The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-06-20

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Total delegates ....----- i, 1571 594 5I2 4S l
Necessary to a CHOICE $50
When the vote was announced there was a
scene of great enthusiasm, lasting several min
utes Gen. Shanks moved to make the noml-
nation unanimous. saying:
Inotice, Mr.. President, and gentlemen of the CON
v~ention, by the resolution you passed a few moments
ago, that there were to be no changes of votes after
pose then ] have a duty to perform, as l cannot ex-
pect to be benefited by any changes. l therefore
move to make the nomination of General Calkins unan-
imous by this conventions and wish to say to you
that from this time and this day on during this canvass
here will be as triumphant a gathering OF the public
heart around General Calkins as there has been around
Blaine and Logan since the decision OF the chicago
convention. l wish to say to you that the time has
rtassed at which the enemies of freedom and the enc
mics of progress can relate themselves to respectable
parties within in the limits of the United States, and
there is no time more for these complaints: Those
who follow like camp followers, crying against prog
ress, must lay down like camp followers, without
credit or respect.
Mr.. Lee Yaryan. of Wayne county, seconded
Gen. Shanks's motion, but in the confusion II was
not put. In response to loud calls, Col. Dudley
came forward on the platform and said:
Gentlemen of the Convention: l have been sitting
upon the stage and watching the casting OF the ballot
of this convention for the nomination Of Governor. l
have noticed with pleasure that l cannot express the
faithfulness with which those who have forwarded my
interest in this convention have adhered to the prom
ises made. l feel deeply grateful to them, each and
every one. for their kind appreciation of my past serv-
ices, as expressed here to-day; L am one of those
gentlemen. one of those Republicans who needs no
whip or spur to lead him forward to the discharge of
a public duty, nor do l need any whip or spur to lead
me to give all that | possess of power. either of word
or of hand. or any other, that will aid to the success of
the nominee of this convention in the election in No
Vember. [Applause.l
L certainly shall be proud of the entry made here
upon your records to-day of the feeling that has been
exhibited to me, and you will snd me in the forefront
of the fight from this on until the November election.
Applause congratulate myself and ~felicitate you
upon the kindly spirit which has pervaded this whole
convention and all the meetings precedent to 1t, and
leaves no bitterness of spirit, neither on my part nor
on the part of my friends toward the successful can
didate; and | am sure speak for those who have given
me their SURFACES when l say that nothing shall be
lacking either on my part or theirs towards carrying
this ticket to a triumphant election in November.
GOV. PoRTER's ADDRESS.
Gov. Porter was called for and responded as
follows:
Fellow-citiaens. I congratulate you heartily upon
the harmony that prevails in this convention. When
l see harmony prevail IN a convention like tins OF
the representative men of the people | know that har-
mony will prevail tll the election. When | look over
this assembly. I see here the knowledge:and the spirit
and the pluck of the Republican party, and 1 know
when the Republican party has its knowledge and its
spirit and its pluck well IN hand it never fails TO
win the election. 1 am one of those that always wish
that the adverse party shall put up its best men, for it
Is when the adverse party puts up its best men, and
the Republican party is put onits mettie that 1t railways
Well, now, my friends, as I saw the flag of my gallant
friend, Colonel Dudley, go down, and saw the flag of
Major. Calkins go up had some touching
f this earth that I love better than any
Trough the campaign Of 1850 he was felt every.
where. and everywhere he was felt as a power, and I
now as l went through that canvass how stoutly he
.tood by me. and l know how much we are indebted
o him for the grand majority that we received, and l
know how you feel to-day. 1t is not that you love
Dudley less IS but t that you w snsdk to put int, 5nto t 1s cam cam
out up. Applause and cries of That's So"
50" "fhat is it91 You have in the man whom you
have nominated, one not simply of State,
out of national reputation; a man who has stood in
and force have long been recognized;
and with James G. Blaine to lead us, and William H.
Calkins to second him, who doubts the result Of the
c~ampaignl Now. my friends, while talk to you thus
/ say that we have a hard fight before us. Don't let
as forget that. 1t is when we remember that that we
always win the victory. Colonel Calkins may do
much. Tue name OF Blaine viii do much. The
name of Logan viii do much, but you can do more
than all of them. In the school district, in the
township, everywhere, the common people are the
men that IN the Republican party win our campaigns;
and if every man here feels he weighs a ton, and if he
will go back and make every young and old ~neighbor
feel the same sense of strength, there is no doubt
about the success of the Republican party.
Now, I suppose l ought to give way for our old
friend Colonel Thompson here, whom you all like TO
hear. He has got to speak. He could not hide
himself anywhere in a Republican convention so that
they viii not bring him to the front. But L desire to
say a single word about the State administration.
You have commended it here. | thank you for it.
At its last session the Democratic Legislature at
tempted to amend the Constitution of Indiana. They
said that while the Constitution declared that the Gov
ernor should have three days to consider every bill, if
he didn't consider a particular bill in two days they
would break up the Legislature without passing the
appropriation bills. At that time the Governor of
your State was on a committed appointed for the re-
lief OF the sufferers on the Ohio river, and day and night
engaged IN the arduous duties of that committee That
Legislature said he should stop that work; that he
should not have three days, in the midst of such labor
as he was engaged IN, to consider an important
hill before him; but if he did not on the second
dizzy express his opinion on the metropolitan police
bill, the appropriation bill should not pass. Well, he
took the three days daughter and applausel, and they
failed to pass am appropriation; and we are running
tie State a little better, I think, than if they had
passed it There is no trouble at all, in Indiana, in
getting along withouta Democratic appropriation bill.
We Just carry on the State as well without one as
with one; and when, next winter, / render to the peo-
pie an account Of my stewardship as Governor, L will
show them a State economically managed. l will
show them a State in which provision has been made
for every necessity of tho State; and |
rust, then, that if a Republican convention should
meet, it would say, as the Republican convention
Today has said, that the government of the State
snder a Republican head leaves no stain upon 1t, and
no subject for explanation l desire to say one
word moro before / sit down. Up at the Chicago
convention whenever there was any high sounding
period there was little applause, but whenever they
mentioned the name of Blaine everybody shouted.
We have got along in this convention for nearly two
hours and we have not had one of the old fashioned
Republican shouts for the candidate for Presi-
dent, and l wish to hear three great cheers for James
q. Blaine and John A. Logan. lGreat applause and
chsers.l
MR.. THoMPsoN's REMARKS.
Hon. r. w. Thompson was introduced, ana
5aid:
Gentlemen of the Convention. It is too hot TO make
tspeeeh. Ii is too hot to hear a speech. 1t Is not