The morning call., 1892-04-22
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POLITICAL AFFAIRS.
The Indiana Democratic Convention Nal
mates State Ticket


mates State Ticket.
INDIANAPOLIS, April q. - The DEM
ocratic State convention met here this
morning TO nominate q State ticket and
choose delegates to the national convention.
Senator Turpie was made permanent chair
man. On taking the chair he made speech
in which he declared the convention meant
the condemnation 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. The convention also meant a
reduction Of the tariff rates In the interest
OF workingmen as against the banditti of
tariff trusts and combinations; that the
farmer should no longer give part of his
crop as compulsory tribute To the pro-
tected monopoiist. The convention fur
ther meant the retrenchment of public ex-
penditures and the condemnation and polit-
lcal death of the advocates Of extravaganza.
The speaker arraigned President Harrison
as "the flesh and blood embod iment of the
eomplete-t perscnlficatiOn of the errors,
falseh0OdS and fallacies OF Ihe Republican
party
platform was read and unanimously
adopted. The greatest enthusiasm was
caused by the resolution declaring for
Cleveland. but indorsing Governor Gray as
the choice of Indiana should CIeveland's
nomination become impossible The adj
herentS of both tried TO outdo each other in
frantic cheers at the mention of their
favorlte's name. A plank in the platform
commenting labor unions and declaring the
Democratic party friend of the lab0riug
man also received cheers.
The following ticket was then nominated:
Judges of the Supreme Court-Second Dis
trict. j. ". New; Third District James
McCaoe; Fifth District, L. E. Howard
Judges Of the Appellate Court-FirSt Dis
trict. George L. Reinhardt; Second Dis
trict, Frank E. Gavin; Third District. Theo-
dore Ii. Davis.
Judge of the Fourth District. C. ]. Lofty
Of Delaware; Fifth District, G. E. Ross of
CaSs County.
A Cleveland Omen.
At this juncture an amusing incident &C.
CURED. Large sized portraits of GRAY,
Cleveland and Hendricks were suspended
above the stage. The portrait Of Gray, i'm
PEELED by draught. began to swing and
finally turned face to The wall. The Cleve-
land men set up wild yell at this alleged
omen CT the retirement OF Gray from the
Presidential arena. Frantic attempts had
been made by the Gray men on the stage to
restore the picture to its original position,
but 1t persisted in swinging back face to the
wall and each unsuccessful attempt TO
readlust 1t was only q signal for hilarious
cheers from the Cleveland men. While
LASoC Otbculpbo h6tc UEIuR ilau6 10 Keep
Gray'S portrait III dignfied position, an
other draught of air caught ClevelaEd's pic
ture, and 1t too began TO swing. Then came
deafening cheers of delight from the Gray
men, but tbeIr enthusiasm was short lived.
Cleveland's picture only swung half way
around, and when it stopped. facing the
ladies' gallery, the fair admirers of the ex-
President applauded this unconscious
Difference 10 their sex; the Cleveland men
caught il up, and there was another enthu-
siastlc Cleveland demonstration.
The State Ticket Nominated.
The great contest OF the day began when
the gubernatorial nomination was taken M.
John q. Shanklin Of Evansville, Mason j.
Nlblack OF NincenneS and Mortimer Nye of
Lakeport were placed in nomination with
the usual manifestations of enthusiasm, but
the widest demonstration took place when
Claude Matthews OF Clinton was presented
as the farmer candidate Matthews
forged ahead from the beginning, the result
Of the first ballot being: Matthews COS
Shanklin 800, Niblack 49, Nye $50. St
Joseph and Tippecanoe counties changed
to Matthews aud his nomination was made
unanimous amid wild enthusiasm. He was
called to the platform aud made brief
speech, as did also the defeated candidates.
Matthews has always been a Democrat
and has never engaged In any business
but farming. He is a member of the
Farmers Mutual Benefit Association and Is
expected 10 receive great support from the
agricultural organizations. Mortimer Nye
OF Laporte was nominated for Lieutenant
Governor. William II. Myers for Secretary
of State; John Oscar Henderson, Auditor:
Albert Call, Treasurer; Alonzo Greensmuth,
Attorney-General; Sidney II. Moon, Re-
corder of the Supreme Court; Harvey ID.
Worlds, Superintendent Of Public Instruc-
ton, and William A. Pole, State Statisti-
clan. The delegation to the national con-
vention is about equally composed OF the
followers Of Cleveland and Gray. The
understanding seems to be that the entire
delegation shall cast solid vote for Cleve-
land unless the convention turns its attcn-
ton to dark horses, in which case Gray is to
receive the vote.
BALTIMORE. April 81. - The Evening
News quotes close friends Of Senator Cor
man as saying that German has decided
definitely TO retire from the chairman ship
OF the National Committee, as it requires too
much of his time