Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 38, Number 36, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 19 January 1906 — HOW THE CROWDS CAME IN. [ARTICLE]

HOW THE CROWDS CAME IN.

The advanoe guards for the great convention began arriving aa early as the 11 a. m., and the 2 and 9 p. m. trains, Monday. At 6 p. m., however, the big proceaaion bega

to appear. On the enilk train there were about 15, largely from Hammond and other notbern points. At 6:32lhere were about 55. This included many of the Thompson 1 men from Lafayette, the Warren, •county delegation, many from Benton and White, and a few from Porter and LaPorte, who had come ■down to Monon over the Michigan! City branch. At 11:30 there were abont 45. These included most of ;the LaPoite county delegates and many from Porter and Lake. Grant .Crumpacker, the Congressman’s youngest brother, arrived at 6:15, and Peter Crumpaeker, another brother, came bn the night train. The early morning trains, today, brought in a few, and the milk traiffabout a dozen. The big crowd, however, came on the Marshall special, which arrived at 9:15? being about 100 in number, mostly Marshall boomers and delegates. Mr. Marshall, successful candidate, eame up in the evening, but went back to LaFayetteon the late train, returning on the special. Even previous to iffi arrival the Marshall badges were overwhelmingly prevalent, wherever the crowds gathered. ’ . . The hotels were fall to their limit, by those actually present or who had engaged rooms before [six o’clock, Monday night, and after that the hotel keepers filled every boarding house in town with the overflow, and at last a few late comers had to perch on tables until morning. Qoite a bunch also came in on the 9.55 a. m. train from the south, including a number from Monticello, and on tho 11 a. m. train the last few stragglers from the north. The Newton county delegation came in ipost auy way, though those from Kentland and Goodland drove over Monday afternoon.