The Indianapolis journal., 1896-06-16

The Columbia Club Makes Its Appear
ance ON the Sfreefa Of ST. Louis

ance on the Streets of st. Louis.
Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
ST. LOUIS, June 15.-The influx Of
Hoosiers to-day relieved the States head
quarters somewhat of their lonely appear
ance. and when the Columbia Club showed
up at night there was a partial semblance
of the real convention thing, which is not
the genuine article till the Hoosier is pres
ent in all his glory. r. b. +. Peirce
brought over in his private car in the MORN
ing a small party consisting of w. Il. Brush
and +. M. Dice, of Charlottesville, and ].
w. Chipman. of Indianapolis together with
George Ketcham, Toledo delegate. and
Congressman Sutherland. E. O. Hopkins
and party from Evansville showed up in
the morning, and at night several hundred
from the Pocket" including the Wander
burg and Mckinley clubs, put in an ap-
pearance. The Columbia Club delegation
made the trip on an l., ID. & w. train un-
der charge of John s. Lazarus. in less than
six hours, and was met by brass band.
The procession was trific top-heavy. for
the band was almost as strong numerically
as the Columbia Club representation. A
number of the club members, however, had
come over earlier in the day and yester-
day. While the State will fall far short of
in this.
The night before convention witnesses
dense crowds on the streets, wild hurrahs
and band music galore. but tonight the
noise is confined principally to the Plan
ters' and Southern Hotels and the inter-
vening two blocks. On corner the band
accompanying the Blaine Club, of Cincin-
natl, is playing the Pilgrims Chorus" and
other standard selections, varying the pro-
gramme occasionally with Tell Them that
You saw Me-" the "Coocha, Coocha" and
other airs that are ranked as classical In
st. Louis. Walking in the roadway of the
street is no difficult matter and the side
walks are not crowded sufficiently TO make
vigorous elbowing necessary. st. Louis is
disappointed in the size of the crowd. The
result of the convention was too generally
known to attract the thousands of people
who dote on witnessing an ante-conven-
ton contest
The following assignment OF Indiana as
slstant sergeants-at-arms was made to-
night:
Section F.. Main Floor-Special assistant.
j. Higginbotham, j., w. Carpenter. ". f.
Crooks. J: "a Henderson. T. A. Mcleod.
gan, Fred Heath E. P. Neal II. C. Ray
mond, w. d. Paul, j. NJ. Fetts; doorkeep-
ers r A Walters and A. Coxony.
Section G., Gallery-Special assistant, Am
brose Moore, Covington; assistant SER
geants Charles 7. Nehf. Terre Haute; S.
NJ Reynolds, Terre Haute; ]. ID. Widaman.
Warsaw: A. c. Duddleston. Terre Haute:
n. w. Gilbert, Angola: Grant Kitchener
Valparaiso: c. r. Higgins. Fort Wayne;
w. W. Canada. Winchester: w. c. Smith.
Marion: ]. a. Robertson. Indianapolis; w
o. Mckinney, indianapolis; j. J. Higgins.
Indianapolis, Captain Roney, doorkeeper.
Marion: Lafe Johnson. doorkeeper. Ander-
son.
Hon. James A. Mount. Republican nomi-
nee for Governor, came in this evening,
having been detained in Indiana until to-
day by important campaign engagements.
He spent the greater part of the evening
at the Indiana headquarters and was the
recipient of many marked attentions. not
only from the Hoosier contingent. but from
great number Of people from all over the
country. who were desirous Of seeing the
Indiana farmer candidate. He made the
same good impression here that ne does
elsewhere.
The Indiana folks have not yet decided
on the man hey viii support for the vice