The Portland daily press., 1894-04-26
MAY TAKE THE STUMP.
An k-President Need Not Be Put on
the Shelf Says Harrison.
HO0SIER REPUBLICANS HOLD A
STATE CONVENTION.

They Had a Great Gathering and Cheered
Themselves Hoarse-Ex-President Har-
| rlson's Announcement that He Should
| Take Part in the Campaign-Some of
! the Utterances of the Platform-The
| Deliberations Guided by the Reed
Rules.
| Indianapolis, Ind, April 25.-Tomlinson
Hail. was the scene this morning of the
largest gathering of representative Republi-
cans that has been brought together in
Indiana since war times. 1t looked more
| like national than state convention.
| and the immense attendance, with the
| enthusiasm and earnestness manifested,
astonished even the old war horses who
| have become Injured to the ebullition of
party sentiment on such occasions.
At 10.15, when Chairman Gowdy called
the convention to order, there was scarcely
| standing room in the big auditorium Hon.
II. W. Thompson was presented as perma.
nent chairman, and when he was led for
| ward the convention rose en- masse and
cheered for couple of minutes. Charles G..
Wilson, editor Of the Lafayette Courier, was
designated as permanent secretary, and
dlIoT Gu0 Ddnu QaQ rendered Hall
Columbia Gen. Thompson welcomed the
convention.
An immense picture of ex-President Har-
rison framed in tri-colored bunting, was
suspended over the chairman's desk. 1t was
supported by Autographs of Grant and
Garfield. On the balcony was small bust
photograph of Governor Mckinley in a
whitewood frame. No other living states
yUa tad in ha
gallery.
When the convention was called to order
Rev. DR.. Coutlas of Terre Haute led in
prayer. AS the supplications concluded
delegation with tremendous lungs yelled
Hip, hip. hurrah for Ben Harrison" The
audience did not respond.
| The report of the committee on order of
business favored the 'Reed rules which
| have just been adopted and endorsed by a
Democratic Congress. This elected more
applause. and their report was adopted.
just as Chairman Thompson conluded his
address, ex-President Harrison came upon
the platform. The band played Marching
Through Georgia. and the audience cheered
itself hoarse. The demonstration was re-
| newed when the ex-President was intro,
duced. Gen. Harrison eu1ogized the past
history of the Republican party of Indiana,
which had won the confidence of tht
people of the United States. The country
was awakened to the fact that a restora ion
of the Republican principles of government
was essential to the prosperity and happi
ness of the people. He expressed his CRATE
full thanks for the undeserved favors that
had been heaped upon him and evoked pro-
longed applause by the announcement that
throughout the campaign he would hold
himself at the disposal of the state COM
mittee. He would not concede that an ex-
President had lost his citizenship or SUBJ
scribe to the doctrine that the discussion of
great public questions was undignified in
any man.
The platform in part says:
"The administration of President Harri-
son and the Congressional legislation Of
that period were wise, pure and patriotic,
and we point to the marked contrast be-
tween the home and foreign policies of that
administration and the present travesty on
government inflicted upon the people.
''We believe in the Rebuplican doctrine
of protection and reciprocity, which fur
nishes home market for the products of
our factories and our farms. and protects
the American laborer against the competi-
tion of the pauper labor of Europe. We
of the Democratic party in attempting to
eliminate the reciprocity principles from
our tariff system, thereby closing large
foreign market to the products of American
farmers and depre ssing agricultural in
terests, We denounce the present attempt
of Democratic Congress to overthrow and
destroy the American industrial agstem, a
course that, with the general fear of a
violent readjustment of the count1y's busi-
ness to q free trade basis, has incr eased the
national debt, has plunged the country into
the most disastrous business depression of
its history.
'We denounce the unpatriotic action of
the Cleveland administration in hauling
down the American flag at Hawaii, and con-
denim the arrogant assumption of power dis
played in the effort to restore tyrannical
Queen over a free people who had thrown
off the yoke of despottsm."
Congressman ". N. Owen was nominated
on the fourth ballot for secretary of state.
For auditor of state five candidates were
named. Interest attached to this nomina-
tion from the hot fight threatened by ex-
Attorney General Michener, now of WASH
ington, against the leading candidate, G.
W. Wilson of Fort Wayne, in the event of
the latter's nomination. The first ballot
resulted: W. S. Richie, Munice, 244; John
W. Coons, Indianapolis, $40; A. @. Daley,
Lebanon, 4O5; W. W. Houck, Terre Haute,
1862; G.. W. Wilson, Fort Wayne, 3lS.
A. G. Daley was finally nominated for
auditor. j. T. ScholZ was nominated for
state treasurer; w.. A. ketcham for at
torney general and Captain AK 1or Su-
cOurt clerk.