The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-08-23
Judge Crumpacker Ran Good Second
and Was OH the Committee That
Notified His Opponent.
HOLMAN is AGAIN WINNER
Nominated i'm the Fourth at the
Cost of Party Harmony.
The Old Man Handled Without Gloves
by Douglass Morris, Who Stood for
the Young Democracy.
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LOGANSPORT, Ind, Aug. 22.--The Re
publicans of the Tenth congressional dis
trict held their third convention of the sea-
son here to-day and nominated DIR. Jethro
\. Hatch, of Newton county, on the elev-
enth ballot the vote standing: Hatch, SO;
Crumpacker, 20; SpangIer, r. Number of
delegates, 1S4; necessary to nominate, SO.
Resolutions indorsing party principles
were passed. No contests were reported
when the convention met and it proceeded
Immediately to business. Judge Hammond,
of Rensselaer,, was made chairman, and
Colonel Pratt. of this city, secretary, the
Republican editors of the district acting as
assistant secretaries. Nomina ting speeches
were dispensed with, and the vote of coun-
ties, instead of being orally announced by
county chairmen. was handed to the sec
retary and by him announced to the con-
vention. After the ballot of all counties
had been taken, this being done to prevent
stampeding, DR.. Hatch, of Newton county;
Judge CTumpacker, of Porter county;
Frank Swigart and Weldon Webster. OF
Cass county, Arson Waicott, of White
county; Judge Spangler, of Pulaski county;
Ralph w. Marshall, of Jasper county, and
James H. Bibler, of Fulton county. were
found to be candidates.
After the seventh ballot all but Hatch,
Crumpacker and Spangler withdrew.
Crumpacker led on the first ballot, having
the solid vote of Lake and Porter counties,
while the remaining counties paid compli-
ments to respective aspirants. On the sec
ond ballot Hatch gained the lead and re-
tained it until the ninth ballot, when he
was tied by Crumpacker, each having 81
hal
Hatch getting within two votes of ma
jority on each.
DR.. Hatch owes his nomination to the
desire for harmony, his candidacy being in
dorSed by the center and southern sections
of the district Judge Crumpacker was op-
posed on account of his prominence with
the element that bolted the regular con-
vention on May a. The first convention as
semled at Hammond, May "a, and, after a
stormy session in which the report of the
committee on credentials, dividing the dele
sasiOn of Lake county equally between
Lands and Johnston adopted, nomi-
mated Charles B. Lands, OF Delphi The
congressional primaries in Lake county
had been held by mass convention at
Crown Point and the Lands men at Ham,
mond, unable 10 participate, being deprived
of their special train. They accordingly
sembed at Hammond and selected set of
Lands delegates, who contested the seats
Point. The Johnston men boited the con-
VentiOn when the report of the committee
on credentials was adopted and, June
IL, held q second convention and placed
Johnston in nOmlnatino. fractional strife
then ran high, resulting in the withdrawal
OF both Lands and Johnston and to-day's
convention.
No effort was made to draw old lines in
the last primaries ana delegates chosen
were demanding harmony before every
thing else. Lake and Porter counties were
settled on voting for Crumpacker as long
as he had his strength, and then to sup
port A. f. Knots. of Hammond, but the
latter's name was not presented.
The nomination of DR.. Hatch recognizes
Newton county for the first time. Judge
Crumpacker, Mr. Marshall and Judge
nominee to the hall and in the interim
Patrick O'Donnell, OF Carroll county, made
a rousing speech. During Mr.. O'DonnelFs
speech the committee entered the hall car
rying DIR. Hatch on their shoulders. The
nominee accepted the nomination in a few
words, pledglng himself to the party of
all issues. Charles b. Lands, the nominee
of the first convention, was called and
made rafting speech, pledging constant
service 10 the party and evoking great
tend
DIR. Hatch was born in Chenango county.
New York, June Is, 1881, and, when eleven
years old, moved with his parents to Sugar
Grove. Cane county. illinois, In 1860 he
graduated from RuSh Medical College and
engaged in the practice of medicine at
Kentland, his present home In 1862 he en-
listed as surgeon of the Thirty-siXth Illi-
nois and served three years. After the
war he resumed his practice in Kentland
and in 1872 was elected TO the Legislature
being defeated for reelection in 1874 He
was alternate delegate to the national Re-
publican convention of 1888 that nominated
Benjamin Harrison. He has always been q
hard party worker, has a large practice
and Will make a strong race. To-days con-
vention is the last chapter in the factional
history of the district and the ranks are
now solid for the nominee.