The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-12-31


Il thought this afternoon that I was
the only man present at this Iove-feast who
was in attendance at the first love-feast in
1872. until looked across the room and saw
Col. BIZ Holloway" said NJ W Pershing.
Of Upton. last evening at the Denison 1T
has been stated that the first love-feast
was held in 1SS6. bit that is a mistake The
first one was held thirty-one years ago.
when General Foster was at the head OF
the Republican State organization. Colonel
Holloway was an active promoter of that
love-feast and took prominent part ia IL
II was not until the eighties that the love-
feasts We're made annual affairs. but the
nrst one was held in 1872. And 1 might add
that they have grown better with each year
that has passed"
Attention was called last evening 10 the
fact that neither Representative George w.
Cromer, of Muncie. nor any Of his oppo-
nents for the Eighth district congressional
nomination next year. was in attendance
at the lCve-feast. Il guess our candidates
are all too busy to take a day of for the
love-feast,' said George Lilly. Of Anderson.
the district chairman. THE indications are
mat we re TO have a right lively congress
slonal race, and it seems that none of the
candidates Is frittering away any time that
might be spent in campaigning"
In addition to Representative Crorner the
candidates include NJ NJ. Dunlap OF An
DIR. Sharpe, of Button, and Frank H
Snyder, of Portland.
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Senator Thomas ]. Lindley OF Westfeld,
once upon a time made an heroic effort to
secure a nomination before his congress
sional convention for Joseph r.. Gray.
known ''Old Joe Gray" who had been
for years an aspirant for congressional
honors. Senator Lindley's presence at the
love feast yesterday resurrected the story.
1t happened in the days when one of the
prerequisites TO holding any public office
was record as a soldier of the civil war.
That was the fact that stood between Joe
Gray and the nomination for Congress, be
cause Gray was not an old soldier. Lindley
was the man chosen to make the nominat-
ing speech in such a way as TO get around
that lamentable defect in Gray's record,
and he did il, in the course OF his speech,
in the following manner:
1t has been charged, felIow-citizens that
Joseph X. Gray was not a soldier in the
great war of the rebellion. That was a
fact, but let me tell you why he was not "A
soldier of that war. When the war broke
out Joe Gray had a twin brother. Both OF
these boys were consumed with the desire
TO enlist for the great conflict and 10 fight
their country's battles. But their widowed
mother needed the support and the help
OF one Of her boys, and would not hear to
the enlistment of both of them. She in
sisted that Joe should remain at home and
help her in the declining years of her life.
while his brother should become the soldier
of the family. That was the reason that
Joe Gray never fought in the war. But his
brother did, and in one Of the great bat
ties in which he was engaged he was shot
and killed. That shot, gentlemen Of the
convention, hurt Joe Gray more than IL did
his brother"
Representative Charley Lands and one
of his constituents enacted little comedy
at the Denison House yesterday afternoon
that was witnessed by a whole lobbyful OF
Republican love-feasters. The member OF
Congress played a secondary part, with the
constituent in the leading role. There were
no other characters in the play.
An old, gray-whiskered soldier grasped
Mr.. Lands by the coat lapel and started
to talk. Whats your case?' asked the
congressman.
For an answer the veteran constituent led
Mr.. Lands TO one of the seats i'm corner
of the lobby, put his foot up on the seat,
rolled up the leg of his trousers, turned MS
sock down and called the attention OF the
member from the Ninth district to an in
jury on the leg thereby exposed to view
The old man wanted pension, saw Mr..
Lands in the Denison lobby. took time by
the forelock and presented TO the congress
mans gaze the injured leg as Exhibit "a
in the presentation OF his case.
Senator Ball, of Muncie, says that there
isn't much doing in politics in his neighbor-
out for nominations up to date" said he.
land that's something remarkable for US
The committees will be organized on the
Sth OF January, and 1 expect things Will
warm UP considerably after that
From an attorney in South Bend to the
editor of a paper in Shoals is a long leap.
both professionally and physically, but
Samuel e. Boys, who attended the love-
lac Co
TENDER. Mr.. Boys is editor Of the Martin
County Republican, weekly paper issued
at shoals. and the Republican organ OF
the county. He had never had a days ex-
perience in newspaper work until ne en-
tered the field as proprietor and editor OF
the Shoals weekly. Before that time ne was
the law partner OF Wilbert Ward, a we'll
known South Bend politician and attorney,
formerly chairman of the Republican coun-
ty committee. The opportunity 10 purchase
the Shoals newspaper property offered ana
Mr. BOYS took advantage Of IT, The paper
has more than doubled in circulation since
he assumed the management, and MI.
BOYS says he Is in the newspaper business
to stag as he likes il better than he ever
II can set two galleys of type day." he
said although i didn't know stick from
a lead when / went into the business. / set
all my own ads, and can kick press
with any other printer or pressman l.
feel as though 1 am at last in the business
| I like. and mean 10 stay with it, Martin
county has a great future before It, and 1
am going TO be there when the boom
! comes.
ssIn spite of the hot air and the tRffy that
have been dealt out to-day" said Union
| B. Hunt last evening 81 believe that this
| days gathering has done more than any
| other event that has transpired in the last
! two years to harmonic absolutely the Re
publican party in Indiana. They burned
/ their bridges behind them. Beverage IN
/ dorsed Goodrich Goodrich Endorsed Bev-
/ eridge and Fairbanks Endorsed them both.
| The love-feast has smoothed many things
| over and has settled many other things
that were unsettled in the minds OF Indiana
] Republicans.
! Besides being an editor and politician.
| John L. Norman, candidate for chairman
! of the Thirteenth district. is an enthusiastic
! hunter.
II have the best shotgun you ever saw.
/ he said yesterday. ITS exaggerated ex-
ample OF the choke-bore variety Of gun. A
1 hundred and fifty feet from the muzzle OF
/ the gun the charge OF shot spreads out
over a space of five feet At go feet It's
down TO a foot, and at 80 feet it's back 10
/ the same size II was when Il LETT the
/ muZZle OF tho gun. After that the shot
\ travel one after another. i shot snipe
Il the other day, clear across a forty-acre
\ field. and the shot coming along In that
\ way. one following close after another, cut
I the bird in two. It's great gun.
/ There's nothing like hunting for sport.
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