The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-01-11


tics. II has been so In recent years. 1
wish II were so that they would come out
in politics a little earlier. Let the business
man come and take the initiative. Let
them be at the primary. not wait until the
campaign is on. Ii is your interests that
you expect the politicians, as We are called.
to look after. Better probably would your
interests be looked after If you were 10
get into the field a little earlier. i expect
you gentlemen of indianapolis when / shall
come here-as Brother Kern has said 10
these gentlemen, You expect 10 hold UP
their hands'-to hold up mine, too. Let's all
have the common interest of the great
State of Indiana at heart, not self1shly so,
but generously disposed along wholesome
lines. / will say TO you. as I shall probably
say before many hours, that L snail con-
secrate myself for the next four years 10
the highest and best interests of the state
OF Indiana as il is given to me TO see them
fGreat applause.l / cannot do 1t single
handed and alone. | Will want more tnan
that divine guidance and help. | will want
the moral support of my ~neighbors and my
friends. You give me that. and | Will en-
deavof to give you in return an administra-
ton satisfactory TO the people. On behalf
OF the Legislature and myself. l thank you
most cordially for your invitation here ana
for this reception. | said at the close on
the 26th day of April, of our convention
that if be elected Governor the doors will
be wide open TO the people of Indiana
Come see me-" prolonged applause
SPEAKER ARTMAN HEARD.
President Coffin announced that the club
had expected and hoped TO have with them
Lieutenant Governor-elect Newton w.
Gilbert. but that Captain Gilbert had sent
word that IL would be impossible for him
TO come. Samuel NJ. Artman. speaker of the
House of Representatives, was introduced
and made a short speech, in which he
thanked the club on behalf of the members
of the House, for its bountiful hospitality
and extended a cordial invitation to all the
members OF the club to attend the sessions
of the Legislature.
James +. Statesman was on the pro-
gramme for an address, but President Coffin
received a letter from him. saying that
press of business detained him elsewhere.
Other addresses were made by Senator Eph
Inman. leader of the minority in the Senate,
and Cyrus +. Davis, who occupies a CORE
spending position in the House. Both speak
ers were felicitous in their remarks. Rep
resentative Davis created a great deal of
enthusiasm by his glowing tribute TO Col.
Durbin. An agreeable feature of the
speeches of the evening was their non
partisan character. Democrats and Re-
publicans paid each other the tribute of
sincere admiration, and there was an utter
absence of the bitter feeling that is popu-
larly supposed TO rankle in the breasts of
defeated candidates for office. Everybody
present seemed bent upon the sole object
of having a good time, and the result was
a reception that surpassed any previous
function of the kind held in the Commercial
CIuD rooms.
The senators who were noted In the
large assemblage last night were: J. NJ.
Barlow, Thomas j. Brooks, Eph Inman,
Ethan A. Dausman, Thomas j. Lindley and
Joseph c. Gochenour.
SOME OF THOSE PRESENT.
There was a much larger attendance of
members of the House, the following be-
ing as full a list as could be compiled
Representatives Edward s. Roberts, Milton
T. Mccarthy, Joseph III. Madden, Calvin c.
Miller. Joseph r. Morgan. Edward E. Neal,
Charles II. Myler, A. W.. Dudley, Arthur
A. Burrier. Oliver G. Davis, H. G. Dilley,
John G.. Erdlitz, A. M. Scott and Charles
n. Thompson.
Some of the prominent local people who
mingled with the guests of the club and
helped make things pleasant for them were:
William Fortune, Evans Woollen, Judge
Henry G. Allen, Judge Lewis c. Walker,
Adjutant General James X. Gore, Judge
o l.. McMaster, John w. Hoffman.
Justus c.. Adams, Virgil w. Lockwood, DIR.
o. s.. Runnels. Harry j. Milligan. Albert
Baker, John +. McGettigan, William c.
Van Arsdale, and Judges d. w. Comstock
and James Il. Black, of the Appellate Court.