The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-07-11
NOMINATED FOR CONGRESS.
Result ofthe Eighth District Republican
Nominating Convention.
Hon. James T. Johnston Nominated on the
First Ballot Speeches BY the Nominee
and General Wallace.
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Sueciaf to the Indianapolis Journal.
CRAwFoRDsv1LLE, July 10.-The contest for
the Republican nomination for Congress in the
Eighth district was summarily settled by the
convention which met here to-day. There was
much work and hustle last night and this morn
ing among the delegates who arrived yesterday,
and before the convention met it seemed proba-
BILE that several ballots would have to be taken
before a nomination could be-. made.
A movement started last evening to
bring third candidate Major w. w. Carter,
the collector Of internal revenue at Terre
Haute-into the contest had unsettled matters
very much but the boom hardly lived through
the night, as Major Carter promptly put quiz
etus upon it when information Of the movement
reached him. There was some talk of nominat-
ing General Lew Wallace, but it did not develop
into anything decided, and was given no en-
couragement by him. The friends Of the two
leading candidates worked earnestly and zeal
ousy for their favorities, but there was bitter
feeling manifested. The convention was har-
monious and enthusiastic over the result of the
contest, which could not have ended much more
happily
The convention was held in the courthouse,
chairman Of the district committee, about 1890
o'clock The official call was read by ex Mayor
Ramsey, of this city. Dick T. Morgan, Of Terre
Haute, was elected permanent chairman Of the
convention, unanimously, and was conducted to
the chair by Mr.. Brookbank, of Vermillien
county, and Mr. Brush, of Montgomery. In
thanking the convention for the honor which it
had conferred upon him in selecting him as the
presiding officer, Mr.. Morgan said that he re-
garded it as complimentary recognition Of the
young men, who are to play an important part
in the campaign which would result in a vic
tory for Blaine and Logan in November, rather
than as merely an honor to him personally.
The convention represented the intelligence and
heart Of the Eighth district, and the man whom
they would name as their candidate would add
to the Republican majority in the next Con
gress. The Republicans of the Eighth district
are determined, he said, that the result
of the election of 1889 shall not be repeated this
year Mason Duncan, Of Clay county, was
elected secretary of the convention by acclana-
ton, and the editors Of the Republican papers IN
the district were made assistant secretaries.
NOMINATING THE CANDIDATES.
When the counties were called for thepresen-
tatioE Of the names of candidates the chairman
Of the Clay county delegation announced that
they had resolved unanimously last evening
10 present the name Of Major W. W. Carter to
the convention for the nomination, but upon
learning of their action Major Carter had posi-
lively refused to allow himself to be proposed,
and Clay county had, therefore, decided to offer
no candidate.
In terse and effectively delivered speech, A.
d. Anderson, Of Montgomery county, presented
the name of Hon. r. b. F. Peirce Of Crawfords-
vile. who, although a young man. was not new
one in politics. He spoke of Mr.. Peirce's cam
paign as a candidated for Congress in 1880, when
he was elected by good majority after the district
had been 'gerrymandered;e of his yigilant and
active work while member of Congress, and in
consideration Of his success four years ago urged
his selection to lead the party again this year.
The announcement of Mr.. Peirce's name was
received with cheers and applause.
En- presenting the name of Hon. James 4.
Johnston as the candidate of Parke county,
Hiram Hadley said that Mr.. Johnston had been
q Republican from the beginning Of the party
and there were few men who had been more de-
voted to its principles. There was q time during
> period of four years that he could not well
give it the aid of his services but this while he
was walking the lonely picke6-line and sleeping
under the storm of battle when in the discharge
of his duties, he had been one of the bravest and
trnest soldiers His efforts had helped to swell
the Republican vote in his county and his
district, and no man could be more worth the
hon0rS of this convention. For twenty four
years PaFke county had presented an unbroken
phalanx in the hne Of Republican fighters. 1t
had been the home Of Howard, Wright, Nc
Clarity and many of the prominent men in the
early days Of Indiana; and yet it had never
received congressional honoRs at the hands of
the district. Parke county felt that it had a
right to ask the consideration of its claims
to- q candidate, and it asked this con
ventfon to give it the honor Of being the
home OF congressman. The speech was elo-