The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-07-25


Endorsed seriatim, without opposition, as fol
lows:
Lieutenant governor-Edward G. Siler, Of
Hendricks county.
Secretary of State-Benjamin f. Carter, OF
Marion county
Auditor Of state-Eli Miller, of St. Joseph
county.
Treasurer of state--A J. Taylor, of Allen
county
Superintendent of Public Instruction-Ry land
I. Brown, of Marion county.
The committee made no nominations for re-
porter of the Supreme Court, Attorney general,
or Judge of the Supreme Court, but on motion
of Mr. Wells Hon Edwin P. Hammond, the
Republican candidate was nominated for this
place. The other places on the ticket and the
presidential electors were left for the State
central committee.
The following members of the State central
committee were named:
First District-Isaac Keen, of Vanderburg county.
Second-James R. Hardy, of Daviess.
ThirdTJGsePh Gadwallader !, Of Washington.
Fourth-B. F. Spencer of Ripley.
Fifth-E @. Siler, of Hendricks.
Sixth-Willam Tyner, of Delaware.
Seventh-B +. Carter, of Marion.
Eighth--G. w. Mitchell, of Parke.
Ninth-Abel Doan, of Hamilton
Tenth--W. F. Singleton, of Lake.
Eeventh-James LEVEL. of Grant
Twelfth-B. B. Fowler, of Allen.
Thirteenth-C. L. Murray, of ST. Joseph.
Mrs NJ L. Wells and Mrs. 2. g. Wallace. of this
| city, we're added to the committee. Mrs Wells,
the candidate for Governor, basket of flowers,
and three cheers were given for the ladies.
THE PLATFORM ADOPTED.
Mr.. R. T. Brown, of this city, made the follow
| ing report from the committee on resolutions,
which was unanimously adopted:
When political parties exist for the benefit of the
country, and labor for the promotion of some great
good for the eradication of pernicious evil,
they priceless blessing; but when they exist
solely for their own good and seek to make the
try tributary to that end; when their acts are dictated
by selfish policy and not by prineiple and their
pense their patronage the reward of party services
then political parties become subversive of public
morals and dangerous to the stability and perpetuity
| of free government To this complexion have the
dominant parties Of this country arrived,
While the country is confronted by the terrible
evils of the liquor traffic with its consequent drunken
ness, debauchery, crime and pauperlsm, which are
wasting the resources of the Nation paralyzng its in
dustry corruptng its morals polluting and debasing
| it's homes which should be the nurseries of that
virtue and that patriotism which the safeguards OF
o free republic; and yet the parties now controlling
the legislation and judicial functions OF this govern
ment refuse to recognize this great evil, spurn from
their councils those who would call their attention to
it, and treat with contempt their earnest appeals
| Resolved, l. That the foregoing arrangement
we believe that the Democratic and Republican parties
have outlived their usefulness and the time has fully
/ come when the people should again assume the man
agement of the political affairs OF this country Tor the
! q The manufacture and traffic in intoxicating
beverages are evils that demand constitutional and
statutory prohibition for the benefit OF every interest,"
| of society.
! g. In thus prohibiting the liquor production and
sale, there is no encroachment that personal lib
erty which is dear to every Americans; TOR no man
has natural right TO injure society or burden the
community by the practice of vice, or the commits
/ sion Of crime But drunkenness is degraded and
expensive vice, and to makea drunkard is crime Of
the first magnitude and both Of these are legitimate
outgrowths of the liquor traffic.
a. So long as legislatures made and courts Gre
ated by the machinery of political parties, unorganc
bt Rap yape Even in the CONSTITUTION
will avail but little without efficient party, honestly
/ and earnestly committed to its enforcement But
parties grow-and our work to-day IS to plant such
party that it may grow to be mighty power for good
s. To vote and to be voted for are rights inherent
in every American citizen, without distinction OF sex
who has not forfeited the same by the commission OF
crme and the free exercise of these rights should
be secured to all by law, honestly enacted and rgdy
/ enforced
g. The offices of the country should not be dis
tributed premiums for party services but should De
conferred only those who are qualified sober hon
| est patriotic and loyal to their country,
q. Intelligence and virtue being the chief pillars OF
free government is therefore the duty it is the
interest of the State to provide and maintain system
of public schools which shall be free alike ALL and
in which the effects of alcohol upon the human body
shall be taught
and treachery in refusing to submit the pending
! amendments to the Constitution to vote of the
people, and this charge lies equally against both
! parties.
g. We demand strict and rigid enforcement Of
every statute of the State and that the wful neglect
or refusal of any officer whose duty it is to enforce
law to perform that duty should be punished to the
/ extent Of the law.
10. We recommend the counties to nominate for
county officers, where there are none already nom
mated candidates who are acceptable prohibtionsts
The original report contained in the preamble
quotation from an editorial in this paper,
which, it was stated, had been written in a
lucid interyalp Onmotion the latter clause was
EStricken out and finally the entire paragraph.
After brief speeches by Rev. James P. Pink
ham, Of Iowa. DR.. Brown and others, the con
yention adjourned.
WHO THE CANDIDATES ARE.
Hon. Robert S. Dwiggins the candidate for
Governor, is forty-nine years of age, and is ma
tive of Ohio, and located in Grant county in
1889, afterwards moving to Jasper county in
1859. He practiced law for several years, but is
now engaged in the banking business. In 1868
he was one Of the Grant electors, and served in
the State Senate from 1870 to 1876. His aGvo-
cacy of the Baxter bill gave him his prominence
among the temperance people. He was dele
gate to and one of the vice presidents OF the Re
| publican State convention here last month. The
only other well-known man on the
| ticket, besides Judge Hammond, who
| is the Republican nominee for Supreme
Jugde, is DR.. r. T Brown, of this city, who has
been prominent in temperance work for many
years, being the Prohfbitionsts' candidate for
Governor in 1876, and again in $780, OF the
various gentlemen nominated yesterday, all are
said to be Republicans with the exception of MIR.
Taylor Of Allencounty, who is a Democrat
HOW THE CONVENTION WAS PACKED.
Mr.. M. E. Shiel has taken the trouble to deny
that he issued certificates for reduced railroad
rates only to those temperance people who
favored his peculiar views Some of his methods
are just coming to light The Journal has in
its possession copies of blank certificates which
he sent out to personal friends asking them to
distribute them. To one gentleman at Brazil
he sent ten, the blank for the names not being
filed out. In this way he had no trouble in
getting reduced rates for those only whom he