The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1892-04-22
HOOSIER DEMOCRATS
Cleveland and Gray Delegates
Selected.
EXCLUSION OF THE CHINESE
Sherman Opposes the Geary Bill-It Would
Break Off Diplomatic Relations
The Raum Investigation.

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind, April 21.-The
Democratic state convention net here this
morning to nominate a state ticket and
choose delegates to the national convention.
Turpie was made permanent chairman On
taking the chair he made speech in which
he declared the convention meant the con-
demnation and overthrow of all force bills
and federal returning boards; noted how
there were no recent reports OF southern
outrages since the defeat of the force bill.
The convention also meant reduction of
the tariff rates in the interest of the work
man as against the banditti of tariff trusts,
and combinations, that the farmer should
no longer give part of his crop as tribute
to protected monopolists, convention
further mean retrenchment in public ex-
penses and the condemnation and political
death of the advocates of extravaganza.
The speaker arraigned President Harrison
as the ''flesh and blood embodiment, the
completest personifcation of the errors,
falsehood and fallacies of the Republican
party"
At the conclusion of Turpie's address the
platform, synopsis of which was sent in
these dispatches last nigh:, was read and
unanimously adopted. The greatest en-
thusiasm was caused by the resolution de-
claring for Cleveland, but endorsing Gov
ernor Gray as the choice of Indiana should
CleVelands nomination become impossible.
The adherents of both tried to Guido each
other in their frantic cheers at the mention
of their favorite name. The plank in the
platform commencing labor unions and de-
claring the Democratic party is the friend
of the laborlng man was also received with
cheers. The following ticket was then
nominated: Judges of the supreme court;
Second district, j. w. New; Third district,
James McCabe; Fifth district, L. E. How
ard.
Judges of the appellate court: First dis
trict, George Reinhardt; Second, Frrnk e.
Gavin; Third. Theodore P. Davis.
Judge of the Fourth district, G. j. Lofty,
of Delaware; Fifth district, G. Z. Ross
of Cass county. At this juncture an anus
ing incident occurred. Large sized por
traits of Gray, Cleveland and Hend
ricks were suspended above the stage
The portrait of Gray, impelled by {
draught of wind, began to swing, and finally
turned the face 10 the wall. The Cleve
land men set up a wild yell at this alleged
omen of the retirement of Gray from the
presidential arena. Frantic attempts were
made by the Gray menSn the stage to re
store the picture to its original position
but it persisted in swinging back with thu
face to the wall. Each unsuccessful at
tempt to re- adjust it was only sign TO
hilarious jeers from the Cleveland men
While these wild attempts were beint
made to keep Gray's portrait in a dignifiet
position, another draught of air caugh
CleTeland's picture and it began to awning
Then came deafening cheers of deligh
from the Gray men, but their enthusiasm
was short lived. Cleveland's picture onl
swung half way around, and when !
stopped faced the ladies' gallery. Tn
fair admirers of the ex-President al
plauded this unconscious difference TO
their sex. The Cleveland men caught
up, and there was another enthusiast
demonstration.
The great contest of the day began whe
gubernatorial nominations were taken VI
John G. Shanklin, of Evansville; Mason J
Niblack, of Vincennes, and Mortimer N.Y.
of La Porte, were placed in nominatio
with the usual manifestations of enthus
asm, but the widest demonstration too
place when Claude Matthews, of Clinton
was presented as ''the farmer candidate.
, Matthews forged ahead from the begil
, ming, the result of the first ballot beinf
Matthews 6lS, Shanklin $50, Niblack il
Nye $50. ST. Joe and Tippecanoe count,
changed to Matthews and his nominate
, was made unanimous amid wild enthus
asm. He was called 10 the front and mat
a brief speech as did also the defeated ca
didates.
Matthews always has been Democri
and never engaged in any business b.
! farming He is member OF the Farmer
Mutual Benefit asso iation and it is re
resented that he will receive great suppo
!, from the agricultural organizations.
Mortimer Nye, Of La Porte, was nom
mated for lieutenant governor; William
Meyers, secretary of state; John Csc
Henderson, auditor: Albert Call, treasure
Alonzo Greensmuth, attorney selert
Sidney r. Moon, recorder of the suprer
court; Harvey D. Vorbys, superintende
of public instruction; William A. Pol
state statistician.
= The delegation 10 the national convent
i is about equally composed of followers
Cleveland and Gray, with the understan
: ing that the entire delegation shall cas-
a solid vote for Cleveland unless the conve
q ton turns its attention to dark horses,
+ which case Gray will receive the vote.