The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-06-13

sons besides the delegates Ip the hail. the spec
tators having lost interest in the proceedings,
| and left The ballot resulted in the nomination
Of Brink, who received 3lS votes against 2l0 for
| Steeg, and 43 for Morrow.
| The candidates proposed for the nomination
for coroner were DIR. L W. Stratford, the incum-
bent of the Office, and DR.. F. w. Morrison.
| Stratford was nominated on the first ballot, re-
ceivipg 458 votes against 113 for Morrison.
William T. Smith, of Warren township, aud
William Henry Morrison, of this city, were pro-
posed for the nomination for surveyor Before
the roll-call was concluded, however. the name
of Mr.. Morrison was withdrawn. and Mr.. Smith
WAS nominated unanimously
For the nomination for county commissioner
from the First district the names of Richard
Senior, Of Warren, James L. Thompson Of
Franklin, Frederick Say1or. Monroe Black
and Samuel T. Hague, of Lawrence
The first ballot resulted as follows: SENIOR, 125;
Saylor, l07; Thompson, 2ll Hogue, 1l2, and
Black, 15 On the second ballot Thompson was
nominated, receiving 374 votes, against 45 for
Senior. ~ for Saylor, IL for Black and GO for
Hague. Judge Holman suggested as a precau
ton candidate from the city district should be
nominated. as the Republicans had named one.
Commissioner Sahm was accordingly nominated
by reclamation for reelection.
For criminal judge, Ross Clarke Albert
Ayres and Lester Norton were put in nomina-
ton. The ballot was taken amid some confu-
sion. the name of Ayres exciting the little en-
thusiasm that was shown. AS the vote of
Wayne township was announced for Ayres, a
cheer arose. mingled with call for Ayres The
ballot. as announced, resulted as follows: Ayres,
$780, Clarke. 178: Norton, 90 Ayres was called
on for speech but did not respond
Judge Napoleon B. Taylor was nominated for
re election as Superior Court judge by accla-
nation but before it was announced considerable
confusion arose over the impression among
many of the delegates that there was another
candidate The chairman finally succeeded in
getting it into the heads of the delegates that
there was no other candidate and called for the
yeas and nays on Taylor. The nays were numer-
Gus and loud, but Taylor was declared the nomi-
nee
For candidate for Superior Judge to succeed
Judge Howe, John A. Finch, Of the Second ward
proposed 1.-The Honorable P. w. Bartholomew"
James w. Harper was also placed in nomination
The ballot was taken with little interest and re-
suited in 1856 votes for Harper and 1856 for Bar
tholomew Bartholomew moved to make the
nomination unanimous, which was done.
For a nominee to succeed Judge Walker John
A. Holman, in behalf of the delegation from the
Fifth ward, presented the name of Thomas L.
Sullivan. Dora johnson nominated Charles NJ.
Cooper, and the ballot was taken. Sullivan re-
ceived 375 votes and Cooper 1856
At this point w. F. A. Bernhamer moved an
adjournment This was greeted with cries of
mo. no." which for the time being drowned Mr.
Bernhamer out II move" he continued when
he could again make himself heard, .'to adjourn
dates for Representatives Much confusion en-
sued. Some one offered a motion to lay
the motion to adjourn on the table.
James B. Ryan informed the chair that
a motion to adjourn could not be
laid on tho table. The chairman sustained the
point and said, Those in favor of adjournment
will vote aye aye from numerous voicesl, as
the wards arc called [laughterl, and those op-
posed will vote no." This vote was the scene Of
the only event characteristic of Democratic
convention or of anything calculated to relieve
the monotony of the day. When
the Twenty fifth ward was called, a lively
dispute arose. Several delegates claimed recog-
milton from the chair, failing in which they
turned upon one another, and for moment it
looked as if there would be free fight. After
much confusion the trouble was quieted, and the
ward cast sixteen votes for and sixteen against
adjournment The total vote on the mo-
ton was-yeas, $3.50; nays. 1872 The chairman
announced that the delegates to this convention
would be the delegates TO the one to be held
Aug. II, to nominate legislative ticket. and
that the hour and place of the convention would
be duly announced by the county central com
mttee The meeting was then declared ad-
iourned The reasons for the adjournment were
that it was thought desirable to wait till after
the State conventions had made their plat