The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1892-04-29
HoOsieI Democrats !
Happy and Harmonious.
GRAY DIRECTS THE FORCES.
And the Nomination OF CIeve-
Iand Will BE Found "Inexpe-
ient,"by True Democrats
Nineteen Gray Delegates to the
Chicago Conventios IL Eleven
for the '.stuffed Prophet:''
Farmer Matthews Heads thu
State Ticket, and will Win
in November.

Inc lffu1rtntlc SfNt CONVENTION NJ
Indianapolis on the 21s' Was the largest
political convention ever assembled in
intisna- Democrats from al over the
Safe were out in force, and hotel room
in city whrse cifizens rhonghf they
could care tor NsronsI convention.
wss II premium Up 10 "Wednesday
noon IL looked like the assembly would
tie Cleveland nne. brf when the .fnriy
woman from the back couniirs." who
have been vetsng Democratic since Gen.
Jackson'S time. arrived on the noon
trains. the tide turned. ani il wa evil
'ienf the opposition 20 Cleveisnd was
isrgeiy in the ascendant When the
Shanklin boomers from Evansville
st the Grand Hotel. and he made ram
psnt speech for the big brIlied sufocraf.
'ncughffuI Democrats who h.d been tor
Shsnklin for Governor. Immediately
changed. and said man who acted -
'injudiciou-ly IS he ought not to ! ~
me ticket. aud deter mined 10 give e. r.
support 20 Matthews
1ne conventions. too. was largely com
nosed Of thoughtfuI men. who were thare
TO look sifer the bst interests of The
country - large. and nomimst- = ticket.
aud choose delegates. who would have .
chance of success and not be blinded by
any mso-worsbip. They succeeded. too
Even that bitter opponent Of Democracy.
the indianapolis Jonrnal. ssys Of the
character Of the ticket and conyenfion |:
The Democratic Convention was =
respectable one. - political Conventions
20. IL composition and H1sferiai IL was
fully up 70 the average OF State Conven-
tinps. snd was = fairly representative
body Of men. II was neither turbulent
nor disorderiy. ss many expected Il TO
T,r. While tbia was largely due 10 the
Fscf thar The party bo-~e- used every pos
-ible precaufion against tronbe bv TAX
ng much ~ the conventions work out
~ its hands and putting sll the fire.
brands out o. reach, the fact remains
hat Il wss 10 the main sn orderly Con-
ven,ion.
The ticket embraces sll the present
Democrats Srs'e officers excsp' Secre
,ary Of state Matthews. VINO y nomi-
mated for Governor. The wor.t thing
'as, can be sid sgsinst The ticket il ths,
N il Democratic In " as strong a. the
party snd Republicans shonld know nv
This time whsr fhsf mesn- II can be
be.ten. but X -puDlicsns should nat de-
reive rh~m.sIves bs suppo-ing IL il .
weak ticket
Chairman Taggsrf called the Cnnven-
lion 20 order - 10 Is o'clock. snd the
members stood while Rev. Smith. OF
Wells county. PRAYED for Divine hIess-
ings. peace aud harmony among The
delegates. snd -ucces- tor the ticket 10
ne nominsted- The roll Of the counties
was then called hy Mr w A. Peele.
md al responded. Hon Frank Burke.
~ JefTersonvilIe. resd the rp"rs ~ the
on permanent organization.
; hich was adopted, - follows:
For Permanent Chairman David
rurpie. Marion
For Secreisry-Jchn c. Nelson. Lo-
ssnsport-
For Sergesnt-st-A Arms- John r. Hen
messy. Marion.
FIR Electors Srste-, Large-Willism
n. Brsckeo. Franklin John G Robin
ION. Vigo
For Contingent Electors -wn. Con-
'ad, Kosciusko; ; X b. BeauchamP. Tip
ut. n
For Deleestes-at-Large- Daniel w
oorbees. vigo: samuel T.. Mr. Ma
ion: Hugh Dongherty, Wells; Charles
I. Jewett. Floyd
For Aiternate~-Crswfo Fairbanks,
-igo: Lewis Fox. Allen; Charles korb-
y. Jefferson; David r. Allen. Clinton. I.
There was applause when Senator
rurpie's name was read. and when
Toorhees' name vas announced as one
II the delegates at large. The commit :
&c recommended that the rules Of the
sifty-second Congress govern the Con- X
rention. and that al resolutions Be re- !
erred 20 the committee on resolutions
Without resdipg- X
Chss. T. Jewett moved the adoption <
Il the report and II wss approved with !
'ut : dissenting voice. X wss now ap 4
,arent that IT this stage. 81 least. "thes
,esce and harmony" spirit was in con-
rol. The Cleveland men. who were 70 I
oppose Voorhees,, Jewett and Dough
rsy. Gray msa lieIegstes-st-Isrgel were