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Show IairbanksIT 1 welcomed home 1 Next Vice-President Is I Given Ovation. I Great Demonstration In His H Honor at tho Hoosier Capital. !H Senator Delivers "Number of Speeches nr the Bun From Chicago to Indianapolis. INDIANAPOLIS, Ind., June 25. The ! welcome extended to Senator Fair- banks today by the people of In- ll dlana on his return home from the '1 Republican National convention at '1 Chjcago whero ho was nominated for "Vice-President, was very flattering and extremely gratifying to the Sena-tcrr. Sena-tcrr. Fair-sized crowds were watlng at all the towns where the train was scheduled to stop and the Vlce-Presl-dentlal candidate was given the closest attention whllo he was speaking. Sen-ator Sen-ator Fairbanks scarcely referred to politics In the half-dozen different ! speeches ho mado during the trip, as people of all parties and classes turned out to greet him and the demonstration, In most Instances, was of a-non-parti-san nature. jH Who Composed Party. Il Senator Fairbanks and his party. which was made up of Postmaster Gen- i eral Henry C. Payne, Mrs. Payne, ' George B. Cortelyou, Chairman of the Republican National committee; D. M. IH Ransdell, sergeant-at-arms of the Unl-ted Unl-ted States Senate; Mrs. Fairbanks, Mr. . and Mrs, "Warren Fairbanks and Fred Fairbanks, left Chicago at 1 p. m., in a fl special car ovor the Big Four railroad. Delivers Several Speeches. The first crowd to meet tho Senator iH was at Kankakee, 111. Fowler and La- ' fayette were the next stopping places. 'H and the Senator made speeches at both i'IH places. At Lebanon Senator Fairbanks uH leit nis car and spoke from a platform I'lH erectod near tho station. The demon- stratlon here was In charge of the Han- l na club. Short stops were made at Col- IH fax, Zlonsville, Thorntown and Whites- IH Welcomed to His Homo. ) Senator Fairbanks reached his home city at 7-30 o'clock tonight, tho ap- 'tH proach of the special train bearing his -jl party being announced by hundreds of steam whistles and by the ringing of IH bells. When tho train stopped 10,000 .IH people cheered and waved a welcome In the crowd were several hundred fl prominent people of the city represent- rfl lng all political parties and Including l the Mayor of tho city and the Governor IH of the State. H Escorted Over Streets. ul The committee representing- the Col- ll umbla, Marlon and Commercial clubs I'l and the Merchants' association, which 'jl met the Senator at Lebanon, had care- I'H fully planned the details and the party M rapidly passed through the shouting ''1 throng to the carriage in waiting be- ' '1 hind an escort of 600 members of the 'H Marlon club. Gov. Durbln. Senator H Bevorldge and Mayor John W. Holtz- il man occupied the carriage with the I'H Senator, following carriages containing I H Mrs. Fairbanks and the other ladles of 'lH the party. National Chairman Cortel- .H you, Secrotary Payne. John W. Kern. H president of the Commercial club, ami lil -ii. xuiisuuii roue in me carriage ioi- I'H lowlnsr Senator Fairbanks. iH Crowds Cheor Senator. HH Tho music of the bands was drowned ' HH In the great wnvo of welcome that hurled Itself against the buildings as 'kH the procession of fifty carriages started rlH through tho crowded streets Up 1111- 'll nols street, Into Washington, around Pl the Clrclo nnd up Meridian street to , the Senator's home, two miles away, ' I H there wero two solid fronts of human- ' H Ity. The Senator bowed his acknow- Pll lodgements continually. Tho warmth of il the welcomes and the manifest enthus- 'jl lasm of the people were remarked upon H with pleasure by the distinguished vlsl- il tors of tho party as they drove through ,H tho streets. Many houses wero Illumln- 'il atcd, flags were displayed and rockets ll brilliantly piercing the darkness above, I'H carried In advance the news of the ap- 'H proach of tho Senator to his home. rH At Fairbanks's Residence. J H At Sixteenth and Meridian streets. lll near which stands the beautiful Fair- 'll banks home, shaded by great forest lll trees and flanked by a spacious lawn, ll fully 20,000 people weru awaiting the IH party. Cheer followed cheer as tho Sen- H ator and Mrs. Fairbanks alighted and H entered their dooryard, In which a. large i'H platform, profusely decorated, had been Ml erected. Seats had been arranged for the speakers and guests. Mayor Holtz- man first expressed to the Senator the- Hl pride of his neighbors on their slnceru 1 Introduced by Beveridge. 1 H Senator Beveridge was cheered heart- jH ily as he arose. After a welcoming in- 1 ll traduction he said; "The law of com- 1 H petition is universal and no honor comes 'll to man without corresponding duties. ll Into the arduous work to which my ' '1 eminent collcnguc Is called he will havo l:l the inspiration of good will of every man and woman in Indiana, and, we on 'jl our part, have the sure knowledge that '''ll In all he will speak and work for what lil he believes to be best for the Republic. iH And In this he will bo merely a type of tl Americanism because all of us, of ev- yi Imv'Ii i cry Part' nnd every creed, are hoping JIM , j and working In various Ways to make ftK4 j ;;'' Bnd keep this Nation the noblest of nil Ji' 1 ;i j the Nations of the earth." H hi ' ' Prominent Democrats Join. ' , John W. Kern, who like Mayor U; V .if!' Iloltzman, is a Democrat, welcomed jl I t j!! (i Senator Fairbanks home on behalf of 1 i ' jj'j i the Commercial club and buslnoss in- I h iV 1 teresta of the city. There waB another , f I j i 1 enthusiastic demonstration that lasted several minutes when Senator Falr- . j banks came forward to express his ap- 1 il nWil preclatlon of the words of welcome. He j j? .!!:! said: !l itj.:; Senator Fairbanks's Response. ? l !t ii I'il'j'i "Mayor Holtzmnn, Mr. Grllllths, Mr, i .Hla.yM Kern, My Neighbors and Friends: If 'Jir'lo Your warm and enthusiastic welcome , If 1,'J almost overwhelms mo. I am too poor s r j ! ln words to express to you the gTuti- jic'V 'iji'l tude I feel for this kindly greeting. It L ' j! v ' 'm If? Immeasurable. I am not Insensible 1 1 to the high honor which the Republican , ! V h I Nfatlonal convention at Chicago has ' '() f ,ltl : conferred upon me. But above that and ! Vi " i,"' . beyond that I value the neighborly re- J F'. j'1' spect and friendly regard which I have fl ' , I il'1 i so long enjoyed here and which you j J; j,' I;.!' manifest so generously tonight. Ij Ml '. "This city Is very dear to us all. We J Mi ! have for It a profound affection. Most ;j S 7 w 's:l of what we have been and what wo arc , ) if :;nd what we expect to be Is centered , ' I ', i" here. Its shame Is our shame; Its honor f ''' 'j j our glory. It Is home, and there Is no I, )' sweeter, better word than this In all t j (he vast vocabulary of men. ' V '-Yj Conspicuous in History. ' , j "Our city has contributed many who 1 . ,(, i; , have taken conspicuous places In Amer- 1 lean history. We are the joint Inher- ' '' ) j ltors of the honor they have brought to I' ,,. ' ii. 'mere was a nomas a. xieiiunvKB, i',, A' chosen by the American people for the f i 1 Vice-Presidency; Joseph "E. McDonald, United States Senator, and William H. i . English, once a candidate for the sec- I , ' ond ofllce in the gift of his countrymen. I ' ' J Men of great ability and high purpose, !.'. and we honor their memories irre- i ' ! spectlve of our political beliefs. i "I, '- "In the perilous hours of our country I i. , , Oliver P. Morton, the Cromwell of i ' ' American politics, was a mighty tower i 1 , , I of strength. Walter Q. Grcsham ren- ' ' ;: dcred conspicuous military and civil ' I . service and left us a spotless name. In i the silent city of the dead yonder Gen. ' 'I ',' Benjamin Harrison sleeps. He wrote J j! ! a' high record of intelligent, conserva- ; !'' 1 i; tive, patriotic devotion to the Republic, 'ij 'I Proud of Our Citizenship. ,'j J '. "We are proud of our city and State, I J , and beyond that we are proud of our 'C ' i citizenship. Here labor and capital, ! S, those two mighty forces In our up- I , . . building, find a fruitful field of em- I ' (l i ployment, and here their mutual rights 1 1 ' are well protected, j ' "We value and hold fast to those vir- J i,, ' lues of the fireside which are the real I , strength of the Republic. Our people ' ii are characterized by plain living and I i high thinking, i "My friends, we have much lo be Ji'i thankful for. About us are the ample ' ! , rewards of honest Industry and the rich ! ' 'I fruits of peace. Let us seek to promote good laws, wise administration and j , make ourselves secure in the enjoyment I ( of that contentment which comes from i ' I ! the observance and orderly enforcement V 1 1 i of the law. I thank you and thank you 'I 1 'j' again." j, i(' Shakes Hands With People. !'' ' "Senator Fairbanks, at the close of his ' . . ' ! ' address, expressed a desire to meet as .'j many as possible personally and shake j ' J hands with them. This wish he had W j expressed during the day at the various (I ' 1 stopping places. For an hour and more m' ! l' following the speeches people thronged jLii" past and shook hands with both Sena-tor Sena-tor and Mrs. Fairbanks, Chairman Cor- l' I i ,. . lelyou and Secretary Payne also being Introduced. |