The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-09-20
Representatives GrOsvenOr, of Ohio
and Cannon, Of Illinois, Will
Visit the State.
THE two INDIANA SENATORS
FAIRBANKS AT ANDERSON AND
BEvERIDGE AT SOUTH BEND.
Governor Durbin VIII Speak at Ma
riOn-The Meetings Announced
Other Political News.

In perhaps half the counties of Indiana
the Republican campaign will be formally
opened to-day. At different points in the
State the keynote of the campaign will
be sounded by some of the best orators the
State affords. With fair weather the State
committee expects that the meetings will
be largely attended. There is a wealth
of good campaign material for Republican
orators this year, and they will make the
best of it.
Among the most important meetings in
the State to-day and tonight will be those
at Marion, Anderson and South Bend. In
the former city Gen. Charles Crosvenor,
of Ohio, will be the guest OF honor and
will be one of the principal speakers this
afternoon. Governor Durbin will be at
Marion with. General Grosvenor. and will
also make speech. Tonight at Marion
Frederick Lands. of Logansport. who will
represent the Eleventh district in Congress
on the retirement of Major Steele, will be
the speaker. The young man has spent a
good part Of the summer at Maxinkuckee
resting and preparing himself for the cam
paign. He is in fine form for the battle
and Grant county Republicans are expect
ing an eloquent flow of oratory from him
tonight. The Marion meeting will be the
formal opening of the campaign for the
Eleventh district, as there will be no other
meetings in that district to conflict with it.
FAIRBANKS AT ANDERSON.
At Anderson tonight Senator Fairbanks
will open the, campaign in Madison county
where he is very popular. He will speak
in the courthouse at Anderson at 1880
o'clock. The senator will 60 to Anderson
from New Castle, where he is to speak
this afternoon.
The campaign at South Bend will be
Beveridge. The senator has recently wound
up his summers vacation and his South
Bend speech will be the first he has made
in the State this campaign. The senator
spoke at Denver Thursday night and is
expected to arrive at South Bend some
time this afternoon. He is expected in In
dianapolis tomorrow. Representative Jo-
seph G. Cannon. of Illinois, will speak at
Rockville to-day.
To-day's meetings will be watched with
interest by the Republican leaders of
the State. The size of the attendance will
be something of an indication of the in
terest that will be shown in this campaign
In all about forty assignments have been
made for to-day and tonight. Some
of the counties will open their cam
paigns a week from to-day Secretary
Whitaker, of the Republican State com
mittee, George Lockwood superintendent
of the Republican Press Bureau, and C.
c. Lyons and ]. Karl Balm, of the sneak
ers' bureau. will attend the Marion meet
ing to-day. They will leave on the o'clock
car over the Union Traction Companv's
lines. Chairman Goodrich, of the State
committee. will attend the Muncie meet
ing tonight. where Attorney General Tav
lor is TO be the chief orator. Henry q
Petit will go to South Bend to meet SEN
ator Beveridge.
OTHER MEETINGS.
Among the other meetings announced for
to-day are the following: L. s. Baldwin.
Brook. 3 p. m; j. c. Teegarden, Liberty. 7
D. m: John T. Ellis Paoli. D. m: i
Frank Hanly, Knox. 2 p. M: Albert ].
Beveridge. South Bend. p. m: Governor
w T. Durbin. Marion. 2 p. m; Frederick
Lands, Marion, Z p. m: Col Charles I.
Jewett, Kokomo. p. M: James E. Wat
son, Flora. p. m; Crawfordsvilie o.
M; L. ID. Crumpacker. Williamsport. o
m; Charles w. Fairbanks. New Castle. ?
p. m; Anderson. p. m; Joseph @. Cam