The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1874-07-21
LAUNCHING THE CRAFT.
DEMOCRATIC SHIP. AFLoAT.
THE CREW SHE CARRIEs.
HER COLORS.

HENDRICKS DEFINES HIS VIEWS ON IN
BAXTER BILL AND FINANCE-A LONG DAY
PULL AND ITS Re- LTs.
Ten O'Clock found ali the avenues, side
walks and stairways jsmmed with an innu'
merable multitude of delegates and friends
with tickets, awaiting the opening of the
doors to the Academy, which from some
cause were slow to give way and lee the SOW
ereigns in. In five minutes after acces
was obtained every seat, corner, gallery ano
available foot was taken. The district dele
cations were soon arranged in their places
duly designated by placards, and ready FOL
business. 1t was one of the strongest and
best constituted conventions ever assembled
in the state The state central committee
took charge of the opening, and had arranged
TO dispense with temporary organization,
which serves no other purpose than the
waste of valuable time.
Judge Joseph f. Mcdonald, chairman OF
the state central committee, called the con.
yention to order, and spoke as follows:
GENrLEMEN:-Pursuant to the call issued
by the democratic central committee, you
are hsre to-day as the representatives OF the
democratic party OF the state ana OF those
who staud opposed to the present corrupt
psrty in power, (Applause.) The time has
undoubtedly arrived when the best inter
rsts of the country require that the demo
cratic party should be restored to power.
(Applause). And you, as the chosen repre-
sentatives of that party of this state, have
assembled here in convention 10 present
platform to the people OF the state and to Sc
feet candidates for their support, and in
doing so, very high responsibility rests
upon YOU. The central committee have
thought best that there should be no
time wasted to day in preliminary organiza-
ton, and to that end the several congress
sional districts were requested to meet at
convenient places last evening and to com
mence the work Reorganization. There will
therefore be no temporary chairman to-day.
Rut the counties will be called in the first
instance to ascertain how full our represen-
tation may be, and then the congressional
districts will be called upon for reports OF
their proceedings last evening, and upon
the consideration and adoption of the report
of the committee on organization the con-
yention will become fully organized and
prepared for the transaction of business.
The order of business in the state conven-
ton. so far as the nomination of candidates
is concerned, has heretofore been to nomi-
nate them i'm the order in which they stand
named in the constitution, or have been
created by law. Pursuing that order 1t will
become your duty, gentlemen, after you are
fully Organised to proceed to nominate sec
retary of state auditor of state, treasurer of
state, superintendent of public instruction,
attorney general and judge of the Supreme
Court This has been the usual
order and the central committee saw no rea-
son in their deliberations on that subject to
make any change in it. That there may be
no delay in our proceedings, will further
state that among the committees appointed
on last evening by the several congressional
districts, was a committee on resolutions.
That committee has had the opportunity that
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consider the questions they will be called
upon to present to this convention. When
the convention IS fully organized, 1t will be
in order for the committee on resolutions,
at any time that thev may be pre-
pared, to report to the convention.
The secretary will please call the roll, aud
ask that there may be full response from
every county.
The temporary secretary, Mr.. W. F. Whit
tlesey, then called the roll of counties, to
which ninety-two counties responded
The chairman then said: The entire state
of Indiana, bv counties, is here represented
on the first roll call. The congressional
districts, as at present organized, will now
be called upon for reports of their proceed
ings of last evening. The secretary will call
the roll of the congressional districts.
The reports OF the congressional districts,
which were published in yesterdays Senti-
mel, were then made in response to the call
of the secretary. The convention unani-
mously concurred in said report.
Mr.. j. Glessner. of Shelby county,
from the committee on perma-
nent organization, was then called
upon for the report of that committee, came
forward and said: l am directed by the
committee on permanent organization
to make the following report: For
president of the convention the
Hon. Thomas A. Hendricks [applausel; or
fNf
Marion county; for assistants, John w.
Kern, of Harvard, and James III. Rice, of
Floyd The vics presidents and secretaries
are as reported by the several congressional
districts.
The report was unanimously concurred in.
The chair-Now. gentlemen, allow me the
pleasure of introducing to you your perma-
nent chairman. Applause, and a voice.
Hendricks for president!'l
ADDRESS OF GOVERNOR HENDRICKS.
The Hon. Thomas A. Hendricks then
came forward and delivered the following
address:
Genneme,so of the Convention:
By accepting your appointments from the
people and appearing in this Convention,
you have assumed very responsible duties,
and the political results of this year in In
uldud IdS possibly uOpOhu upon VIC uhduhOh
in which these duties are discharged. You
cannot safely assume that the republican
ticket now in the field is a weak one and
easily beaten. 1t is composed of able men
and sdroit politicians. But they represent
political doctrines which we believe to be
dangerous and of evil tendency, and politi-
cal party not worthy the confidence and sup
port of the people; party that should no
longer regulate the policies of the country,
or control the administration of its affairs.
Their election would be an endorsement of
those doctrines and of that party and would
be construed as the Judgment of the people
that there should be no change, but that we
are to go on in the future as in the past.
Therefore, that ticket should be defeated,
as believe it will be. But it is your duty
to make for the democracy and their assOci-
ates ticket at least its equal in every ele-
ment of personal and political strength.
You will hardly expect me to refer at any
length to the declaration of principles and