The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1878-07-17
SECOND CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT
The Democracy Harmonious and De-
termined.
The Hon. Thomas r. Cobb Renomiuated
by Acclamation.
Review of Senator Voorhees, Great
Speech-Sol5d Democratic Delega-
ton 10 the Legislature.

tion 10 the Legislators.
Especial Correspondence of the SENTINEL
SHOALS, Martin Co., Ind, July 1O-In the
midst of ost harvest, with one-half OF an
enormous wheat crop unstacked, with corn
blowing still going on, on short notice, with
no contest over nominations, 1000 democrats
met here to-day to inaugurate the campaign
of 1873.
THE SECOND DISTRICT
embraces the counties of Knox, Sullivan,
Greene, Davies, Pike, Martin, Dubois, Orange
and Crawford with democratic majority of
more than 5000 Every county was fully
represented, and the best of feeling prevailed.
Excursion trains were run from Vincennes
and Mitchell, and every pains had been
taken by the gallant sons of little
Martin to arrange, bedeck and beautify
the grounds selected for the occasion
Two brass bands were in attendance, one
from Paoli and the other from Washington,
both good bands, the latter most excellent
one, and the best of music enlivened the
meeting.
After several judicial conventions, a sena
torial convention for the counties of Derbois.
Martin and Orange had been held, the con-
gressonal convention was called to order by
Il
O'Neal. of Daviess, was elected president,
and Murray Briggs, of Sullivan, secretary.
Andy Humphreys, of Greene, presented
the name of
THE HON. t. r.. COBB,
who was nominated by reclamation, and &C
cepted with thanks in a short but earnest
and effective speech.
A recess was now taken until after dinner,
when Senator VOORHEES, was to speak The
inn hox- ha0 ed
having resumed their seats, were addressed
by Judge Lewis Jordan, OF your city, and
THE HON. J. C. sHANKLIN,
democratic candidate for secretary of state,
in short and telling speeches. Mr. Shankin
handles himself quite well on the platform.
and venture the prediction will add
much to his reputation ere the campaign
closes. His style is not of the vehement or
tempestous kind, and he does not seek to
stir mems hearts to mutiny and rage" but
with calm, earnest manner and faultless
logic, without decentralization, in purest
English, he addresses himself TO the judg-
ment of his auditors.
SENATOR VOORHEES,.
AT precisely o'clock Mr.. Voorhees, ar
rived on the grounds, and was Immediately
conducted to the stand amid a general and
genuine outburst of applause. He proceeded
at once to address the crowd. and spoke
for one hour and half as only Voorhees, can
speak He alluded to the results of our last
campaign, exhibited the popular majority OF
more than quarter of million votes given
the democratic candidates, and exposed the
pertidy by which the people had been
robbed of their chosen servants. He MAIN
tanned that Hayes having been counted i'm
by authority of law, however, nothing short
of impeachment for cause would disturb his
title, and did not think this would transpire,
al.
the fraud by which these results were reach
ed, and TO expose and hold up to public exc
Grafton the perpetrators thereof. He then re-
viewed the financial legislation for the last
fifteen years, ano traced the responsibility
directly to the republican party in congress,
showing conclusively that the contracting,
resumption policy was the real and legit-
mate cause of our trouble, and that the re-
pubhcans alone were responsible, as the
democrats in congress had been powerless to
pass single bill for the last sixteen years
and showed that wherever they had power
they had manifested purpose to give relief
by eeklng to repeal the resumption law,
remonetizing the silver dollar. checking
further contraction of the currency, etc. He
addressed himself with great power to the
reason OF his auditors, invoking republi-
cans nationals and democrats alike
to bury all prejudice and stand to-
gether until all who have contributed to
these measures of distress shall have been
driven from power Abiding to the present
campaign and results following, he said: 81
am now with you as private in the ranks
TO remain until the fight is ended. Let no
man take any thought as to results 10 himself
until victory is ours complete; then should
honors come we can accept with gratitude,
but nothing personal to myself do value SO
much as the securing legislature that
will so apportion the state that the people
may be represented"
The senator, notwithstanding the excessive
heat, spoke with great power, and when
done was warmly congratulated by hundreds
of devoted friends.
CANDIDATES FOR THE LEGISLATURE.
1t was the pleasure of your correspondent
to meet most of the candidates for the state
legislature, all of whom will be elected, for
every county in the district is democratic,
save Greene, which is close and doubtful,
but here the democrats are running that
prince of clever fellows,
THE HON. ANDREW HUMPHREYS,
and he will be elected notwithstanding the
Journals abuse. 1t seems to be fretting its
gIzzard terribly over Andy's record, and al
ludes to him as a recently dug up fossil of
the knights of the golden circle, which is
said to have had an existence some tine in
the remote past" Now the Journal isn't
quite posted. Andy hasn't recently been
aug up, but be has been quite q lively factor
in politics in these parts for many years.
He has served many times in both branches
of the state legislature and one term in con-
gress alwas with great credit to himself and
satisfaction to his constituents. In 1874 he
was candidate for the senate
from Greens and Daviess and elected by some
600 majority, running some 300 votes ahead
of the state ticket in Greene. In 1876. when
Governor Williams resigned his seat in con-
gress, Mr.. II. was nominated TO fill the
vacancy, and was elected by more than 5000
majority, and have the word of Senator
Mcdonald that ''no new member ever made
better record or more friends in the same
time"
SUCCESS CERTAIN.
So you may put it down-the Second dis
frict will send mr. "A solid democratic dplega-