The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-06-19

DeueVe InaG ne would De greatly DeneHUeu Dy
the withdrawal of the Postmaster-gen The
friends'o the latter however who at a meet
ing in the afternoon, had decided to put his
name in nomination, said last night that they
had received no notice from him that he did not
want his name to go before the convention, and in
| the absence of this they would carry out the
plan originally agreed upon They say that they
well understand that Mr.. Gresham is not an
avowed candidate, but they believe that he will
| accept the nomination if it is offered him, and
| they are working to secure this result. Another
meeting of the Gresham men will be held at 3
| o'clock this morning to definitely settle the
matter.
Mr.. Calkins headquarters were crowded all
| last night and that gentleman was
very confident that he would be
nominated. He said he had received definite
| announcement that Judge Gresham would not
allow his name to go before the convention, and
| if this should prove to be the case he would get
the nomination on the first ballot. On the other
| hand, Mr.. Dudleys friends claimed that he had
been receiving decided accessons of strength all
| day, and that he would have many votes on
| the first ballot as his competitor. The
candidacy of Hon. J. P. c. Shanks of Jay
county, was not regarded as very formidable by
the other candidates
THE OTHER CANDIDATES.
determined effort was being made, last
night, to prevent the denomination of Lieuten-
ant-governor Hanna. There are four or five
pronounced candidates against him, and the
most formidable among these seem to be State
Senator Bundy, of Henry county, and Judge
Suit, of Clinton Major o. NJ. Wilson, of Ir
vlngton, says he has assurances that he will be
nominated, and regards his chances as the most
favorable. Mr.. S. P. Oyler, of Franklin, also
| has considerable following. There is very lit
| tie to be said about the contest for the 9th
er positions on the ticket. The headquarters of
| all the candidates were crowded by their friends
and supporters last night, and much log rolling
and electioneering was the result. The leading
candidates for State Treasurer seem to be r. R.
| Shiel and Captain Runyan. and for the Auditor
ship, Mess. Carr and Noble The latter is
making particularly vigorous and aggressive
canvass The contest for the Secretaryship
has no certain indications, for there are a host
of candidates all working hard, and the same
| may be said about the struggle for State Super
| intendent of Public Instruction, and Reporter of
the Supreme Court.
| ACTION OF THE TEMPERANCE MEN.
meeting was held yesterday afternoon for
the purpose of taking some action looking to-
ward securing a pronounced recognition of the
prohibition question in the platform The meet
ing was composed of number of delegates to
the convention, and committee appointed
by the State Temperance Union, to
| draft a set of resolutions AS result of the
| conference it was decided to submit to the com
mittee on resolutions certain propositions which
| UhOJ aSSIISU W Do rpOrdt6u LII JlS pldJlOfHl
Col. Will Cumback accordingly pre-
sented them to the committee last
night in brief speech. The resolu-
tons reafirm the position taken by the party
two years ago, and declare either in favor of sub
mission of prohibition amendment to the
people, or the calling of a con
stitutional convention to take action upon
the subject Another resolution condemns the
| last Democratic Legislature for not allowing the
amendment to go before the people. The action
taken was unanimous the part of the temper
ance people who attended the meeting.
~. PROGRAMME OF THE CONVENTION.
The programme of the convention is as fol
lows:
l. Prayer by Rev. Mr.. Marine, D. D.
Reading the official call, and calling the
roll of counties.
g. Report of committee on permanent organ
ization, rules and order of business
Upon the adoption of the report the permanent
| president and secretary will take their places,
and the business will proceed in the order set
| forth in the report
| NOTES AND PERSONALITIES.
Jim Woods, the Irish miner, is here.
The convention will be governed by the old
rules.
Ed Fitzpatrick, of the Louisville Courier
Journal, is here to report the convention.
r. r. Shiel, candidate for State Treasurer,
says he will have over 700 votes on the first bal
| lot.
! Only one speech in presenting the name of
! candidate for nomination and only one speech
| seconding, will be allowed.
w. S. Almond, of Jennings county, appeared
in the field yesterday a candidate for Super
intendent of Public instruction.
Prof. Eli F. Brown of Irvngton, well known
educator, is one of the prominent candidates for
Superintendent of Public Instruction
The delegates are requested to be in their
! seats at 9:3O o'clock. After they have been
seated visitors will be admitted at the main en-
| trance.
Judge Suit, of Frankfort is making a quiet
| but effective canvass for Lieutenant governor
He will be placed in nomination by Judge Hig-
| inbotham, of Clinton county
| Major Calkins will be placed in nomination by
| State Senator Spann, of Rush county and Col
onel Dudley, by Henry U. johnson, of Wayne
| county. Excellent speeches may be expected
from both.
cided at their meeting last night that all resolu
tons presented to the convention shall be
referred to the committee on resolutions with
out reading
NJ S. Coulter, of Logansport is mentioned
! for Superintendent of Public Instruction His
| geographical location is very much in his favor.
| He is graduate of Hanover and has been very
| successful in educational work.
| Hon. George W. Steele, congressman from the
| Eleventh district, is here to attend the conven-
| ton. He is one of the most influential members
| of the Indiana delegation in Congress- fact
which his constituents will doubtless recognize
| in renominating him.
| meeting of the county chairmen was held
| yesterday afternoon and the plans and methods
for conducting the campaign were discussed.
Homer G. Hartman, of Fort Wayne, presided
over the meeting, and eighty-five of the nine
two county chairmen were present
The great interest taken in the candidacy of
w. S. Silver for Secretary of State by his
friends indicates that he is strong in the esti-
nation of his followers and their confident
words and actions in his behalf show that they
have great faith in his ultimate success.
MAORI H. Slime, of Randolph county, was
brought out yesterday as candidate for Lieu
tenant governor. He is the Washington CORE