Morning journal and courier., 1892-04-22
NEWS BY TELEGRAPH. From All Quarters. FOR CLEVELAND FIRST. Hoosier Democrats Rousing
 Convention.
 THE CHINESE BILL IN THE SENATE. A Prominent Business Man
 Arrested for Forgery. EARTHQUAKE SHOCKS IN CALIFORNIA. Western Roads Reduce
 Rates on Wool.
EARTHQUAKE SHOCKS IN CALIFORNIA,

Rates on Wool. INDIANA FOR CLEVELAND. The Democratic State Convention a, Indianapolis-GOver Gray the Second Choice-The Delegates to Chicago and the Candidates for tho State Omcers-Principal Features oi the Platform.
 INDIANAPOLIS, April 21.-The delegate. to the democratic state convention were slow in assembling this morning. Stand ing room in the hall was at premium al 10:30, when State Chairman Taggsrt called the body to order. The balconies were profusely decorated with bunting, while above the footlights, looking out from be tween the Stars and Stripes, were smal framed Autographs of Cleveland, Hen. dricks and Gray, the latter being in the center, directly above the head of the pre- siding officer. As something of an inno vation, no divine was asked to lead in prayer, e--Senator Smith of Wells county being called upon to perform this duty. The convention decided unanimously that all resolutions should be turned in to the committee instead of being read aloud, and Senator David Turpie was then intro duced. Senator Turpie in his speech dwelt at length on the tariff.
 There were loud cheers when the com mittee on permanent organization reported United States Senator Turpie as chair man, and Senator Voorhees,, Hugh Dough- erty, Charles L. Jewett and Samuel T. Morse as delegates-at-large to the national convention.
 THE PLATFORM.
 The platform was then read and adopted by exclamation. The following are its fea- lures of national importance:
 We favor such a radical and comprehen- sive measure of tariff reform as shall re- lieve the necessities of the people and crude material of our manufactures from federal taxation. We condemn the so- called reciprocity policy as @ transparent attempt to impose upon the American peo- pie the shadow of commercial freedom for it's substance, in order to perpetuate the existing system of licensed spoliation for the benefit of trusts and monopoIies which are the chief support of the republican party.
 We believe that there should be kept in constant circulation full and sufficient volume of money, consisting of gold ,silver and legal-tender paper currency at par with each other.
 We favor the election of United States senators directly by the people and com mend Senator Turpie for his efforts in con- gress to secure this great reform.
 We approve the Australian election sys- tenn introduced in Indiana by the demo : cratic party. It has stood the test of ex- perience and we are in favor of maintain ing it intact.
 Inssmuch as the exemption of the green back currency from taxation by national law is not only unjust in principle, but also is the occasion of much fraudulent evasion of local tax laws; and, inasmuch as interstate transportations are exempted from equitable taxation by the constitu- tional powers conferred on congress con- corning interstate commerce, we demand that the Indiana senatsrs and representa- tives in congress use their influence to se- cure the passage of laws making green backs taxable as other money, and making interstate commerce taxable on the same terms as domestic commerce.
 Resolved, That this convention indorses the wise and patriotic administration of Grover Cleveland; that the presidential campaign of 1899 should be conducted on the issue of tariff reform as defined by the presidential message of 1887; that upon this issue Mir. Cleveland is the logical can didate of the democratic party.
 Resolved, That the democratic party of Indiana expresses it's unalterable confidence in an attachment to it's gallant leader, Isaac P. Gray; that it holds him to be worthy of any honor in the gift of the American people, and that his name be presented to the convention by the dele gation this day appointed, and in the event that the national convention deems the nomination of Mr. Cleveland inex- pedient, the delegation is instructed to use every honorable effort to secure the nomi- nation of Governor Isaac P. Gray for the presidency.
 CANDIDATES FOR STATE OFFICERS.
 O. F. Lofty was nominated for appel late judge of the Fourth district in the second ballot and G. E. Ross for appel late judge of the Fifth district on the third ballot.
 The nomination of candidate for gov ernor being in order J. G. Shenklin, Wason J. Niblack and Mortimer Nye were each placed in nomination with tokens of enthusiasm, but the widest demonstration of the day took place when Claude Mat thews of Clinton was presented as the ''farmer candidate" His followers leaped to their feet en masse and gave cheer after cheer. When the roll call began MT. Mat thews forged ahead from the beginning. This was great surprise to the Shanklin people, as that gentleman, by posing as the Cleveland candidate, had recently de- | veloped great strength. The bal. lot stood: Matthews SIS, Shsnklin 36O, Niblack 173, and Nye 150. St Joseph county changed her twenty-six votes to Matthews, and when Tippecanoe gave him twenty one votes his nomination wss | assured. The nomination of Matthews was made unanimous. MT. Matthews ap | peared and made speech. Messrs. Shank lin, Niblack and Nye also made briei speeches and pledged their support to thu nominee of the party.
 l Mortimer Nye was nominated for lieu. tenant governor on the second ballot. The following were then nominated by accls nation:
 Secretary of state, William R. Meyers auditor of state, John Oscar Henderson treasurer of state, Albert Gall; attorne, l general, A1onzo Greensmith; reporter O supreme court, Sidney s. Stack.
 The convention then adjourned.
 THE NOMINEE FOR GOVERNOR.
 Claude Matthews, the nominee for gov
 ernor, is forty-seven years old. In 1890 b
 was elected secretary of state by plural
 ity of 20,OO He has always been a dem
 ness than of farming. He is member c
 theFarmers' Mutual BenefitAssociation an
 is expected to receive great support fror
 the agricultural organizations.
 ON ALL WOOI. SHIPmENTs.