The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-11-05
STORY OF SPECIAL TRAIN
1T WAS USED TO GET SENATOR BUR-
ROWS TO PORTLAND, IND.
A Promise Had Been Made and 1t
Was Kept at the Cost nj $3.50
"A Great Meeting.

The story of how certain ardent Repub-
iicans of Portland. Jay county, Indiana.
secured brilliant orator for their big
rally last Saturday Is unusually fascinat-
ing and strongly suggests the incident OF
the woman who by her persistence OBJ
tanned an unjust decision from a judge,
related in the Scriptures.
The Republicans of Portland making ar
fangements for their end-of-the-campaign
rally several weeks ago made up their
II inds that they must have Senator Marcus
A. Hanna as the principal orator of the
occasion. Accordingly a body of repre-
sentative citizens of the town boarded
train for Chicago and went directly to the
headquarters of the Republican national
committee. on Michigan street. Senator
Hanna was at the time in Nebraska, max
ing his aforementioned campaign tour OF
the West. The disappointment of the Port
land delegation scarcely knew bounds. They
stated their case as strongly possible
ID Mr.. Payne, chairman of the executive
committee, telling him how much they
wanted Senator Hanna to deliver the chief
address of the day set for their grand
rally. MIR. Payne and another member of
the national committee told the delegation
that it would be utterly impossible for the
senator TO leave his post OF duty on the
last Saturday before the election, but the
more this declaration was reiterated, the
more insistent the men from Portland be-
came in their demands for Senator Hanna.
When they left the headquarters OF the
CT returning when Senator Hanna should
have completed his speechmaking trip.
BACK TO CHICAGO.
Sure enough, they came back TO Chi
cago in a few days Again they
were told that it was of no use
to see the senator. because he had stated
positively that he could not and would not
be away from national headquarters on
the Saturday preceding election day. They
were so persistent, however, that they were
finally taken into Senator Hannas private
office and presented to the distinguished
Ohioan. The gentlemen were given cor
dial greeting by the senator and half
hour was spent In pleasant conversation
They were at last convinced that the grant
ing of their request was out OF the ques-
ton and took their departure sorrowfuliy
A short time afterwards. when men,
Der of the national committee came 10 IN
dianapolis for brief visit, he dropped in
at Republican State headquarters in the
Majestic building, and was surprised 10
meet part of the Jay county delegation.
with whom he had become quite friendly
during their trips to Chicago. They were
imploring the speakers bureau TO provide
them with an orator for their rally, bat
without much success. In despair they
again turned TO the gentleman from Chi
cago and begged him To use his best efforts
TO secure a speaker OF national repute 10
address the Republicans OF Portland, Sat
urday. Nov. g. He gave them his word
that he would provide them with an or
ator On his return TO Chicago ne began
the task of finding an orator who would
be disengaged on the day IN question. TO
his dismay, he discovered that he had un-
dertaken "A larger contract than he had ~
first dreamed of. Apparently, every speak
er under the direction of the national COM
mittee was booked for last Saturday.
APPEALED TO SENATOR BURROWS.
Every possible avenue OF investigation
was gone over again and again. Only
few days before the day sex for the great
meeting the committeeman happened to