The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-10-24

anxious to assure him of their detestation
of the outrage. Later messages began 10
arrive showing that similar feeling existed
in other portions of the State. At length
Mr.. Carlisle Obliged to deny himself to
callers to enable him to get the rest ne
needed and to attend to his correspond
ence.
The feeling in Covington. as well as in
Cincinnati ran high as the matter was dis
cussed. The Cincinnati Chamber of Com
merce, regardless of political partisanship.
called special meeting and appointed a
committee to give Mr.. Carlisle a most ur-
gent invitation to visit the Chamber OF
Commerce before his return to Washing
ton The feeling that prompted the meet
ing that the members wanted an OPP
rortunity to show the Secretary of the
Treasury the high regard in which he is
held by the Chamber of Commerce. In ad-
dition to this a large delegation or gold
Democrats from Walnut Hills called TO urge
the Secretary to give them an address and
to allow them to testify 6heir appreciation
by giving him a becoming hearing To all
obliged to give a refusal, the five
speeches he had promised in Kentucky fully
occupy all the time he can spare from his
public duties.
Spe aking of last nights outrage the Sec
retary showed that he regarded 1t as more
than an accidental occurrence. In his opln-
ion it was an organized mob Il did not
know know & during ing my speech & that any any rsa such
l saw the disorder in the hall 1t came
from line of men that had gathered in
the rear Of the hall n The ,oSdyoG BODY Of the the
deed, many ladies were present. had
heard also the noise the street, but did
not know what it was. | did not speak to
the mob but once. L saw it did no good.
l was still in ignorance of what was going
outside the hall, though my friends
seemed to be advised of it. They kept de-
tanning me in various ways until at last |
asked why we did not go. Then they told
me that a crowd was gathered outside the
hall and they were waiting till it should
disperse. When L heard that, j said was
going and we started When l got to the
door | saw the crowd there. They had
been waiting purposely there all the time.
There was a crush, and it was with great
difficulty that we got out of the building
and along he streets. They followed
until within a square Of Mr.. Helms house.
when the police formed a line across the
street and stopped further progress. The
gathering outside the hall. the following of
those two three hundred men for sew
CraI squares through the streets was not
mere accident: it was an organized affair. -
awaited him at the speeches he is yet to
make the Secretary replied: 1t makes
little difference to me. 1t is an illustration
of what may be exoe cted everywhere If the
Personal indignity and even personal vio-
lence will hurt those who attempt it more
than it can harm me-.
The Secretary left tonight in order to
meet his engagement at Bowling Green,
XIV, tomorrow
Before Secretary Carlisle left tonight a
delegation of gold Democrats from New
port Ky, headed by James NJ. Southgate,
called and requested him to speak in New
port and they bore with them the asSur-
ances of the authorities that he would be
protected and his meeting not disturbed.
Secretary Carlisle received dispatches from
many places in kentucky extending similar
invitations and giving him similar assur
ances, but he could not accept any of the
invitations, as his time is engaged up to
the election.