The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1888-08-15
THE NOMINATIONS MADE.
A Stormy Session With Little Satisfaction
to Anyone.


When the convention assembled in the
afternoon Rhody Shiel climbed upon a
chair and said that he wished to make an
explanation. In manner he was some
what agitated. y cane stuck through his
ARM in his left hand he held his white
tile. RhOdy butchered the English
language in a very cruel manner and
hesitated very much in his utterance.
But he said his say as follows:
My name has been prominently connected
with the Porter movement, and | feel that it is
due to the convention, TO the state and TO the
nation that make statement hope in the
! outset no man will doubt that am a republic
an. And don't want TO do anything to hurt
anybody. ! was for Porter twenty-six months
ago, and was for him when he writ to John
stOn. / was the man mentioned by the Indian
apolis Ne1rs as being for Porter, and felt that
it was my duty to put what work | could into
the matter, so that il could go through. | have
been supported by 900 per cent. of the dele
gates. / may not have understood Mr.. Sayre,
and hope he will repeat what he said, for |
have asked Gov. Porter time and time again
about this matter, and ne never put it as strong
to me as Mr. Sayre said he did to him. Porter
has never told me that he would not accept the
nomination under any circumstances. | have
asked him whether he wanted Inc to go to the
Ne1rS and to the convention and say that he
would not accept under any conditions, and he
has said: Don't put it in that language" /
want to say now that | have made my state
ment and | want to turn this over TO the con-
vention, after repeating that got more than
800 Per cent. OF the delegates
When the convention finished its laugh
over Rhody's oratorcial effort, Mr.. Hiram
Brownlee took the floor and exhibited
considerable bitterness at Gov. Porter's
persistent refusal He said that the re-
publican nomination for governor was
big enough honor for any man, and there
was no man in the state for whom it was
too big. THE man who gets it this year
will ride in the front wagon in Harrison
and Morton's triumphal procession in No
vember." In conclusion, he presented
for the conventions consideration the
name of a ''workingman's friend, a soldier
and winner, Maj. George W. Steele OF
Grant county.
Jacob II. Fleece of Hendricks, then pre-
sented the name OF Ira j. Chase. AT least
those sitting next to him said this was
what he did, for his feeble effort made no
impression for the reason that it could
not be heard.
Mr.. Charles /. Henry of Anderson
| seconded the nomination OF Maj. Steele in
| behalf of the county (Madison) which adj
! joins the latter's home
Congressman johnson made a neat
speech in presenting the name of Gen.
| Hovey He said: 81, this morning, pro-
| posed the name of A. G.. Porter. l then
| proclaimed that Gen. Hovey was my per-
| sonal choice. His record includes service
| in the Mexican war, on the supreme
| bench of this state, in the constitutional
| convention, and in the war of the rebel
lion. 1t was he who, Grant said, was,
next to John \. Logan, the most gallant
volunteer general in the West He was
! soldier who never surrendered, but made
others surrender to him, and he can show
the soldiers of the state the hypocrisy OF
! of the democratic leader, Matson."
Col. Hardy, in seconding the nomina-
| ton of Gen. Hovey, made a soldier
enthusing speech, which he closed by
saying: "The democrats took n soldier
Let us do the same, and if you want
another soldier friend l can find him for
you in the person OF my little bald-headed
friend, Warren Sayre."
Cicero Buchanan of the First district
said: 1T has been said that we have held
back because we wanted Hovey to carry
our congressional district in the next cleo
ton. The statement is false. Our district
is republican and will remain so, whoever
is nominated. l therefore second his NOM
ination-he, the great, black volunteer
general, who was next to Gen. Logan"
Judge Suit of Franklin said: ''The
governorship was big enough for Oliver
| p. Morton and Oliver p Morton was big
enough for it. don't believe we will be
defeated in this battle no matter who is
nominated. l do not depreciate the serv-
ices of those who wore the stars upon
their shoulders but il was the 100000
private soldiers that saved this union.
Ira j. Chase was one OF these. Let us
select him. His honor cannot be pune
tured by any living democrat"
T. T. Lane of Putnam said: 81 second
the nomination of man who is second to
none All honor to those who wore the
stars but honor is also due to him who
wore the private uniform. l nominate a
man who entered the army when he was
a boy and fought all through the long
years of that struggle. / nominate Ira ].
| Chase"