The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-03-13
Mr. Cromer Arrives from Washington
and Is Accorded IN Warm Secep-
tion by His Constituents.
HIS COURSE IS COMMENDED
HEARTY ENCOMIUM FROM HIS 0P-
PONENT OF TWO YEARS AGO.
short Address by Mr.. Cromer ana
Brief Speeches by Other Republic
ans-State Politics i'm General.
,ecial to the indianapolis Journal.

Special to the indianapolis Journal
MUNCIE, Ind, March 12-The Repub-
lican love feast OF the Eighth congressional
district took place tonight with thous-
and enthusiastic Republicans In attend
ance representing every county in the
district The meeting was one OF the most
enthusiastic which has been held in the
State this year. A previous engagement or
the opera house for tonight forced the
meeting to the courthouse, and the limited
room prevented many hundreds from at
tending. 1t evening Of rejoicing.
the eve of the denomination Of Representa-
tive George w. Cromer. preliminary to his
triumphant election in November, the
natural Republican majority insuring this.
and his growing popularity will give him
a largely increased vote Mr.. Cromer ar
rived from Washington this evening and
was present and responded to the call for
a speech. He was received with tumultuous
applause. as was every mention Of his
name by other speakers
There was an absolute absence OF fac
tious spirit. IL there be any in the district.
1t was a great gathering of gifted speak
ers who talked briefly on the is
sues of the campaign. The topic
of greatest interest was. of course. the
Porto Rican bill, which was discussed
briefly by all the speakers. and on which
the Audience plainly testified its confidence
in the administration and satisfaction with
the position OF Mr.. Cromer.
The meeting began at 7:30 o'clock and
lasted until nearly midnight. The room
was as crowded at the conclusion OF the
meeting as at the beginning. Chairman
David A. Lambert, of the county central
committee, called the meeting TO order,
and then introduced Judge A. o. Marsh.
OF Winchester, as president OF the meet.
ing. The great number Of candidates pres
ent necessitated a time limit OF ten minutes
being made and this was finally cut to
five. At the nomination of Mr.. Cromer at
Decatur two years ago Judge Marsh was
the most formidable opponent of the Mum
Gle man. In part, he said tonight:
II am here tonight to say that to-mor-
row the united voice OF the great Repub-
lican majority Of the Eighth congressional
district will say to George w. Cromer,
You have been faithful In a few things.
we will make you ruler over more [great
applausel, and / want TO say in that con-
nection that IL the course OF George w.
Cromer had been different from that he
has followed in his vote on the Porto Rican
bill I would be here to say that he was
unworthy of the suffrages OF this district"
IGreat applausel
MR.. CROMER'S REMARKS.
When Mr.. Cromer was called from the
audience by prolonged cheering at the
statement Of the chairman that he was
standing In the room, he I'm part said:
'I desire to congratulate you tonight
upon your genuine Republican spirit. can
see in your faces desire to continue in
power that party which has written the
history of the country for the last forty
years. The Democratic party has simply
furnished the punctuation marks and not
a single line or sentence. Theirs have been
a comma here, a semi-colon there, an In
terrogation point, and finally full STOP In
'ss. when that party had full control Of the
machinery of the country, and II was stop
they made to every mill and factory. 1
have wondered what their issue In the COM
ing campaign would be, and am still won
dering In 1895. when 1 was chairman OK
the Delaware county committee, would
have given $1,000 for such an enthusiastic
meeting as this. We had no enthusiasm,
and the Republican party was swept on OK
its feet and TO h. ILaughter1
after they gained power and destroyed
the business Of the country they came back
and tried to tell US that IL was another
trouble and attempted to split In two our
collars. and that way back In 20 the he-
publican party had committed crime.
something they had not before discovered
They said the country would so to de-
struction and that prices would stu so
lower for labor IL Mckinley was elected,
and you know what has resulted. They now
say that this Is all the result OF Providence}
IL So IL would be well 20 keep the party n
power that always furnishes this Prov1
dence, as IL never happened with the Demo
Gratis in power. ] want TO impress upo
your minds that if there ever was tim
when the people OF a country should stand
by the President that time is now. There
Is enough carping and criticism being Of !
fered by Democrats. No man since Lin
coin has sacrificed so much OF his MIND
and comfort of body as Mr.. Mckinley in
trying 10 solve the great questions which
have grown out OF the war with Spain. The
time soon will come when the people OF
this country will declare that William Nc
Kinley shall have a place In history with
Lincoln and Washington. They talk now.
In Congress and out OF 1t. singing the
praises and pronouneing euiogies upon Lin
coin. Forty years ago they were denounc-
ing him as a tyrant. Here at the close OF
the nineteenth century the Democratic
party has only got up TO the middle OF n
and has found that Abraham Lincoln was
a patriot"
The Hon. John l.. Griflths. OF Indian
apolis. spoke briefly on the duty OF ~
publicans In connection with the -