The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-09-27
The Club Rooms Crowded with Voters
Who AppIauded the Speakers
Unstintedly.
MAYOR B0OKWALTER SPEAKS
HON. A. c. HARRIS THINKS THE
TRUSTS SHOULD BE CURBED.
Daniel f. Storms and Robert A
Brown, Candidates for State Of
flee, Also Heard.

ST suppose the morning Democratic organ
will say that Mr.. Harris and Mr.. Storms
and Mr.. Brown spoke to empty chairs" re-
marked Mayor Bookwalter, speaking in a
slightly sarcastic vein and smiling on the
big crowd of Republican voters that packed
the rooms of the South Side Republican
Club last night. This meeting was GER
tainly refutation Of the charge that gen
eral apathy prevails in the Republican
ranks this campaign. Isn't this simply
create" remarked President Egger, his
broad, rudy face fairly shining with pleas
ure as he made his way through the crowd
ed rooms.
Several days ago the announcement was
made that the South Side Republicans
would hold a meeting last night for the
South Side wards. The promoters of the
meeting scarcely dreamed that the attend
ance would be as large as it was. The
rooms Of the club are above drug store at
South and East streets. While they are
cozy, they are commodious and will hold
a big crowd. The capacity Of the rooms
was taxed last night, however. The hall
ways were filled with men and the stairways
were filled and down on the sidewalks a
crowd stood and listened to the speeches
that were being made inside. The gather
ing was significant to the Republican lead
ers on the South Side from the fact that
the best workers the party has in that To-
cality turned out. Speeches were made by
Mayor Bookwalter, Addison c. Harris,
Daniel Z. Storms and r. A. Brown. After
the oratory cigars were passed around.
William II. Leedy presided as chairman.
IF this is the beginning of the campaign.
he said, surveying the big crowd, what
may We expect at the end"
MAYOR SPOKE FIRST.
On account of having urgent business
on hand that would take him away from
the meeting early. Mayor Bookwalter was
the first speaker. His remarks were brief
but they were of that emphatic character
that usually characterizes his speeches
There was one thing that he made espe-
cially emphatic and that was that this Re-
publican city administration is disposed
TO be fair and in the disbursing of i'm.
provements that are necessary it is the
purpose OF the administration to see thai
the South Side gets what it deserves. He
alluded TO his auditors as 1.-THE working
nghting republicans of this section or In
dianapolis."
Daniel f. Storms. candidate for. secre
Saiy VI stdie' was Wei receiNeu ny th'
South Siders and he made them a gooC
speech. He pointed to the fact, very earn
estly. that the record OF the Republican
party Is such that it is warranted In ask
ing that II be kept in power" Mr.. Storm.
was not modest in telling what the part,
| and the country have done. 1--WE hav,
gone by leaps and bounds in the last fiv,
years, said he. until tonight we ar.
the wonder Of the world. II the Republic
ans had not done anything but elect Abra
ham Lincoln twice they would have an ex
| cuse Tor living thousand years. 1 an
! proud or the party. In all these years ",