The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-10-09
REPUBLICAN HEADQUARTERS.
scenes of Enthusiasm Due to Victory
-BookwaIter's Statement.


The enthusiasm which began to accuma-
late in the large crowd at the headquarters
OF the Republican city committee at 3
o'clock last night, caused by the indica-
ticns of Mr.. Bookwalters election by at
least a small plurality. gained steadily I'm
intensity the returns grew better until
11:45 o'clock when ii became certain that
the plurality would reach 1.SO0 at the very
lowest. Then the pent-up excitement broke
loose and the crowd surged from the COM
mittee rooms out into the corridors of the
law building and down into the street
yelling and cheering and bearing with it
the newly-elected Republican mayor, who
was tossed about like small boat I'm angry
waves.
Mr.. Bookwalter had very wisely refrained
from putting on his best suit of clothes
last night and wore a hat that had "seen
better days" The wisdom of this course
was shown when the enthusiastic friends
of the winning candidate in excessive ioy
tore off his soft hat and threw il about
and tugged a him i'm all directions with al
most enough violence to tear the clothes
from his back.
There was move to bear Mr. Bookwalter
OF his feet and carry him through the
streets on the shoulders of his friends. but
he drew the line at this. Mr. Bookwalter
was greatly fatigued from the labors of
his long campaign and said that he must
get some rest or he would be sick. When
this statement was appreciated by the
crowd they permitted him to go to his home
E peace.
BRIEF SPEECH.
BEFORE the crowd left the committee
rooms speech was demanded from tho
mayor-elect. He tried to get out of this
by pleading hoarseness on account of rn,,cb
speaking. but a chair was brought and
the candidate was literally lifted to if
Waving his hand for silence Mr.. Book
walter said: Boys. have only one thing
to say-that 1 sincerely trust that I shall
go out of office at the expiration of two
years with just the same warm friends that
have tonight when | go into office"
Amid the tumult of cheers that greeted
this brief speech could be heard cries of
we are going to give you four years.
NO. no. said Mr.. Bookwalter. "two
years are enough" Mr.. BookwaIter was
seen late last night by Journal man IN
whom ne dictated a statement to the public
as follows: I'VE have won a victory after
a hard fight. / expect to assume the of-
flee of mayor committed to the pledges 7
made to the people for a business admin
istration. l shall endeavcr to represep,
the whole people and am especially anxious
TO be considered the representative of tho
whole Republican party. 1 cannot say too
much in praise of the splendid organization
made by Mr. Logsdon and Mr.. Muir. I con-
slider this result vindication from the
fraud of 1899 by which we were deprived
of the victory won at that time
Chairman Logsdon was about worn ont
with his exertions when he left for homo
at midnight but stopped to say: 1T was
the greatest victory that was ever won i'm
local politics. The people wanted a change
Of administration, and they made their want
known in no uncertain terms The victory
sounded the knell of Taggartsm in In
dianapolis forever"
a MARKED CONTRAST
The scenes about Republican headduar-
tiers last night were in marked contrast
TO those witnessed at Democratic head
quarters. Throughout the evening the three
rooms belonging to the Republican city
committee were literally packed to suffoca-
ton, and the interest did not wane for a
moment during the six hours of waiting for
the result. although the greater part of
the crowd was forced To stand. The re-
turns were received by Mr.. BOokwalter and
other candidates i'm an inner room. Here
the mayoralty candidate was the center OF
a group composed of State Senator Fred A.
Joss Chairman Logsdon. John B. Cockrum.
Deputy County Clerk Hare. County Chair
man Lewis g. Akin and Harry B. Gates.
Returns were received by telephone and
messengers. and as quickly they came
were compared with the figures of two
years ago by Chairman Logsdon. Before 9
O'Clock, when the result was I'm some
doubt. there was slight air OF depression
about the committee rooms but this was
dispelled by the reassurng reports received
AT O'Clock. ana later returns served only
10 heighten the feeling OF JOY.
News OF the great Republican victory i'm
indianapolis spread quickly over the State.
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