The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1894-05-30
Permanent Organization.

Effmnnenl LIBERALIZATION
Chairman Helm OF the committee on
permanent organization and rules then
made n report Permanent officers were
reported as follows
Chairman--I.eroy Templeton.
Secretary-Andrew Johnson
Assistant Secrctaries-Al representa-
tives OF the Reformed Press OF the
state.
The order Of business announced was
as follows: Report Of committee on Gre
dentials; report Of committee on plat
form and resolutions; report OF congress
sional districts and state central commit
tee; nominations for state offices.
Speeches should be limited 10 five min
utes. Each county should be entitled 10
one vote for each voting precinct the
delegates present being entitled 10 cast
the entire vote. This made 2,952 votes
in the convention and required 1.f77 FOR
choice. The report OF this committee
was adopted.
Chairman Templeton then took the
gavel. but declined TO make a speech.
He said. however I'm a general way that
government was Intended as a restraint
10 the strong and a protection 10 the
weak. If the principles Of government
are not enforced the strong grow in the
direction OF brutality. The strong In the
land Mr.. Templeton declared, had con-
troll and were crushing the weak. lie
hoped 10 see the time when there would
not be a millionaire in the United States
State Committee Confirmed.
The state central committee was con-
hrmed by the convention as follows:
First District-C. II. Wesler, Evans
vile.
Second Dlstrict-Marshall Guthrie,
Tunnelton.
Third Districts. NJ. Hudson. Hayden.
Fourth District-C. a. Robinson. Foun-
taintown
Firth DISTRICT. NJ. Denmore. Budd.
Seventh District-E. b. Cummings, IN
dianapolis.
Eighth District-william Upton, Cow
ington.
Ninth District-John n. Hoban, Wind
| fall
Tenth District-Frazier Thomas. Elk
| hart
Eleventh District-Samuel S. Morrison,
Huntington.
Twelfth District-C. II. Bliss. Auburn.
Thirteenth District-John G. Manghner
South Bend.
Platform Delayed.
The committee on resolutions and plat
form was not yet ready to report and an
effort was made TO adjourn until after
| noon. Other delegates wanted to go on
with nominations but objection was
| made to this on the ground that candi-
| dates wanted to know the platform be-
| fore they would enter the race. Billy
Patterson thought any one would be
willing to abide by the platform as
adopted by the convention. If not he
could be excused. The chairman de-
cided that the motion TO proceed with
nominations was out Of order.
| \ resolution was here adopted declar-
| ing in favor Of a labor conference being
held in Washington, d. G, June 20 1894.
| The president and secretary were in
structed to sign a call for such a con-
| ference. \ resolution thanking Con-
| gresham Tom i. Johnson of Ohio for
| his effort to have investigated the out
rage" of clubbing of American citizens
within the shadow OF the capitol build
| ing was approved.
At this time a flood Of resolutions, the
| reading of which would have occupied a
week. We're sent to the secretary's desk.
| a motion sent all to the committee on
| resolutions and opened the way for an
! address by Helen Gouger
Helen GOuger Talks.
Mrs. Gouger said she came before the
| convention not as a member of any
party, but as a 'citizen." She said there
was something wrong when there We're
| 1900, 600 hungry people in the United
| States. a country whose resources were
/ unlimited.
She deplored the fact. as she asserted
| it to be- that the country was getting
under the control Of the gold bugs of
| England. She made plea for a union
| Of populists, woman suffragists, prohibit
( tionists, labOring parties, etc, against
| the "demo-republicans.
Delegate Beatty Set Right.
Delegate Beatty of the Eighth district
| voted alone against the adoption Of the
platform and was accorded the privilege
| of speaking. His objection was on ac-
| count OF the prohibition plank" This
] created a laugh, for there was no pro-
| hibition plank in the platform. Mr.
Beatty changed his vote and made it
| unanimous.
| Another effort was here made to slide
| in a lot of resolutions, and Brother
| Wadsworth succeeded in reading one
| which condemned the policy Of congress
| to make the Union Pacific road perpetual
| thereby perpetuating the life of the ma
! tional banking system. 1t declared that
| the government should operate the road
| A motion to refer this and other resOlu-
| tons TO a committee TO report at next
| convention prevented "A vote on the
| adoption of the resolution, and the con
| vention went into the nomination Of can
| didates for the state offices.
| Nominations Begin.
The roll Of districts was called FOL
| NOMINATIONS loI secretary VI SNdlG ant
| every district responded mo candidate
| Afterward the names Of DR.. c. A. Robin
son of Fountaintown, Shelby county
| Capt c. A. Power Of Indianapolis and
| Dr. Morrison of Greencastle We're pre-
! scented. The latter two withdrew anC
] DIR. Robinson was nominated by acclama
| ton.
| Auditor of State.
For auditor of state the following
names were presented: j. X. Matthews
of Johnson county, Edgar A. Perkins OF
| Indianapolis and John L. Cohen of Craw
| louisville. Matthews withdrew and TIT
! ballot by districts was taken. Perkins lee
! and when the thirteen districts had beer
| called it was evident that he was nom
mated by an overwhelming majority. Z
| Montgomery county man then moved
that the nomination be made unanimou
and the motion prevailed.
| Mr.. Perkins made a short speecl
| thanking the convention for the homo
| conferred upon him and following hin
Mr.. Robinson made spirited speech. HI
said the democratic party was morr
afraid of the populist party than of thu
republican party.
Treasurer of State.
The nominations for the candidate 70
treasurer were as follows: NJ II. Mot
singer of Shoals. A. b. Keeport of Lo
gansport and John L. Cohen of Craw
fordsville Much time was consumed b.
unnecessary and foolish NOMINATING
speeches and senseless speeches made b,
inexperienced speakers in secondini