The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-01-18
TURPIE ELECTED SENATOR
Both Houses Go Through the Motions,
After Expanding Much Oratory.
Hench Paralyzed Because Cullop Made the
NOmination-Riyalry That Is Growing Bit
ter-GOOd Speeches for Fairbanks.

There remains but one short act in the
little drama of re-electing Senator Turpie.
When IL o'clock arrived yesterday the
House dropped the business in hand and
turned loose q flood of oratory on the SEN
atorship.
To Mr.. Cullop the majority had delegated
the Job of putting Turpie in nomination,
and he did IL without much wasted elo-
quence. He said at the start that he arose
for the purpose of ~dischargIng a pleasant
duty" To be Senator was o laudable am
bitioD, an honorable aspiration. Indiana
occupied q conspicuous place in the sister
hood of States, and her Senators should be
able to carry the banner well to the front.
Closing be said: Sir, / am directed by the
majority of this House 10 present for your
consideration for the office of United States
Senator from Indiana the name of Hon.
David Turpie."
HENCH WAS P~ARALYZED.
This was news to Hench. and while four
or five Democrats were feebly ~applauding,
the face of the gentleman from Allen was
q study. Judge Hench and his friends had
been laboring under the impression that
be had been chosen by the majority to per-
form this duty, and to say that he was
astonished when Cullop gained recognition
from the Speaker and fired off his speech,
IS expressing it too mildly. He was
pGralyze for he had come with his little
manuscript in hand all ready for the oc-
casion. This is but one outbreak of the
rivalry between Hench and Cullop. which
ia r NJ inr ~ J,xtar 1o;I- o-d %brao%a.o
to be productive of considerable fun later
on.
After Cuilop had finished nothing was
lett for II eDch but to follow along with his
speech, which he read from manuscript in
a subdued voice. 1t was simply q brief
euiogistic biography of TurDie. and at its
close was greeted with q dense silence.
broken by the applause of one lone member.
Mr.. Cravens followed with the best and
briefest speech on the Democratic side. and
Manson u. johnson with q Demo-
cratic TRADE of the t%hreadbare order, so
much heard In the recent campaign.
Mr.. LINDEMUTH's SPEECH.
Three speeches were made on the Repnb-
lican side, each of which was received with
applause from even the Democratic men,
bers. Mr.. Lindemutb. who placed Mr..
Fairbanks in nomination, spoke briefly, as
follows:
L dIl one Oh InOSe WHO DelleVe tnaC newer ana
fresher blood shoald be infused into the SEN
atorial body: that age. conservatism and
wealth should not be the essential passports to q
set In the Senate OF the United States. Age may
lend maturity and dignity TO that body-cOn-
seryatlsm may stand as a check to the 1mpetu-
osity of the more popular branch of the national
Congress, and wealth may tend to independence
OF thought and action. But these qualities will
always so largely dominate this most august OF
pontlcai assemblles-at least SO long as the pres
ent mode OF election is maintained-tha q loss
OF their wholesome influence need not be appre-
hended- Rather more to be apprehended is a
lack of those qualities which are young, active
and progressive, and In touch with the people.
A government of the people should progress
with the people. Art, science, religion and all
other departments OF human genius, faith aud
enterprise are advancing with giant strides, and
with them should advance popular government,
and the sacred observance OF civil and political
rights.
The great and growing West believes this; but
none more z~ealously than our own state. The
center of population, which has been steadily
moving westward, has not only reached our
borders, but with it the center OF Industrial en-
terprise and development. With a fertile and
varied soil, rich and extensive fields OF coal, gas,
oil and stone, q frugal, industrious and enter
prising people. nothing but an unwise State or
national policy. or some general misfortune, can
stay our Progress.
IL is because I believe that these ideas are in
harmony With him and he with them, that I
nominate for Senator Of the United States the
Hon. Charles w. Fairbanks; a man OF the West
-self-made, young. able. progressive, and in the
prime OF life. with an honest pride in the honor
" "a MS a dAiA a Al AnACAEO AhlCACcL ia ACI "
perity. No man holds more sacred than he the
civil and political rights of the humblest citizen.
To him the frugal cottage OF the laboring man
should be as free from unjus: burdens as the
palace Of the millionaire. Wealth and station re-
ceive at his hands no higher recognition than
honesty and worth. He meets and greets all
alike.
1t is true he is a party man-but he fights in
the open field. No opponent has yet to hunt him
In ambush. His party fealty is the honest con-
viction OF an unbiased mind, and in this, as in all
other things in which he believes, he ia in
tensely in earnest. For these reasons. and be-
cause Mr.. Fairbanks Is the most popular Repub-
lican in Indiana, / nominate him for United
States Senator for the State Of Indiana.
sECONDING ADDRESSES.
Marcus r. Sulzer, of Jefferson county.
seconded the nomination of Mr.. Fairbanks.
His speech was extemporsneons, and
consequently cannot be entirely repro
ducsd. but he spoke In q clear and eloquent
voice, that could be heard in all parts of
the hall. substantially ss follows:
1t affords ne pleasure as q resident and native
of Indiana to arise on behalf of the minority to
second the nomination. OF Charles W. Fairbanks
as United States Senator. Indiana has always
occupied a proud position In the United States
Senate, and the Republicans of Indiana have
reason to be proud OF their past representation
in that body. Our first Republican Senator was
Henry S. Lane, whose eloquence was as charm
tor was oliver p. Morton. eloquent, courageous,
and In debate invincible, and In the history OF
that civil rebellion on whose billow VS. our country
rocked for four long years, he will be remem-
bered as the greatest war Governor of our his
tory, and his invaluable services can never be
forgotten; and We point with further pride to
that last Republican senator from Indiana, who
rose from that position to the presidency
of our Nation, who has given TO the commercial
and business interests OF our country the wisest
and most conservative administration in our
history; a Senator and chief magistrate whose
record is ~faultless. whose speeches have been in
every sentence a treasure and In every word n
sparkling gem; and to-day, in accordance with
the precedents thus exhibited, we present to the
members of this House a typical self-made
scholar and statesman, James A. Garfield. and
others of our Nations famed and honored men,
rose from the shadows and Obscurity OF poverty
BY his efforts. skill and ambition 10 the leader.
ship of his party in this State; a scholar of splen-
did learning. a awyerw whose reputation is spread
beyond the boundaries of our State, ard whose
valuable services are in demand ~eyerywhere;
o man OF kind heart, of pure char
acter, bright and possessed or the con-
fidence and esteem or ali who know hin.:
u man who does not require a senatorship 20
make him great. bur who Is grand and noble be-
cause by virtue OF the superior qualifications 10
which / have alluded and whose eloquenee and
learning would make itself felt and influential
for good in the Senate OF the United States. L
present the unanimous choice of the Republic
ans OF Indiana, Charles w. Fairbanks. But he
is also our choice because he represents a politi-
cal party which when eleven stars were falling
from the national flag, placed them back again
uDon our banners, and eve- since they have sung
the song of liberty aIG have sent the flash OF
hope thrilling into the heart and Frightening the
face OF the down roddeD and oppressed every
where. andhave made liberty universal. He rep
resents a party that has increased our manufact-
uring industries beyond any previous precedent,
at the same time guaranteeing and giving TO our