The times., 1899-08-20

The committee that sees the completion
OF the statue is not the same that saw its
beginning. Mr.. Harris has gone as min
lister TO Austria; Mr. Morton, the son. is
dead, and Mr. Shiveley alone remains. The
vacancies have been filed by the appoint
ment Of the Hon. H C. Petit, of Wabash.
Ind. former speaker of the Indiana House
of Representatives. and Judge E B. Mar
tndale, Of indianapolis.
The original committee let the contract
for the statue 10 Charles H Nichaus. the
New York sculptor. and he has just served
notice that the work is finished. The
statue is Of white Italian marble. the fin
est obtainable II is, including the pedes-
tai, eleven feet high, and shows Mr. Nor
ton In heroic size, in the act of delivering
an oration.
Indiana, in common with the other
States. is entitled to two statues in Statu-
ary Hall. and that OF Mr. Norton will be
the first TO be placed in position 1t will
soon be shipped to Washington and will
be dedicated with a programme in which
men prominent in the affairs of the na-
ton. as well as the State OF Indiana. will
participate. President Mckinley will be
invited 10 be present, as well as the mem
bers OF the Cabinet and other Government
officials.
1t is net yet decided of whom the seq
ond statue TO be placed in Statuary Hall.
by Indiana. will be. Several names have
been suggested. One received with much
approval is that Of the late George w.
Julian, who was also a native of the same
county with Morton He served many
years in Congress and was especially
prominent in war times He was first a
Mhig, then a Free Soiler by which party
he was nominated for Vice President. and
finally Democrat, but through all la
bored heart and soul for the good of hu-
manity.
Mr. Julian championed many famous
measures in Congress. II may be that the
coming legislature viii order his statue
placed in the second niche allotted to In
diana at the Nations Capitol Thomas A
Hendricks, probably Indiana's greatest
Democrat. has also been suggested He
was candidate for Vice President with
Grover Cleveland The late Danield w
Voorhees,. United States Senator for many
years. has also been suggested
Governor Morton, Ii is said, is perhaps
the most illustrious son of Indiana and il
is said by Indiansans that il is a matter
Of ,nuch surprise that the State has never
honored his memory ittingIy before He
was her war governor, having charge Of
affairs al time more trying than any 9th
er has ever been in the history of the
State, and worked against obstacles of gi-
gantic proportions. His record in that ca
pacity was followed by a brilliant career
in the United States Senate.
Morton died in the 70s. but outside OF
annual memorial services held at Indian
apolisr the only honor paid his memory
up 70 this time has been a small and in
significant statue al Indianapolis. There
has been for some time a plan on foot to
erect magnificent statue of Morton al
the States capital. The Indiana depart
ment OF the Grand Army of the Republic
Is leading in this. and the State, il is un-
oerstood. will assist II is the intention
TO e1pend So, 600, and the work has pro-
gressed so far that plans have been drawn
and were submitted some months ago TO
the State encampment OF the Grand Army.
Three designs were submitted. One Is by
Mr- Nichaus, who has just completed the
Washington statue Another is by Alex
snder Doyle. the well-known New York
sculptor. and the other by Miss Meb Cul-
bertson. OF Richmond, Ind, who has New
York studio. The plans OF the latter are
looked upon with grea; favor W. T. Dur
bin, Of Anderson, Ind. Is member of the
committee having charge OF this work. and
his absence in Cuba as colonel of the I6lst
Indiana Regiment inteEfered with the
work being carried any further. II is ex-
pected that IL viii be taken up again soon
and carried through successfully.