The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1876-08-02
JUDGE JORDAN CALLED.
Our Joint Representative by Accla-
nation.
YESTERDAYS CONvEN TON.

YES iEhDA . CON EN- llON'
JUDGE LEWIS JORDAN CHOSEN BY ACcLA-
1dATIoN-HIs ADDRESS OF ACCEPTANCE
OTHER sPEECHEs.
The Democratic Joint Representative
Convention OF the counties of Monroe and
Shelby met in the Hendricks Club room
yesterday morning az ten o'clock, and was
called to order by DIR. J. w. Stratford, vice
chairman of tie Monroe County Central
Committee. II. s. Bignam, secretary Of
the committee, read the cali, and the Hon.
George W. Gieger moved the election OF
ESQ. Van PeIs as chairman OF the coDven-
tioD. He said tbst down in S elby county
they were all right. 'You always we're,
q voice in the crowd responded, and ap-
plause followed OEiog to she hard times
we haven't mucn e'se To DO, and we have
turned our attention 70 raising poll
tics and wor king politics. lApplause]
We have hard hg1t beIore u,
and we must make no mistakes. Iuoi-
annapolis is toe real battle ground; the
county is all right, and | am glad 10 see the
eDthUs ssm which l. beginning 90 prevail
in his city. ii. 5. Bigham OF Marion and
l.. J. 5 uass OF Shelby were appointed SEC
retaries. A motion 10 ADJ ourD until p
M, on account of the EOn-arfival o. some
of tie deiegst r IN Shelby county, CAR
JORDAN NOMINATED BIZ ACCLAMATIoN.
At 2 p. NJ the delegates reassembled.
The chairman explained that the object OF
the meeting was 10 nominate candidate
for joint representative from the counties
of Shelby and Marion. A call of the pre-
cincts showed a tull delegation present.
j. W. NichOl presented the name of the
Hon. Lewis Jordan TOR the nomination, 10
q bTi5t speech. The announcement was
received with spplsnse5 and Mr.. Jordan
was nominated by accl IN alton. Messrs-
NichO', L)f4o1 and Sutton were APP
pointed cmmittee to DoI,y the
nominee and request bis presence.
SHORT AND SPIRITED SPEECHES FROM
SEVERAL.
Pending TIE arrival of Mr.. Jordan, Col.
B. G. Shaw and Samuel W. Holmes OF
Seymour were called out and made short
speeches. Mr.. Holmes dwelt more espec-
tally on the enthusiasm OF the Democracy
all over the state. Ia his own section
they never had been so aroused. In TIL
den they saw a ststesn an who would
bring relief from the depression now rest
ing on the country like a blight. In
Uncle Jimmy Williams they saw man
in whose 80 years of public IL @ not a mis-
take has been mads. In that part of the
state they did not follow alter boilers nor
enter radical side shows, but win the
honest men offered by the Democratic
conventions they expected to roll up a
largely increased Democratic IN aj0rily.
Mr.. r, F. Stuart thought he prospects uG-
usually ha.tering, and felt sure that in
October and November the Democratic
purity would carry ILdiana. Having beaten
Ine Republicans in the Character OF its
NJ.
confidently appealed to the people
Tor support. and the people will cer.sibly
respond. MIR. filden's record as a reform
Is uLquesti0ned, aud IL elected, as he
doubtless will be, he will clean out the
thieves aud plunderers who have fsJt9ned
OF OF the government.
JUDGE JORDAN WAS INTRODUCED.
He thanked the convention tor the nomi-
nation. II was unsolicited on his part,
and he was all the more grateful for 1t on
that account. He would not go into a
lengthy address to-day, az be expected to
speak in every township in both counties,
and would leave no stone unturaed to
make the nomination q success. He &C.
cep ed the nomination with some sacrifice
TO himself, but this is the year when
Democrats must make sacrifices for the
PdtSy dbu soo CouAbIJ NaSlOhdi pDlltic.
will be much discussed in this
presidential election, aud he would
be excused from touching on
them. The Republican administration
at Washington mas corrupted the whole
country, and for one, il friend or foe stood
in the wsy OF reform, he want d to see him
strit ken down, TO the end that tue govern
Dent might be purified and its admins
tration purified. After q few remarks
from Mr.. j. w. Nichol the convention ad-