Los Angeles herald., 1892-04-22
GRAY TURNED 7OTHE WALL
The HOOsier Democrats Get
in Their Work.
A Farmer Put in Nomination
for Governor.
The Convention Enlienved by Very
Amusing Incident.
Portraits of Gray and Cleveland Perform
EvolutiOns Supposed to Be Indica-
tive of the Fortunes of
Those Gentlemen.
Associated Press Dispatches.

Associated Press Dispatches.
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind, April 21.-The
Democratic state convention met here
this morning to nominate state ticket
and choose delegates to the national
convention. Senator Turpie was made
permanent chairman. On taking the
chair he made a speech, in which he
declared the convention meant the con-
demnation and overthrow OF all force
bills and federal returning boards. He
noted how there were no recent reports
of southern outrages since the defeat OF
the force bill. He said the convention
also meant the reduction of tariff rates
in the interest of the workingmen as
against the banditti of tariff, trusts and
combinations; that the farmer should
no longer give part Of his crop as COM
pulsory tribute to protected monopolies.
The convention further meant retrench-
ment of public expenditures, and con-
demnation and political death to the
advocates of extravaganza.
The speaker arraigned President Har-
rison as ga flesh and blood embodiment,
the completest personification of the
errors, falsehoods and fallacies OF the
Republican party"
At the conclusion of Turpie's speech
the platform "a synopsis of which was
sent in these dispatches last night was
read and unanimously adopted.
ENTHUSIASM FOR CLEVELAND.
The greatest enthusiasm was caused
by the resolution declaring for Cleve-
land, but endorsing Governor Gray as
the choice of Indiana should Cleveland's g
nomination become impossible. The
other in frantic cheers at the mention of
their favorite's name.
The plank in the platform commend
ing labor unions and declaring that the
Democratic party was the friend of the
laboring men was also received with
cheers.
The following ticket was then nom
mated:
Judges of supreme court-Second dis
trict, j. W. New third district, James
McOabe fifth dietrict, I. e. Howard.
Judges appellate court--First district,
George l.. Reinhard; second district,
Frank F. Gavin; third district, Theo-
dore II. Davis; fourth district, @. j.
Lofty; fifth district, G. E. Ross.
GRAY's PORTRAIT FACES THE WALL.
At this juncture an amusing incident
occurred. Large-sized portraits of Gray,
Cleveland and Hendricks were sus-
pended above the stage. The portrait
of Gray, impelled by a draught, began
to swing and finally turned face to the
wall. The Cleveland men set up wild
yell at this alleged omen of the retire
ment of Gray from the presidential
arena. Frantic attempts were made by
the Gray men on the stage to restore
the picture to it's original position, but
it persisted in swinging back, face to
the wall, and each unsuccessful attempt
to readjust it was only signal for hi
larious jeers from the Cleveland men.
CLEvELAND's PICTURE FACES THE LADIES.
While these wild attempts were being
made to keep Gray's portrait in digni-
fed position, another draught of air
caught Cleveland's picture and it too
began to swing. Then came deafening
cheers of delight from the Gray men,
but their enthusiasm was short-lived.
Cleveland's picture only swung half way
round, when it stopped, facing the
the ex-president applauded this un-
conscious Difference for their sex; the
Cleveland men caught it up and there
was another enthusiastic Cleveland
demonstration.
The great contest of the day began
when the gubernatorial nomination was
taken up. John G. Shanklin of Evans
vile, Mason j. Niblack of Vincennes,
and Mortimer Nye OF La Porte were
placed in nomination with the usual
manifestations of enthusiasm, but the
widest demonstration took place when
Claude Matthews was presented as "the
farmer candidate" Matthews forged
ahead from the beginning, the result of
the first ballot being: Matthews,
618; Shanklin, $50; Niblack, 173;
Nye, 100. Matthewss nomination
was made unanimous amid wild en-
thusiasm. He was called to the front
and made a brief speech, as did also the
defeated candidates. k.u /.
Matthews has always been Democrat
and never engaged in any business but
farming. He is member of the Farm
ers' Mutual Benefit association, and is
expected to receive great support from
the agricultural organizations.
THE REST OF THE TICKET.
Mortyme er Nye of La Porte was nomi-
mated for lieutenant governor; Vim. R.
Myers, secretary of state; John Oscar
Henderson, auditor; Albert Call, treas
urer; Alonzo Greensmath, attorney
general; Sidney R. Moon, recorder Of
the supreme court; Harvey D. Morris,
superintendent of public instruction !;
VIM. A. Poole, state statistician.
The delegates to the national conven-
tion are about equally divided between
followers of Cleveland and Gray. The
understanding seems to be sincere that
the delegation shall cast solid vote for
Cleveland unless the convention turns
it's attention to dark horse, in which
case Gray will receive the vote.
Sons of Veterans at Fresno.
FRESNO, April 21.-The Sons Of Vet
Grams, at their meeting this morning,
suspended the order Of business and
elected the following division officers:
Colonel, 7. M. Gilbert, Fresno; lieu