The New Orleans Democrat. (New Orleans, La.) 1875-1876, 1876-04-20
INDIANA.
DEMOCRATJC STATE CONVENTION.

INDIANApoLrs. April 19.-The Demo
cratic State Convention was called te
order by Gen. Manson. Hon. Thomas
II. Cobb was elected permanent Presi
cent. The Committee on Resolutions
not being ready tn report when called
an attempt was made to proceed to bal
lot for Governor, Hon. w. I. Hol man,
Hon. Franklin Landers and Judge
Niblack being before the Convention.
Mr.. Landers appeared In the gallery
and demanded his name withdrawn.
The reason was that he had from the
first intended that his name and Judge
Holman's should not he before the con
vention together This statement was
met with cries Of mol Nol' from all
sides OF the house, and there was much
confusion At this point the name OF
Hon. ID. w. Voorhees, was presented as
compromise candidate.
An attampt was made to call the roll,
butjt was found impossible. The Com
mittee on Resolutions was therefore al
lowed to report. when another attempt
at q ballot was made. confusion and
excitement prevailing. Messrs. Holman
and Landers were again nominated and
again withdrawn Mr.. Landers ap-
peared in person, and again perempto-
rily demanded his name be Withdrawn.
James -. Williams, OF Knot county.
was then offered as q compromise, and
an attempt to nominate by acclamation
was made, but the Convention would
not allow tho vote to be taken.
Gen. w. ID. Mason's name was then
offered
The Chairman ordered the roll to be
called for n ballot. when Mr.. Landers'
name was again placed in nomination.
1t being understood that Mr.. Holman s
Il l,I,
The widest excitement prevailed. mo
tions of all kinds being made. The
Chair. being unable TO control the Con
vention. ordered the band to play. after
which u ballot commenced, the dele
gates voting according to their prefer
ences and not regarding the with
drawals, resulting rs follows: Holman
9lG. Landers sos. Mason "a, Williams %.
No choice, $50 being necessary.
Landers appeared again. demanding
to be heard. and protesting against bis
name being used while the votes were
cast for Holman.
The Chair announced that the names
of Holman and Landers were both with
drawn. and ordered ballot. with vii
liams as the only name before the con
vcution. Toward the close. it being ap-
parent that Williams had the nominh-
ton. many counties changed to him who
had bpfole voted for Ianders. Marion
county then moved that Williams be de-
clared the unanimous choice Of the con
veution for Governor. which was carried
without the result of the second ballot
being announced.
Isaac Z. Gray. Of Randolph. was nomi-
mated for Lieutenant Governor by accla-
nation.
The Ticket.
The following is the ticket nominated
by the Democratic State Convention to
day. Governor James d. Williams, of
Knox county; Lieutenant Governor.
Isaac =. Grey. Of Randolph county
Judge of Supreme Court-First District,
s. II. Buskirk. of Monroe county, Sec
ond District. A. G.. Downey. Of Ohio
county; Third District, John Petit. of
Tippecauoe county; Fourth District,
Jas. l.. Warden, of Allen county. Secre-
tary of State. John f. Neff. of Randolph
county, Auditor. u. Henderson, Of Nor
gan county Treasurer, Benz, G. Shaw, OF
Marion county: Attorney General, g. A.
Buskirk. Of Monroe county; Superin-
tendent of Public Instruction, J. IL.
Smart. Of Allen county; Clerk Of Su-
preme Court. Gabriel Schmuck, OF Perry
county. Reporter of Supreme Court. A.
N. Martin. Of Wells county.