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Show IIEIVEDJIIE VEIL. Imposing Exercises Mark the Unveiling of the Statue Erected to tie Memory of a Dead Statesman. DEKOCEATS IN ATTENDANCE. Others Who Were Not Political Admirers of the Departed Assist in Paj-, Paj-, ing Homage, IxniAXArous, July I.-Special. Thu occasion of the unveiling of a statue in honor of ex-Vleo -President Tiiomas A. Hendricks today was availed of by tins democratic loaders of tho state lor u groat dcinoiistriitioti which while evincing tho reverence in which thu memory ()f Hendricks is held by tho citizens of Indiana amused thu enthusiasm of tho parly nnd inspired ltd mciuhors to enter tho coming political buttles with renewed energy and vv ith a ilctenuiualioii to promote uml iidvo-cuto iidvo-cuto its principles. Soniu of the distinguished distin-guished guests arrived last nljtltl, but it wxs only this niorninj; that the democratic demo-cratic masses began to come in. Tatri-otic Tatri-otic music filled tho nir al an early hour mill disturheil tlie NtinnluM-4 nf those who had arranged to celebrate later. Marching clubs liking pie-turesipm pie-turesipm ami. military canm In the morning trains from th prineipul ciliea of Illinois, Wisconsin, Ohio, Michigan and Minnesota. Tho local democrats hud made ample arrauiTcments for the reception of I ho visitors. They weru out early with their lnuids uml they lavishly decorated the city with flags and hunting, tiov. Hill of New York, who is prominent nmoiig the many publii) men present was accorded ac-corded ntany marks of popular lavor when ho was recognized In the proees-hoii. proees-hoii. tiov. Campbell of Ohio, and Senator Sen-ator Hrico were also the recipients of marked attention. When the proees.-tiion, proees.-tiion, whioh was one of tho largest ever Witnessed in the city, reached thn slate house grounds, where the sluttie stands. Unitod States Senator Torino ascended tho platform nud deliveied thu oration. I lu reviewed the political career of Hendricks, whom ho pronounced a patriot pa-triot and a statesman, and umpinliliedly approved his acts as governor, senator and vice-president. The statue is a re-markaiilo re-markaiilo work of art. The work had been two years In progress, $.),(W0 luiv-ing luiv-ing been subscribed to defray its cost. The statue is of bron.e, fourteen and a half feel high, and cast In a single Pieeo. Figures of history and juslico adorn the pedestal. 'J'ho clay model which was tho work of file months weighed when completed 1 .1.1100 pounds, ami the slatue weighs moro than twice us much. Tho pedestal is of gratitlo, imported from the llnvami i Harriott in Italy. The haw is 8!l feet long by 21 feet "wide, and is laid In three courses, ouch one about twelve inches high. On each sido of the monument mon-ument is a tilclie. That in front bears tho only inscription on tho iiiomiiiienl, tho single word Hendricks. Helovv the name Is a bron.e wreath of oak and laurel leaves nearly three feet In diameter. diam-eter. Above the niche Is a I'tiited States shield in bron.o, with a spray of laurel falling across it. |