The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-08-18
THE LEGISLATIVE TICKET.
The Candidates for Senators, Repre-
sentatives and Commissioners,
An Exciting Convention and Good Ticket
Nominated the Candidates
Archie Various Ballots.

No person who attended the Republican coun-
ty convention called for the purpose of nomi-
mating candidates for the legislature and county
commissioners, on Saturday, could have doubted
that the members of the party have every CON
fdence that it will be successful in the coming
election. For the various positions there were
no less than fifty candidates, and the balloting
was decidedly exciting. The convention was
held in the Criminal Court room, which was en-
tirely too small to comfortably accommodate the
crowd 1t was called to order at 10 o'clock by
Chairman Pfaf, of the county committee and
Hon. j. B. Elan was made chairman and G. S.
Wright, j. R. Perry and w. H. Furnas secreta-
ries, Mr. Elam made a few remarks, appropriate
to the occasion, upon taking chair, and the
proceedings were promptly proceeded with.
A committee of FIVE, consisting of w. H. Nor
rison, ]. N. Pattison, Lee Fulmer, Captain
McVey and Henry Lancaster, was appointed to
take charge Of all resolutions, a number of
which were offered, and reported the following
platform which was unanimously adopted;
Resolved, That the Republican party of Marion
county indorses the declaration of principles as ex
pressed by the party in State and national conyen-
tions That we favor the enactment of law IN rela-
ton to banks and bankers by which depositors may
protected from bank failures.
THAT we are opposedlo any change of the laws linn
ing the Indebtedness and of taxation in the city
of Indianapolis and that favor the restitution of
the law limiting the rate of taxation in Marion county,
and that favor any reduction in the cost OF govern
ment IN State, county and municipal AFFAIRS and the
consolidation of any offices which is not detrimental
to the public interests and the rights of the people
governed.
itan police law will give to the citizens and tax
payers of the cities embraced in the provisions of said
law and who taxed for its maintenance, the right
to designate the persons by whom such law shat De
administered maintaining the principle of political
division of the board construed by the law now in
force
By resolution it was decided that the order of
nominations should be senator's representatives
and commissioners, and nominations for the first
named were then decided to be in order
NOMINATING THE SENATORS.
The following candidates for State senator
were placed in nomination: Ferd Winter, w. w.
Wooden, James A Pritchard, Jacob l. Bieler,
William H. Tucker Jonathan NJ Ridenour D.
B. Shideler. and F. ]. Van Vors-the name Of
the latter being withdrawn before the voting
commenced. The first ballot resulted in the Sc
lection of Mr.. Winter, the vote being as follows:
Winter, 1873; Wooden, 81 Pritchard. IS; Bieler,
II; Tucker, 40; Ridenour 80; Shideler, AZ. On
the second ballot the vote was as follows; Wool
en-, %; Pritchard, &c. Bieler. SO; Tucker, 61
Shideler, "a. There being no nomination, a
third ballot was taken, resulting: Pritchard
88a; Bieler. 10l3; Tucker. 81. The fourth ballot
was: Pritehard, 81; Bieler, 116; Tucker, 40 Mr..
Bieler was nominated on the fifth ballot, receiv-
ing 128 votes, to 81 for Pritchard, and 81 for Mr.
Tucker. Of the two candidates, Mr.. Winter
alone was present and returned his thanks APP
propriatey.
THE CANDIDATES FOR REPRESENTATIVES,.
The following nominations were made for the
FIVE representatives to be nominated; Robert
w. Lamb D. B. Shideler, w, 7. Tobin, Will
lam H. Russell (eolored), w. n. Ripley, Ovid
Jameson, G. 6. Hickman, Elder Sweres, w. H.
Tucker L. w. McDaniels, Otto Stechhan, W. F.
Wood, G. F. Darnell, George Winpenny, VIM.
Bruce of Decatur; William Pollard, John w.
Furnas John NJ. A. Cox, j. A. Pritchard, G.
Bradford, William Franklin, John Wilson (col-
ored), Jacob w. Loeper. Joseph r. Perry. Cal,
Rocker and Horace Speed. An entire hour was
occupied in taking the first ballot which re-
suited in the selection of Mr.. Jameson An ef-
fort was made to pass resolution, declaring il
to be the sense of the convention that it should
next proceed to nominate two candidates. one
from the out townships and the other from the
colored element, but this was defeated. Five
ballots were eventually taken, resulting in the
nomination of Messrs. Jameson, Tobin, Win.
penny Cox and Wilson, the latter colored man.
The votes on the various ballots were as follows