The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-10-09
Distinguished Members of Congress
from the East Heard at Tom
IinsOn Hall.
IN INTEREST OF ovERsTREET
MANY REPRESENTATIVE MEN ON
THE STAGE AND In AUDIENCE.
Meeting Presided Over by John b.
Cockrum-Fine Appearance of the
Marion Club.

Representative Jesse Overstreets cam
paign in Marion county was opened at Tom
linson Hall last night with whoop and a
hurrah. Mr.. Overstreet was not there. but
his friends were, and they cheered every
mention of his name. A big crowd sat for
two hours and half and listened to a
discussion of the political issues from a
Republican standpoint. 1t was the first
Republican meeting held in this city this
campaign, and it was an enthusiastic one.
The crowd which greeted the four speak
ers last night was composed Of about every
class of indianapolis people. There were
Democrats there as well as Republicans.
There were merchants and bankers and
manufacturers, and the men and women
who work in the shops. 1t might have been
called a business mems meeting The
women came out in considerable numbers,
and helped applaud the eloquent senti-
ments.
The speakers who came here at the sug-
gestion of Representative Overstreet and
who are his fast, personal friends, were
z. B. Vreeland, representative in Congress
from the Chautauqua district of New York
James S. Sherman, who represents the
Utica district; Col William Griffith. of
Utica, former private secretary to Gov
ernor Black and representative of the
United States at the Paris exposition. and
Major Mcdowell is now clerk of the ma
tional House of Representatives. He was
formerly a member of Congress from Penn
sylvania. All of the speakers have a repu-
tation of being orators of ability. and they
sustained that reputation last night. The
eloquence of Mr.. Sherman had been heard
here before, as he was one of the principal
speakers at the Grant banquet given by
the Columbia Club some months ago. The
applause which the speakers received was
a refutation OF the Democratic charge that
apathy prevails among the Republicans.
The names of Harrison. Mckinley and
Roosevelt were applauded and when Mr..
Overstreets name was used the crowd in
dicated the popularity of the Seventh dis
trict congressman by cheers of recognition
and approval.
STAGE DECORATED.
The stage was prettily decorated with the
American flag and a large bronze eagle
that perched high above the heads of the
speakers. Above the stage was the
word Welcome" on a large banner. On
the stage were business men who showed
by their presence that they approve the
record made in Congress by Jesse Over
street.
The speakers were escorted to the hall by
several hundred members of the Marion
Club who turned out behind the Indianapo-
lis Military Band. The members carried
torches that burned red fire and made the
streets quite brilliant. The club entered
the hall cheering and this started new en-
thusiasm in the audience. John b. Cock
rum was the chairman of the meeting and
was introduced by Chairman Elliott, of the
Marion county Republican committee.
Prior to the speaking the indianapolis Male
Quartet gave some inspiring songs and was
encored after each selection. While the
quartet was singing its last song an enthu-
siastic colored club fled into the hall
cheering and beating drums.
Chairman Cockrum opened the meeting
by congratulating the Marion Club on its
large turnout and also the colored club
Referring to the Marion Club he remarked
These boys are always ready to do their