The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1892-02-24


republican convention of Allen county
met at 80 this afternoon. W. j. Vesey
presided and Z. II. Bookwalte was elected
secretary.
The first move was fight between the
delegates from the townships and those
from the city as to the method Of appoint
ing delegates to the district convention.
The country members insisted on selecting
their delegates by townships, each town
ship voting for its own. The city
delegates insisted that as it was
county convention the delegates
should be selected by a vote
OF the entire body. 1t was finally
decided by appointing committee to
select the thirty-five delegates to the dis
trict convention which meets at Auburn
March 8. The report of this committee
naming the delegates was unanimously
adopted. There were also appointed sew
enteen delegates TO the state convention.
a very spirited contest arose over the
appointment of delegates to the state con-
ventiOn and for the selection of delegates
at large to the national convention. The
faction was favorable TO President Har-
risOn. the other was decidedly anti-Har-
rison. Only one ballot was necessary to
decide the matter, but it was cast under in
tense excitement The anti-HarrlsOu
men won by vote OF 80 10 40 and the re-
suit was received with wild shout OF
victory. The convention Endorsed X. I.
Mcdonald for district delegate.
COLUMBIA CITY, Feb. 22.-L Special. i
The republican convention held here Sat
urday to select men to go to Auburn to
elect the national delegate ended IN 4
most disgraceful row. 1t was clear that
the convention was packed by the Harrl-
son men, but by some hook or crook the
opposition succeeded IN getting the dele
gate. John W. Baker of the Commercial
being elected over John Q. Wigent, ex-
prosecuting attorney and would-be Harri-
son leader. Wigent became so angry at
this that he denounced Baker very severe
ly. which called forth cries OF:
SHANE" and Put him out"
The convention then became an uproar
and Wigent declared that there was no
one present who could put him out. This
was loo mucn for George Wallace, the
former secretary o. the committee, and he
volunteered to not only put him out, but
to spoil his face in addition. But before
the belligerents got together they were
taken IN charge by peacemakers and
there was no gore. Several other alterca-
tions took place little less sanguinary than
the Wallace-Wigent mill. But those who
did not express desire to fight made up
for it by very skillful use of the queens
profanity: indeed the swearing done by
Inc army in Flanders was not a circum-
stance to that heard here Saturday. No
effort has been made to hush the matter
up. and the parties openly declare that
the fight Is only beginning.
prominent republican remarked yes
terday that this county would give a ma
jority OF 1900 against Harrison this fall
considering that the regular democratic
majority Is less than four hundred. This
Will be something OF a gain. The appoint
ment of a mugwump postmaster here and
the effort TO break down the Commercial
the old established republican organ. are
the causes at the bottom OF the trouble
There will be big delegation 90 to Au-
burn next week to see the fun.
RICHMOND, Feb. 22.-r Special. Though
the machine in politics in this county is
working for Harrison the fact that resolu-
tiOns were passed at the republican con-
ventiOns IN the various townships Satur-
day indorsing him for a second term,
such resolutions do not by any means
prove that there is no opposition to him
here. Indeed there Is an undercurrent of
strong and uncomfortable opposition to
him. The Hon. William Dudley FOulke,
who made speeches III Harrison's behalf
during the last cam paign, has no admira-
tion Tor the president and will hardly
support him if he is again nominated.
4 prominent physician OF this city. and
who Is a lifelong republican, said last
evening:
eyes, Harrison will be renominated for
a nd / for Int
am id glad that he cannot be elected
He cannot carry this state again. and,
ike many other republicans, l will not
vote for him."
There are a great many republicans
here VINO express themselves in the same
way.
TERRE HAUTE, Feb. co. Special. THE
democratic primsries tonight TO elect dele
gates to the state convention were in all
cases the most exciting ever held in Terre
Haute. The question was, Cleveland or
Gray? and II was a battle from start to
finish. All ten wards of the city were
contested by both sides, aud separate
tickets were run. Four OF the delegates
elected are for Cleveland and six for GRAY,
but several of the latter will vote for
Cleveland for second choice. Not one of
the delegates is for Hill, and at the Fourth
ward primary Hills name met with such
a shower OF Kisses that it seemed nearly
unanimous. The fight in the First ward
was the center of attraction, where Editor
". 9. Ball of the Gazette was the Cleve-
land delegate and Samuel K. Hamill the
anti-Cleveland delegate. No other issue
was injected and it was a square up and
down fight, Ball winning by nearly ) to l..
HAMMoxD, Feb. 90 Special. The re-
publicans met at Crownpoint today and
selected delegates 10 the district and state
convention. Resolutions to instruct the
delegation 10 support ex-senator Youche
as a delegate to the national convention.
also the instructions for Charles +. Crit
fin, ex-secretarY of state as delegate at
large, were promptly tabled by admins
tratiOn people, The ants were unable to
do anything. a bitter feeling was shown
and cOnciliatOry remarks were made. Mr..
Knots said that republicans were too far
away from the people. They must hold
cross road caucuses 10 reach the common
people IN order to win.
PErERsBURG, Feb. 22.-TSpecial. The
democrats of Pike county met in mass
convention at WiEslow Saturday. A
chairman OF the county committee was
elected for the next two years and COM
mitteemen from each precinct il the
county were named. Delegates were
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