The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1892-04-22
Flesh and Blood Embodiment, Per-
sonification Of Errors, False
hoods and Fallacies.
Scathing Denunciation of the Pros.
tdent BY q Fellow Citizen
Of Indiana.
Gray's Picture Turned to the yyn1l Nv tba
Wlnd-Personnel Of the Indiana
State Ticket.

with full attendance of delegates and
many spectators. Senator Tnrpie wat
mado permanent chairman. On taking
the chair he made a speech in which hede
clAreds that the convention meant the con-
demnation and overthrow of all force bill,
ana federal returning boards. He noted
now recent reports OF southern outraees
nave grown since tho defeat Of the fore,
Dill. The convention also meant the re
ductlon of tariff rates in the interest of tn.
worklngman as against the banditti O
tariff trusts and combinations: that III,
farmer should no longer give part OF hi
crop asa compulsory tribute to the pro
tected inonopolist. The convention furthe
meant rotrenchment Of public expenditure
ana Inc condemnation and political deatt
OF the advocates Of extravagance. Th,
speaker arraigned President Harrison a,
the nesh and blood embodiment, completes
person1ilcatlon Of the errors, falsehoodi
ana fallacies Of the republican party.
At the conclusion Of Turpie's address The
platform, synopsis Of which was sent in
these dispatches last night, was read and
unanimously adopted. The greatest en-.
thusiasm was caused by the resolution de-
ciarlng for Cleveland. but endorsing Gov.
Gray as the choice Of Indiana should Cleye-
lands nomination become impossible. The
adherents OF each tried to ontdo each other
IN frantic cheers at the mention Of their
favorite's name. The plank in the plat
form commenting labor unions and declar-
ing the democratic party the friend of the
laporlng man, was also received with
cheers. The following ticket was then
nomlnated: Judges Of the supreme court
Second district, j. w. New; Third, James
McCabe; Fifth, T. E. Howard. Judges of
the appellate court-First district, George
Re1nhardt; Second. Frank i. Gavin; Third.
Theodore Davis; Fourth, G. j. Loty.
AT this iuncture an amusing incident oo-
CURED. Large sized portraits Of GRAY.
Cleveland and Hendricks were suspended
above the stage. The portrait Of Gray,
lmpelled BY draught, began to swing, and
finally turned face to the wall. The Cleye-
land men set upa wild yell At this alleged
omsn efl the retirement Of Gray from the
presldential arena. Frantic attempts were
made by the Gray n1en on the stage to re-
store the picture to its original position.
but it persisted in swinging face to the
wall. and each unsuccessful attempt to re-
adjust it was only the signal for hilarious
jeers from the Cleveland men. While the
Wild attempts we're being made to keep the
Gray portrait in a dignifed position an
other draught Of air caught !Cleveland's
picture and it too began to swing. Then
came deafening cheers of delight from the
GRAY mem. But they were short lived. The
Cleveland picture only swung half way
around and when it stopped faced the la
dies gallery. The fair admirers of the ex-
president applauded this unconscious def
erence for their sex; the Cleveland men
thusiastlc Cleveland demonstration,
The great contest Of the day began when
the gubernatorial nomination was taken
up. JohnG. Shanklin, of Evansville; Mason
J. NiblAck. of Vinoennes, and Mortimer
Nye, Of Laporte were placed in nomina-
tlon, with the usual manifestations of en-
thusiasno. but the widest demonstration
ton. was presented as the farmer candi-
date Matthews forged ahead from the
beginning, this result of the first ballot
being Matthew'S 61S, Shanklin 800, Niblack
Us. Nye 100, st. Joe and Tippecanoe coun-
ties changed to Matthews, and his nomina-
tion was made unanimous amid wild enthu-
siasm. He was called to the front and made
brief speech, as did also the defeated can
aidates. Matthews has always been
democrat, and never engaged in any bust
ness but farming. He is member of the
Farmers Mutual Benefit association, and
ls expected to receive great support from
agricultural organizations. Mortimer Nye,
of Laporte, was nominated for lieutenant
governor, Wm. r. Meyers for secretary of
state, John Oscar Henderson for auditor,
Albert Call for treasurer, Alonzo Green's
muth for attorney general, Sidney r.
Moon for recorder of She supreme court,
Harvey D. Vorbys for superintendent of
public instruction, and VIM. A. Pole for
state statiatlcian.
The delegation to the national conven-
'lon IS about equally composed of followers
If Cleveland and Gray, the understanding
oeinp that the entire delegation shall cast
olld vote for Cleveland unless the conven-
ion turns its attention to dark horses, in
which case Gray will receive the vote.