The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-05-30
MAJOR MITCHELL FOR PROSECUTOR.
Nominated by the Democratic Judicial Con-
vention Yesterday on the First Ballot.

The Democratic judicial convention, which met in
the Criminal Court room yesterday afternoon at
o'clock was spritless affair to those who had wit
messed the sulphurlc exhibition of last Thursday at
the same place. The room was perhaps twothir DIS
FULL including delegates. number of participants
in the ''rump convention of Thursday on hand,
among them being Messrs. Bailey English, Davidson,
Coy and Others indicating that something out of the
usual programme might be looked for. None of the
Bynum leaders to be Messrs. Mitchell,
Hamrick, and Barker, the candidates. were present
Barker as delegate from his ward. The
convention was called to order by Sim Coy. A
call of the roll by Secretary Spencer. of the
county committee, showed that seven delegates
were absent. Jerry Barker announced that there
a contest from the Twenty-third ward and that
he had things in Thursdays convention
that made him sick. and that he didn't want to see
them repeated. Sim Coy announced that there would
be "a committe contest to settle things fairly"
M. w. Hopkins, smooth-faced youth from Hendricks
county was made permanent chairman OF the conven,
ton by reclamation, and John Hoffman and David
Bruce of this county and L. A Barnett of Hendricks
county secretaries.
John Hoffman moved that the chair appoint a com,
mittee on credentials. Jerry Baker moved to amend
by having ''the house appoint" This amendmet was
lost, and John Hoffman, Austin II. Brown and
John w. Brill were named as the committee. The
committee retired in few minutes, returned and
ported in favor of the following delegations Ninth
ward, Sidney johnson and O. s. Kelley Twenty third
ward matthew haseDufg, ROBERT Remington ana
Charles Cook; Thirteenth ward, Isadore Deitch
and John Martz; Twentyfourth ward,
John Kahne, Thomas David and James
Johnson Lincoln township, Hendricks county,
Austin Menfee and Garfield township. II. q. Douglas.
The committee also reported that the duties of pre-.
cinct committeeman simply to call the meeting
to ordar that his duty ceased at that point and that
the fact that the president and secretary of the meet
ing certified to the county central committeeman that
certain delegates had been chosen and that credentials
issued by the county committeeman were better
evidence than that of the precinct committeeman.
A contesting delegate from Hendricks county made
strong protest against the recogntio of his oppo-
nents, but the entire report was concurred in.
Nominations for prosecutor being in order, Austin
III. Brown said Gentlemen of the conventional de-
sire to put in nomination for the Office of prosecutor
Major James l.. Mitchell, whose name is sufficient
speech" A delegate nominated Jesse d. Hamrick
and the roll was called, resulting in
sixty four votes for Mitchell and seventeen
woes for Hamrick, amid much enthusiasm. Before
the vote could be announced. Hamrick got up and in
spread eagle speech, moved to make the nomination
unanimous. He then pledged his earnest support to
the nominee and started out to say something about
the congressional convention, but fortunately
rounded up and headed off from that field. Tho
motion carried with great enthusiasm.
Major Mitchell called for, and In
brief and appropriate speech thanked the
convention. He said he abhorred petty prosecutions
for spite gain but that volators of the law should
receive from him. if he elected. the most rigor-
prosecution he able to make. The conyen-
ton then adjourned.