The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-02-28
YEARN FOR THE FRAY
REPUBLICAN EDITORS PREPARING
FOR THE COMING CAMPAIGN.
A Banquet Last Night Began the MIDI
winter Meeting of the Opinion
holders.

The midwinter meeting OF the Indiana Re-
publican Editorial Association began last
evening with a banquet at the Denison
Hotel. Previous to the banquet there was a
reception in the parlors Of the hotel, par
ticipated in by the editors, many of whom
were accompanied by their wives. After an
elaborate menu had been served President
{. Ii. Lands raped for order and an
nounced that I'm accordance with the pro-
gramme mapped out some time would be
given to informal speechmaking. He called
attention TO the fact that the country was
on the eve of another great political con-
test and suggested that no one looked for
wari to il with more interest and hope
than the Republican newspaper men of In
diana. While it meant a hard and bitter
fight, yet the Republican editors of this
State were accustomed to such contests and
welcomed that OF this year more eagerly
than ever before, because their arms have
been strengthened and their faith renewed
by the experience of the last three years
and a half. He called attention to the fact
that the principles championed by them In
the last national campaign had been vim
dicated, and their direst prophesies fulfilled
and that they would go into the coming
campaign thrice armed" because the whole
world knew that the quarrel that they had
with the Democracy was just. He empha-
sized the fact that the people throughout
the country, in field and factory. in ware
house and mine, were insisting on lighting
the coming campaign with tariff for pro-
lection as the paramount issue, and warned
his newspaper brethren against being side
tracked by their Democratic adversaries.
who insisted on fighting the battle on finan-
cial lines. He said that whoever might be
selected as the standard bearer could count
on the electoral vote Of Indiana and that
the people of the country would be con-
tented if the next Republican adminstra-
ton proved as wise. as patriotic and as
prosperous as that given by BENJAMIN Har-
rison, which was the golden administration
of the American Republic.
At the conclusion of his address Mr..
Lands called upon r. A. Brown, OF Frank
lin, who delivered an exceedingly forcible
made by Mr.. Herbert, Of the National
Journalist. of Chicago; Senator Haggard, OF
the Lafayette Herald; editor Baker, of the
Adams, of this city. and others The Bald
headed Glee Club was present and inter-
spersed the exercises with some of its best
selections. The association voted the club
its hearty thanks.
To-day the association will hold business
meeting. elect officers and discuss questions
Involving matters Ol iulSIeSt ", tAc Stdit.
Among those present were the following:
]. A. Kemp, of the Salem Leader; j. s.
Bisch, Oxford Tribune; s. N. Cragun,
Lebanon Patriot; II. ]. Martin, Franklin
Republican,; A. w. Howard, Spencer Jour-
nal; Gil r. Stormont, Princeton Clarion;
Frank w. Willis. Waterloo Press: A w.
Anderson Herald; G. nj. Wilkins, Evans
vile Journal; W. S. Ensign Union City
Eagle; L. A. Jernegan, Mishawaka Enter
w. III. Elliott, New Castle Courier; III. A.
Strohm, Kentland Enterprise: George Allen,
Terre Haute Express; j. F. Wildman. Mum
Gle Times; s. Water, Lafayette Call; j. ID.
Hogate Danville Republican; G. II. Hamil-
ton, Thorntown Argus; Z. j. Harsh, Port
land Commercial; M. w. Pershing, Upton
Advocate; Chas. Wilson, Lafayette Courier;
Will Maddox, Bloomfield Republican:
Charles Beeson, Winchester Journal; w. s.
Haggard, Lafayette Herald.