Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1888-08-10
The Indiana Republican Convention
N0minates Gen. A. P. Hovey
For Governor.
The Platform in Detail, Which Was
Adopted Amid Tremendous
Enthusiasm.
General Harrison By Invitation De-
livers an Address and is Received
With an Ovation.
A Harmonious Gathering.

INDIANAPOLIS, Aug. 8.-The republican
state convention of Indiana convened this
morning in Tomlinson hall, which has
seating capacity OF nearly 1000 and was
crowded to overfowing. There we're 1850
delegates, and as many alternates. The
convention was the largest ever held in In
diana. The convention was called to order
by Chairman j. N. Huston. The committee
on organization reported A. II. Calkins of
Indianapolis for permanent chairman and
NJ. L. Denote of Porter county as secre-
tary. A committee of three was appointed
to visit General Harrison and invite him to
attend the convention. In his speech
Chairman Calkins said: "President Cleve-
land used the civil service question like a
platform to car. He gets in, but when
he got in he said Don't stand on the plat
form, and he did not"
THE PLATFORM.
The platform ratiies the action of the
Chicago convention; commends the nomi-
nation of Harrison; dwells largely on state
issuesiand denounces thelcrimes against the
ballot box at the instigation of the Indiana
liquor leagues; favors local option; legis-
lation must be kept from the influence of
the saloon and the liquor traffic must obey
the law. This brought general applause
renewed six times.] 1t favors liberal pen
siOns, devOtes considerable space to the
labor question and favors the organization
of labor. The platform closed with a
greeting to Blaine and a welcome home,
which was adopted first and then the plat
form as whole was adopted with a
hurrah.
A ROYAL GREETING TO HARRISON.
The committee returned with General
Harrison and when the great audience
caught sight of the favorite son every man
and woman rose to their feet and for five
minutes there was one deafening roar of
cheers. Harrison stepped to the table and
stood with his hands clasped with the
chairman. Big tears stood in his eyes.
He looked five years older than he did a
"Whatever might befall him." he said,
"his fellow citizens had crowned him in a
way which made him forever their debtOr.'
He paid brief but eloquent tribute to
General Sheridan. and closed abruptly
without reference to national or state
issues.
THE TICKET.
Nominations were announced as next in
order, and instantly great yell of 'Por-
ter" wentup from the floor and came down
from the galleries. The names of ex-
Governor Porter, Lieutenant Governor
Robertson and Hon. VIM. Cumback we're
placed in nomination, and then a motion
for recess was carried. Upon reassem-
bling, Congressman Geo. w. Steele, Rev.
Ira J. Chase aad Gen. A. P. Hovey were
added to the list of nominees. Porter's
name was withdrawn. The first and only
ballot resulted: Hovey, 5s6: Robertson,
221; Steele, 118; Chase, 1870; Cumback, 1OS,,
Porter, 80. Hovey's nomination was made
unanimous. The ticket was completed as
follows: Lieutenant governor. Ira j.
Chase; secretary of state, Chas. r. Griffin;
auditor Of state, Bruce Carr; treasurer,
Julius A. Lemick; superintendent Of pub
lie instruction, Harvey Fl. Lafellette; at
torney general, Lewis T. Michener: re-
porter of the supreme court, John Grifiths.