The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-10-18
FELL DOWN IN NUMBERS
POPOCRAT PARADE SMALLER THAN
NATIONAL DEMOCRATS AFFAIR.
Star Demonstration of Their Cam
paign n FaiIure-The Address of
George Fred Williams.

three demonstrations the last week, first
the sound-money Democracy on Monday
evening in escorting DR.. Everett, of Massa-
chusetts, second, the huge railroad demon
stration Thursday night and the last one
the Popocratfc affair last night. In size
and enthusiasm the railroad boys sound-
money demonstration came under the wire
first by about ten engths, the sound-money
Democrats parade came along second and
the Popocratic horse last night seems to
have been left at the post. The railroad
mon had II, 900 men in line, the sound-money
Democrats turned out 1867 men by actual
count, while the Popocrats had exactly
Lois by one tally of the marchers. After
having the event advertised under big dis
play headlines in the S~entinel-type half an
inch tall-during the last week, together
with active work On the part of the county
committee, it was extremely calling to the
Bryan managers to see the parade last
night fall below that of the despised sound
money Democrats, who were able with but
little advertising to turn out more men.
There were perhaps sixty people counting
the marchers last night, and the most en-
thusiastic Bryanite didn't claim more than
1,S00 in line. One man who counted the
marchers in the parade made the number
1,l32, including the four men in the single
carriage, which came in the parade under
liS UiF4SlOLl IcS6IfSQ lot CARRIAGES, ana IN
Guiding the men on horseback, the members
OF all the fife and drum corps. but not in
Guiding the members of the various brass
bands, who march only as a matter of
business and because they expect to be paid
Tor 1t II the Popocratic campaign committee
can raise the money. The out-of-town
marchers were very few. Instead of the
thousands which the Popocratic managers
expected to come in from out of town to
participate in the parade there were but
fe" more than a hundred. The men in the
parade marched in a double column SO as
to stretch it out as long as possible, but
this, with the several delays, did not hold
the parade longer than twenty-nine min
utes passing a given point. The delays &C.
cupled about ten minutes OF the twenty
nine minutes.
Every effort had been made on the part
OF the Popocrats to make the parade a
successful event. Perhaps the most power
fuI force that was brought to bear was the
announcement in the Sentinel that all the
seats IN TomlinSon Hall would be reserved
Tor the marchers. 1t was probably hoped
by this to get everybody who intended or
wanted to hear Mr.. Williams to join in the
parade. The hall was not reserved at all
and the scheme did not seem to work very
well. 3HHFE
SHOWS HOW THE COUNTY STANDS
The demonstration last night is taken as
an indication of the feeling in Marion coun-
ty. George Fred Williams was heralded
as one of the greatest Popocrats in the
country. He was called the second edi-
tion," the Bryan of the East and a
large-souled, brainy man who would be
able to expound free silver as no man but
the first edition had ever done. The
slim turnout to do him honor and to in
crease the enthusiasm for the cause he rep
reSentS makes the case look weak for the
Popocratic ticket. 1t made it lock so weak
that last night the speculation as to the
size of Mckinley's plurality in Marion
county ran wild. Instead of 1900 or 5000,
as has generally been considered a reasona-
bic figure, sourid-money men are now con-
Withal, 1.-THE the coming Ii fu Of n Mr. hlg Wili aa s" Is
taken as a good test of the strength CT
his cause. 1t would perhaps be better ex-
pressed to say that 1t is expressive of the
weakness of the cause, for never before did
most sanguine of the Mckinley and
the weakness of the Popocratic sentiment
in Marion county as they did last night
not that there was any lack of enthusiasm
among the numer Of Popocrats who crowd
ed into Tomlinson Hail to hear the eloquent
Bostonian. A Popocrat is nothing if not
enthusiastic. They. made a good showing
in the hail, and, as far as Mr.. Williams
knows, gave the visitor a. warm welcome.
Mr.. Williams is an eloquent talker.
When he entered Tomiinson Hall and took
q seat upon the stage he faced a large
crowd. The people had begun to gather
long before the parade was over and had
filled up the front part of the house be-
fore the organized marchers arrived. But
there was plenty Of room for all, with a
little crowding in the front, part. Here "a
hundred or more people stood, but there
were no crowds at the door anxious but
unable to get in, and there We're none
turned away from the doors. While the
hail was filling there was the noiSest dem
onstration Imaginable. Every Popocrat
had a tin horn and every Populist, accus-
toned to addressing crowds on street cor
ners, had his voice in good order, and they
WED with one another to see which could
rake the most confusion. Then, OCCASION
ally a drum corps or a band would come
in. and the sound CT the beating of drums
would mingle with the din of tin horns and
the rasping vocal noises made by men who
were willing to sacrifice their voices to
show their idolatry to the Bryan of the
East" and the Bryan of the Vest There
were no policemen in the hall, and the few
fights which occurred had to be adjusted
by the friends of the colnbatantS.
SPEECH.
John Rockford, chairman of the Popo-
cratic county committee, called the meet
ing TO order at 9:20, less than an hour and
a half from the time the parade left it's
starting point. He introduced P. j. Kelle-
her, a former Republican, who presided
over the meeting. Mr.. Kelleher explained
to the people that he had no apology to
make for leaving the Republican party and
then proceeded to make an apology. Mr..
Kelleher told them how he had been a del
egate to the Republican State convention
and how he had voted for Uncle Dick
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the alleged understanding that he was to
go to st. Louis to vote for McKinley-and
silver. Mr.. Kelleher said he (Kelleher)
went out with Henry NJ. Teller. The name
of Senator TAler was loudly aDplauded as
well as the name of John p. Altgeld, whom
Mr.. Kelleher informed the audience he had
personally met recently. a meeting which
made him feel proud. He introduced Mr..
Williams as one of the greatest of political
charlottesville man from Boston" Three
cheers were given as Mr.. Williams rose and
stepped forward upon the stage.
Mr. Villa ms made "A good PODOCr3t iC
speech. He talks like u lawyer arguing a
case, and one could not help thinking, as
ne talked. Of the fact that lawyers are
sometimes retained uDon the side OF the
case with which they have no sympathy.
He insisted that conditions were all wrong
and that the PoDocratic party was called
to reverse things. 1t would not be by riot,
but he admitted that it would be by revOlu-
ton, referring to a revolution of sentiment.
Later he spent fifteen minutes trying to
show that the Chicago platform was not
revolutionary. The PoDoerats, he said, in
dorse a declaration of principles, second
only to the Declaration of independence
and the Constitution of the United States.
He declared that it was the purpose of the
people to take back into their own hands
and control the government which they
have lost. He then reviewed the Chicago
platform. explaining each of the so severe
ly-criticised p:anks to his own satisfaction.
He then roasted" the sOEnd-money Dem
ocrats, but when there was a demand for
him to specify names, unlike the BRYAN
of the West he refused TO do so, saying