The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-05-26
The Johnston Delegates Hold Meeting
at Valparaiso and File Protest
with Chairman Harley.
NEW CONVENTION DEMANDED
If 1t Is Refused Judge Johnston
May Run as an Independent.
Concessions Offered OH Thursday by the
Lands Men Declined Reception
of Mr.. Lands at His Home.

Special to the indianapolis Journal.
VALPARAISO. Ind. May 25.-Represent-
atives of the delegates from every county
In the district, excepting Carroll, who with
drew from the convention yesterday at
Hammond. held a meeting at Crown Point
to-day and prepared the following protest
and appeal TO the cl airrnan of the Repub-
lican congressional ommittee. which will
be forwarded to him rom each delegation
ITO the Hon. Charlie Harley, Chairman of
the Republican &C gressional c, mmittee
State of Indiana:
1.-The undersigned delegates to the Repub-
acan congressional convention for ,ne Ientn
specially state that Lake county was en-
titled to a representation In that convention
choosing such delegates a Republican mass
convention was held at Crown Point on
May u Said Crown Point convention was
duly called by the county central commit
tee. was duly advertised, and was the
largest county convention ever held in Lake
county. The Republicans of the county
generally acouiesced in the convention and
participated therein. The delegates were
properly appointed and elected by town.
ships. and the thirty delegates chosen at
such convention were the legal representa-
tives of the Republicans of Lake county to
the Hammond convention. On May ~
Hammond, without any authority whatever
and without notice to the Republican voters
OF Lake county. and went through the
Formally of selecting thirty delegates to
represent the Republicans of the county.
AT the Hammond convention the delegates
were chosen for the purpose of contesting
the seats of the regularly elected delegates
with the intention and design of preventing
said county from having a voice In the o.
and TO enable the minority of
that convention to control its organiza-
ton. The pretended delegates SO selected
at Hammond prosecuted their contest before
the congressional convention, and Lake
county was denied participation in its or
ganization, the minority of the duly elected
delegates 10 the Hammond convention or
ganiZed that convention and arbitrarily,
and without semblance of right or pretense
of justice, unseated the thirty regular
delegates. chosen properly, at the Crown
Point convention, and seated the contest
ants. none of whom were present claim
ing the right to sit as delegates, except
proceeding was arbitrary and despotic and
resulted in the Acknowledgement of the Re
publicans of Lake county. There existed no
just or equitable cause of contest but the
action of the convention in seating the con-
testants was ha i for the purpose OF placing
the convention In control of minority of
the legal delegates Honest representation
and equal rights are the cardinal principles
of Republicanism, and the unseating of the
Te th should was The
organization of the Hammond convention
was such that IL did, not honestly repre-
sent the Republicans of the district, and it's
work ought not to be Endorsed as such.
We protest, therefore, against the organi-
cation and work of said convention, and
appeal TO you as chairman of the congress
sional committee to provide for the calling
of another convention, at which the Re-
publican voters of the district may be hon.
estly and fairly represented.
The foregoing represents the sentiments
of all the delegates, each of whom will sign
a protest against recognizing the conven-
ton held by the Lands last night.
l.1Il .sx~I,<
at East Chicago, Hobart and Lowell. Lake
county, to protest against the action of
the convention in DISTINGUISHING Lake coun-
ty by unseatng her delegates. Next week
meetings will be held throughout Lake and
Porter counties for the same purpose
Judge Johnston has received more than
twenty kilograms from prominent Repub-
lcans in this district and other parts of
the State urging him to stand for that
which is rightly his, and if justice and
new convention is refused. to stand as an
independent candidate, and pledging him
their support.