The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-03-14

pleasant incident relating TO the Harrison
campaign. After Alvin L. Hovey had been
nominated for Governor, Ira ]. Chase for
ticket that was triumphant in the Novem-
Der following, a party or distinguished ci-
liens entered the convention hall escort
ing General Harrison, who was presented
to the delegates and visitors as ''the next
President of the United States. Then en-
sued a tumultuous scene rarely equaled
outside a national convention.
Delegations OF colored men called on
General Harrison at frequent intervals
during the campaign and invariably went
away filled with admiration for the can
didate and flushed with enthusiasm for his
candidacy. Delegations from Ohio. Indiana
and Illinois, aggregating between nine and
ten thousand, came on the 18th af August.
The day following was marked by a visit
from a thousand commercial travellers from
the cities of Peoria, Bloomington, Terre
Haute and Lafayette.
WELCOMED BACK HOME.
General Harrison's homecoming on Sept.
4 from a two weeks outing at Putin Bay
was in the nature of an ovation. He was
welcomed by fifteen Thousand people and
escorted in triumph TO his residence by
the Columbia Club, the Veterans Regi-
ment, the Railroad Mems Club and citizens.
On Sept. 10th the general was visited by
six hundred G.. a. r. veterans and their
wives, en- route from Kansas to the Nation
al -Encampment at Columbus, o. Four days
later. when the encampment ended. he was
visited by thousands of the veterans on
their way home. ON Sept. Is twelve hum
dred wOrkingmen from New Albany visited
the presidential candidate.
In point of numbers Thursday, Oct. II,
was the greatest day of the campaign,
when more than fifty thousand visitors ar
rived from all points in Indiana and along
the borders of Ohio TO participate in the
greeting to James G.. Blaine, who was
Genera Il arricnnfo ffact Ernro the hnl
cony of the New Denison Hotel General
and Mrs. Harrison. Mr.. Blaine and a host
OF distinguished men from all parts of the
United States reviewed what was probably
the largest political parade ever witnessed
in any city outside of New York. The
marching columns were made up of twenty
five thousand men, divided into nine great
divisions, commanded by Colonel Charles
S. Willard, chief marshal, General James
X. Carnahan, chief of staff, and two hun
Governor Joseph b. Foraker. of Ohio, es-
corted by the Garfield Club, and the
Fourteenth Regiment Band of Columbus.
Republican Mecca" on Oct. II.
On Oct. 20, for the fifth time, the COM
mercial travellers called on General Harri-
son. This visit had a national tinge on ac-
count of the presence of '~drummers" from
the States of Massachusetts. New York.
Pennsylvania, Ohio, Kentucky, Michigan,
mont in addition to full compliments from
Indiana cities.
LABOR LEADERS SPOKE.
During the campaign in Indiana several
| prominent labor representatives from the
East canvassed the State in advocacy of q
protective tariff and the Republican ticket.
Chief among these speakers were Charles
H.. Litchmann, of Massachusetts,, ex-secre-
tary general of the Knights of Labor; John
j. Jarrett, henry Hail., Eccles Robinson,
Robert d. Layton. of Pennsylvania, and
jeremiah Murphy. of New York. These
gentlemen, assisted by John r. Rankin,
Marshall G. Woods and other prominent
Indiana labor leaders. signaled the conclu-
sion of their campaign work by a notable
wOrkingmen'S demonstration at Indianap-
oils, Oct. II. The monster parade OF
workingmen was reviewed by General Har-
rison, William Mckinley, Senator John c..
Spooner. of Wisconsin,. and Senator Henry
w. Blair. of New Hampshire.
The railroad men of Indiana held their
last gathering and public demonstration of
the campaign Saturday night, October q.
About seven thousand voters took part in
the parade under Chief Marshal A. d.
Shaw. The Porter Flambeau Club. the Har-
rison Zouaves, and loo members of the
local railroad club-each man carrying a
colored lantern-escorted the visiting or
CARNATIONS. The brilliant pageant was re-
viewed by General Harrison and William
Is. McKeen. of Terre Haute. from the bal
cony of the Denison Hotel Afterward
General Harrison went to TOmlinSOn Hall,
where lie WAS received Will IL DOlSltIOuS
demonstration
The last day of the campaign, Nov. 5.
marked the arrival of nearly one hundred
women and men from Terre Haute, who
came to deliver a handsome present OF a
miniature sllver-mOunted plush chair des-
ignated the presidential chair" They also
brought Mrs. Harrison an elegant Hover
stand, voted 10 her at Germania Fair as
the most popular woman.
a memorable event of the period close
TO election day Nov. 6, 1889 was the send
fpU nv General Harrison 70 Warner Mill
Ter. of New York. the famous telegram
regretting Mr.. Miller's defeat for Governor
state The telegram read: II am greatly
grieved at you defeat. III the intrepid
leader fell outside the breastworks, the
column. inspired by his courage, went on TO
victory" Thus delicately and epigram-
matically did General Harrison express
the curious fact that the people OF Rev
candidate the majority of votes they denied.
for local reasons. to Mr.. Miller as the gu
bernatorial candidate.
FEATURES OF THE CAMPAIGN.
The campaign of 1883 was waged and won
by the Republicans principally upon the
issue of a protective tariff. of which Gen
Harrison was always a firm and consistent
advocate. A notable feature of the cam
paign was the labored attempt of the DEM
ocratic orators and press to discover vul-
rerable points in General Harrison's ar
NOR. Although at the outset of the cam
paign they declared that personalities
should not be INDUCED In speeches or edi-
torials, they soon felt ii necessary TO aban-
don their good resolution, dismayed and EN-
RACED by the enormous gains the Rephb-
hcan presidential candidate was making
almost daily. Failing to stem the resistless
tide of public sentiment towards General
Harrison the Democratic speakers and
newspaper editors east about for means to
attack him personally. Some well-remem-
bered campaign lies were sprung, and for
a time created sensations. but were each
and all exploded speedily and efectually.
one OF the most widely discussed Of these
stories was 10 the effect that General Har-
r.son had said at one time. when he was
connected with a railroad strike as attor-
ney for the roads, that IL he had the power
he would see TO IL that every man was at
work IL he had Ito wade in blood to his
finger tips At still another time he was
charged with having declared that IA dol
lar a day IS enough wages for any work
iugman." Again, he was declared to have
voted. while In Congress-, in favor of per
hitting Chinese laborers 10 Overrun the
United States. These lies were nailed
almost as fast as they showed their
faces" and the publication of them
seemed rather to add TO General Harrison's
phenomenal strength than 10 detrac.
from il.