The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-08-16
INDIANA DEMOCRATS.
a Hitch in the Work of Preparing
Resolutions.

Resolutions.
indianapolis, Ind, Aug. 15.-At 10
O'Clock the democratic state convention
met in TomlinsOn hall with full repre-
| sentatiou of delegates, numbering over
I,700 At o'cock this morning the reso-
lutions committee was still at work 1t
leaked out just prior TO the time for call
ing the convention TO order that the
stumbling block was the Endorsement of
| Senator Voorhees,. The Voorhees, men on
the committee demanded his Endorsement,
while the friends of Gov Matthews in
sisted that the latter should be lauded
and the senator condemned. The two
factions were expected TO come together
on this-pOint, and the result will not be
known until the resolutions are pre-
sented.
1t was 10;3O o'clock when the conven-
tion was finally called to order by Chair
man Taggart A half hour more was
consumed in securing quiet, and then Rev.
A. H. Abbott offered prayer.
Chairman TaGgart's remarks were brief
and characteristic of the man. He said 1t
| affords me great pleasure TO greet this
large and enthusiastic body of democrats.
If you'll keep your coats of during the
campaign like YOU have 'em now, we'll
get there this fall like we did two years
ago.
Gov. Matthews was then chosen perma-
nent chairman.
The platform indorses the record of the
Democratic party in Indiana, denounced
the eXtortion and robbery fostered by tho
Mckinley tariff, insists that no tariff
taxes should be levied except for revenue,
approved the efforts of President Cleve-
land, the House of Representatives and a
tors for their efforts to redeem
the pledges of the party, con-
demns a small coterie of senator's
who, masquerading as democrats, by
threats tried to defeat all tarid legislation,
preventing the carrying out of all the
democratic pledges of tariff reform; con-
graduates the party on the measure of
success achieved and the presentation of
the free sugar, coal, iron ore ana barbed
wire bill; indorsed the income tax, the
| law authorizing the taxation of green
backs and the repeal of the election law;
favored direct election of United
States senator's; declares the prin-
ciples of the American Protective
Association illiberal as unpatriOtic.
undemocratic and un-American ;denounces
manifestations of violence ana mob spirit;
favors restriction of immigration de-
clares Mchinleyism TO be the cause of the
financial depression; recommends arbl-
traJion between employer and employees
demands double money standard; in
dorses the administrations Of Cleveland
and Gov. Matthews, ana closes with a de-
mand that Congress deal generously in
the matter Of pensions TO soldiers
The plank referring 10 a ''coterie" Of
United states senators masquerading as
democrats. caused pandemonium and
cries of Name them" and the names of
Brice, German and Smith were cried out
in derisiveness all over the great hall
The anti-American Protective Associa-
tion plank also called forth loud cheers.
The following ticket was nominated:
For Judge supreme court First district,
+. Reinhart. of Spencer county; Fourth
district, Joseph S. Daily, OF Wells county
for secretary of state William Il. Meyers,
renominated; for auditor, Joseph Il. Fan
nlug, Of Marion county; for treasurer,
Morgan Chandler, of Hancock county
for attorney general, Francis NJ. Griffith,
of Switzerland; for clerk of the supreme
court, G. w. Wellman, ofSullivan county;
for superintendent of public instru> tion,
Charles Thomas, for state statistician,
Alexander Fulton