The Lake County times., 1908-06-09
HOOSIERS MAY
LOAF AROUND
ALI Roads Lead to Chicago and Dele
gates Are Beginning to Arrive On
the Scene-List of Indiana Delega-
ton to the Big Show in the Col
iseum.
Especial to TIE r1MEsl .

Indianapolis, June 9.-Fairbanks
headquarters will be established in the
Auditorium Annex Chicago, tomorrow.
Mayor Charles A. Bookwalter of this
city and other prominent republicans
will be In charge. All Indianians will
be made welcome.
Headquarters for the vice presidents
managers were opened some time ago
in the same hotel but these were work.
ing headquarters for the bosses. The
new headquarters will be for the In
diana delegates and their friends and
for all other persons from the Hoosier
state who may wish to have loaf1ng
place.
Everybody Is Going.
Practically all the republican poll
ticians Of indianapolis are planning to
go to Chicago, next week They. do not
expect to get into the convention hall
because of the ticket shortage but
they wish to witness the street scenes
and feel +he excitement of the hotel
Hobbies and other public places.
The Marion club, which Is one Of the
greatest organizations OF young men
In the country. will go to the conven-
tton city in a special train. There will
be a marching club of 500 men, a drum
and bugle corps OF twenty-five mem
bers and a brass band of twenty five
pieces. They expect to whoop things
up in great shape for the vice president
The Mckinley club has also formed a
marching organization and will take a
special band.
Marchers Can Get In.
It is announced that all marchers in
uniforms will be allowed inside the
Coliseum for few minutes at least
On Wednesday OF next week there is
to be a grand parade and review of all
the marching clubs at the convention
and the parade will pass straight
through the convention hall from the
Wabash avenue to the Michigan avenue
entrance. None but uniformed march
ers, however will be admitted
The Indiana delegates will have spe-
cial badges and there will be more spe-
cial badges for the Indianians who are
not delegates The headquarters will
be elaborately decorated with flags and
banners and pictures of Fairbanks. The
Newcastle greeneries will send thou
sands Of American beauty roses and
other cities will contribute flowers
flags. etc.
Urges Big Attendance.
The republican state committee is
urging all Indianians to meet in Chi
cago and join in the Fairbanks hurrah.
A recent letter by Carl w Riddick, sec
retary of the committee, points out that
enthusiasm at the closing hours may do
worlds of good He insists that re-
publicans from all parts of the state
get the habit of dropping into the Fair
banks headquarters and spending their
time there.
The Columbia club of this city is to
give Fairbanks a reception Friday
evening. This will be the final Fair
banks meeting in the state before the
national convention. Honors will be
shared by James e. Watson, nominee
for governor, who has consented to
speak istrict and county chairmen.
members Of the state committee, dele
gates to the convention and their al
ternates, Senator Beveridge. Congress
man OYerstreet and others will parti-
cipate.
Beveridge Is Returned.
Senator Beveridge arrived home YES
terday from Washington whore ha 70
mained after the closing of coneress
10 dispose of extra work. He praises
congress for its work during the ma ast
session and insists that tariff revision
will come soon. The senator said he
would remain here until the first of
next week. when he will go to Cbica,o
unless. as he explained, Vice President
Fairbanks may wish him to go to Chi
cago earlier to help out Follow,ne
the national convention. the senator
will go to his summer home to remain
until fall
Senator Beveridge is one of the four
delegates -at-large and it is thought
that he will be Indiana's member of
the resolution committee. Governor