Democratic Sentinel, Volume 17, Number 38, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 6 October 1893 — Distinguished Hoosiers Present. [ARTICLE]

Distinguished Hoosiers Present.

Whether it beats any record or not, Indiana’s celebration will be memorable because of the dlstinguishad character of the men who were- there to represent the State. No other State can hope to furnish another such company. On the evening previous three travelers arrived in Chicago at the Hotel Ingram on 60th street and waited their turn at the register. They came in modestly, with small valises and overcoats, tne same ns other World’s Fair visitors. B. F. Havons and Clem. Studebaker, World’s Fair Commissioners, met them at the train and gave them an every-day welcome. One of the travelers was a short man with a silvery beard and a dusty silk hat. This was ex-President Benjamin Harrison. A younger man with a smooth, boyish face, a rather solemn nose and a pair of large, restless eyes peering through nose-glasses, was James Whitcomb Riley. The third was the venerable “Uncle Dick” Thompson, ex-Secrotary of the Navy. He was not as nimble on his feet as the others, but he was fully as good-natured, and just as enthusiastic over the prospects of Indiana day. These three great sons of Indiana took part in the public exorcises of the celebration presided over by Gov. Matthews. This made a program worth going all the way from Evansvillo to hear. Senator Daniel W. Voorhees was to have been there, but he could not leave Washington, and his place on the program was taken by the lowa State Band.