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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-09-02
FLORIDA,S
Delegation Arrives Carrying Gold
Reptiles and yellow Flowers.

Delegates from several of the Southern
and Eastern States arrived in the morning,
but the first full delegation of the day was
that from Florida, accompanied by several
delegates from Alabama. Several days ago
word came to Mayor Taggart from Flor
ida asking that a Cleveland banner be
ready and awaiting the delegation on its
arrival. Mayor Taggart turned the mat
ter into the hands of Mr.. Gall, who pro-
vided a handsome one, and had it taken
to the station, heading a brass band.
A large crowd was waiting when the
Florida car was pulled in at a little after
IL o'clock, with a long banner on the side
bordered by palms ana reading, FLORIDA
Sound Money Democracy" The delegation
of twenty, carrying huge palm branches
and headed by Judge Wall, marched to The
gates behind their Cleveland banner. The
banner was a handsome one of white
satin, trimmed with gold fringe and tas-
sells, and surmounted by a golden eagle
with wings spread. A large picture of
Cleveland on satin was in the center, en-
circled by gold braid. The banner was
carried by q large negro, who stepped high
and who wore IA huge yellow marigold on
his coat.
At the mead of the delegation was car
ried a gold covered alligator, which was
seated. with a satisfied crook to his tail,
a pleased smile on his face. and in his out
stretched arms held a gilded wishbone.
The band began playing and the crowd
cheered as the delegation passed through
the gates. About half a dozen individuals,
armed with Bryan pictures, unrolled them
and Haunted them in the faces of the dele
gates. cheering for their man. The Bryan
ties were headed by a tall fellow in a
Prince Albert coat, red tie and yellow
straw hat. who was slowly surveyed from
head to foot by one of the delegates, who
shrugged his shoulders and let a queer
ooking smile curl the corners of his
mouth. Accompanying the Florida delega-
ton were Il few delegates from South Car
DINA. besides scattering ones from Ala
bama.
The crowd divided into punches and sill
yer and gold were having it nip and tuck
the Louisiana car pulled in. headed
by Senator, Caffery, who will be the perma-
nent chairman of the convention. Senator
Caffery was met by Mr.. Bynum. who es-
corted the delegates to their carriages,
where they were taken to their headquar-
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about the same as with reference to can
didates. He says that the East does not
believe that it will come here and find SEN
timent to be combated. On the contrary,
and South are thoroughly in accord with
New York as to the great principles of
the party and that no differences of opin-
ion will arise on that score.
John r. Fellows. of New York, a leader
in Tammany and formerly district attor-
ney. predicted Yesterday afternoon that the
Empire State VIII go almost solid against
Bryan and New York city will give Nc
kinley a large majority.
My opinion IS that Bryan Will most GER
tainly be defeated" said he. The NOM
ineeS of this convention will poll a large
preference as to the nominees, but is dis
posed to leave that matter to the South
and West: at least there is not enough
preference to induce a contest. AS far as
my attention has oeen directed to the sub
iect. and that indifferently, | have thought
that Bragg and Buckner will be favored.
IF there is anything said in the platform
of this convention about the income tax it
will relate to an amendment to the ConSti-
tuition that will justify the income tax. |
believe in putting a tax on all earnings re-
gardless of what they are and L would
equal tax. l myself doubt the propriety
of an income tax which taxes thrift and
industry.
Il don't think the money plank of this
convention will be similar to that of 1892;
it will be more pronounced. There are so
many different interpretations and con-
structions put on the money plank of 1882
and I don't think this convention will put
itself on ambiguous terms at all. just
how the convention will express its views
strong for the maintenance Of a gold
standard as at tire present
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wATsos's
Closes a Series OF Great Meetings in
Randolph ounty

Randolph County.
Special TO the Indianapolis Journal.
FARMLAND, Ind, Sept. la rousing
Republican meeting was held in the opera
house tonight under the auspices of the
Mckinley Sound-money Club of this place.
Hon. James +. Watson. OF Rushville, the
man who downed the Great Director" in
the Fourth congressional district. was the
principal speaker. Our jim" as he Is
Familiarity called, being a native of this
county, was given a perfect ovation and
made a mastery address which was most
enthusiastically received by both Demo-
Gratis and Republicans. After the meeting
a large number of voters went forward and
Joined the club. To-night's meeting closed
a series of five Watson meetings, the
greatest, all things considered, ever held in
Randolph county. Not only have his
speeches stirred up unusual enthusiasm
wherever delivered. but they have been
productive of much permanent good. A
large number who have been leaning to-
ward the cause of free silver, after listen
ing to Watson's logic and eloquence, have
been led to declare that they have been fol-
lowing a delusion and that now they are
for Mckinley, for sound money and for the
great industrial policy represented by the
Republican party. Beginning at Spartans-
burg, on Saturday afternoon, with an aud
fence of "a thousand, Watson's meetings
have increased at each point. The great
meeting addressed by him at Winchester
on saturday night was followed at the
village of Huntsville. seven miles south
west, by a gathering of anywhere from q
800 to 5000, on Monday afternoon. Again
on Monday night at Union City Cadwalla-
der's Opera House was packed in every part
to hear him and hundreds went away I'M
able to gain admittance. All in all no pub
ored than Watson at his old home and few
have received such an ovation.
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DENIED FROM THE PULPIT
Even Preachers Find Themselves
Lied About in the sentinel.

Special to the Indianapolis journal.
SHELBYVILLE, Ind, Sept. 1.-The Sen
tinel correspondent reported to that paper
one day last week what purported to be
a part of Rev. NJ. A. Fairs sermon, in
which he is accredited with euIogizing
Bryan and intending to vote for him and
for free silver at the coming election. On
Sunday morning, preceding his sermon,
Rev. Farr made a few remarks from the
pulpit on the subject, denying the Senti-
nel's garbled and false report. Said he:
II express some surprise that the words
spoken on last Sunday regarding Bishop
Newman nave attracted the attention they
have, and but for the partisan feeling that
now exists they probably would have
passed without a ripple, and the only rea-
son l desire to call attention to them again
is not to retract anything 1 said, but TO
properly represent what 1 did say at that
time, because what 1 said has been gar
bled and largely misrepresented. What I
said concerning Bishop Newman came I'M
der this head, in a sermon on the duty Of
men to the church and to the state. The
head under which L said those things was:
The intelligent use of the ballot to secure
wise legislation and the positive enforce
ment of law After speaking Of the on
forcement of law and of the need of bet
ter legislation, / then said, with regard to
suffrage: In this there are great possible
tiles; possibilities of exultation, possibi,i-
ties of destruction. Enough, however, is
the importance of the ballot that the votes
cast ought to be directed by intelligence.
That there is no room for q narrow and
bitter craftsmanship In connection with
that ] discountenanced the words used by
Bishop Newman declaring a large class
of American citizens as Anarchists as
being uncharitable and i~neXcusable. That
such remarks are merely invective is no
argument and belong to the older order
Of politicians rather than the new and
more aggressive movement We do not
speak of what he regards as the moral
side Of the money question. Bishop Bow
man and other ministers have declared
that they believed that the safety and
prosperity of the country depended on
such legislation as will give US the So
called sound money. We do not ~criticise
them. and for no personal or partisan rea-
son ~criticise Bishop Newman, but only be-
cause we contend for a clean, manly, fair
discussion of the issues which are before
US. and if our position in behalf of a fair,
scholarly consideration of the issues before
the American people brings on us hard
ships, we will cheerfully bear them for
humanity's sake"
In addition to the above Rev. Farr said
that he did not eulogize Mr. Bryan in any
way and that no paper had any authority
for so declaring. 1t had also been said
that he was a free silver Prohibitionist.
The only part of this statement that is
true is the Prohibition end of the sentence.
If Rev. Farr votes at all this fall. it viii
be for the straight Prohibition candidate,
and not for the free silver wing of that
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NIVIsON OUT FOR M'KINLEY.
Proprietor of ElwoOd Bottle Works
hang His Politics.

Special TO the Indianapolis Journal.
ELWOOD, Ind, Sept. IA bombshell has
been exploded in the ranks of free-silver
Democrats in this city by the announce
nent that H. p. Nivison, a lifelong Dem
ocrat and proprietor of the Elwood bottle
works, has joined the Mckinley ranks and
is advocating the Canton mans election.
Mr.. Nivison has been spending several
months in the East and has just returned
to the city. Republicans are jubilant and
are Waging an aggressive campaign, while
the free-silver craze is being gradually
stamped out. AS an evidence of this TWEEN
ty Mckinley pictures can be seen in Win
dCws to one of Bryan, and the demand fo'
Mckinley autographs is so great that the
Republican central committee finds it inn
possible to meet it, 2.5G0 pictures already
having been given out A delegation of
sound-money Democrats left here to-day
to attend the sound-money convention al
Indianapolis tomorrow. Many of the lead
irg Democrats of the county will be there.
DIR. S. W. Edwins. eX-State Senator, and
c. Il. Rott, of the McBeth lamp-chimney
factory. We're in the crowd.
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headI Claims to Be a Republican.

Special to the indianapolis Journal.
klLMORE, Ind, Sept. 1-The people of
this vicinity We're treated to a sensation
Saturday night. Hon. Joseph Is. Cheadle,
the ex-Republican, who is running for
Congress on the Democratic and Populist
tickets, made a speech of an hour and a
half, closing with the statement: Il am n
free-siiver Republican" This announce
ment was a frost on the audience, chilling
1T to the very marrow. In private CONVEX
sation Mr.. Cheadle states that he has never
claimed that he was anything but q Re-
publican. He states that if elected to Con-
greSS he will vote according to Cheadle's
own notions and not according to the die
tateS of any party.
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A Taike-Of on Cheadle.
Special to the indianapolis Journal.

Special to the indianapolis Journal.
LEBANON, Ind, Sept. Fully 200 peo-
pie packed the opera house last night 10
hear the presentation of sound Republican
doctrine by the Hon. Patrick O'Donnell, of
Chicago. a delegation came in from Perry
township in an old-fashioned campaign
wagon, with tanners and a drum corps.
a large number of country people from diff
rerent parts of the county We're in attend
ance. The audience to Il man remained
throughout the speech, which lasted for
an hour and a half. The Old Shady Quar-
tet, a local organization that has gained
quite a reputation over the country, was
present, and among other selections gave
81 "take-of" on Joseph B. Cheadle, Popo-
cratic candidate for Congress in this dis
trict, that occasioned a demonstration tina,
left no doubt just how the renegade stands
with Republicans in this vicinity.
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BieycIe Races Tonight.

The second meet of the Capital City
Cycle Club will take place this evening at
the new track near the State fair grounds
Since the first meet the directors of the
club have had a large force of men at
work on the track. following out the ideas
of Sanger, Dumbleton and Webb. who gave
the gentlemen interested in the enterprise
some valuable advice when the flyers were
here, and the track is now in the best Of
condition. The local riders who did not go
TO S~heibyVille yesterday were all out at the
track, and say that 1t is I'm excellent shape
and that they feel assured that excellent
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Maine


Chairman-Winiam II. Clifford.
Vice President-E. C.. Jordan.
Secretary-W. III. Gardener.
Permanent Organizatfon-R. T.. HerSoEn.
Fules-Josiah Chase.
CredantialS-R. d.. Woodman.
Massachusetts
Chairman-Sigourney Butler.
Vice President-Eben S. Stevens.
Secretary-Daniel +. Lehan.
Vice President of Convention-Wiliiam L.
Douglass.
Credentials-Godfrey Morse.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES b. Little.
lies A. Conant.
To Notify pcesid ant-Leander Sprague.
To Notify Vice President-Harry Doug
Secr4tary of Con~vention-John c.. Lane.
Color BeareTs-Charles II. Cole. jr., John
j. Def91ond. George w. Wheelwright, jr.
Minnesota
t'tre President-John Ludwig.
Rr;es-P. r. German. .
{ crede ntials-~Dr. Errest Schraeder.
Notification OF President-W. A. Lancas-
Notincaticu of Vice Presidential. F. Pee.
bies.
Permanent Organ;zation-E. p. Alexan-
der.
Missouri
Vice President-Simon Kennard.
CREDENTIALS. C. Woodson.
Observation-Disclosures F. M. Black.
Order of Business-George Robertson.
Nebraska
Chairman of Delegation-C. S. Montgom-
cry.
Notifcation-Dr. Glover, of Arlington.
Credentials-R. r. MacMullen.
Permanent Organization-Mr. Proudfit.
New Mexico
heirman-J. w. Schoheld.
Observation-Disclosures Johnston.
Permanent Organization-W. E. Dame.
Tennessee
Chairman-George Ochs.
Vice Presidents. r. Latta.
CredentialS-Tully r. Cornick.
decentralization Cooley.
Notiieation-J. c. McReynolds.
Vermont
Chairman-W. II. Dreamer.
Vice PRESIDENT. w. Melton.
Rules-John w. Gordon.
Credentiais-E. +. Brooks.
Wisconsin,
Chairman-General Bragg.
Vice President. c. Flanders.
Rules-M. G. Haney.
Credentials-M. c.. Mead.
Secretary-George w. Dyer.
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Special to the indianapolis Journal.
KNIGHTSTOWN, Ind, Sept. 1.-The Nc
Kinley Club of Wayne township held an
enthusiastic meeting in Bells Opera House
last night, the meeting being addressed by
Hon. l.. p. Newly, State Senator. 1t was
for the most part q business meeting of the
club. There was a large crowd present.
Committees were appointed for immediate
action as follows: Bicycle brigade Robert
Woods; music, Professor Brown, drum
corps, F. X. Steele. The roster since the
first meeting held by the club shows an
increase of several new names, there being
more than 800 now in the club.
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CITY NEWS NOTES.

]. J.. Allen. of 314 East Market street. has
q peach tree that IS full of peaches and is
now putting out a new crop OF blossoms.
The report of Superintendent Nichols. OF
the City Hospital, for the month of August
vas submitted 10 the Board of Health yes
to-day. During the month l7 patients were
received. of whom 1f6 were adults and
eleven infants. Five patients died, l46 were
discharged, and there are now l3 inmates.
John Fowler, so Springfield street, was ar
rested Yesterday by detectives Strout and
Kaehn, and the charges of burglary and
grand larceny placed against him. Fowler
is the last of the three boys VINO are
charged with entering Jays saloon some
time ago, one of them being captured at
the time and another Monday.
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Republican Growth in Rush

Special to the indianapolis Journal.
RUSHVILLE, Ind, Sept. lone of the
ablest, most logical and convincing argu-
ments for sound money presented here this
campaign was delivered at the Mckinley
Club rooms last night by Hon. B.. Wilson
Smith, of Lafayette. He has his figures,
and quotes them without the necessity of
referring constantly to notes. His talk
was well received and given the closest
of attention. showing the interest taken in
the subject by his auditors. Hon. Henry u.
Johnson entered Rush county to-day for a
weeks campaign. Tonight he spoke at
Carthage, tomorrow night he speaks at
Arlington, Thursday afternoon at Milroy,
Friday night at New Salem, closing the
week Saturday with a big demonstration at
Falmouth. The RushviEe Mckinley Club
now contains over $50 members. This is all
immense number. but the o-ne-thousand
mark is expected TO be passed before many
DAVIS
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ALABAMA F0R SOUND MONEY.
New Ticket VIII Carry the State Eas-
iIv. Saaa Nr. Ealkner.

Alabama is going to be carried by the
sound-money Democrats this fall, says Mr..
Faulkner. and the turnout of the State is
the national convention would justify his
statement. Alabama fairly startled the
managers when it ppeared in this city yes
terday afternoon with rs men. a bigger
crowd than the State sent to the Chicago
convention. There was no club organiZa-
ton. for the men came from all parts of the
State. The Webber band. of Birmingham.
headed the delegation, and as il marched
up Pennsylvania street late in the after
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Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
Ind, Sept. Congressman J..
Frank Haniy made four speeches in this
county yesterday and to-day, and will
make two more here tomorrow. Monday
afternoon he addressed the people of New
London, and in the evening he spoke at
Kappa. This afternoon he made a speech
in the courthouse yard to q great audience.
Tonight he was at Russiaville, where an
other immense crowd heard him. In the
country the schoolhouses are too small to
hold the crowds. Congressman Hanly will
speak at Greentown Wednesday afternoon
and at Center in the evening.
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To the Editor of the indianapolis Journal:
To Whom 1t May Concern-I would say.
as quite a number of public journals ana
designing politicians are using my name
as one favoring the free coinage of silver
and advocating the election of william
Jennings Bryan, 1 most emphatically deny
the charge. [ am now ard always have
been a radical Republican, favoring honest
money and protection for the laboring
millions, and, If / live, shall vote for nay
feilow-countryman and true American,
William Mckinley. l.. A. JENNINGS.
New Castle. Ind. Aug. 81.
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GeOrGia's

The following is the complete list of dele
gates from Georgia as certified to the sec
rotary of the provisional committee, all of
which delegates are here to attend the
conventions:
Delegates at Large-Samuel B. Adams,
w. NJ. Hammond. 7. 3. Neal, H. H. Perry.
District Delegates. Randolph Ander-
son. Irwin B. Fiedeman, ]. 2. Williams, C.
d. Baldwin. J.. H. Merrill. c. d. Ledsinger,
G.. r. De Saussure, T. F. Corrigan. G.. V.
Gress, William S. Thomson, J. Frank Beck,
H. F. Emery. Joseph Jacobs. D. b. Hamil-
ton, Eben Hillyer, w. s.. Irwin, p. G. Bow
man. 3. p. Jones. William Barnes.
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Hardy-Miers Joint Debate.
Special to the indianapolis Journal.

Special to the IndianapoIis Journal.
SPENCER, Ind, Sept. IA series of joint
debates between Congressman Hardy, Re-
publican, and candidate Miers, Democrat.
one in each county of the district. was ar
ranged here yesterday by the district con-
nitteemen-Lamb and Martin. Mr.. Patter
son. populist committeeman. was here and
solicited the privilege of their candidate.
N. II. MOtsinger. to participate in the de-
bate. The Republican candidate assented
to the proposition, but Miers refused to
listen to II, and the debates will be between,
Hardy and Miers.
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women,s CoIIege Society.

CHICAGO. Sept. 1.-The national conven-
ton of the Kappa Kappa Gamma Society
closed yesterday with the election OF the
following officers: Grand president, Miss
Bertha T.. Richmond. of Boston Univer-
sIty; grand secretary, Miss Carla Il. Sar-
gent. Northwestern University; grand
treasurer. Miss Annabel Collins. OF the
University of Iowa: grand register Miss
Mignon Talbot. of the University OF Ohio.
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Cheered for Cleveland.

Three cheers for Cleveland and sound
money shouted one of the marchers as
the New England delegation filed into the
lobby of the Denison at 2:30 O'Clock yester-
day afternoon, and the delegates responded
to this with three very lusty cheers and a
tiger. Two special cars brought in the men
from New England, and included. in the
party were thirty Massachusetts delegates.
ten from Maine, eight from New Hamp-
shire and eight from Connecticut
and Rhode Island came on another train.
The local military band escorted the dele
cation to the hotel. A fi~ne-looking body of
visitors are the men from the northeast end
OF the great Nation. They mad two standards
with them, not the sort that are figuring so
prominently in the financial questions, but
the sort that make a fine appearance in a
parade. One was the standard banner of
the Young Mems Democratic Club of Bos-
ton. which has a membership of about 500
and of which the lamented Russell was a
prominent member. In this club the pro-
portion of gold TO silver Democrats is more
than six to one, Another banner carried
by the delegation bore the State seal. The
delegation came through Syracuse, N. Y,
at the time the New York sOund-money
men were holding their State convention
there, and DR.. William Everett, of Massa-
chusettS, who had addressed the convention
at Syracuse. joined his delegation and came
on to this city.
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party. He further said that he had never
been a Democrat, and was raised a Re-
publican. and continued TO be such until
he joined the Prohibitionists.
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Corored orator at NobIesviIle.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
NOBLESVILLE. Ind, Sept. 1.-Rev. J. NJ.
Morton (co!ored). of Indianapo is, addressed
the Colored Mckinley Club at the court.
house last night. The room was full of
earnest Republicans and much interest was
manifested. The coiored voters are all in
line and thoroughly aroused.
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noon the visitors ckeered for sound money.
AT the Denison the delegation was received
most enthusiastically, the people on the
street answering the cheers of the deiega-
ton and the people in the windows facing
Pennsylvania street waving flags. Georgia
was along with a big crowd, and the South
erners attracted much attention. 1t was a
few minutes before the line could work its
way into the Denison, so crowded was the
hotel.
Yes, sir; you can say that the sound
money Democrats of Alabama are going 70
carry tn" State" repeated Mr.. Falkner
who has been prominently connected with
the movement there. ''Our recent election
was merely a state affair in which
State issues entirely were involved. We
have already nominated a complete set of
electors for the ticket which is TO be nom.
mated here. We intend to put out con-
gressional tickets in every district in the
State, and expect to carry the majority OF
these districts. Who do we prefer for a
presidential candidate? We have no choice.
We want the people in the middle Western
States to select the men, provided they
choose good ones. and there is no doubt
they will. The sound-money sentiment has
a remarkable growth in the South. and this
convention will give it a powerful impetus"