The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1880-06-16
The Strongest State Ticket That
Could Have Possibly Been
Chosen to Back Them.
A Large and Orderly Convention Presided
% Over by Hon. Thomas A.
Hendricks.
Much Enthusiasm and General Good Feel
ing Manifested by the
Delegates.
Speeches by Hons. T. A. Hendricks, Francis
T. Hord, Franklin Landers, Colonel
Isaac P. Gray and Others
The Platform.

The Democratic State Convention met
Wednesday morning at Indianapolis, and was
called to order at IL o'clock by Colonel c.
Shaw, Chairman or the State Central Com
mittee. By 10 O'Clock the large Wigwam
was perfect jam, and no little difficulty
was experienced by the Committee selected
to seat delegates to accomplish the task dele
gated to them by the State Committee.
In calling the Convention to order, Colonel
Shaw said:
appointed by resolution of the State Central
Committee for the meeting of the State Demo-
cratic Con vention. We are here Tor the pur-
pose of performing the high duties of selecting
the gentlemen who shall be standard bearers
in the Democratic party In the coming cam =
paign in the State OF Indiana, and Tor select
Ing gentlemen who will represent the De-
mocracy of Indiana at the Cincinnati
Convention soon 10 be held. IApplause.l
You have assembled here in vast multitudes,
attesting the devotion of the Democratic party
TO the principles of the same, and it is hoped,
during the progress of this Convention, that
every gentleman not delegate who has been
honOred with seat IN this Convention Will
do his utmost to preserve order. That all may
the business Of the Convention. A voice,
"Amen" laughter. l am directed by the
State Central Committee 10 nominate for tenn
porary Chairman Hon. Francis L. Hord, OF
Bartholomew County.
At the conclusion of Colonel Shaw's re
marks. James H Rice, Secretary of ths State
Committee, called the roll of Counties.
showing full delegations present from each.
Hon. Francis T. Hord, OF Bartholomew
County, was then proposed for the posi-
ton of
TEMPORARY CHAIRMAN,
and was elected unanimously. Mr.. Hord
infr IN ho GOnuontInn WI a
received with cheers. He said:
GENTLEMEN THE Conventional must
return my acknowledgements to you tor the
honor with which you have distinguished
trust that may be able TO perform the duties
that you have imposed upon me. We are now
and heated contests that has ever marked our
political history. Already the air Is tremu
lous with the reverberatiOns of the prepare.
with the rumbling of the marshaIed and ap-
preaching hosts, and this august band of pat
riots has assembled TO select its captains for
1t is a contest between free government and
the greedy entertainments of q remorseless
power. 1t is a contest for the contamination
of power at Washington, and the proper and
lawful distribution OF that power among the
people. [Applause.l 1t is contest for free
supervising power and blighting control of
partisan Marshals and Federal office
holders. lApplsusel 1t is contest
1t is a contest of the Eepublic against the En-
pire. [Applausel Our fathers, gentlemen,
gle, by blood. They proceeded from injuries
to arms, from arms to liberty and from liberty
to glory [appiausel. and freemen as we are, we
will not suffer the iron hand of power to smite
that liberty and no cloud TO darken or obscure
that glory lcries of "Neverl neverp'l, and
without that liberty, 70 you as nee men goid
ton has no dignity, country has no charms
Gentlemen of the Convention, we have the
appalling spectacle before us of great party In
this country that has lived for fifteen years by
the sensational traduction OF the Southern
people in our Southern States, Distraction and
Iruition, butt thank God, IL has been the office
OF the Democracy to bear to this faction
North and South d tine o enntess ora aSd
FACTIONS, and seeking to pluck from the
North and South the sorrows that I'LL oul
written between them and that have divided
and distracted the country. The Democracy
thank God, have united the country into one
Union, with one flag above us, and seeking 9
common destiny. The Democracy has said x
the North forgive and reconcile, and We have
said 70 the South concede, yield to the JUS
dominion of the law, and we have said TO both
you have a common God in q common coun
try, while the one commands you to love the
d other kneels to you for peace. IApplause.l
Four years ago we had an election In thi
country, but the leprosy OF fraud has poisoned
the blood OF this Republic, and yesterday TIT
Republican party nominated a man for tn,
Presidency who was conspicuous in his in
fanny as a member of that Electoral Commits
sion that fastened that blot, that damninl
lapplausel and by his action we have mai
holding the Office of President by fraud and b,
peculstion. They have nominated MAJ nan
Credit Mobilier frauds, and for tn
Vice President they have selecteC
a man whom Hayes, as polluted witt
fraud as he is, regarded as too corrupt to stand
in his presence. We have a man In Indians
IloDg continued applausel who can be ant
will be the next President of the United State
lapplausel; his banner will be seen In tn
thlckest of the conflict; ne will bear our color
through the smoke and storm and roar OF tn
conflict, and when we elect him, by the helI
OF God we will inaugurate him. [Long contin
ued applause.l We are here to select a Stat
ticket. Let ali dissens1ons and divisions cease
and let us be one united phalanx, and victor.
will be with us next November. We have
wary adversary TO meet, but by meeting hin
boldly we can defeat him. 1 have said NOR
than anticipated when 1 arose, and trus
able to perform my duties as temporary Chair
man.o this meeting.
During the remarks of Mr.. Hord, the can
didacy of Governor Hendricks was incident
ally mentioned, when cheer was sent n
by the vast crowd that almost shook tn
building, and which was prolonged fo
fifteen minutes.
Judge Lowry, of Allen County, move
that the Convention proceed to the appoint
mentof Chief Seargent-ai Arms, with powe
to appoint assistants, which was carried, ant
Charles A. Munson, Of Fort Wayne, was Sc
Iected.
The Committee on
So PERMANENT ORGANIZATION,
consisting OF Colonel Charles DENLY, Van
derburg County; Hon. Abraham Nollett'
Orange County; John Benz, Crawford Coun
ty;; James B. Foley. Decatur County; Georg
B. Allison. Brown County: w. n Bech