The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-01-17

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boo Haunted in his face by Mr.. Bryan and
his deluded followers.
GRASP OF THE SITUATION.
Mr.. Mount was interviewed at the Deni-
son Hotel few weeks after the st. Louis
convention. while he was stopping over
night between speaking points, and said to
the reporter: II have never known meet
ings to be so well attended. and 1 have
never been so kindly received by the people
as this year. have been on the stump
ever since the St. Louis convention. and
have yet 10 have the first unsatisfactory
| meeting. My speeches thus far have been
| largely confined TO localities that were sup
| posed TO be hotbeds OF free silver senti-
ment. but In these places have had large
| AUDIENCES. apparently In full sympathy
WITH our side of the contention. and where
questions have been asked they have in
| varlably been honest requests for Informal
uon have not yet found a man who
! asked questions for the purpose OF en-
tangiirg me or merely for the sake OF In
n terruption, and yet know have had plen-
~ OF men for listeners who were inclined
! toward free silver. because they have come
TO me after the speeches and told me they
had been thinking OF voting that way be-
fore they heard the matter discussed from
| our standpoint"
Governor Mount was once asked to what
he attributed his great success as a poiti-
| cal speaker and debater. ITO The fact that
In my school days was active member
| OF country debating society,"" he replied.
| Il am a firm believer i'm such organizations.
! They make young man have confidence in
| himself and they equip him 10 say n word
in his own behalf whenever occasion de-
| mands''
HAD BIG CROWDS.
Mr.. Mount was greeted at Liberty. Ind,
in his gubernatorial campaign, Saturday.
Sept. 10. 1896 by the largest crowd ever
assembled in Union county for a political
/ ther IT, -.
he said: 81 have made eighty speeches in
eleven weeks. since the St. Louis conven-
ton" This illustrates his indefatigable
| energy.
He delivered two speeches at South Bend
Oct. 2. 1896. the night speech being his
ninety-fourth of the campaign. He ad-
| dressed about $500 people in the afternoon
OF the same day, and at night had a much
larger audience after only five hours adj
vance notice. than listened to Mr.. Bryan
in the same city, when his coming had
been heralded for several weeks.
In the closing week of his campaign, Mr.
| Mount was accompanied by his intimate
| friend, the distinguished statesman. war
| rior and author, General Lew Wallace,
Mr.. Mount speaking in the afternoon and
| General Wallace at night each day.
One of Mr.. Mounts largest and most in
teresting meetings was held I'm Taylor's
| Grove, not many miles distant from Mad
| ison Ind, on Oct Is, 1896. He was met at
the depot I'm Madison by several hundred
men and women, mounted on horses. and
the eminent man was escorted TO the
| grove in the country by cavalcade, at
| the head of which rode a quartet of bu-
glers, who heralded I'm clarion notes the
| approach of the eagerly anticipated party
| At crossroads along the route of the
march the candidate for Governor was
| greeted by hundreds of men and women
| brilliantly costumed in dresses of red, white
and blue. Arrived at the grove. he was
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| pie assembled there by Miss Stella Talbert,
the pretty daughter Of a farmer or Jener-
son county. Miss Talbert referred TO the
orator as 1.-The private soldier ano piougn
boy who had attained TO great distinction
| By way of chivalrous reciprocity, MT.
| Mount prefaced his speech with an elo-
quent tribute to woman.
/ HIS LABO4. RECORD.
During the campaign of 1896 Mr.. Mounts
| labor record when he was a member OF the
State Senate in 1891 was attacked by popo-
cratic organs i'm various parts of the State.
No specific charge was made. but the pa
pers contented themselves with the mere
assertion that while member OF the Sen
ate he had been opposed to the interests or
organized labor. Mr.. Mount Immediately
wrote to Frank B. Alley, secretary of the
| labor legislative committee and editor OF
the blue book complied by that committee
for use in the campaign OF lSsz. ano asked t
| Mr. Alley for his recollections as 10 the
matters charged. Mr.. Alley replied as fol-
| lows:
Hon James A. Mount,
| Dear Sir: In answer to your letter or
| recent date, calling my attention TO at
| tacks upon your attitude toward LABOR
bills before the Indiana Legislature or
1891, will state. as secretary OF that laDor
| committee you were always found on the
| right side with one exception, when there
| was considerable misunderstanding by the
| unions relative to the Foley arbitration
| bill some unions favoring IL and others
opposed. But, later on, this committee. be-
ing so impressed with your interest in
our measures, requested the president or
the Senate TO appoint you on the committee
/ of conference into whose hands the CO.
employees liability bill was consigned This
request would never have been made had
we not had the most implicit confidence
in you (See page 80. Blue Book.) 1 can
frankly say TO the wage-earners of In
diana that they will make no mistake
should they give you their support"
A FORTUNATE OCCURRENCE.
An interesting article appeared in the
Journal of Monday. Oct. 2s. 1896. concern
ing the man who was in a few days TO be
elected Governor OF Indiana. 1t read al
follows:
1.-The Republicans Of Indiana have con-
graduated themselves over any over again
during this campaign over the fortunate
turn in the State convention that gave the
nomination for Governor to James A.
Mount. Mr. Mount has made an ideal cam
didate and IL is freely predicted that he
| will make one of the best Governors In
| diana has ever had I'm time OF peace. With
| a clean public and private record, with a
| reputation for wide reading and a high
order OF intelligence. he started into the
| campaign with the respect and esteem OF
| every man who knew him. He is coming
| out of IL with that esteem increased to
| genuine admiration End with reputa-
ton and following that are bound TO make
| him force OF much magnitude In the
future politics OF Indiana. He has made a
| magnificent campaign. Beginning a week
| after the St. Louis convention, he has
spoken almost daily and often twice n day
| up to the present, and will continue to do
| SC until Saturday evening. He had no
sooner been nominated than the campaign
| took such a turn that IL was the farmer
that the party was most anxious to reach,
and In this condition OF affairs IL was most
| fortunate that IL had a farmer TO bear
| its standard, for Mr.. Mount, though ne
never made any demagogic parade OF the
| fact is a farmer who farms. Mr..
| Mount is a logical thinker and clear, forci-
BILE talker. and combines the elements OF an
| ideal candidate in a campaign that ap-
| peals largely 10 the sturdy farmers OF In
| diana for its support"
Some Of the words OF the foreign article
| were prophetic. The man referred TO did
| make one of the greatest Governors Indi-
| ana has ever had I'm time of peace AMI
| with history aiding prophecy, II can be said,
| in time OF war also