The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-10-14
Patriotic Speech of Gen. Daniel L.
Sickles, Famous General and
Prominent Democrat.
SENATOR M'LEAN A CONVERT
A LEADER IN HOOsIER DEMOCRATIC
POLITICS DENOUNCEs BRYANIsM.
He Introduces Gen. SicISIes-Addresses
by Gems. Alger. Howard, COporaI
Tanner and others at the Halls.

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Never in the history of political cam
paignns did any speaker or speakers get a
reception in indianapolis greater than that
accorded the combination of famous SOL
| diers last night. Tomlinson Hall. Englsh's
| Opera House and the headquarters of the
| Citizens Sound-money League, on North
| Meridian street were given over to the
| throngs of people who gathered TO hear :ha
| cd heroes. 1t was really one vast meeting,
for each of the speakers was heard by all
| those who attended the various meetings.
While one was on the platform at Tom
linson Hall others were speaking at the
orera house and at sound-money headouar-
| ters. Platforms were then exchanged, and
thus the speech making continued tram
| carly in the evening until nearly midnight.
| 1t was after 10 o'clock when General Alger
was presented to the audience at Tomln-
son Hall. How long dc you want to stay
| here?' he asked he took the floor. All
! night" yelled a thousand men, and the
| General Informed them that they were COM
manded TO remain on duty until o'clock
| to-day. And great the enthusiasm
| among the old veterans that they would
have staid that long had the speal ing con-
| tinued.
| At the three places of meeting the crowds
| began 10 Satner as early as CLOCK al
| though it was known that the meetings
! could not begin until after S o'clock for
Il ere was the parade. which would m,tural-
| ly delay matters. But nobody seemed will
ing to take chance of failing 10 get into
one of the meetings. They poured into
! Englshs Opera House from the moment
| the doors were opened until there was sucl,
| jam that it was impossible to squeeze
! another person into the connforta bic and
| &C mmodious auditorium. Luckily the doors
| swung outwardly, 1t might have been
| difficult to have opened them to allow the
| people to get out when the time came for
| them to retire. AT Tomlinson Hall there
were many people ever crowded into
the place The number fell far short OF
| being S,00O but it was only because the
| hall would not hold this number that they
| were not there. Every scat in the galleries
was taken before the street parade started.
| Most of the seats on the lower floor had
| be en- reserved for the old soldiers and their
| Sons who participated in the parade They
! CO me In due time, marching'to the patriotic
| music of several brass bands and fife and
| drum corps ari filed in, 1,5o0 strong. 10 ac-
| cept the seats of honor which those who
! arranged the affair reserved for them. II
vGsi inspiring sight to the old veterans,
| many Of whom had marched under the
| command or one or the Otnef OF the famous
| &c nerals who were to address them. march,
ing now to do them honor and TO testify 10
the fact that they are still to be found
II .dy to respond to the call OF duty in tho
time of the Nations peril. The Sound
money Leagues rooms were more conven-
| lent to the crowd, and. though its accom-
mcdarions are not so extensive as those at
| the opera house so comfortable as at
| Tomlinson Hall, there were hundreds OF
people waiting there for the coming OF tho
first of the noted speakers, and when he
did come, in the person of private j. w.
| Burst of Illinois the auditorium was
packed to the doors and it was with diff
ficulty that pasageway was made
through which to escort the speaker to the
platform.
AT TOMLINSON HALL.
| Everywhere a gala day decoration was
made in honor OF the notable occasion.
| Tomlinson Hall was made to appear at its
| best by the generous display of the ma
| tional colors and with portraits of famous
| men of American history over the center
| of the stage hung a picture of the soldier
boy leaving home to go to the war. bidding
| bis sweetheart goodbye, with her part
| ing words: Goodbye may God spare
! you" To the right of this the national
| flag, and to the left the original banner
presented by the ladies of Indianapolis to
the Independent Grant Guards having
| upon ii the portrait of General Grant All
around the gallery and along the edge OF
| the stage were portraits of historical char
acters, that of Washington occupying the
! central position at the foot OF the stage
with those of the martyrs. Lincoln and
Garfield, either side. Flowers and
potted plants formed a bank above the
| portraits. The portrait OF Mckinley was
placed in the most conspicuous place on
| the stage, occupying position between
! the presiding officer and the speaker. Sim
liar decorations were placed in the other
| halls where the meetings were held The
Marion Club Glee Club furnished several
| good numbers.
Henry c. Adams presided at the EnglIsh's
Opera House meeting. He did not make an
| address. After the meeting had been called
| to order by James r. Twiname and Mr..
| Adams was introduced and entered into the
| duties of his position without formality
The Bald headed Glee Club was present
| and opened the meeting with some OF It's
choicest and most up-to-date selections
! There was also present the indianapolis
Drum and Bugle Corps which made things
lively for few minutes while the crowd
was waiting between speeches. There was
lots OF enthusiasm manifested throughout
the meeting. from the entrance of Gen.
Alger and private Marden TO the close OF
the speakers remarks. All the men
of the combination spoke here the meet
ing extending late into the night
At Sound-money headquarters the meet
ing was presided over by Charles A. Book
] walter, past senior vice commander of the
Sons Of Veterans. Private J. w. Burst. ef