The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1892-06-01
THAT FORT WAYNE CONVENTION.
Some Facts Concerning 1t Which Indiana
Republicans Will Read with Interest.

70 the Editor OF the indianapolis Journai:
In your recent editorial regarding the
late Republican district convention at
Fort WAyne.yOu say that at the time of
Mr.. McDoDald's election 81 as a delegate it
was a convention of Allen county dele
gates alone. "all the other counties having
withdrawn" In so far as this statement
carries the idea that the other cOunties'
withdrew from the convention, it is entire
ly erroneous. This congressional district
is composed of Allen. DeKatb. Whitley. No
BILE. Steuben and Lagrange counties. and
all were represented at the convention by
delegates. except the one last named. On.
the assembling of the delegates from the
five counties SO represented the delegates
from the counties of Steuben, DoKalb.
Noble and Whitley united in Sc
lecting Mr.. Welker. of Albion. chair
man of the convention. while Allen county
for hat position. Having been elected
chairman by a large majority. Mr.. Welker
proceeded to preside over the convention,
Notwithstanding an attempt, on the part or
the same men who bolted at the Auburn
convention, to prevent his doing so. A
motion was then made. and supported by
the delegations from all the counties but
Allen, that the convention adjourn until
TO vote and carried. and Chair
man Weiker announced that the con-
vention was adjourned until Aug. 4.
The delegates from all the counties ex-
cept Allen then started home. At the time
they left the convention hall. however. no
attempt was being made on the part of the
boiling minority or any one else TO hold any
convention. and the convention was treated
by every body present as having adjourned.
so that IL cannot be truthfulIy said that
fha bulanafaa fran, tina nonnftaa nfhar than
Allen withdrew" from the convention.
On the contrary, they thought IL un wise to
nominate a candidate for Congress In this
district at this time, and being largely In
the majority adjourned the convention TO q
future date and wenthome. The Republicans
from these four counties newer withdraw"
from q Republican convention. They are
content TO ubnit to the Will OF the major
ity, but to the dIctaJiOn of q small minor
Ity, never. An hOur or more after the con-
ventlon adjourned. and the delegates from
the balance OF the district had gone home,
about half of the Alien county delegates
met again. and. assuming TO be a conven-
ton, enacted the farce of passing some res
o~luti0ns and electing K. T.. Mcdonald q
delegate TO Minneapolis. Then these bolt
ing gentlemen caused IL to he telographed
throughout the country that the Twelfth
congressional district had held a conven-
tion and declared against the renomina-
ton of President Harrison. YOur corre-
spondent Is quite we'll acquainted through
out the district, and knows whereof he
speaks when he says that outside Of Allen
anti. Harrison delegate would be elected on
an issue Involving that question. and even
i'm Allen county the opposition to the Pres
ident's denomination IL confined To o lin
tied number. and has no su bstantial exist
ence among the great mass or the Repub-
lican voters there.
A TWELFTH DISTRICT ~PUBLICA
ANGOLA, Ind, May 81.