good fellow;
he's the another bottle s Was ope tssf
tol Mr. Taggart. 1t seemed that every ref
erence to the Democratic candidate was
tween 4 and o'clock the crowd became so
large and so eager for the favorite refresh
ments that the walters were almost un-
able to accommodate everybody. An ex-
ute materially to the club treasury. A
great many of the excursionists. finding
Of the Cleveland Club. which was to be
had at the usual price of drink.
John Deere the Indian, dropped, in about alb
40 oslosk and received smile and
Deere proceeded 10 put himself outside of
a copious quantity of Albert Leiber's. ia
NOrile Drdnu. IO$teQ cOnSpiCuOuSiy dDOut
the room were the rules and regulations
OF the club. One rule prohibited pro
fame language" Another said that lin
toxicating liquors could not be drunk in
the rooms half drunken visitor stag
gered up to the card containing the
rules" read them aloud and called for
another bottle. Everybody who drank beer
at the tables paid 20 cents bottle No
less than one, thousand bottles were
opened In the club rooms yesterday after
noon. Aside from this. revenue. con-
siderable sum was realized on the beer
purchased in the club and carried away.
The beverage was disposed of in wholesale
quantities in this way. One man applied TO
the door keeper for a bottle of beer and
IL was passed out to him. He was charged
% cents and objected to the price.
Il can't let Ii go for less" said the man
at the door, bring the bottle back and
I'll give you a nickle. Pm already a hun
dred dollars short on bottles that have
been carried away" This statement would
Indicate that the club sold two thousand
bottles I'm addition to those opened i'm the
rooms. Early in the day 1t was reported
that the Cleveland Club would hold meet
ing in the afternoon and that speeches
would be made. There was no attempt
at speech making and il the club held
meeting 1t was not called TO order in the