The Indianapolis journal., 1884-06-20

would only needlessly delay business 1t was,
therefore, in order to hear the report of the com
mlttee on permanent organization.
THE PERMANENT ORGANIZATION
Judge William P. Edison, of Posey county,
chairman of the committee, made the following
report of officers agreed upon for the convention:
Chairman-Hon. Stanton ]. Peee.
Vice-presidents First Dstrict-John H. Rocker,
of Vanderburg county.
Second-Captain j. D. Alexander, of Greene.
Third-Everett Carter, of jackson.
Fourth-W. d. Ward, of Switzerland.
Fifth-G. NJ. Overstreet of johnson.
Sixth-John Yaryan, of Wayne.
Seventh. G. Hart, of Shelby.
Eighth-John Compton, of Vermillion.
Ninth-R. A. Williamson, of Boone
Tenth-R s Dwiggins, of Jasper.
Eleventh. 7. Darwin, of Adams.
Twelfth-Dr. Spauldng, of Lagrange.
Thirteenth-John W. Parks, Of Marshall.
Secretary-W B. Roberts, of Sullivan county.
Assistants-First district, j. W. Gladish, of Pike
county.
Second-J c. Adams of Knox,
Third George w. Self, of Harrison.
Fourth-W. H. Green, of Franklin.
Fifth-W. q. Wilson, of johnson.
Sixth-C H. Butler, of Randolph.
Seventh-Charles Q. Hickman, of Marion.
Eighth-T H. B. Mccain of Montgomery
Ninth-C. A. Wilson of Boone.
Tenth-W J. Howard, of Fulton.
Eleventh-Freeman Cooper, of Howard.
Twelfth-W. w. Ferrier, of Steuben.
The committee also reported various rules for
ones being that all resolutions should be submit
ted to the committee without reading OF debate;
that there should be but one nominating speech
and one second for each candidate; and that
the order of nominations should be as
follows: Governor, Lieutenant-governor
Secretary of State, Auditor. Treasurer
Attorney general, Judge of the Supreme Court
Reporter of the Supreme Court, and Superintend-
ent of Public Instruction To the motion TO
adopt the report of the committee Hon. Will
Cumback, of Decatur county, offered an amend
ment to the rule regarding the submission of
resolutions to the committee without reading or
discussion, to the effect that the rule 'should
not apply to amendments or substitutes offered
to the report of the committee on resolutions"
Mr. A. W. Wishard, of this county, moved to
lay this amendment on the table, which was
carried, and the report, as originally offered, was
adopted.
General Tom Bennett, of Richmond. and
Robert S. Dwiggins, of Jasper county, were ap-
pointed committee to escort Hon. Stanton j.
Peelle to the chair, and that gentleman was re-
eeived with enthusiastic cheers, which were re-
newed at frequent intervals during his speech
He said:
MR.. PEELLEs SPEECH
For this generous evidence of your desire for me to
preside your deliberations l profoundly
grateful and in assuming the responsibilities of the
place, permit me to congratulate you, the repre-
sentatives of the Republican party of Indiana upon
the favorable auspices under which you meet
Twenty-four years ago the Republican party nomi-
mated its first successful candidate for the presidency
of the United States The history of that admins
traon is known to the world and has since been
pointed to with pride by the American people, and
recognized as standard Tried, as it was, in the
furnace of war; and purified in the liberation of the
slave, the everpresent critic stands mute and the
white with age, the administration of Abraham
Lincoln will gsten like gold in the sunlight, and
brighten with the lapse of time.
Union preserved, and the Declaration of our
fathers engratted of
our country, justly the work of Mr.. Lincoln
when his career earth ended The echo of his gen
erous voice still be heard in the South: Come
back come back in the family of States and take a
place at the altar of our common Union in clothes
stained with the sin and of slavery" Recon
structon followed the preservation of the Union and
the liberated slave given those two mighty
weapons of defense-ctizenship and suffrage; that
the first great which gave birth to the Repub
lican party eliminated in three amendments to the
national Constitution, standing there to-day as granite
monuments to the fidelity of the Republican party;
and when the long roll shall be called there will be
credit mark to every who participated in that
great struggle for human rights. Such was the be-
ginning of the Republican party, party whose
responsibility was quickened by loyal conscience
and whose career since has been marked with such
signal and unequaled success.
The public credit restored, specie payment resumed
nearly half of the debt paid poygamy, that
kindred to slavery receiving the nations knife
reform Of the ciyilservice ausnsioqsly begun with
diversified industries under Republican legislation
giving employment to nearly 600, 900 laboring
give cheaper manufacturers homes for the home
less under the homestead law; and notwithstanding
the many millions of money annually paid out to the
soldiers and their widows and orphans, our bonds
to-day bear high premium and credit is exceled
by none in the world. And now, gentlemen of the
convention, the two who have been most promi-
nently identified with the history of the Republican
party and with these great achievements, and who
have from the beginning of the struggle in 1861 to
the present time stood firm, defending the principles
of the party and its leaders, enlarging its field of
fulness and contributing to its both on the
floor of Congress and on the stump, are the distin
gushed standard-bearers of the national Republican
party to-day.
James g.. Blaine combines more of the clements of
great popular leader than any man who has figured
in public life for the past quarter of century He is
an able farseeng statesman, the peer of any in
the country he is eloquent man. largely the gift of
laborious study and experience he is magnetic man.
the gift of God, and possessed by few; he is of
courage, with hxedness of purpose and that xedness
of purpose has characterized his public career and
made him the target only of those who could not
change his purpose. Mr.. Blaine is the peoples can.
didate and the politicians must obey their voice.
Associated with him is that most brilliant and cour-
ageous of volunteer officers of the late war-John A.
Logan, a whose military was marked by
success Upon every field of battle where he partcipat
ed and the campaign progresses, that record will
grow brighter and brighter with the old soldier boys
while his III both branches of Congress has been
marked with decided ability and his usefulness as a
legislator and his fidelity to duty have never been
questioned by his political enemies With such
men to head in the coming campaign, the
will he an aggressive and not defensive one As the
ISLANDERS against the amented Garfield eliminated
campaign be transmitted into victory in November
ueyt. Beware my Democratic friends of 900. tho