The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-10-14
LOGANSPoRT AND DELPHI.
Over 5000 People Greeted the Sol
diers at the Latter Place.


The party did not reach ~Logansport until
Has, as considerable time was lost in
| transferring the special from one road to
another. A committee of soldiers consist
ing of Capt. Frank Swigert, Capt. John c.
Nelson, Sergt. A. Coleman, /. n. Crawford.
George w. Haig, Capt William Snyder,
| Lieut.. S. A. Vaughn and others, met the
| party at the station and conducted it to
| Market square, a mile away, in carriages.
| At Logansport no special efforts to get out
a large crowd had been made, and the
affair was entirely in the hands of the old
| soldiers. A good many veterans from other
parts of the county We're there to greet the
generals, however. Every veteran consti-
tuted one of the big reception committee,
each wearing a badge with the words, he
ception by Union Veterans OF 1861. Lo-
! gansport, Oct. 70, Sc. Sound Money" Be
fore a large stand erected on Market
| square fully two thousand old men, many
of them crippled and bent with age, were
| gathered. AS the carriage arrived a pas
| sageway was forced, the veterans with
| barred heads receiving the guests of the
| hour. A band played the "Star-spangled
Banner as the carriages drove through
the throngs of old soldiers, and as the
first strain fell upon the air, a mighty
shout went up from the crowd. DR.. j. II.
Powell, chairman of the county committee,
| presided. General Alger was the first
| speaker. He was followed by Generals
| Marden, Stewart, Howard, Sickles ana Cor
| poral Tanner. An incident illustrating
forcibiy how men are drawn to welcome
| this combination of great speakers was
noted at Logansport; seated on the plato
| seven years of age. While Colonel Bring
hurst retains his mental vitality he can
| not walk, as he is afflicted with
ataxia. and had to be carried thither IN
his chair. 1t was estimates that from z,ooo
| 10 5000 people heard the speeches at this
| point. Some disappointment was expressed
by the crowd at the brevity OF the meeting,
| and when Corporal Tanner was ABOUT 70
bring his talk to an abrupt close ne was
| met with loud cries of Go on" Go on
He replied that. much as he would IKE TO
he was warned that the train was waiting
| Judge John c.. Nelson, formerly candldate
| ticket. Joined General Ayers party at Lo-
| gansport, to 1t for the rest OF
the trip. Judge Nelson announces ne wSS
G. Curtis and d large recepllon coiiiii''ee
from Lafayette boarded the train. wv
Charles b. Lands, Philip Ray, Jonn w
| Koontz. Judge John II. Gould and Or; ).
N. Cochran, of Delphi, met General anger
| and party at Logansport to escort them to
| DeIphi. where the next stop was made.
The demonstration at Delphi was unaer Ine
direction of the Mckinley Veteran League
Leon Coster and Captain Lewis eros: one
| of the most enthusiastic and creditable
demonstrations OF Ilc uty vac nat At ms
| place. Charles B. Lands. candidate for
| Congress from the Ninth district. presided.
The meeting was held in the railroad yards
a half block from the station ana about
800 people were crowded along the tracks
| when the train pulled in. The speaking was
from the battalion fiat car, which is used
| at stations where short stops are made.
The train slowed up under an immense
banner bearing the legend, welcome com
banner was a picture of a regiment of
boys in blue" marching to the Mckinley
| polls. A pathetic and impressive feature of
the meeting at Delphi yesterday was the
eager faces of the old soldiers, smiling low
ingly, sometimes with tears in their eyes,
at the battle-scarred speakers. The earn.
estness with which the large number or
young and old men from the farms lis
tened to the appeals to their patriotism,
honesty and integrity. plainly indicated
that those of them who heard the man
blinded by his faIlacies. Joseph B. Cheadle
will not receive enough votes in Delphi and
the surrounding country to wad a popgun,
which the mention OF his name was greeted
is a criterion. Corporal Tanner, after a
touehIng appeal to his hearers to vote ror
credit and the glory of the old nag, wound
up by warming them that it would not be
fair to Mckinley if the Ninth district sent
a man to Congress that will hamstring
him. Before he could finish he was inter
rupted by cries of Lands! Lands. We're
goin' to vote for Charlie Landis.' Corporal
Tanner said that while he had regarded
Joseph Cheadle as his friend In the past,
ne cOuiu not tHlHk VI JASMINE, any oie "
support him. in the face of his desertion
to Organism.
I'VE won't send Joe Cheadle to Washing
tom shouted the crowd.
General Alger. General Sickles. Stewart
and Howard made short talks. as we'll as
General Marden. General Sickles discov-
ered.f to- his satisfaction. that there We're
plenty of Democrats when he mentioned
Palmer, as that name was received with
a great deal of applause. General Sickles.
however. always gives his audiences to
understand that he is advocating but one
cause-McKinley's election. AS at every
other station, the crowds responded with
vim to calls for three cheers for Mount,
Mckinley. the Generals" and in this case
for Lands. j. Frank Hanly, Representa-
tive from the Tenth district. addressed a
meeting at the courthouse after the Alger
party left for Lafa yette.