The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-09-19
a CLUB OF AGED VOTERS
TIPPECANOE CAMPAIGN VETERANS
MEET AND TELL STORIES.
One of Them Has Read Every Copy of
the journal Since 1S3S-Pio-
neer Days Recalled.

One of the most historic Republican club
meetings that has convened this campaign
was that of the Tippecanoe Club which
met at the Republican headquarters, "a
West Market street, yesterday afternoon.
The club is composed of old voters who
rallied and hurrahed with the vigor of
youth during the campaign of William
Henry Harrison. During the first cam
paign of Benjamin Harrison, with the
memory of cid Tppecanoe days fresh in
mind, the old voters organized the club.
Promptly at 2 o'clock yesterday after
noon, in answer to the call issued by ].
5. Daugherty, president of the club,
twelve aged members, supporting their
trembling frames with their time-honored
hickory canes, assembled in the room. AS
age had more or less affected their hear
ing, 1T took some time to call the roll The
members present were:
j. 5. Daugherty. president, age eighty
four, u West Tenth street; j. l.. Avery,
secretary, eighty-one, 44s North East
street; Edward Abbott, eighty-five, Boone
county; Samuel Shank, eighty-one, SIG Ash
street; David G. Kern, seventy-eight, 454
East Michigan street: Masten g.
Deshien, eighty-one; John f. Allison.
eighty-two. Wayne county; George w.
Ryan, eightyfour. 90 Pleasant street; Eli
c. Long. seventy-seven, III Buchanan
street; Daniel Shearer seventy-six, 577
East st. Clair street; Daniel c.. Jordan,
seventy-eight, II Hoyt avenue; DR.. William,
III. Wishard eighty-one, North Capitol
avenue.
Edward Abbott was the oldest member
present and Daniel Shearer the youngest.
Nothing more was done after roll call and
the meeting adjourned to meet at the call
OF the president. Meetings will be held
hereafter at the homes of the members in
Mr.. Ryan. before moving to indianapolis,
lived in Hamilton county, Ohio, and his
fathers farm adjoined that of William
henry Harrison, with whom he was well
acquainted and whom he well remembers.
With great deal of pride he stated that
from the Harrison family. His first was
for William Henry Harrison in 1886. He
after voted for him for clerk of the Court
OF common Pleas, to which Office he was
e eIar; Later he voted twice for Scott
Congress. He has voted once for Benja-
min Harrison for Governor and twice Tor
PRESIDENT. Mr. Ryan pounded on the floor
with his cane in enthusiasm as he said:
we are all Henry Clay tariff men and
Wings all the way through
Samuel Shank was born in Lancaster
county, Pennsylvania, in 1915, his parents
moving to Indiana in 1920. Fifty years ago
they moved to indianapolis. Said he: Il
was raised in a hotel where whisky was
plenty My daddy always had whisky on
the table, and, although I drank lots of
IL, never have been intoxicated i made
whisky in a still house for three years.
l have never smoked nor chewed tobacco
in my life When my daddy moved to IN
dianapoIis he was a thoroughbred Demo
crat That was during the time that the
Democrats held their power in this state
lor nfteen years and fought the free
school law. People would often remark:
Who c in the hi would want to educate
made my father SO mad that he turn turned ed
wing and all his five sons grew up ,and
Ilppeeanoe Club. takes great pride in the
fact that he has read every copy. without
an exception, of the Journal since 1885 up
paper said he. when / am away from
home the Journals are always laid away
| have great stacks of them on file at
home and believe I am the Oldest reader
erty heard his first political speech in 1880
when Henry Clay spoke in Dayton and the
at that time has remained unchanged all
these years. He became q Wing with the
year he moved to indianapolis: and has
lived here ever since and voted at every
election since. His votes, with one excep-
Repub lean candidates This exception was
in 1885, when he voted for George u. Kin
nard, the Democratic candidate for Con-
didate. Mr.. Kinnard was elected and
started for Washington from Madison by
coach from Pittsburg for Washington.
There great celebration along the
river when the boat reached Cincinnati,
and the boats crew, in order to make a
squirt of speed on leaving the city, threw
fat bacon into the furnaces 20 raise steam
rapidly. Just as Cincinnati was fading
away in the distance the boilers exploded
and Congressman Kinnard was among the
killed.
AS Mr. Daugherty finished the story Mr..
Shearer spoke UP and said: Il remember
that accident as we'll as though it hap
pened yesterday, for saw it. My broth.
ers house stood near the river and part
of the boiler flew $50 yards Though the
air and crashed down through the roof of
the house. We were all out looking at the
boat at the time, so that none of us were
hurt T. was Il terrible sight
Mr. Shearer's grandfathers were both In
the Revolutionary war. his father was in
the Indian war under William Henry Har-
rison an elder brother served through the
Mexican war and he and his son both
served in the late civil war. All of these
valiant members of the family returned
from the wars alive.