The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-10-08
THE HICKORY ELM CLUB.
Incidents Connected with the Conven-
ton of Democratic Clubs.

HAS any member heard how the meet
Ing Of the National Association of Demo-
cratic Clubs PANIED out at Indianapolis?''
inquired the president
Col Snort answered that he was at the
meeting and that it was the biggest thing
that ever happened in some respects He
SAID there were only forty-one States un-
represented. William r. Hearst's State"
SAID ne. received more attention than any
otner because OF his high position as presi-
dent OF the association. The Republicans
seemed TO take real lively interest in
MI Hearst's State manifesting the same
In large posters printed in red, white and
blue, which were literally distributed about
the city. In fact, Mr.. Hearst's State was
more talked about than that of any other
member of the association The poster
made strong appeal from Hearst drunk
IN chicago, to Hearst sober in $685. and set
out In flaming red letters certain extracts
from one of Mr.. Hearst's numerous news
papers In which he took a most decided
stand In favor of imperialism and ex-
pansion. One of these extracts from the
San Francisco Examiner of Dec is. 1895
quoting PRESIDENT Mckinley, read as fol-
lows: Inat nag has been planted In two
nemispheres and there 1t remains the SYM
Dol of liberty and law of peace and
progress. Who will withdraw it from the
people e over whom It floats in protecting
Ioids! Who Will haul it DOWN. And con-
corning which the Examiner said: There
Is no Danger that the American flag will
PEI De nauied down But the Examiner hopes
tnat no democrats will make the attempt
III they waste their energies in a vain effort
TO haul down the American flag thew will
merely me e.! wreck the party without harming
Another clipping from the Examiner of
Aug. IL. 1898. read: We hold Manila, and
our nag, once hoisted there, no Blount in
america Will venture to haul ii down
And another of Nov. Is. 1898. read az
Ioliows; The war was no sooner begun
than the Democratic leaders, moved by
some MOVIES too small to be determined
without the aid OF a moral microscope ar
rayed their followers in petty Opposition
to the conduct of the war and to the
natural results of the war. Enough of these
leaders, who compel Democrat To vote
for the Republican party In order to further
Democratic doctrines. The Philippines will
De acquired, the country shall develop and
sist Democratic policy of EXPANSION and
plan Tor the development of the country
and the government of the new territory
on Democratic principles Mr. BRYAN tot
no notice OF the poster neither ala RourLa
Cochran nor the rest of the speakers
Major Bin asked Col. Snort if he had met
Mr Hsarst at the meeting. Col Snort re-
piled that he had not. The colonel Continued.
one OF the interesting features of the
occasion was the total absence Of a lam at
the noteis and OF crowds on the streets. At
one time there were 1.500 strange Democrats
In the city. Some placed the number as
high as 1,75S, but conservative newsnaner
reporter who has had a large experience
IN estimaung large and small crowds told
from Cincinnati, fifty-four terriers from
chicago, one from Arkansas. one from
Lincoln, Neb., and LASS Bryan badges worn
by men, women and children. which made
exactly 1.6OO suspected Democrats in ALI
The reception of Mr. Bryan at Tomlinson
Hall was somewhat marred by Republican,
intrusion. Inc Republicans mistook the oc-
casion for circus, and filled up the house
so that considerable number of influential
Democrats were unable to get in saw
scores OF Republican women occupying
prominent seats that were intended for the
exclusive use of the friends of Major Cen.
eral .Aguinaldo. The funeral train froy,
Chicago which bore Mr.. Bryan and his
speech was DELAYED nearly three hours
While the audience was waiting for 'our
next President Governor McAIillin. of Ten
nessee who acted as chairman borrowad q
bugle from Tim Griffin. and with blast
or two, announcing that time would he NO
more-waited. Adlai L. Stevenson. Demo-
cratic vice presidential candidate. arose
He said that when he was on earth before
Democratic principles were pretty much
the same as they are now. He brought
two or three separate and distinct MESSAGES
direct from Abraham Lincoln going to
prove that the opinion that has prevailed
country for the past thirty-five Gears that
Mr.. Lincoln was Republican was a mis-
take. He showed conclusively that Lincoln
was an original Jeffersonian Democrat ana
that what he did during the civil war IN
free the niggers and save the Union was
done Democratic principles. sI,incoln
he said. applied the doctrine OF the consent
of the governed when he struck the
shackles of the slaves He omitted. how
ever, for want of time TO explain ON what
principle Mr.. Lincoln coerced eleven dis
senting States and yanked them out of re-
bellion back into the Union at the point OF
q million bayonets and several hundred
srnooth-bore howitzers.
after Mr.. Stevenson got through land
ing Abraham Lincoln in the bosom of the
Democratic party the chairman introduced
Mr.. Sovereign, ex-grand master of the
Knights of Labor. who said he had been
twenty years IN the cause or organized la
i'm a whisper, He looks like a man thar
hadn't done a lick Of work for twenty
years. Anybody would know from his an
pearance that he had been working for
some cause that required no labor at a good
salary for about that time frowned but
didn't say anything. When Mr.. Sovereign
finished very aged black Democrat was
introduced. This man was once minister 10
Liberia. where he discovered that the Dem
ocratic party was the only true friend of
the black man In North Carolina The
time was short and he didn't get down 70
that part of his speech where he would
have explained the necessity for providing
for the safety and comfort of colored men
In the South by wholesome legislation on
the suffrage question. He would have told
the audience that the legislation was
simply 10 prevent colored men from getting
shot at the polls by making their presence
there useless and unnecessary. Immedi-
ately on the conclusion OF the black ex-
minister's superb address Mr. BRYAN was
introduced L listened until I was tired and
haven't got over II vet He said nothing
that we have not discussed I'm this club
time and again. and will not bother YOU
with any report OF his speech" W s. II.