The sun., 1896-10-31
BEN HARRISON'S CHARGE.
THE GENERAL SHAKES INDIANA
IN A MIGHTY SWEEP.


on his second stumplng tour of the state at
O'Clock this morning. At $3.50 100 members Of
the Mckinley and Hobart Wheclmen's Club
rode to tho ex-Presidents North Delaware
street home, and escorted him to tho Union
station. AT Ohio street the Marion Club Joined
the procession. A crowd of several hundred
people were gathered Mt the station, ana when
Gen. Harrison stepped from his carriage he
was greeted with the widest cheers. A rush
was then made for the train shed, and the
special train was surrounded. Tho calls for
speech were so persistent that Gen. Harrison
finally appeared on the rear platform of the car,
and, uncoverinE his head, said:
II thank you very much for this rouslng
send-on, but l think you will agree with me
that had better e1pend my voice away from
home" And tho crowd screamed That's
right"
About forty members OF the Marion Club ac-
companed the train as far as Greenfield. Gen.
Harrison's party for the two days trip will con-
eist of ID. NJ. Ransdell. Hugh J. Hanna, w. II.
II. Miller, II. c. Adams. and Moses McClain.
GREENFlELD, Ind. Oct. 3O.-Gen. Harrison's
train made its FIRST stop at Greenfield. at 80.
Long delegations vending their way toward
the city were passed on tho way and n crowd OF
5000 was found waiting at the station. Gen.
Harrison was led to q decorated stand. where he
was protected from the bleak wind, and spoke
for twenty minutes, devoting much OF his atten-
tlon to the benefits farmers had gained from
reciprocity treaties. His telling points were
roundly cheered.
ANDERsoN, Ind, Oct 3O.-Knightstown was
reached fifteen minutes late Here a big dem
onstratlon was In store for the distinguished
speaker. The people of Henry county had ar
ranged for an all day rally with big agrlcul-
tural parade and speeches in the afternoon
by Gen. Cyrus Hussey and the Hon. Fred +.
Holloway. Gen. Harrison was met ut the train
by n mounted escort and taken in q carriage,
through streets crowded with cheering people,
to the public square. where n stand had been
erected 0The town had been gayly decorated.
and such streets as were not jammed with peo-
pie were filled with unhitched vehicles OF all
sorts, showing that the farmers had come to
town IN force.
From ten thousand to twelve thousand people
were packed In the square and many more
seemed to be unable to got within haling dis
tance Of the speakers. The crowd enthusi-
astic, and its cheering was redOubled when q
bunch Of yellow roses were handed up to Gen.
Harrison on the stand.
In his speech Gen. Harrison took occasion TO
enter a denial of the assertion OF Mr.. Bryan that
in this campaign the Republican party is wear
Ing q mask. Its principles, he said. are open
as the day. and chief among them is the de-
manu- lOE u currency with every uOIIdr, "UctDer
of gold. silver. or paper. as good as any other.
and all as good the best money the world
knows.
The party had run thus far on the Pennsyl-
vania tracks, but at knightstown they were
receiver of the Glover Leaf" and the run to
Anderson was made over the Z" Big Four"
Harrison's personal party had come over TO
@ The rs5e train As sey
SON where an Assem- blare estimated II at from from
$4,000 to 10000 people welcomed him. The
representatives Of Madison County had mad.
their big county rally and during the morning
before he arrived they had an industrial parade
place.
The same stand from which BRYAN spoke last
near tho station. and gathered upon the grassy
slopes were acres of people, hardly tenth Of
but they cheered as Gen. Harrison was driven to
the stand through the avenue that Ind been
the stand. where he was Introduced by Col.
Chittenden. he spoke to workingmen and
dwelt at length upon the theory that free silver
and an initiation Of the currency would operate
as reduction OF their income.
At Muncie where the train arrived n: 1890
from the railroad to the Court House equnrc.
There had been no parade. but an incident oc-
Cured during the morning that had keyed the
Repu blicans up to n high pitch. The announce
ment that Harrison WAS to speak from the
stand at the Court House had drawn together
sitions near the stand and were holding them
dpTpG the morning until ," should come
affairs. the Popocrats had brought Eugene pebs
to town; and he suddenly appeared and made a
The intention was to have him speak from tho
same stand as Harrison, but the Republicans
II. This amb buscade aroused tho wrath a. well
as the enthusiasm OF the Rcpubcans, and they
displayed frenzied enthusiasm for Harrison
upon his arrival. He was escorted through tho
crowded streets to the stand, where he found
Themselves hoarse. The ovation given to him
lasted five minutes He was introduced by
James Bingham and spoke half an hour, speak
FoRT WAYNE, Ind, Oct. 3O.-At Winchester.
where nothing Of great magnitude hnd been ex-
pected. Gen. Harrison encountered one of tho
greatest demonstrations Of the dav. The visit
Of Harrison had been mRde the occasion for the
The people began TO pour in early in the morn
ing and by the time the big parade started ths
managers Of the demonstration estimated that
90, 900 to 25. 900 people were on the grourd.
A parade. headed by 300 veterans OF the war.
marched through the streets OF the little city
and was over hour In passing ten. liarr-
son was taken In carriage to the Court House
square. where he spoke for twenty minutes 10 ms
many as could hear him.
A momentary stop was made at Ridgcville.
where Gen. Harrison bowed his ackuowedg-
cred at the station. Portland was scheduled for
the longest stop Of the day, and the, event was
made a general rally for all that region.
A tent holding $. 900 people had been provided
for the meeting. but not one-t third Of the crowd
could get into IL. IN tDe morning an INDUSTRIAL
parade that stretched out over four miles OF
road. marched about the town and surround
ing country.
scheme OF the silver Democrats got some Of
them into trouble hundred yonng men with
Bryan badges were sent To the station to close
in behind tho train and cheer for Bryan when
Harrison appeared.
They let go IA few cheers about ten minutes
before the train arrived, and the multitude
closed In upon them with rush of such mo
mentum that they. were nearly squeezed 10
death and three or four of them tainted. They
were carried from the crowd and no Interrupt
tion Of the proceedings was attempted.
burst OF tremendous cheering aud waving
of hats started at the car when Gen. liar "ison
appeared. The multitude moved slowly after
the carriage. out to the open Held where tho
packed for ffty yards around 1t. Finally
Gen. Harrison and party succeeded in reach
ing the stand and he WAS introduced Ly
the county Chairman. Gen. Harrison spoke at
some length and with great earnrstness. taking
up in turn each of the more important issues of
the campaign and discussing them.
Brief stops were made AT Geneva and Berne,
where Gen. Harrison talked briefly to several
hundred people.
IL had become dark by the time Decatur,
county seat of tho densely Democratic county
of Adams, was reached. A crowd of about