The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-04-24
EXPECT VICTORY.
indianapolis Swarming With
Republican Delegates,
TO Attend the State Convention
There Tomorrow.
LARGEST EVER HELD.
Seventeen Hundred and Fifteen
Delegates Will Vote.
Ben Harrison Will Be There
to Speak.

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind, April 24-Numer-
ically, the state Republican convention
to be held tomorrow in this city will be
by far the largest ever held in the state.
Seventeen hundred and fifteen dele
gates will vote for the candidates, the
largest previous convention having COM
prised 1900 delegates in round numbers.
The increase in the number of delegates
was deemed advisa BILE in order to give
the constituencies opportunity to ex-
press their choice more directly and to
equalize more thoroughly the entire vote
of the state.
All the forces are now arrayed on the
field including delegates and candidates.
Not only is this true but they have been
here for SO hours and the Dennison
hotel, the place that has been chosen
as headquarters, and where so many
candidates have been created and where
others have been irrevocably removed
from the arena of Indiana politics has
been since Sunday night human hive.
The nine officers for which candidates
will be chosen are confronted with forty
three candidates
This too excels in number all previous
records. The office of clerk of the su-
preme court heads the list with nine can
didates. Then comes the authorship.
! Indianapolis has three candidates for
attorney general with apparently equal
strength. They are VIM. A. Ketcham,
Thomas Hanna, ex-Lieutenant Governor,
and VIM. l.. Taylor The contest for
secretary of state is attracting the wild
est attention, as that office is regarded
containing greater possibilities than
any other, and by precedent, is the rest
ing place just before gubernatorial
honOrs.
A conspicuous candidate for the office
ISIS Aaron Jones of South Bend, who
headed the ticket two years ago. Jones'
opponents say if he is nominated it
means at least five ssold ticket names
and this they do not want. Notwith-
standing the unprecedentedly large
number of candidates little inharmony
has thus far been observed and the can
didates finally chosen, will, the leaders
say, poll the full party vote and factions
and discomfort will not result from
failure of any nomination.
The present programme calls for but
two speeches and one of these will be
ex-President Benjamin Harrison. Ex-
Secretary of the Navy Richard w.
Thompson, of Terre Haute, will likely
be chosen as president of the convention.
His name, it Is positively stated will be
presented for that honor and it Is not con-
sidered probable that he will be opposed.
Gen. Harrison is expected to make some
remarks concerning national affairs and
his close friends says that he will talk
unreservedly and plainly.
The platform is causing much specu-
Iation. The committee will be engaged
in its preparation all of tonight 1t will
undoubtedly arraign both the state and
national administration and condemn in
strong terms the Democratic reappor-
tionment of 1893.
This congressional district. the Sew
enth, will choose "A candidate to oppose
Congressman Bynum today. The candi-
date will be Hon. Charles L. Henry of
Madison county, who was the candidate
two years ago. Hon. Charles w. Fair
banks will preside and the nomination
will likely be made unanimously.