The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-06-30

Mck inley and Members of the Com.
mittee Talk to Columbus People.

Before the notification party could get
seated for lunch a representative delega-
ton from Columbus, 325 in number. arrived
at the Mckinley homo. The Governor re-
sponded to presentation by ex-Attorney-
general ID. X. Watson:
"You have done me great honor, which
highly appreciate, by the call you have
made on me to-day. l recall with the
greatest pleasure the four years i spent in
the capital city and that old place has be-
come very dear to me. i felt through
all those years that there was not mo-
ment of time that did not have the SYM
pathy and the support and the good will
and the encouragement of the men of Co
lumbus. irrespective of political affiliations,
and l recall no four years OF my pubic
service that were more agreeable to me
and that have left more agreeable men,
ories which l shall cherish forever than
the four years j spent among you. thank
you, Congressman Watson. for the gra-
cious words you have spoken personal to
myself. i do believe in my country: be-
lieye i'm its vast possibilities and / believe
it is entirely with us what shall be the pos
sibilties of the future for the government
of the United States; and am sure that
the people of this country. from ocean to
ocean. will stand by those principles and
these policies that will secure to the peo-
pie of the United States the greatest pros
Derity and the highest destiny.
Continuing, the Governor said: I'VE
have present with US, and and 1t gives me
the greatest pleasure to present YOU some
tional Republican convention. The first
gentleman desire TO present is that Illus
trious citizen of Nebraska, United States
Senator Thurston.
In reply to calls from the thousands of
people assembled. Senator Thurston APP
peared and said. from the stoop of Govern
or McKinley's home:
-Four years ago the Democratic party
said to the American people: Give us free
trade and the prosperity or this country
w recedeS The1 sad ve
free trade and new industries and factories
will OPEN But they closed. They said:
Give us free trade and wages win rise.'
But they failed TO rise. They said: Give
US free trade and business will BOOM But
il busted daughter and applause) To-
gay u ybsotely u, hne necessarv to- ABANDON their
old position. and they now say: Give us
free silver and all these glorious results
light of their past Population and bank
ruptcy that you had better have little
collateral security before you accept their
new promise of American prosperity"
loud applause.)
HISCoCK FOR NEW YORK.
Governor Mckinley then introduced ex-
Senator Hiscock. of Syracuse. N. Y. in
these words: MY fellCwcitzens, 1t gives
me very great pleasure to present to you
the representative from the great Empire
State. Senator Hiscock." Senator Hiscock
responded:
Ladies and Gentlemen-You are here to-
day the Immediate friends and neighbors
of Governor Mckinley, the candidate of the
Republican party for the presidency Your
hearts are overlooking with love for him
Your Judgments approve him and you most
heartily indorse the principles for which he
las so long labored and which are now
the platform of tie Republican party.
came here from the State of New York
representing that State as a member of the
notification committee TO notify him of his
nomination. ana / say TO you that he is
as dear 10 the hearts of the Treople of the
State of New York he is TO yourselves.
/ proclaim to you. without fear of con-
tradiction. that he Is as much approved by
the Republicans of the State Of New York
and by their judgments, and by one-haif If
the Democratic party of he State OF New
York as he is by you- daughter and APP
piause.) This year we had a superabund-
anee of candidates for the presldency-men
presented statesmen OF no mean merit
Thomas Reed is great man. fAppiause
New York presented the name OF that
grand Governor of State who was elect
ed by $4,000 majority. Iowa presented the
name OF Allison. great statesman fAp-
plause.) Oeio presented the name Of Nc
Kinley. (YeIls and applause.)
IN concluding, Senator Hiscock claimed
- proportion 70 population as well ~ iu