The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-08-24
M'KINLEY CLUB FORMED
NORTH INDIANAPOLIS REPUBLICANS
GETTING READY FOR BATTLE.
Meeting nj GreenIeaf Hall Addressed
by William Dudley Foulke. Fred
erick lands and Others.

Republicans OF North Indianapolis met I'm
Greenleaf's Hall last night and r~eorganized
the North Indianapolis Mckinley Club in
preparation for an active campaign pro-
posed in that part Of the city in the coming
election. Among the number present were
noticeable the old, staid party workers who
took an interest in the organization. in
dicative OF a renewed zeal inspired by en-
thusiasm and determination that already
ENSURES success OF all the clubs undertake
ings. w. F. Lands was elected president
of the club; Charles Lutz. first vice presi-
dent; o d. Sprague. second vice president.
l.. s. Grayer. third vice president: W. j.
Sewage, secretary; Joseph Hogue. treas
urer. No enrolment was taken. the mat
ter being left i'm the hands OF a
which will canvass the field and call an
other meeting especially for that purpose at
an early date.
With the reorganization disposed of. a
change of programme took place after a
brief intermission. and the audience had
the pleasure OF listening TO some OF In
diana's best orators. President Lands. or
the club, presided at this session OF the
meeting, and first presented Frederick Lam
dis. of Logansport. a bright young orator.
who took up Organism in all its various
phases in his original. humorous, though
logical, manner, TO the intense amuse-
ment and interest of the audience. He said
this is the last campaign of the nineteenth
century as well as the last campaign OF
Bryan. He compared Bryan I'm politics to
the old-time play when short of actors. In
one act the leading man. coming out as a
cr,ur,a Lin. ~oo.s- H. 10th onA -, the
next appears as the apple woman. He said
Bryan paraded i'm the campaign of 1896 as
the apostle of free silver and avenger OF
the "crime of TO- now he is the divine
anointed guardian of the Constitution in
1900. When Mckinley is inaugurated next
| March, he said Bryan will crawl out of a
hole and see such a tremendous shadow
that he will at once retreat. saying. The
Democratic party will be showed under for
| the next four years"
William Dudley Foulke. of Richmond.
was the next speaker. lie almost elimi-
rated the paramount issue in his speech.
attacking Bryan on one of his side hobbies
that of trusts. This unlocked for depart
ure was rompte from reading Bryan's ac-
ceptance speech at the Populist notification
meeting in Topeka yesterday. He re-
| called that at the Democratic notification
meeting in Indianapolis Bryan said moth
ing about free silver and trusts. confinlng
his address solely to the subject of i'm
| perialism." In Topeka yesterday il was
| different, trusts and the MONEY question
| being foremost and imperialism" was rele-
gated to the rear.
Mr.. Foulke pointed out the inconsistency
of the Democratic platform on trusts by
referring to the New York ice trust ma
nipulated by Richard Croker, Mayor Van
Wyck and other prominent Democrats.
| Then he applied an illustration OF local
1 significance, saying Thomas Tagga-t. may
or Indianapolis, works hand in hand with
the beer trust of Terre Haute. His state
ments were supported by the reading OF
afidavits of patrolmen that were secured
in q recent investigation of the police de-
partment, showing how the saloon keepers
not selling the trust beer were discrimt
mated against by rigid enforcement of the
law. The assistance given this trust, Mr.
Foulke said. was through the police de-
partment of this city, which Is managed by
a man at the head of the Democratic ma
chine in Indianapolis and the State OF In
diana.
The next speaker was Daniel Brown. an
old soldier and resident of North Indian
apolis. His speech was from the stand
point of a veteran, and he was vigorous In
denunciations OF what he called patriot
ism" of the Democratic party.
Chairman Hernly. of the State committee.
also gave one of his short heart TO heart
talks" with the audience about organiza-
ton. He cautioned those present about over
assurance, taking things for granted, de-
pending upon others 10 do the work and
trusting TO presumption to lead voters &c
the polls. Each speaker was received with
much enthusiasm.
dience were Frederick Matson. candidate
for the State Senate. Charles A Book.
walter and Councilman Negley. They die
not speak.