The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-01-11
he ballots were as follows:
Senator Hubbell, Senator Wood and Rep-
resentative Shideler were named as a COM
mittee to notify Mr.. Beveridge.
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mittee to notify Mr.. Beveridge.
MR.. BEVERIDGE NOTIFIED.
Mr. Beveridge received the news Of his
election in his Office on North Pennsylvania
street. was first notified of his victory
by telephone, and few minutes later the
committee from the caucus burst into his
Office with the good news. After receiving
the news officially, Mr.. Beveridge called up
his wife by telephone and received her con-
gratulations. The committee then started
with him to the Denison Hotel. Before the
hotel was reached. however, crowd of en-
thusiastic men who had hurried over from
the Statehouse, surrounded the young
statesman and half carried him. At the
hotel entrance he was fairly lifted from his
feet and triumphantly borne along the
lobby, which was crowded with his friends.
Mr. Beveridge mounted a chair and es-
sayed to speak but the cheering drowned
his voice for a time At length he was able
to say few words to the assembled crowd,
expressing his gratitude and thanking
everybody for the kindly interest shown. 1t
was difficult for the young man to be heard
for the cheers that burst forth at the end
of almost every sentence he spoke In the
galleries of the lobby a number of ladies
looked down on the scene below and took a
great Interest III all lltAL WIS udpildHlilHe
At the end of Mr.. Beveridges speech they
waved their handkerchiefs as the men
cheered. The new senator then received his
friends for "a few minutes and was kept
busy shaking hands. Mr.. Beveridge was
finally rescued from the embrace OF a de-
monstrative friend and was pulled into a
hack. From the Denison nc drove to the
Statehouse with some of his friends. and
went upstairs, where the members Of the
caucus were waiting. Here he was greeted
with more cheering as he mounted the
speakers stand. lie was introduced by
Senator Brooks, president Of the caucus.
Mr.. Beveridge said:
Fellow Republicans-Apprecatio is a
poor word for the honor that you have con-
ferred upon me. Obligation does not ade-
quatey describe the duty which your kind
ness has placed upon me. The Senate OF the
United States is the supreme legislative
body Of the world. Fefore the American
Congress to-day are the largest and the
gravest questions Of our history 1t calls
upon the most serious thought and the COM
bined wisdom of all the people to solve
them So far my powers shall reach. I
pledge you that l win devote them TO help
in their solution. Applause) 1t Is my be-
lief in this moment as it has always been.
that / can best serve the interests Of the
glorious Republican party in whose fu-
ture and victory the destiny OF this Repub-
lie is wrapped, by serving the interests OF
the country itself (Applause) / have no
words to thank you. Words fail me-
Il want to speak few words in this pub
lie way to those friends who have espe-
cially stood by me. My gratitude TO YOU,
my love for you, no words at my command
can describe. Time which grasses every
thing from the tablets of recollection. shall
not chisel your names from my heart We
have fought this fight as we fight the hat-
ties Of our party with sweetness, with kind
ness, with malice toward none ana with
charity toward ALL (Applause9 But why