St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-04-27
Indiana Democrats Fling to
the Breeze the Above
Banner.
C. G. Matson Unanimously
Nominated for the Gov
ernorship.
The Convention Perfectly
Harmonious, and No I'm
pleasant Jars.
The Resolutions Call for Tariff
Reform and the Encour-
agement of Labor.

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind, April 26.-The
Democrats of Indiana met in mass con-
vention this morning in Tomlinson
hall, one of the largest rooms of the
kind in the West, and having seating
capacity of nearly 5000 people. The
main floor was reserved for the dele
gates, while the galleries and lobbies
were crowded with spectators and
friends of the various candidates. A
noticeable feature is the predominance
of gray-headed men in the aSSemblage.
More than usual interest was manifested
in the outcome of the days work by
reason of the bitter feeling that has
been engendered between the friends of
Gov. Gray and ex-senator Mcdonald,
and which eliminated on Wednesday
in an address from the latter to his
friends throughout the state. In it the
ex-senator says some very uncOmpli-
mentary things about the governor.
Many Democrats, who have not taken
sides in the matter, regret McDonald's
course. The days work was simpli-
fed by the action of the
various district meetings last night,
which elected district dele
gates to the national convention.
presidential electors, members of com
mittees, and assistant secretaries and
vice presidents. The convention was
called to order at 10 o'clock by B. P.
Richardson, who called for the polling
of the delegates by counties. The COM
mittee on permanent organization then
reported, recommending Charles /.
levitt, of Floyd, for chairman, and
William A. Peele, Jr., of Marion, for
secretary, Daniel W. Voorhees,, of Terre
Haute, David Turpie, of Indianapolis,
John G. Shanklin, of Evansville, and
John Fl. Bass, of Fort Wayne, for dele
gates at large to the national conven-
ton; presidential electors at large,
Thomas E. Cobb, of Vincennes, and
John E. Lamb, of Terre Haute. The
report was unanimously adopted. AT
this point, a delegate called attention to
the fact that nowhere in the hall was
there
PICTURE OF THOMAS A. HENDRICKS,
and steps were taken to secure one. Mr..
levitt, the chairman, was then called
upon and addressed the convention. In
the course of his remarks he paid
glowing tribute to the administration of
President Cleveland, and when he sug-
gested that the next ticket might be
Cleveland and Gray, he was greeted
with wild cheering and continued ap-
plause. The same was the case when
the name of Mr.. Hendricks was men-
toned. Nominations for judges of the
supreme court were called for. w. E.
Niback, of Vincennes, was nominated
from the First district without Opposi-
ton. George V. Howk, of Floyd county,
and Hugh McMullen, of Dearborn
county, were nominated from the Sec
ond district. The ballot resulted: Mr.
Howk, 922 votes; McMullen, 800. Mr..
Howk was declared the nominee. For
the Fourth district Allen collars, of Fort
Wayne, and William Fl. Carroll, of
Grant county, were placed in nomina-
ton. Mr.. collars received an over
whelming majority. William r. Meyers,
of Madison county; Courtland G. Mat
son, of Putnam county; w. d. Bynum,
of Marion county, and William Solman,
of Lawrenceberg, were placed in nOmi-
nation for governor. AT the close of the
call of counties, Mr.. Meyers gained the
floor and moved that the nomination of
Mr.. MatsOn be made unanimous. This
was done amid loud cheering, and Mr.
MatsOn was called to the platform,
where he thanked the delegates for
their action, and presented to them the
hot al OF
during the coming campaign. The NOM
ination of William r. Meyers, of Madi-
son county, for lieutenant governor,
was made by acclamation, for which
Mr.. Meyers briefly thanked the cOnven-
ton.
RobertsW. Miers, Monroe county, for
secretary of state; for auditor, Charles
A. Munson, of Allen; for treasurer,
Thomas B. Byrnes, of Evansville;
THE PLATFORM.
Hon. William III. English, chairman
of the committee on resolutions. sub
mitted the following as the sense OF the
convention:
The Democratic party of Indiana, in
convention assembled, reneWs it's
pledges of fidelity to the constitution
and doctrines taught by the illustrious
men who were its founders and illustra-
ted in their administrations of the gov
ernment, and insists upon an honest
and economical administration of public
affairS-federal, state and municipal. 1t
will resist all efforts to deprive the
federal government of any of it's powers,
as designated in the constitution, and
will maintain for the states and the
people respectively the rights and
powers reserved to them in the consti-
tuition. We congratulate the people of
the whole country on the eminently sue
ceSsful administration of President
Cleveland. We are opposed to taking
money from the pockets of the people
and holding it in the treasury of the
United States beyond the needs of
proper administration of the govern
ment, thus converting it into dead capi-
tai at the expense of the business of the
country and encouraging eXtravagant
expenditures. To the end that these
cruel burdens be removed from the tax
payers, and that such expenditures shall
cease, we insist that the taxes on inn
ports be reduced to the lowest point con-
siStent with efficiency in the public
service, and we demand a revision and
reform of the
PRESENT UNJUST TARIFF
as recommended in the late message OF
the president. The Democratic party
being of the people and for the people,
favors such legislation as will guarantee
the broadest protection to the interests
and welfare of the industrial masses: it
recognizes the fact that labor is the
producer of the wealth of a nation, and
that laws should be so framed as to en-
courage and promote the interest,
progress and prosperity of all classes
and especially of all laboring people.
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