The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-09-02
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How the Crowds Got in and Got
Stored Away at Hotels.

How the Crowds Got in and Got
Stored Away at Hotels.
The convention crowd gathered yester-
day, and it gathered in Il way that proved
an eye-opener to the people who have been
sneering at the sound-money Democratic
movement. Delegation after delegation
poured in from States far and near, and
not only did full delegations come. but they
were accompanied by crowds that are test
ing the hotel capacity of the city to its ut
most. One hundred from Alabama and a
like number from Massachusetts, make a
fairly good showing for any convention,
and the other States in the Union. from
Maine 20 Texas. from Florida to Oregon,
contributed their quota in like proportion.
The computations of the railroads show
in the neighborhood of 10000 people from
out of town in attendance.
The personnel of the crowd is as crafty
ing to the leaders of the movement as to
its size. The striker and blowerY is not
present. The barrooms find business rather
dull. The crowd. while containing many
men famous in the politics of the country,
is composed for the most part of plain, in
telIigent business men, who mean business.
Early yesterday morning a crowd of GU
rious people was at the Union Station to
see the many delegates from all parts of
the country arrive to attend the CONVEX.
ton. They were coming during the en-
tire day, and early this morning they were
still pouring through the gates of the sta
ton. While most of them are now here,
there will be a few who will not arrive
until the noon trains, or just in time to
go directly to the convention hall. The
delegates were almost unanimous in their
declarations that this convention will be
known in future history AS the convention
of Democracy of 1896, while the Chicago
convention will be known as the side issue.
Several delegations were detained on the
road and did not arrive on schedule time.
The New York delegation was to have ar
rived early in the morning. but a delay at
Syracuse caused them 20 not get in until
2:30 in the afternoon. The big Chicago
crowd cid not get away in time to get in
at noon as was expected, but came in later
in the day. The California delegation was
delayed by a washout, but John p. Irish,
who was on another train, and is the lead
er of the delegation. got here during the
morning, and went to the Bates. The first
delegation to arrive yesterday after day
light was the one from Florida. This del
egation comes here with Cleveland for it's
idol and prepared to force his nomination,
if possible, and it is conceded to be possi-
BILE if the slightest intimation that he will
accept is given by some friend close to
him.
During the afternoon many other full
delegations arrived and made a great jam
at the Union Station. There were many
special trains. but not near so many as
there were for the st. Louis and Chicago
conventions, for, as one man put it. the
crowd at a convention IS composed of those
people with axes to grind and this conven-
ton has no grindstone-
At 900 .. m. the delegation from Massa-
chusetts. numbering thirty members, with
those from Maine, New Hampshire and
Vermont arrived at the Union Station and
formed on Louisiana street and marched
TO their headquarters at the Denison They
We're headed by a brass band and their six
ty or seventy members made quite an i'm
posing appearance as they went up Illi-
nois street, carrying their three large flags,
the stars and stripes, the State colors and
Club of Massachusetts. The delegation was
headed by Godfrey Morse. of Massachu-
sets, and c. Vey Holman, of Maine. A
cab completely filled with valises and piled
with baggage went before. The large
delegation from Pennsylvania, headed by
VIM. Gibbon, and the delegation of twelve
arrived a few minutes later, but as no es-
cort was ready they did not form in line.
but FASTENED to their hotel and refreshed
from their long ride.
AT 2:30 the largest delegation of the day.
tnat from New YORK, marched from their
train through the gate. They number 127,
II of the number being delegates. Walking
two abreast and wearing their red and
white badges they reached from one end
of the station to the other. At their head
walked Governor Flower, with a toothpick
in his mouth and looking like he had just
stepped from a bandbox. Around him were
Tracey, Peabody, King and several other
New Workers.. Governor Flower
said he was in favor of nominating Mr..
Bynum for President. but there is a di-
versity of opinion among the delegates as
to their choice for that position.
The Arkansas delegation, numbering
twelve or thirteen members, with gold but
tons in their lapels, was headed by Major
Moore and arrived in the city at 8 O'Clock.
Scattering delegates kept arriving on all
the incoming trains during the afternoon
and no delegation of large numbers came
in till evening.
Six or eight delegates from Kentucky
came on the $50 train, the remaining num-
Der reached the city three hours later. The
delegation has some prominent
men In II and is headed by w. c. z.
Breckenridge.
The advance guard of the Large delega-
ton from Chicago came at a:309 and con-
sisted of fifteen men. among whom were
Senator Palmer and Judge Vincent. of Chi
cage. The rest of the Chicago crowd did
not leave Chicago till 1880 d. m. and came
the clubs represented from Chicago is the
Cook County Marching Club of $50 MEM
beers, headed by a large and well-drilled
band.
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