, 1874-08-13
Now Nom',asIons Made for Tho Prin-
pal Offices,
Some Evidences Of Want Of Har~
mouy in the Party
Western Congressional Nom
mating Conventions.
Minor Political Items.

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Sntcia, Dis,xzteh 10 TIE Chicago Tribune.
1Sp1hsaror,,s, Ind, Aug. a2.-Thc second In
5cpoudaut State Convention was callod to order
al II o,clock, Tile Hou. A. q. Stevenson, OF
putnam, County, wnB olccted Chairman, and
Jesse Al. Hiatt, OF ucury County, Secretary,
These are tho Bamb on,cors Tint SERVED Mt tho
first Convention. Tho Chairman Raid tint tho
Far1uora' movement wna on8 OF great interest to
him, at,i tho honor conferred upon him was ONO
cf Which le was proud. 1lo was member OF
tho first Agricultural Bonra III the Stato, and my
movement involving the intn1nstB of the fnrmors
lay worry nenr 1ls hears. no wanto0 honesty
In tho State nnd National Governments,
nna dosircd aomo means that would
compass that ond. Since tho meeting in
juno lust he lad travelled ovor tic State oon-
eiderab1y, nnl Ind attended many meetings.
Tho inquiry was anxioasly mado why dishonesty
Was 30 rife md rampant II he dosifad to provo
tho diHhonor Of both Of tho existing parties he
only nocdod to lot them testify Of each other on
tho platforms adopted at their respective Con-
vontiona, aud ho had doubt ttlat oil thoy shid
was strictly truc. Tho speaker continued
.Qentlomon, you Lavo great denl to do !;
you have n big work, To accomplish your OBJ
3cct you layo to oppose drilled and ski11ful mon,
tito politicians Of botl, PARTIES, the polit-
isal press, which toemB with ridieulo aud
contempt of tho farinor--a1 this you hayo to
fight, like raw recruits volunteering to meet ona
fight wcil-tlried soltsisrs How IL it to bo done
Wo arc - skcorce Of spoakcrs. Farmers atn
not used to public spcakng and tho question ls,
mon on tho ntulnp7 believe all TINT will be
necessary is to layo people 60 out WHO eau road
tlla platforms OF tho tGo partios aud that Wil
bo enough. There never "1s sl.ch an nprislns
among the people Bnce tho days Of log-cnbiia iasni.
I haYo scon tho movement myself aud huow
whereof talk"
There woro present about 100 persons MI told,
Including Hovoral prominent local politicians.
ing, md then proceeded to oleot one Vice-presi-
dent from ench district. THO following woro
chosen as tho Committee on Nominations:
first Dstr'et, William !, y, knoTes Fifth 1ss D,s.
1ieton Soyeuth District, Il. M. Hnz}its; Eighth
Dihtrict, strango Sinclair; Ninth District. Eliza
Etilsllor; Eleventh District, J. y. Dyor, or
Hpwari: Thirteenth District, Morrill, Wi!iinms.
Tho Chairman OF the Ceutrnl ComMittco re-
ported that Noyes 8. White Ind declined tho
termination for Segvatnry OF state and Osafkson
1avis for Superintendent Of Public Instruction.
that Norris &. Burnett, for Treasuror OF State,
accepted; James A.. 8. Mitchell, for Attorney
General, Ind aont letter neither accepting nor
declining Mr.. Eb Henderson, caNfaidaso Tor
Auditor. had not expressed his determination.
.nll. IDHllEtuH u 1Gbo1utiNAs "a AoAoHa
WuEnEAs: EDenezcr Henderson, nominee Of the
independent Cavenuan held 70 thia city o., t!a 10th Of
juno for Auditor Of statc, md James Mitchell! not-
co for Attorney rnGrn hnvc not accepted tho no11-
uBt.ons teneretl them And
WuEnEAa: They Rro fully ldentined and actinR n
hnrmony with of the political parties declared 1y
ths independent Convention to he, organized,
tho engines of oplrcsston, crushing out tic hVes or
Pesofea rhat thoir places on tho ticket be declared
Vnrant.
A(r. Shepherd thought t'lo thing was CUT and
dried in tho interest Of Alr. Willman. He WAS
tlcro OH tho 10th Of June, md heartily III favor
Of the movement, bnt ho found mon thore now
WHO wera not there then, and wero mol with
them then, mud are not with us to-day. They
Ind ruled out atl professional men then, butnow
thoy saw professional men, lawyers, doctors. and
bankora, and tho whole alIMir WAS Q gigantic
fraud aud would beat any paw party
in tho world. After aimilar romarlts by
Judge kitgore, penalatou, HALEY, and Whltoecl:,
tho resolution was adopted, aud tue Convention
adjourned till tho afternoon. Alexander Cn1np-
bell, Of Laaaflo ILL.,, had hcgun lengthy speech,
OH tho finances principally, befora tho intortnia
sion, and continued afterward. At the col,cIll-
Sion OF his speech, tho vacancies on tho State
ticket sore filled as follows: Secretary Of State
Samuel Bowlcs, Democrat Of Fountain County !;
Au,litor of state, ,. J. Prescott. Democrat, Of
7'ce1o, Republican. Of Wayne County; supcriu-
liam, Republican, OF Bartholomew County. Mont
Of tlcHo gentlemen lavo only local notorioty
and aro not generally known in tho State, After
seadopting tho platform Ut Juno !, tho Conyon-
tlon adjourned.