The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1874-08-18
THE LAST SAD RITES.
THE INDEPENDENT Sucking
TOO LITTLE GRANGER PAP.

IT Is SEIZED WITH VIOLENT ATTACK OF No
PARTYIsM CoLIc' AND Is LAID QUITS
MOST PROMINENT GRANGER PHYSICIAN
s'sHIPPED''-THE PAIL BEARERS APPOINTED
THE FUNERAL GRAFTON AND THE CLOSING
SCENES
Yesterday was day fraught with sur
prises and griefs to many of the adopted
parents of the independent (granger) Off
spring. For sometime past there have been
indications of congestive attack, owing,
as is supposed, to the meager
amount OF granger pap administered. 1t
was whispered also that one of its attendant
physicians had acted as an accoucheur at
the birth of the democratic offspring. and
would in consequence be dismissed. These
rumors were, a. after events show, only too
well verified. There was not the crowding
and confusion incident TO great assemblies.
The air was unusually still as though im-
porting disaster. At half past 10 O'Clock
the masses were represented by some
seventy-six persons; in fact, the esprit of
'76" seemed to pervade those present.
The atmosphere was not as TedOlent OF
clover and the hay field as might have been
expected, and the professional" element
was both seen and felt. And in glancing
over the coneOurse, a thrill of surprise, not
to say pleasure, could be pardOned, when the
gaze met such well-known peTSOnages as At
torney General Denny, Harry Adams. Depu-
ty Secretary OfState Trussler, Sheriff Ruckle,
-
republican "Orgin." These, however, had
taken "back seatsr Among the throng
were also A. Il. Whittlesey, j. EnOs
Nef. Riley Hogshire, Frank Lenders,
David KilgOre, the Hon. Solomon Blair, the
Messrs. Buchanan, James COmstOck, and,
well, in f.cs, there was enough, just enough,
farmer or granger leaven to leaven the pro-
fessiOnal and nOn-agricultural lump. How.
ever, the machinery was soon set in order
and started, and the proceedings of the oc-
casiOn began.
The convention was called to order by A.
J. Olleman, who, with a copy of the ''orgin"
IN his hands, read from the Sun the resolu-
tions of June 10.
\. C. Stevenson. of Putnam county, the
chairman of the 10th of June convention
was nominated as chairman and introduced
as veteran farmer" of Indiana.
HIS RESPONSE
He, in response, stated he could not be
prouder of any title than the above. He
was one of the first members Of the Agri-
cultural Board of the State and had always
taken an interest in ANYTHING pertaining to
the farmers. He alluded to the 10th OF
June convention, and said there might have
been and doubtless were some mistakes
made in that convention. He spoke of the
necessity Of a new party; OF the incspacity
of both republican and democratic parties.
Compare the two platforms, and see how
little there was in each that an independent
could subscribe to. Since June the speaker
said be had been around the country good
deal, and in no political canvass before had
he ever seen so much inquiry concerning
the reason of the existing state of affairs.
The people of the country are inquiring into
these things. Speaking of the indepeud ent
party, he said they had a big fight on hand.
They were to fight, too, almost without
arms, as it were. They have arrayed against
them the old politicians and war horses
The raw recruits must fight drilled army.
Formerly the farmers were called
the bone and sinew of the country. Now
resent party. What send farmer to Con-
gress? PreposterOus The two parties arc
leading out now their ablest speakers on the
rostrum. 1t was no matter if the independ-
ent party had no speakers. If their speak
ers could only read a newspaper and show
to the people the platforms of either or both
parties, that was enough. Mr.. Stevenson
concluded by drawing a glowing sketch OF
the progress of the independent cause in
the country at large, though he thought il
had advanced but little in the head centers.
On motion, Mr.. j. ). c. Hiatt, OF
the Newcastle Times, was nominated
secretary, and j. I'll. Felter, OF the
Green castle Star, assistant score
tary. The programme of organization
and proceedings of the convention recon-
meDded by the central committee was ther
adopted.
The following resolution was offered by
III. Sl6pler:
Resolved. That the counties be called, anC
the names of delegates be reported to iht
convention, in order to prevent only those
who intend to vote the ticket, from partici
, pating.
This was amended by substituting con
gressionsl districts instead of counties. The
resolution as amended, as also the original
was squelched.
= The following vice presidents were ther
appointed: Jas. Comstock, of the Sixth Dis
DzI-N a. ~
Slusher, OF the Ninth; G.. B. Jackson, of the
Fifth; Fielding Beeler, of the Seventh.
THE COMMITTEE on RESOLUTIONS
was then appointed, consisting of the fol
lowing persons: VIM. Kurz, of Gibson
county, of the First Congressional District
j. @. A. Newsom, of the Third; Morgan
Mccoy, OF the Fifth; j. NJ. Robinson, of tn,
Sixth; Henry Shepler, of the Seventh; III. w
Rogers of the Eighth; Samuel Widenhamer
of the Ninth; A. w. Cook, of the Eleventh
j. NJ. Reasner. of the Thirteenth.
Next came the appointment of the commit
tee on nominations, which were named a.
follows: VIM. Ii. Knowles. of the First Dis
trict; Z. b. Jackson, of the Fifth; A. ID. Pen
dleton, of the Sixth; r. NJ. Hazlitt, of TIN
Seventh; Strange Sinclair, of the Eighth
Elias Husser, of the Ninth; J. T. Dyer, of tn,
Eleventh; Merrill Williams, of the Twelfth
NJ. Olleman then made the following re
port from the central committee tor infor
NATION of the convention concerning tin
nominees of June 10: "Noyes S. White
nominee for secretary of state, and ClarksoI
Davis, nominee for superintendent of publ
Instruction. decline. Norris G. Burnett, to
treasurer of state, and Horace II. Biddle, TO
Judge of Supreme Court, have not &C
epted." Considerable discussion ensued OF
he acceptance of the report. IT was FINAL,
ccepted, and referred 20 the committee OF
ominations.
NO POINT.
Mr.. buchanan did not see any "point' ii
fferring it. He thought they should simpl.
ct on it without referring. 1t was moved t
reconsider the motion (amended) to refer