The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-02-11
LEAGUE CLUBS ON HAND
PRELIMINARY MEETING OF ANNUAL
CONVENTION AT FORT WAYNE.
Brief Session in "A COId-StOrage Hall,
ened Up at the banquet.
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FORT WAYNE, Ind, Feb. 10.--The pre-
liminary meeting of the Indiana League of
Republican Clubs i'm state convention, was
held in Turner's Hall tonight. A. r. Walter,
of Fort Wayne, presided. Delegates had
been delayed in arrival by the delayed trains
reaching the city and the majority of the
audience that listened to the address of well
come delivered by DR.. G. B. Steman, of Fort
Wayne. came from Allen county To this adj
dress response was made by f. r. Holloway,
of Anderson. and by this time the Indian
apolis delegation and other delegations had
reached the hall. John L. Griffiths, of In
dianapolis, was called from the audience
and made his address extremely brief be-
cause, as he said, the hall was so cold he
did not want to reduce the population of
Fort Wayne by OBTAINING the audience. He
spoke of the triumph for patriotism and
judgment that had put the country in readi-
ness to conduct successful warfare on such
short notice. 1t was a glorious thing, he
said that two Spanish armies should have
been forced to surrender two Spanish navies
sunk and Spain forced to sue for peace be-
fore she had won battle, sunk ship or
captured flag. 1t made the flag mean more
to us and to all nations How the heart of
Lincoln would have glowed to observe the
extension of our sway over alien peoples, he
who took up the black mans burden" We
have always been expansionsts he declared,
citing the growth of the United States from
the thirteen original, dscordant States to
its present unity and strength.
Mr. Grffiths's address was followed by one
from Gen. j. S. Dodge. of Elkhart After
brief talk from Senator O. Il Hubble. of
oil nd ba
delegates went to the banquet room. The
banquet, an innovation at the state con-
vention was served for two hundred dele
gates at the Randall, the service beginning
at 10 o'clock. Hon. Robert S. Taylor, of
Fort Wayne, was escorted to the toastmas-
ter's seat amid applause. He introduced
John l.. Griffiths whose discussion of 'T'he
Day Wo Celebrate" told of the trials and
triumphS of Abraham Lincoln, whose BIRTH
day the Lincoln League had chosen for its
meeting. The Linden Quartet, Repub-
lican glee club, composed of Drank Trlpt6t,
l.. +. Curdes, A. G. Keegan and FRANK
Stouder, contributed several selections dur
Ing the evening w W. l. Taylor Of f. ln %or
Campaign Experiences of SO and '9S, Both
Humorous and Instructive, were related
by James S. Dodge, of Elkhart. Senator
Gilbert, a captain in the observation-disclosures
f1fty-seVenth Indiana Volunteers, told or the
experiences of the volunteer soldier The
by r. b. Hanna. Frank b. Posey, OF
Evansville, was given the subject, Down
in the Pocket while A. M. Higgins, of
Terre Haute. responded to ION the Banks
of the Wabash" H. c. Hanna told of his
home city, Fort Wayne" THE Power of
the Press" was assigned to j. b. Gordon, of
Richmond. c. S. Bash and r. f. Yarnelle,
both of Fort Wayne followed, respectively,
with Our Commercial Interests and The
field. of the college clubs, of Indiana Law
School, spoke of 1.-THE Student in Politics."
These were all of the twenty-five speakers
on the programme who were present to re-
spond to the toasts assigned them.
The headquarters of the league at the
Wayne, both before and after the banquet,
presented the appearance familiar to those
who frequented the Denison at indianapolis
during the recent senatorial contest. j. A.
candidates for, the craftsmanship of
the league, have opened headquar-
tiers, frequented by crowds in
terested as those that gathered
in the headquarters of the senatorial candi-
dates. Senator Gilbert has the support of
many Indianapolis delegates, but has not
yet opened his headquarters. The regular
meeting OF the association will be held at 8
o'clock Saturday morning in Turner's Hall.
Anderson and New Albany, and badges
booming these cities for the convention in
1890 are conspicuous. Lafayette and In
dianapolis come next in the number of dele
gates at the session. The party from In
Gianapolis which came Friday evening,
taken in charge by Charles r. Lane, COM
+. Remy, w. L. Taylor, John Wingate, r.
II. Johnson, A. NJ. Higgins Leo Roths-
childs, N. w. Gilbert w. A. Guthrie, Frank
B. Posey, Frank Wayman, w. B. Mont
gomery j. w. Hinkle, John w. Baker A
A. Young, Harmon L. Huston, G. A Os-
borne: e. K. Dorr George H. Loesch and
WIN Zoering John l.. Griff1ths and others
from Indianapolis arrived earlier in the day
The Tippecanoe Club will keep open house
SATURDAY to entertain the delegates: Dele
gates arrived during the night so that the
regular session Of the Lincoln League will
probably convene with three hundred dele
gates present. Many. of the delegates have
GERS a matter of many votes and much in
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