The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-10-10
BROSNAN BROS.
and West Washington St,
CLOSE OF THE CAMPAIGN
A ROUSING REPUBLICAN MEETING
HELD LAST NIGHT.
Speeches by Mr.. Harding and others
at Fort Wayne Avenue and New
Jersey Street.

The Republicans wound up their campaign
of experimenting last night by rousing
meeting at the intersection of Fort Wayne
avenue and New Jersey street. The crowd
was large and the speeches were brief, but
to the point. The meeting went off with a
hurrah, and although the chill of late au-
tumn was in the air the audience did not
seem to mind it and stayed till the finish.
The Marion Glee Club, with it's repertory
of catchy campaign songs, interspersed the
speeches with music. Mr.. Harding was there
and made speech. With him were c. A.
Bookwalter, Joseph B. Healing and Repre-
sentative Overstreet. The chairman of the
meeting was Daniel Waite Howe, who made
a spirited talk Of few minutes before in
Producing the other orators. Mr.. Healing
was the first, and he had no trouble in max
ing himself clear to his hearers on the Inn
portant questions that have been under dis
cussion this campaign c. A. Bookwalter,
who was so hoarse he could scarcely speak,
followed Mr.. Healing. He said to his hearers
that he would not reiterate the charges he
had made during the campaign, for most OF
the voters were familiar with every asser-
ton that had been made. However, he did
want to say that every charge had been
proved ana II clear case ndU De6O ln0Qe out
against the Taggart crowd
Mr.. Harding, in his talk, repeated his
promises to the people to give them a clean,
honest administration on strictly business
principles in the event Of his election He
referred to the weak efforts of the Taggart
evening organ to bolster up its candidate
and to an editorial expression it recently
made that the Republican candidate for
mayor had promised nothing. The speaker
denounced the organ in strong terms. lie
said he wanted again to say what he had
repeatedly said from the platform on the
telephone and gas questions. He gave his
promise that gas should be cheaper and the
way would be opened to competition in the
telephone field. Mr.. Harding declared that
if he was elected he would certainly be UNI
der no obligations TO the Iaggart evening
organ and would never be dictated to by
that paper. He would have no Tammany
gang around him, he said, and no set of
men would rule him, but he would heed the
common people. Il would rather be defeat
ed by 1900 majority" he asserted than to
walk out of Office feeling that the righteous
Indignation of the people was following me.
! want to say now that l pledge myself to
administer all the laws on the stature hooks
fairly and impartially L have no friends to
reward and no enemies TO punish"
Mr.. Overstreat reminded mis- hearers that
the eyes of the people of the State and the
country are on indianapolis, and its citizens
should on next Tuesday give II good account
of themselves. Ii the Republican candidate
is defeated the people will have stamped
their approval by their ballots of all that
has been done by the Taggart administra-
ton. The speaker did not believe the people
of the city would do this. After all that mas
been said end shown up against the adj
miniStratiOn the people. by re-electing Mr.
Taggart, viii license him To not only con-
tinue the conduct OF the administration as
he has done but will license him to go far
Their. Mr.. Overstreet gave 1t as his opinion
that on next Tuesday will be recorded the
greatest vote the city has ever enjoyed, and
it will be cast for the Republican candidate.