The San Francisco call., 1904-06-26
Politics Is Forgotten and
Twenty Thousand Citizens
Congratulate Him.
Republican Choice for Vice
President Recipient Of
Flattering Honor.

INDIANAPOLIS. Ind, June 25.-I
The welcome extended to Senator
Fairbanks to-day by the people of In
diana on his return home from the
Republican National Convention at
Chicago. where he was nominated for
Vice President, was very fiattering and
extremely gratifying to the Senator.
Crowds were waiting at all the
towns where the train was scheduled
to stop and the Vice Presidential can
didate was. given the closest attention
while he was speaking. Senator Fair
banks scarcely referred to politics In
the half dozen speeches he made dur
ing the trip, as persons of all parties
and classes turned out to greet him
and the demonstration in most in
stances was of a non-Dartisan nature.
The first crowd to meet the Senator
was at Kankakee, Ill. Fowler and
Lafayette were the next stopping
places and the Senator made speeches
at both. At Lebanon Senator Fair
banks left his car and spoke from
platform erected near the station. -'he
demonstration here was in charge of
the Hanna Club. Short stops were
made at Colfax, Zionsville, Thorntown
and Whitestown.
WELCOMED AT HOME.
Senator Fairbanks reached his
home city at 1880 o'clock tonight, the
approach of the special train bearing
his party being announced by hum
dreds of steam whistles and by the
ringing of.bells. When the train stop
ped 10000 persons cheered and waved
a welcome. In front were several
hundred prominent residents of the
city. representing all political parties
and including the Mayor of the city
and Governor of the State.
The committee representing the Co
lumbia, Marion and Commercial clubs
and the Merchants Association, which
met the Senator at Lebanon, had care
fully planned the details and the party
rapidly passed through the shouting
throng TO carriages in waiting behind
an escort of 500 members of the Ma
rion Club.
The music Of the bands was drowned
in the great wave of welcome that
hurled itself against the buildings as
the procession of fifty carriages
started through the crowded streets.
Up Illinois street, into Washington,
around the Circle and up Meridian
street to the Senator's home, two miles
away, there were two solid fronts of
humanity. The Senator bowed his
Acknowledgements continually.
The warmth of the welcome and the
manifest enthusiasm of the populace
were remarked upon with great pleas
ure by the distinguished visitors of
the party as they drove through the
streets. Many houses were illumi-
mated. flags were displayed and rockets
brilliantly piercing the darkness above
carried in advance the news of the
approach of the Senator to his home.
TWENTY THOUSAND IN PARTY.
At Sixteenth and Meridian streets,
near which stands the beautiful Fair
banks home, shaded by great forest
trees and flanked by a spacious lawn,
fully 10000 persons were awaiting the
party. Cheer followed cheer as the
Senator and Mrs. Fairbanks alighted
and entered their dooryard, in which
large platform, profusely decorated,
had been erected. Seats had been ar
ranged for the speakers and guests.
Mayor Hoffman first expressed to the
Senator the pride of his neighbors in
their sincere welcome.
Senator Beveridge was cheered
heartily as he arose. After a welcom-
ing introduction he said
THE law of compensation is uni
versal and no honor comes to man
without corresponding duties. In the
arduous work to which my eminent
colleague is called he will have the
hearty good wishes of every man and
woman in Indiana, and we, on our
part, have the knowledge that he will
speak and work for what he believes
to be best for the republic. And in
this he will be merely type of Amer
icanism, because all of us, of every
party and of every creed. are hoping
and working in our various ways to
make and keep this nation the noblest
of all the nations of the earth"
John w. Kern, who, like Mayor
Hoffman, is a Democrat, welcomed
Senator Fairbanks home on behalf of
the Commercial Club and in the inter-
ests of the city.
THANKS HIS NEIGHBORS.
There was another enthusiastic
demonstration that lasted several min
utes when Senator Fairbanks came
forward to express his appreciation OF
the words of welcome. He said:
Mayor Hoffman, Mr.. Griffiths, Mr.. |
Kern, my neighbors and friends Your /
warm and enthusiastic welcome almost |
overwhelms me. am too poor in |
words to express to you the gratitude I
1 feel for this kindly greeting 1t is |
immeasurable. 1 am not insensible to |
the high honor which the Republican |
National Convention at Chicago has |
conferred. But above and beyond that |
/ value the neighborly respect and |
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