The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-07-03
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INDIANA DEMOCRACY OFF FOR THE
KANSAS CITY CONVENTION.
Vandalia Special Accompanied by a
r. Norss, Who Was a Pas
senger, Gives His Views.

Two special trains carrying the Democ-
racy of ndian left the Union Station
yesterday afternoon about $40 o'clock. The
passengers were on their way to Kansas
City and were to transfer to other roads
at ST. Louis. One of these specials left
over the vandalia and the other was run
over the Big Four. The latter train was
supposed to carry free-silver Republicans,
and banners on one of the coaches indi-
Gated that II carried the Bryan Clubs of
Indiana. The German-American Democrat
ic Club of this city, or rather about thirty
members of the club, were on the Big
Four train.
Neither train was crowded. The crowd
on the Vandalia train. the official train,
was estimated at from $50 to $50 people.
1t was estimated that after both trains
left Terre Haute the combined crowd would
probably number six hundred people. 1t
was impossible to ascertain how many sill
yer Republicans were on the Big Four
train, as no one about the station seemed
to know anything about them. Not one
Silver Republican could be located. If they
were about the station they were not max
ing any noise to indicate their presence.
A number of people came in from over
the State to join these trains. All of the
members of the state committee except
Peter kruger. of Plymouth. expected to
60 to Kansas City. 1t was understood. They
patronized the Official train.
One Of the passengers on the silver
train" was Councilman Higgins, who re-
marked that the men who are going over
the Big Four are not the push that got
sixteen free passes from the Vandalia.
The Lebanon City Band accompanied the
Vandalia train. The members were dis
tributing cards which said among other
things: Lebanon, Ind. is neither an
Athens of the West nor a Babylon of the
East. We nave no Brooklyn bridge and
are far from Niagara Falls; our tallest
buildings miss the sky by several feet and
not a trolley car in sight. A President
never saw first light here and Della Fox
passed by and never looked out of the car
window. We have never lynched a negro;
otherwise We are down to date" The card
further announced that I'VE have seven
thousand people, solid banks, three school
buildings, a band what is, and pretty wom-
en- who do not wear
Hosea Hawkins, secretary of the Demo-
cratic state committee. was on the Van
dalia train with his wife, Miss Edith Mar
tin and Miss Nellie Mullinix. Samuel f.
MorsS was also a passenger on the Of
fetal train. Mr.. Morss has just arrived
from the Paris exposition, where he left
Mrs. Morss and his daughter. He will re-
turn to them after the Kansas City con-
vention. Mr.. Morss arrived in the city from
New York yesterday at noon. He laughed
when asked If he was a candidate for Vice
President and said he was not treating the
matter seriously. He said the vice presi-
Dental talk in regard to himself very much
a joke. Mr.. Morss said he would
like to see r. f. Shively nominated for Vice
President. He thinks Shively is a strong
factor in the race. II think his nomination
would settle the question as to how In
diana will CO." said the Sentinel's editor
with a smile. Mr.. Morss said he had also
been thinkin favorably of Carter Harri-
son and Ex-Governor Pattison, of Penn
sylvania, in connection with the vice pres
idential nomination. He said he particu-
larly admired Carter Harrison and next to
Shively he believed he really favored the
Chicago man.
Mr.. Morss is pleased with the Paris ex-
position. but not having seen much of the
Columbia exposition at Chicago, he said il
would be hardly fair for him to draw a
comparison. He thinks the American ex-
hibit in Paris has been unjustly criticised.
He is of opinion that the foreigners gen.
orally like the American exhibit. Mr..
Morss will sail for Paris again on July
II. He says he expects to start an after
noon paper in connection with his morning
newspaper, but he thinks the venture will
not be undertaken during the present CAM
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