The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-10-09

into the saloon to have a drink, and then
there was a rush for the bar. After the
crowd had liquored up" Chas. Bailey, the
democratic precinct committeeman invited
the crowd outside TO listen to Willard Cox,
brother of the Democratic candidate for po-
ice Judge. lie soon gave way TO a Mr..
Remster whose principal delight seemed to
De IN pouring out Walls of wrath upon the
mead of Sterling r. Holt and some Of the
epithets applied to this sterling friend OF
the mayor will not bear repetition. After
talking for half an hour he said he was
just trying to fill in the time until John
}. Rockford should appear and said: While
we are waiting for him. let us go inside and
get some refreshments. Another rush was
made Tor the bar and the men shouldered
and Jostled each other aside in their en-
deaVor to steer a schooner across il. Short
~ after o'clock a surrey drew up in front
OF the place and John II. Mahoney, Demo-
cratic candidate for councilman at large,
Jerry Foley and John J. Rockford stepped
out and Joined the crowd. After indulging
in beer with their admirers, another ad-
Journment was made to the yard for an
other bit of speechmaking. Mahoney, who
was first introduced by Chairman Bailey,
merely acknowledged the introduction,
thanked those present for their attendance
and resumed his chair in favor of Mr. Lit
tie. Mr.. Little said he had recently discov-
cred that Holt had been lured and trained
to do an act that would compromise the
administration Then he began TO call Mr..
Holt names that would invite libel suit
anywhere.
john ]. Rockford, who talked next, also
devoted the most of his time to calling
Sterling r. Holt names. Occasionally he
would point out the good points of the vari-
GUS Democratic candidates, but invariably
separated each new eulogy by scathing
words of wrath and contumely against Holt.
To his hearers, he said: Gentlemen, you
all has heard how Sterling Holt robbed two
bankrupt contractors of $1,000" He called
Holt contemplate traitor and tried to
make 1t appear that he had been hired by
the opposition to bleed Fulmer 81 Seibert of
their money in order to defeat the Demo-
cratic candidate for election. But he has
failed" he said, land that generous fellah,
ri mot I'M
pigment when he became aware of this
Ubiquitous conduct" In speaking of the Re-
publican candidates he referred to them as
them fellers'' in order to show 1.-The differ
ence betune u.s." After he had satisfied HIM
self that he had convinced the spectators
that all the evils and misdeeds of the adj
ministration were chargeable to Mr.. Holt
ne adjourned to the bar and became quite
chummy with those gathered there.
City Clerk Charles Stuckmeyer next en-
tered the circle, which had dwindled to
twenty-fOur men and boys (actual COUNT
and unburdened his mind against Sterling
r. Holt He also incidently libeled his
the reason was not apparent unless he
thought that Fulmer ought to have let Holt
keep the $1,000 once given him.
Beer that was free interested those gath
cred at Ellercamp's more than the talks
that were made, and at 10 o'clock between
fifty and sixty men and boys were elbowing
each other at the bar for a glass of the
beverage, One Democrat, when asked who
paid for the Der, answered, Why Taggart,
of course, come in and have some, 1t IS
paid for and we might just as well drink
it," The original three free kegs were soon
emptied and then one of the gang APP
preached Charles Bailey and told him that
they must have more. Bailey soon found it
was no use to protest against the demand,
though he said that he would not pay for
a private conference which produced the
desired result for Bailey left him and en-
tered the saloon with the cash for another
keg, which was soon on tap and emptied in