The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-07-18
JOHNSTON NOMINATED
ACTION OF FIFTY-EIGHT DELE
GATES AT HAMMOND YESTERDAY.
Declared the Regular Republican
Nominee i'm the Tenth District
Other State News.
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Special TO the Indianapolis Journal
HAMMOND. Ind. July H.-Fifty-eight
friends Of Judge Johnston, the defeated
candidate for congressional nomination in
the regular Republican convention that NOM
mated Charles B. Lands. on May a. as
sembled here to-day and cast 112 votes for
Mr.. Johnston, after which the chairman of
the meeting declared Johnston TO be the
regular Republican nominee in the district.
The actual number of delegates present by
counties. were: Carroll. none; Cass, none;
Fulton, s; Jasper, 10: Lake, II; Newton, g.;
Porter, IA; Pulaski, 1; White. 2; total, SO.
All the balance of the votes east were by
proxies either OF delegates or aiternates.
In one instance at least. vote was cast
by proxy of an alternate for delegate
who was present at the former convention
and cast his vote for Mr.. Lands. This is
known for certainty, and how many 9TH
ers did the same thing could not be learned.
No committee on credentials was appointed
and when the matter was brought before
the convention it was ruled out of order
Resolutions were passed in which 1.-The ear
nest support of the Republicans represented
by the delegates here assembled is pledged
TO the nominee of this convention as the
regular Republican candidate for Congress,
also to the Republican State ticket recently
nominated at Indianapolis" The tariff and
labor questions were mentioned at length,
also the pension policy of the pres
ent administration
The delegates who attended to-days con-
vention were only a part of those who
bolted from the regular convention, held i'm
this city May "a. The meeting was called
to order by }. u. Powell, OF Eogansport.
Hon. Simon p. Thompson, of Jasper coun-
ty, was chosen permanent chairman, with
j. 3. Van Buskirk, secretary. On the roll
being called for the purpose of ascertain
ing the number of delegates present the
following was the reported attendance by
counties: Carroll, none; Cass, Z; Fulton, q:
Jasper, IL; Lake. 80; Newton, 8; Porter, %;
Pulaski, s. White, 5-making a total On H.
When Cass county was called, Judge
Pratt, of Logansport, who in the room,
called for a poll of his county, and when
asked if he were a delegate replied that he
was the only legally-elected delegate in the
convention, but that he was there only
spectator and not as delegate.
His motion was ruled out of order and
the call of the roll Tor nominations was
taken up. None of the counties responded
until Porter was reached, when Judge n.
l. Agnew arose and, in short speech.
placed in nomination the name of Judge
Johnston, whose nomination was seconded
by Pulaski and White counties. The chair
man then introduced new method of vol
ing, winch was as mover as IL was original.
Each county to appoint a chairman
and he was to carry to the stage a card
on which was written the number of votes
cast and after all had been received the
suit was announced. The vote by counties
was announced as follows: Carroll, none;
Cass. Z; Fulton, zoe: Jasper, 10; Lake so;
Newton, 8; Porter, p; Pulaski, 8; White,
5; total 111.6.
Charles b. Lands received four-tenths of
a vote in Fulton county. The chairman an
nounced that as there were 1S4 votes I'm the
district, and as Mr.. Johnston had received
a majority of all, he was declared the
regular Republican nominee.
1t will be seen by this vote that some OF
the delegates voted for both Mr.. Lands at
the former convention and Judge Johnston
at this one. In the former convention Mr..
Lands received Sc votes outside of Lake
county, and at this one Mr. Johnston re-
ceived 81.