Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-03-11
CURRENT POLITICAL NEWS,
Indiana Delegates to the Minneapolis Co
vention for MT. Harrison.


| vention for MT. Harrison.
Tho following delegates-at-large TO the na-
.ional convention were elected by the Indiana
republican convention yesterday: Mr. Rich
ard Thompson o: Terre Haute,' ex-Congress-
man s. J. Peelle Of indianapolis. ex-secretary
of State Charles F. Griffin of Hammond, and
N. T. Depauw Of New Albany.
Alternates-Georse W. Knox (colored) Of In.
dianapolis. J. 81: McNeely of Evansville, Calvin
Cowgirl of Wabash, and Vim. Elliott Of New
Castle.
The report Of the committee on resolutions
was read by Gen. Jasper Packer.
Itsdopted the republican national platform
of 1883. indorsed the acts Of the Fifty-first
Congress and the administration of President
Harrison.
After the resolution had been read ex- Con.
pressman White Of the twelfth district took ex-
ception to the resolution indorsing Harrison.
He said if the President had conducted him.
self a. he should there would have been no op-
| position at this time.
AT this point Capt Whites voice was drowned
by Kisses.
ance, and told the convention that Capt. White
was a republican, who four years ago received
| 400 votes more than MIR. Harrison
Capt White then proceeded amid Kisses.
sWhat has President Harrison done?" asked
| Mr.. White.
Every thing" shouted the convention.
| In spite of the Kissing Capt. White continued:
| 81 have no personal difference with President
| Harrison, but do not think the Indiana dele
gates should go to Minneapolis with their
hands tied. What 10 your interest is mine.
| You speak of the purity OF the administration.
| How has it been to the soldier portion Of the
| United States2 We were promised q service
pension bill What did the present President
do? He recommended bill which is an in
suit to every soldier in the country. 1t 10 q
paupers BILL"
Cries of That's no. so.''
Mr.. Mcdonald Of Fort Wayne moved tostrike
out the resolution binding the delegates to vote
for President Harrison, but Chairman Sayre re-
fused to entertain the motion. Amid great
confusion the motion to adopt the report OF the
committee was put and carried. About one
half the twelfth district delegates voted against
the resolution.
After some further routine business the con-
vention adjourned.
THE REPUBLICANS OF MARYLAND.
The republican state central committee O.
Maryland has appointed May for the state
convention to meet at Frederick to select four
delegates-at-large and four alternates to repre-
sent the state of Maryland in the republican
national convention, and also to nominate two
candidates for presidential electors-at-large.
Dates were also fixed for the conventions to
be held in each Congress district for the pur-
pose of selecting two delegates and two alter
mates to represent each district in the national
convention and to nominate an eiector for each
district.
POINTS.
The mayor and council Of Augusta, Ca, have
invited Senator Hill to visit that city while on
his southern trip.
The Texas republican convention has elected
| four delegates to the national convention and
| adopted resolutions instructing the delegates
to cast the vote Of Texas for President Harri-
son.
The republicans of the fifth congressional dis
trict of Kansas have chosen Perry Hutchinson
and John Davidson delegates to the national
| republican convention and instructed them for
Harrison.