The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-09-13
CAMPAIGN CYCLE CLUBS
CAPTAINS APPOINTED FOR MARION
COUNTY REGIMENT.
Bulletin from wheeImen's Depa TT
ment at National Republican Head
quarters Showing the Work.


county, returned from Chicago yesterday,
where he visited the wheelmen's depart
ment at the Republican national headquar-
tiers on business connected with the or
ganization of the Marion county regiment.
Mr.. Catterson has appointed the following
captains, who are now forming bicycle
companies Joseph Byers and John A.
Woody, of the D. NJ. Parry q Co. en-
plcyes; W. c. Brazington, of the Indian
apolis Light Infantry; Y I'M. F. Clemens, CT
the Napoleon riders; Clark futile, of the
Outing riders, and H. B. Thomas. Harvey
Grassland, S. L. Watson, VIM. Partee and
w. T. Cox. Elders desiring to join a COM
pany have been requested to apply to one
of these captains or to Mr.. Catterson, who
will make the proper assignment. 1t is in
tended to make the regiment, as far as In
dianapolis is concerned, permanent fea-
ture after the campaign is over to secure
for wheel-riders legislation giving them
better protection. Mr.. Catterson has dis
tributed postal cards among South Meridi-
an-street travelling men who, he hopes,
Will forward him names of good men to or
ganize companies in different parts Of the
State. A monster bicycle trip to Canton is
of the possibilities of the campaign.
While at Chicago, Mr.. Catterson received
the following bulletin from the wheelmen' s
department at national committee head
quarters:
THE organization of branches of the
National Wheelmens Mckinley and Ho-
bart Club is being pushed into every Sec
ton of the country, and it is not difficult
to find enthusiasts who will undertake the
labor of enrolling members who are anxious
and willing to Identify themselves with
this active line of campaign work. From
far-on Massachusetts and all of New Eng
ofk naturally, being a center OF wheeling
activity. is wide awake, and little New
Jersey is thoroughly organized In fact
all of the East is Vying with this Western
country in promoting our work
Absurd rumors have been given currency
in the newspapers of Cincinnati and other
cities indicating that the national commit
tee, or Chairman Hanna, or Governor Nc
kinney himself, is offering badges or bicycle
plates, and even salaries, for the work OF
organizing these clubs, and distributing
campaign literature. 1t is pleasure to
state that no premium is SET upon the serv-
ices OF the wheellnen in this work; and it
is seldom that even a suggestion of de-
sire for fee or reward is received. Every
where Wheelmen are known for their gen
erous impulses and enthusiasm Never
have these virtues been more conspicuous
than in the patriotic work of this cam
paign. The enrolment blanks sent from
headquarters are being received back daily,
flied with names of business men, mechan-
les and Workingmen, and always with some
sentiment expressive of the earnest desire
for the new club to be put to active use.
Not few send greetings by telegram to
Major Mckinley. and in all cases there is
earnest cooperation between the wheelmen
and the local committees. That the wheel
mems clubs viii be of great value tc State
and county committees throughout the
country is already apparent.
Campaign literatufe will be distributed
throughout the country districts, and ac-
tive assistance viii be rendered wherever
possible. A large majority of the letters
received at our department are from Re-
publicans of prominence in their homes,
and their reports as to the political stu
alton are such as to inspire an increase
in the general atmosphere of hopefulness.
A prominent Ohio wheelman and politician
write as follows Everything around here
locks very encouraging, and while there is
friends, it emanateS largely from very
few threats. L look for splendid increase
and this district. Everyone seems to be
alive to the situation, and is doing every
thing possible for the cause of Mckinley
and honest government. From the far
West comes the following: While it is
true few of our Republican friends We're
led astray by the idea of free silver, we
are glad to say they are one by one sneak
ing back into the ranks, ashamed that they
were led astray. The people are watching
Mckinley; keep him talking.
CYCLING PRESS ON SOUND MONEY.
THE Cycling Press is taking a deeper
interest in the sound money question, with
the passage OF time, and from sym
postum of opinions of bicycle manufac-
turers, published in the Referee, we clip
the following: From point of view,
the success of free silver means disar-
rangement of trade conditions and values,
the depressing effect of which is meal
culablo.' Upon the success of the gold
standard the future welfare of the country
is dependent L am a Democrat, and al
ways have been, but we have. in my judg-
ment, reached crisis in affairs where it
behooves the business man to lay aside
party prejudice and work and vote the way
he thinks. He is pretty apt to do it, too,
when it touches the pocketbook. l shall
cast my vote for Mckinley and honest
money
IF Bryan is elected, we think there will
be less business than at present. II, on the
other hand, Nc kinney and a Sound-money
Congress are elected, people Will begin to
unite their purse strings and purchases
u inousIry IN an alrecuons. The Wheel
published in New York, of the most
prominent of the cycling papers, says ed
itorially: If a manufacturer ventures 10
tXI 4ess the opinion Inat the triumph of
silver in November Will close his factory,
he is accused OF uttering threat 10 IN
timidate such voters as he employs into
voting 10 support the policy which he ia
vors Those whose shibboleth is ever and
anon sixteen to one, look upon the mere
utterances of manufacturers as actual at
tempts at bulldozing, and talk of passion
and prejudice and intol rance, as though
these are the besetting sins OF manutac-
turers who believe in maintaining the eX-
ISI1nG STANDARD w e DeISNe Illdl IL d lIOf-
ough investigation could be made it would
be found that cycle manufacturers are, as
a class singularly free from the DISPOSE
ton to politically Cypress those whom they
employ. Despite all this, we believe, for
the best interests of both the manufacturer
and the men he gives employment and
wages to. that every factory a [ this time
ST ould become an educational institute, to
instruct every workman at to what he
may expect ii free coinage wins.
The L. A. w. Bulletin continues its
strong editorials in favor of sound money.
A prominent wheelman from Wheeling, w.
Va, writes: The political situation in this
State has greatly changed in the past two
weeks. If the election had come off three
weeks ago Bryan would have carried it;
but since his grandstand play in New York
city and Bourke CockranS reply you Will
find scores of lifetime Democrats Hopping
to our side or the gold side of Democracy.
We have one silver club here numbering
seventy-seven persons. from 5000 inhabit-
ants. Think this State is sure Republican
by at least 5000
From Lansing, Mich, comes this mes
sage: Michigan is good for fifty thousand
Republican majority. Mark my prediction.
Mr.. A. r. Edmiston, prominent wheel
man and business man of Omaha, writes
as follows. I have always been an adj
mirer of Mckinley. and | am more than
pleased with the Republican ticket and
of two of the candidates, Bryan and Bent
ley l firmly believe that its electoral vote
will be cast in favor of sound money and
protection, it has many times before.
Being in the insurance business myself,
/ cannot cast my vote in favor of a. system
that will necessitate the payment of our
claims in deprecated money, even if, as