The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-02-10
THE REPUBLICAN CLUBS.
Indiana League VIII Meet at Fort
Wayne Tonight.

The annual convention of the Indiana
League of Republican Clubs will convene in
regular session tomorrow, when the bust
ness of the league will be transacted. The
Republicans of Fort Wayne have arranged
for preliminary meeting tonight, fol-
lowed by banquet at the Randall Hotel
1t is expected that many short speeches
Will be made at this meeting. Every man
mentioned as a candidate for Governor will
be heard. The railroads have given one fare
for the round trip, tickets being good to re-
turn until Sunday night. Most of those who
will attend from this city will leave over
the Lake Erie & Western at 1:2O O'Clock
this afternoon and will reach Fort Wayne
at 500 this evening. Those who desire to
return to indianapolis on Saturday can
leave Fort Wayne at 1926 p. m. and reach
their destination here at 6 o'clock. Connec-
ton Will be made at Peru. over the Wabash
The fare for the round trip from this city
is $3.50 Frank Posey and John Wingate ar
rived last night to accompany the Indian
apolis party to Fort Wayne. President Hol-
loWay was in town over night and left this
morning through Muncie for Fort WAYNE
secretary thurman accompanied him. Union
Il. Hunt, secretary of state; r. A Brown
clerk or the Supreme Court; w. l.. Taylor
attorney general, Auditor of State Hart and
many of the senators and representa- ives
VIII attend the convention. The headuuar-
terS OF the league will be the Wayne Hotel
ana the banquet will be given at the Ran
Gall. All the available rooms of the AVeline
Hotel have been reserved. Reports from
Fort Wayne indicate that the local Repub-
means nave done everything possible to
make the meeting a success. The banquet is
new feature of the annual meetings but
Will be made the regular order for the night
preceding conventions of the future. Ander-
son has elected one hundred delegates, who
VIII attend FOR the purpose of securing the
convention next year. New Albany is also
competitor for the next convention
The election of officers will occur Satur-
day morning. The candidates are Senator
Gilbert, John A. Skunk of Plymouth and
). W. Egnew. of the statistician's office 1t
Is probable that a committee will be ap-
pointed to report plan for more perfect
and systematic organization Of the league
the report TO be made at the annual con-
Vention of 1900. The address of welcome at
the PUBIC meeting tonight will be made by
DIR. c. b. Stemen. who was the candidate
IN the recent election for Congress. Judge
Taylor will act as POSTMASTER at the ban
quet Robert A. Hanna will assist in the
oratory OF the evening, responding to the
toast: Our New Senator Other toasts
and responses have been arranged as fol-
lows:
This Day we Celebrate" John l.. Crit
tthS, Indianapolis
The League and Its Work" w. L.
TAYLOR, attorney general, indianapolis.
First Campaign in the New Century"
Charles S. Hernly, New Castle
Campaign Experiences of SO and '9S"
JduleS p 10 &c. EiKnATT.
Passing Of Bryanism,' Charles F. Crit
fin, hammond
THE Senatorial Fight" Fred A. Joss, In
dianapolis.
Expansion" ]. Frank Hanly. LAFAYETTE
No Rust for the Navy" H. c. Petit
Wabash
"Indana's Republican Statesmen" w. H.
Haggaro. lieutenant governor, Lafayette
The Volunteer Soldier" n. w. Gilbert,
Angola
Down in the Pocket" Frank Posey.
Ur the Banks of the Wabash" A. NJ
Higgins. Terre Haute.
Killing off Legislation" Perry s. Newby,
knlghi%tGWn.
Across from Kentucky" Jasper Packard,
New Albany.
Press in Politics." ]. Bennett Gordon,
RI hmL nj.
What the Gas Belt Cid fer Repub.ican-
ism" II. A. Shideler. Marion
Student in Politics. S. w. Mansfield.
president College Clubs Indiana Law
School
Industrial Progress" James E. Watson,
Rushvile.
From Mayor to Congress-" George w.
Cromer, Muncie.
THE Band Wagon Horace Stilwen, An
derSOn.