Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 38, Number 32, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 5 January 1906 — STATE LOVE FEAST [ARTICLE]

STATE LOVE FEAST

Indiana Republicans enthusiastically Great , the Readers et the , Party In This State. r TWAS h NOTABLE GATHERING 0- ", _ Nearly Every Office From the Vlop 1 » if President Down to Township Asses-,. '. *' ’ * . ' ' .'■ . . if- ;? ror Was Repreeented In fng, and a Spirit of Intense Earnest/iess, Dominated the Day’s Proceedings.— Vice Prejident Fairbanks Received the Acclaim Of His 1.. • ' Friends, With More Tn'an a Hint That They Would Like to See Him Called Up Highlcr. ; One of the Interesting and signify •Cant incidents of the iecent love feart of the Republicans of (Indian hold at the CTaypooi••TToTel In lndinevwv.'s was tfc.e exfiasshm x>t - faith .rn «t- v part of those present in the evce-il't'- t and expanding quaiiti’ *o f » presidentialboom’’, of Vice Pres d nJ. Charles Warren Fairbanks, tlon of this faith was-made by S'*ver .1 of the speakers of the day and the Scanner In which these expressions Were ,received was clear evidence of, Indiana's Interest In a proposition of •his sort ■ o ' 1 ■ ■

Senator BeverWge probably came aaore nearly than any in expressing the Indiana feeling when, after paying a graceful personal tribute to the vice president, the senior senator declared, still speaking of his former 4iatinguished colleague In the senate —“who has the enthusiastic support •f ns all, and around whose banner. If be wishes or will permit us, we will rally to a man, striving to win for him the supreme honor of our party’s nomination for the presidency at the next national , convention —we are proud of him.” Ot|ters gave expression to similar kindly sentiments. The meeting was •ailed to order by James P. Goodrich •f Winchester, chairman of the Republican State Central Committee, who, without any preliminaries, introduced John C. Chaney, congressman from the Second district, as permanent chairman. Mr. Chaney spoke briefly and then introduced Vice President Fairbanks. Mr, Fairbanks had no set speech and made a few informal remarks. ”Jt has been.” be said, "with some difficulty that I have been able to Join with you in this love feast for a few moments this afternoon. • Your kindness has more, far more than repaid me for my coming. “I have been so accustomed during the last few years to attend those &n----nnal gatherings of the Republicans of Indiana that it is Impossible to resist the impulse to meet with you. 1 have not come with any set speech. Not •ne word I shall say to you has been committed to paper. I shall use only auch sentiments as the occasion shall Invite. "I have always been proud of Indiana. but never was I prouder of her than when she recorded her judgment In November last. The confidence •he expressed In the Republican cause waa emphatic. In all of her splendid history she had never spoken with auch distinct emphasis before. “It Is, my friends, a gratifying pleasure always to meet with the Republicans of Indiana. Never was it a greater privilege than now. •real Questions to Be Met. . “Your chairman has well said that •v victories, vast though they have keen, do not mark the end of our nehlsvemsnL Great questions have taxed our judgment and patriotism in tke past, aad questions vital to our •late and nation invite our deliberate Judgment In the future. I am no prophet, yet I have no hesitancy In prophesying that If Republicans are true to their best traditions, and are actuated by the spirit of unanimity they show today, the future will he more splendid than the past, t “The Republican party has deserved well because it has met its duty well. It has been a thinker upon tke great problems of state. It has the courage of its convictions, and it has determined it will promote the righteousness of our people. We are fortunate la being in control of national and felate affairs We have been having la control of the national and of the ktate administration executives who keow their duty and have the courage to execute 1L Indiana in the Congress. “We are to be oengratulatod on having In the senate of tke United States, nwer whose deliberations I have keen nailed by the partiality of my countrymen to preside. Senators Beveridge and Hemanway. It is my privilege to took upon no two better Republicans •r upright statesmen | “It Is a gratifying fact that tke people of Indians have sent to express their Judgment upon greet Republican Reticles eleven representatives wko •arvy the banner high and ever torton*# to those opposed to the pollutes as the Republican party. . *1 am not kero to disease ltepahll•en policies nor to eater into details mt Xpnhllsan edmlaistreUee It dooms d to me when «ke last groat Re- ■ oMmi campaign had eleoed. after I kadjaade my Urn t upseeh. that, okaaM wwill'be pnttygaaT* 1 *** ****** 4 mfth, Hr MmK. that yea Mm Jk ' - - ■ -

leeptrtfon from tke psrt eed go Ward shoulder I to) 'Shoulder In the achievement of victories for tbo honor and glory of our state and tor the honor had glory ox itta -Rag of ' the republic,” j , ■' ;