The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-10-05
The Halls Seating Capacity OF Six
Hundred Not Sufficient for
the Crowds.
SEVERAL GOOD SPEECHES MADE
DEMOCRATS MUSTER \ FAIR CROWD
AT FOUNTAIN SQUARE.
Harry ID. Gates C~Ontradicts n Demo-
cratic RumOr-W. 4. MOOre's De-
niaI-PoIiticaI Notes.

One of the largest Republican meetings
of the campaign was held last night at
Brightwood Hall, Brightwood. As one OF
the speakers aftecward remarked, The
crowd and its enthusiasm were calculated
to make even the most pessimistic believe
that the First ward Republicans are IN
better shape in this campaign than ever
before" B%rightwood Hall has a seating
capacity for 600 people, and long before .
o'clock the hall was so crowded as to make
it difficult TO obtain standing room.
Speeches were made during the evening
by Mr.. B~ookwalter, Representative over
street. E. !. Robson, Harry D.. Negley'
candidate for councilman in the First ward,
and Attorney General Taylor. The last
speaker did not conclude his remarks until
nearly II o'clock, but with a few exceptions
the big crowd remained Until the close OF
the meeting, apparently growing more IN
terested and eVincing more enthusiasm over
the remarks of each succeeding speaker.
Mr.. Bookwalter's presence in the hall
was greeted with enthusiastic applause,
and when he was introduced by the chair
man as the first speaker it was some mo
ments before his voice could be heard above
the shouts of the people. Owing TO the
fact that he was billed for six other en-
gagements he did not speak very long. lie
explains. to his hearers that he had been
placed in a very unique position by being
compelled to fight a shadow in this cam
paign rather than a man. Mr.. Mcguire"
said Mr.. Bookwalter," has said that he
has no policy of his own and that he in
dorses the record made by Mr.. Taggart.
In other words Mr.. Mcguire has said that
he indorses the three administrations, the
history of which is contained in the record
of bonded indebtedness and temporary
loans. / have not the time 10 discuss that
record, but it is for you TO say whether it
has been good or bad" Mr.. Bookwalter
spoke briefly of the thousands of dollars
expended by Democratic administrations in
the past and being expended in the present
campaign by the employment of useless
labor on the streets. He said these methods
were employed to. keep the Boo gang in
line, and while such a procedure did little
damage to the Republican party. yet it
was little less than criminal to waste the
city's money for such purposes. such
things as this shall not occur under my
administration" said Mr.. Bookwalter, i'm
conclusion, for if | am elected my admin
istration shall be devoted to the interests
Of the people.
Mr.. NEGLEY'S REMARKS.
Mr.. Negley. after briefly discussing the
temporary loan policy of the Democratic
administration explained to his constitu-
ents in the First ward some of the diff
fieulties which have beset Republican coun-
oilmen under the last Taggart administra-
ton. "A Democratic Board of Works"
said Mr.. Negley, lin the language of the
street. has made us look like 80 cents" He
said there was not a Republican councilman
who had not been Disseminated against
by the Board of Works. He declared it had
been impossible for him, as the councilman
Of the First ward, to procure more than
one electric light for the ward, when at
least thirty were needed. He had been un-
able to have streets repaired or sewers or
catch basins looked after since the inauSu-
ration of the last administration The pur-
pose OF ali this, Mr.. Negley said, was 10
have the residents of the ward make COM
plant TO the Board of Works and then Jay
the blame on the councilman. But after
next Thursday said MI. Negley, There
won't he any Dempcratic Board of Works
nor a Democratic mayor. and the residents
Of the First ward will not have anything
to complain about"
cUssed i'm detail the franchise record of the
Taggart regime and closed with an appeal
10 his hearers TO go TO the polls on tues
six years of Taggartism had cast on its
fair name.
MIR. O~VERSTREET HEARD.
Representative OyerStreet cOntrasted the
management of national and state affairs
by Republicans with the way the affairs
of the city had been administered by the
Democrats. 1.-The Democrats are a set of
apologists,' said Mr.. Overstreet, land now
at the close Of six years administration
they are more on the defensive than ever
The speaker said that Taggart had made
the statement two years ago that he could
carry the affairs of this city forward ON a
59-cent tax levy. 1T is apparent said he,
that Taggart either deceived the people
then or else he was incapable or meaSur-
ing the needs of the city. In either event
as a strictly business matter you should re-
Dudiate his with an
overwhelming victory for the Republican
ticket on Tuesday"
Attorney General Taylor. first apOlogizing
for the liberty, divided his hearers into
Democrats and Republicans ana then pro-
ceeded 10 demonstrate the difference be-
tween the methods which each party had
pursued in keeping house. He showed
how the Republicans haG taken charge of
the affairs of the state at the same time
the Democrats had assumed cOntrOl of the
affairs of the city of indianapolis, the form
er reducing the States Indebtedness more
than one-half during their administration
and the Democrats increasing the citv's in
debtedness TO the cons dtutiCnai limit i'm the
same length of time. lie declared that the
Democrats did not know how TO keen
house, and that the only thing which Would
redeem the city from the blighting cffeci
of Taggartism would be the OyprthroV al
the Taggart candidate at the polls on next
Tuesday.
MAGIIRE AND OTHERS SuaI-n