The Indianapolis journal., 1896-09-06
THE WHEEL IN POLITICS
COMPANIES OF M'KINLEY AND HO-
BART CYCLISTS TO BE FORMED.
George N. Catterson VIII Have Charge
of the Organizs lion in This
COuDty-Its Benefits.

There is a plan on foot to organize sew
eral companies of the National Wheel
mems Mckinley and Hobart Club in this
city. Walter III. Chamberlain, of Chicago
secretary of the national organization, was
in the city yesterday and made preliminary
arrangements. The organization of COM
panies in this city and county will be in
the hands of George N. Catterson, of No.
Y Kentucky avenue, who desires that all
wheelmen who will take part in such COM
panles Will call on him and receive the nee
essary instructions 10 organization.
This organization is national in its char
acter and is operating under the Republic
an national committee. The object of the
clubs is to do active work during the cam
paign and on election day. In the next two
months there will be many parades and
other demonstrations in which the wheel
mems companies will be expected to take
part. 1t will be new feature in political
parades, but will be one that will add won
derfully to their effectiveness. There are
four thousand or five Thousand Republican
wheelmen in this city, and if half of them
could be organized into campaign COM
panies they would make a very effective
showing in a parade.
Companies will be formed of not less
than thirty members and not more than
fifty. Each company will select it's own
officers. Four companies will form a bat
TALON and will be under the command of
major selected by the companies. Three
battalions will form a regiment, which will
be commanded by a colonel. If more than
regiment is formed they will constitute
a brigade, to be in command of brigadier
general.
Mr.. Catterson has undertaken the pre-
liminary work of forming these or
ganizations in this city and hopes
to have the active aid of all
Republican wheelmen, or others who
may be intending to vote the Republican
ticket this fall. He has all the papers nee
essary for the complete organization of
companies and will furnish them to those
who will undertake to organize companies
if they will call on him at his office on
Kentucky avenue.
One of the pleasant duties of these COM
panies will be to escort the distinguished
speakers who may come to this city during
the campaign and many of them are ex-
pected. The wheelmen will also be of much
service on election day as couriers They
will be divided into small squads and a
squad placed in each precinct for the pur-
pose of carrying news to the committee
headquarters and from precinct to precinct
when it may become necessary. They will
also be expected to bring the first report
of the count of the ballots to the commit
tee rooms on the night of the election.
These are only few of the ways in which
the wheelmen will be of great service to
their party; there are many other things
for them to do. small in themselves, but OF
great Importance in the aggregate.
Besides those who can give attention to
the organization of such companies, and
these Mr.. Catterson requests to call on
him. he desires that all who will become
members send him their names and ad-
dresses so those who undertake the active
work of organizing may know where to