The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-08-12

who had devoted the best resources of his
energy and tact in deals to advance
his friends candidacy. said, Eve have to stand
| it, He gave no exhibition of surllness or desire
and impreenahle. And if the followers and
! workers of any other defeated candidate allowed
their disappointment to produce factious dlsposi
| ton, it did not get beyond the confines OF con-
federated relation. This entente corlials is no
| doubt, due to the very good class OF delegates
! who had the business of the day in charge
The convention had 1,231 people in it, with
| credentials to vote for the Democracy OF the
State in selecting ticket. and there was not a
! delegation that did not impress one with the
/ wisdom of the constituency that sent It. There
/ was az absence of the 'srounder" element-that
| of the average healer and the troublesome bum
mer. IF liquor was used in promoting friend
/ illness it did not carry away common sense. The
delegates were of class who if they drink at
| ALL do ii in moderation. In the entire three
days Of excitemant and interest about the hotels
and especially at the hall yesterday, not q
drunken man was to be seen.
Fifteen years ago." said one conversant with
| the history of Indiana conventions, sit would
have been impossible to get together such poht-
| ical gathering as this. Then we could expect to
see rough, uncouth men, with unblacked boots,
linen busters, collarless necks and SLOUGH hats,
stalking through the hotel corridors as repre-
| sentatives Of the Democracy of Indiana. Drunk
enness was the rule then. and not the exception,
for man who would not indulge In deoaucn
/
] when he came to q convention. You see the
| difference now It is great The responsible
| and respectable men Of the party have come TO
| the front on this occasion" This praise is due
| the convention, not praise to Democracy sole
| ly but as giving . better view or the men who
! help make the State rich, who own and work its
resources, who make the ground yield good
crops It was also noticeable that the young
| man has chance in this new era of State con-
ventions. II never saw remarked leading
Democrat, "a gathering of our party where
| young men acted with such force and judgment
as they do to-day. If you were to take the ages
| Of the delegates you would find that a half OF
their number is under fifty years" With such an
| element, the proceedings could not be otherwise
| than orderly
| 1t was frequently mentioned that Tomlinson
Hall was just the place for large assemolage
of the kind. In an opera-house the air would
have been sitting, and it was, the intense
heat Of the day seemed TO Turk in every corner Of
/ the great hall, though now and then a gentle
/ breeze moderated it. But there was pressure
of hot waves. and the four thousand people
I sought relief from four thousand fans Those
in the gallery had the best of it, yet even there
| one could hardly think without perspiring. 1t
came hard on the secretaries, while the delegates
sought comfort in an undress uniform, or as
near that as the proprietes would permit, In the
taking off of coats and vests. It is possible this
| had something to do with an apparent want or
| enthusiasm at those times when enthusiasm is
to be counted on as an essential OF a convention.
| The reception of Senator VOORHEES, did rot
lack popularity. but it did have the gracious
| thnsiasm that overrides differences and over
/ Gomez preferences. He had cheers, but they be.
| gan with spirit, swelled Tor moment and the6
| died away without overwhelming the Senator
| with furious zeal Ex-senator Mcdonald did
4 did not fare any BETTER The excuse found hear
ers and believers that the day was too warm for
any exertion in giving enthusiastic receptions,
even to gentlemen OF national influence and dis
| tinction.
| There might have been some truth In It, but
| the convention had an opportunity to atone for
its shortcoming by marking the periods of Mr..
Voorhees, speech with abundant applause. His
characteristic elegance OF dlctl0n and magnetic
fullness Of oratory failed to get more than one
| or two rounds of cheers. He expected approval
| of what he said in praise of Mr. Cleveland's adj
ministration. but there was no heartiness in the
| limited applause that this reference received.
1t began vigorously but died a weakling.
Mr.. Voorhees, made another effort to
catch lively response from his hearers.
| This was by dwelling on soldiers pensions, and
| how much the boys who wore the blue deserved
! the care and regard of the Nation. Heidi not
succeed. not even the clap of hand attending
| this eloquently -phrased part of his speech.
! Whether the old moss-b backs Of the audience re-
membered the speeches of the gentleman in
| 1861, or whether the majority of delegates were
| too young to care about soldiers and soldiers
| widows not apparent, but they did not
cheer: They ~ MANAGED to get in in
| referred to the Democratic administration
| as having no star-route scandal, no Credit Mo-
/ bilier, no army contracts no defalcatioEs. Some
! body, though, remembered something about
Pan-electric literature of recent date, for the ap
| plause stopped suddenly It matter of
| comment that Mr.. Voorhees, failed to allude to
| the death Of Mr. Hendricks. He did not men
ton his name. This however, found pallia
| tive in being oversight. The Senator's speech
was all that he could make it, but as heart
/ warmer it failed.
1t did not require any delay to get ready for
| the first nomination, for the chairman quickly
announced after closing his speech that the first
order of business was the nomination Of Lieu
| tenantgovernor. Dir. McCabe did not stay long
enough III the race TO acquire the prominence of
| even a dozen votes after he was named for the
| position. A friend, before the third county had
voted, withdrew his name, and Judge Nelson
| was then nominated by reclamation. None of
the other probable candidates were placed before
the convention. Judge Nelson had success
without incident, but one attended by consider
able enthusiasm. particularly when he stepped
to the stage to allow the delegates to look at
him. and hear him talk He is a new man in
| leadership, and some curiosity found expression
| as to his ability as stumper and force to lead
| Indiana Democrats to victory. There is no
| doubt about either qualification in Judge Nell
son's mind or that of his friends His success is
| the result of afterthought Had 1t not been
| for his immediate friends in and from Logan
| sport it is questionable whether any
one else would have run across.
| him in the comparative obscurity OF his home
prominence. But every man from Logansport
| believed in him, and the convention took him
| without protest. He achieved signal victory,
one that belongs to the class politicians call
| ''luckH It's presumed that Mr.. Voorhees, gave
| the nomination its great chance OF success by
| quietly favoring it.
! When the committee on resolutions wanted to
report, after Judge Nelson's nomination, Mr.
| Voorhees,, who is admirable chairman, told
the convention about it, concluding. "If it is the
| wish of the convention to hear them
now, the committee is ready Mr. Cobb has
the floor" With this courteous intimation
from the chairman that now was the time and
none other would serve. IN which to act the
platform, the delegates submitted. Congress
| man Cobb did not have the resolutions formally
drafted. He read each from its original form,
| as it had been submitted to- and concurred in