The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-04-18

Upon the announcement by the secretary of the
result of the ballot, the chairman declared John
H Baker elected as one of the delegates, and
stated that another ballot would be necessary
for the selection of the fourth delegate.
Senator Spann, of Rush county, in behalf of
Judge Cullen, returned thanks to the conven-
ton, and, in withdrawing his name, asked the
nomination of Mr.. Mcdonald by acclamation.
Col. Robertson arose and withdrew his name
and asked that his support might be given to
Mr.. Mcdonald. The name of E. T. Horn was
withdrawn by Maj. Gordon, in behalf of the
Marion county delegation, and the name of Mr..
Reynolds was Withdrawn by Mr.. Studebaker.
Mai. Gordon moved the election of Mr.. McDonA
aid by reclamation. but the motion was received
with cries of MOP from the delegates, and,
therefore, was not entertained by the chair.
On the second ballot Nj. Mcdonald received
276 votes and Mr.. Cumback 172. Before the
vote was announced Mr.. Cumback arose and
moved that Mr.. McDonald's election be made
unanimous, which was adopted.
The selection of the alternate delegates was
next in the order of business. The Marion
county delegation proposed the name of E. F.
Horn, and he was elected by reclamation. For
the three other alternates the following nomina-
tons were made:
Moses Fowle r, of Tippeeanoe county.
John Ii; Rocker, of Vanderburg county.
Ralph Gregory, of Delaware county.
G. B. Wade, of White county.
R. NJ. Lockhart, of DeKalb county.
George w. Grubbs, of Morgan county.
A delegate from Cass county nominated VIII
Cumback, but Mr.. Cumback objected to the use
of his name, remarking that 'haying been
before this convention once, do not propose
to go before it again.
Before the balloting began it was decided that
the three candidates receiving the highest num-
Der of votes should be the choice of the conven-
ton. The ballot resulted in Moses Fowler re
ceiving 3l6 IL votes; John HI. Rocker; 1928; r.
M. Lockhart, 139; 6. B. Ward, 204; Ralph Greg
DRY, 1S6; George w. Grubbs, 1874 1-2.
The chairman announced that the alternate
delegates elected to the convention were:
E. F. Horn, of Marion county.
Moses Fowler. of Tippecanoe.
John II. Rocker, of Vanderburg.
G. b. Ward, of White,
The alternate to the delegates, under the rules
Of the convention, will be in the order of the
voting by which they were elected.
After the election of the alternate delegates,
General Browne stated that as it was an hour
past the dinner hour there was no desire to pro-
long the session, and IF there was no further
business he would commit TO the convention the
destinies of the party"
A vote of thanks was rendered Gen. Browne
for presiding, after which the convention ad-
journed.
NOTES AND PERSONALITIES.
General Browne left on the afternoon train,
yesterday.
Hon. R. W. Thompson returned home yester-
day afternoon.
E. F. Horne, the alternate delegate from this
city, is the editor of the Colored World.
Governor Porter was received with a round of
applause when he made his appearance on the
stage.
Nearly all the candidates for nomination on
the State ticket were in attendance at the CON
~vention.
The southwestern Indiana counties voted al
most solidly on the first ballot for Mcdonald and
Robertson.
viii Noble, candidate for the Republican NOM
nation for Auditor of State, was in the Wayne
county delegation yesterday.
James H. McNeely, of the Evansville Journal,
who is an enthusiastic supporter of Gen. Sher-
man, was in attendance at the convention.
John H. Rocker, the alternate from Evans
vile, is one of the representative German Re
publicans of the State, He began life in Evans