The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-06-25
of the roll for a new ballot was begun. resulting
as follows:
AZ 36-37i45 1-37I11

Before the roll-call on the fourth ballot began
MIR. Peterson of Adams county, thanked his
friends for the support which had been given
him, and withdrew from the candidacy. 1t re
suited in the nomination of Major Steele, who
received 81 l-37 votes against 90 36-37 for Mr..
Tyner.
Upon the announcement of the result of
the ballot Mr.. Tyner came to the front of
the stage, and with an allusion to the assur-
ance which he had given few minutes before
that he would appear at the proper time, moved
that the nomination of Major Steele be made
unanimous, which was adopted by hearty
'aye! Mr.. Tyner said that he was not one of
the class that believed there was more wisdom
in minorities than in majorities He believed
that the convention had acted wisely be-
the majority had so declared. The
campaign would not be a defensive one.
He was satisfied with the vote he had received
1t was his friends who had brought him into the
candidacy. He did not come into it himself
From now until the day of election no Repub-
lcan, with the time and opportunities, would
work harder or more earnestly for the gallant
young standard bearer of the party In closing
his remarks, Mr.. Tyner proposed three cheers
for Major Steele, which were heartily given, and
three rousing cheers were then given Mr.. Tyner.
Major Steele, the nominee, in response to
calls, appeared before the convention. AS he
stepped to the front of the stage, some one cried
out "Theres the soldiers friendp and he was
received with loud applause He was glad to
receive the nomination, because it was given at
a time when it would be easy matter to de
feat Democratic opponent. In the course of his
speech he said that he thought that every soldier
should have a pension whether he had been
disabled IN the service or not, and he was in
favor of giving a pension to the widow of every
soldier. He spoke in commentator of the man
ner in which the Wabash county delegates had
stood by their favorite Mr.. Cowgirl and he spoke
of Mr.. Tyner one of the few public men in
Washington against whom word of scandal
or rebuke had ever been uttered Major Steele
said that his campaign would be an aggressive
nrnn ho1i fb,fh IN
not less than 1000.
Mr.. Peterson, of Adams county, in brief
speech assured the convention that no one would
work harder for the election of Major Steele
than himself, and he believed that the Demo
cratic majority in Adams county would be
lessened proportionately with the Republican
gains elsewhere in the district.
At o'clock the convention adjourned.
During the evening Major Steele was serenaded
at the Clinton Hotel.
ADDENDA.
General J. P. G. Shanks was the chairman of
the Jay county delegation.
Win. S. Silver of Button, who was a can
didate for the Republican nomination for Secre-
tary of State, and c. w. Watkins, of Adams
county, who was candidate for the position on
the ticket of Reporter of the Supreme Court,
were delegates to the convention to-day.
Among the press representatives who were in
attendance at the convention were Theron p
Keator, of the Fort Wayne Gazette; Lee Linn,
OIL tne WABASH courier; A. IL. Mohler, OF the
Huntington Herald; E. L. Goldthwait of the
Marion Chronicle; John o. Hardesty, of the
Saturday Review, and the special representative
of the Journal; and W H Turpin, A. F.
Phillips, of the Gazette Tribune and A. E. Hen
derson, of the Dispatch, reported the proceed
ings for the Kokomo papers
The Gazette Tribune, which is one of tne best
edited and most enterprising papers in the State,
took full report of the proceedings of the conven-
tion The paper has an influence in Howard
county which is worth much to the Republican
party. The editors and publishers, Mr.. A. F.
Phillips and L. G. Hoss are most capable news
the district committee who is one of the bright
est and most promising young Republicans in the
State thinks that Major Steele can carry the
district at the next election by a majority of
l. BOO