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a course that. with the general fear of a
violent readjustment of the country s
business to a free trade basis. has in
creased the national debt. has plunged the
country into the most disastrous business
depression of its history has closed large
numbers OF banks and factories throughout
the country, has thrown an unprecedented
number of American citizens out of en-
pioyment, has compelled thousands Of able
bodied and industrious men to humiliate
themselves by asking for charity and has
filled our broad land with free soup houses
and food markets.
We believe in a currency composed of
gold, silver and paper readily convertible
at a fixed standard of value and entirely
under the national control; and we favor
the imposition of increased tariff duties
upon the imports from all foreign countries
which oppose the coinage of silver upon
basis TO be determined by an interna tional
congress for such purpose. We denounce
the avowe1 purpose of the democratic
party 10 restore the era of wildcat
money.
We believe in a liberal construction Of
our pension laws, and we condemn the UNI
just policy of the present administra ton
in depriving eX-sodiers of their pensions
without a hearing. a policy intended to
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cast odium uDon loyalty and patriotism.
We believe II TO be the duty of the state,
as well as the nation, 10 make suitable
provision for the care and maintenance
of all INDECENT soldiers, their wives and
widows; We therefore. favor the tablish-
ment by the state OF suitable soldiers
home for the reception of such soldiers,
their wives and widows. may be over
taken by adversely.
we demand a rigid enforcement of all
existing immigration laws by the national
government, and demand such further leg
institutions against the influx Of The Grim
inal and vicious classes.
We denounce the unpatriotic action of
the Cleveland administration in hauling
down the American flag at Hawaii and
condemn the arrogant assumption of power
displayed in the effort to restore a tyran-
nical queen over a free people who had
thrown off the yoke of desDotism.
We condemn the outrageous bargain and
sale of federal patronage by the Cleveland
administration in its unbsushing efforts TO
uSurp the prerOgatives of the legislative
branch Of the government, TO enforce IA
vorite measures through congress and COM
pei the confirmation Of presidential appoint
ments by the senate.
We condemn the reckless and ex-
travagant administration of the financial
affairs of this state whereby the people
are subjected to unjust and unnecessary
burdens Of taxation, by an increased as
sessment of property and an increased
rate of taxation and by a multiplication
Of offices 70 be supported by the tax
we beive that the benevolent. educa-
tional and correctional institutions of the
state should be placed under non-partisan
control.
We believe in such legislation. state and
national. as will protect the lives and
limbs of employees OF railroads, mines and
factories.
We condemn the policy steadily pursued
by the democratic legislatures of Indiana,
in so gerrymandering the state to deny
the people a fair representation Of their
views in the state legislature and national
congress, thus imperiling the functions Of
our institutions
AS soon as he had finished reading
the resolution Mr.. Hubben moved the
previous question in order 10 shut Oft
debate, although there was little prospect
Of any speech-malSing on the glittering
generalities embodied in the resolutions.
The motion carried. however and the
resolutions were adopted.
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TREASURER OF STATE.
f. j. SchOIz Captures the Nomination
First Ballot.

The following were announced as can
didates for treasurer: F. ]. Scholz, Van
derburg; Leonard Wild, Hamilton, and
Leopold Levy, Huntington. When
Scholz's friends made the boast that he
would go into the convention a sure
winner they were not in error in their
reckoning. He had his forces well in
hand and captured the full vote of coun-
ty after county as the roll proceeded
Marion gave him II, against A for Levy
and - for Wild.
During the taking of the ballot one of
Levy's supporters and a Scholz delegate
became involved in an alteration in
the rear Of the hall that came near re-
sulting in blows. The Scholz delega te
called Levy an uncomplimentary name
which the latter's admirer resented.
They were separated by mutual friends
with great difficulty. Scholz was nom
mated on the first ballot, the result be-
ing as follows:
soCIolN .--'.....-. .-.--..-. 800 Is
W Iiu sss.'..ss's ..s..ss.............. OF Is
Levy ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 5O0 1-3
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Second Ballot.
How Ketchnm Won.

The nomination of Ketcham for attor-
general was triumph Of the law
yers Of the state. Remarks TO the effect
that IF Ketcham is nominated the bar
will do it," could be heard on all sides
in the preliminary contest His friends
fought it out on this line. IF you ara
in earnest and desire a lawyer Ketcham
is the man" was dinned into the ears
of delegates day and night
1t was no secret that the News, father
and son, were bitterly hostile TO his nom
ination. In fact TayiOr's friends de-
clared that if nominated the Journal
would openly antagOnize Ketcham.
Prominent lawyers never before seen
on the floor Of a convention were there
in his interest and fought hard for him,
and there is no doubt that they We're the
ones who encompassed his nomination.
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Third Ballot.

A third ballot was begun amid much
confusion. The delegates had now been
in their seats from five to six hours and
were becoming restless and uneasy, and
it was with great difficulty that order
was maintained so that it was possible
to hear the vote as it was called by the
stentorian voice Of Charley Tariton The
vote was begun, however, and showed
only slight changes from the former
ballot.
Spectators in the galleries also con-
tributed to the confusion by leaving the
hall in large numbers. They had come
to the conclusion that the convention
would last for two or three days, and
realizing that the same food for thought
would be served for hours and feeling
that they were nos missing much, had
stampeded. Their going and coming be-
came periodical with the beginning of
a call for a ballot.
After the call of Johnson county, w.
L. Dunlap rose and. in spite Of the eff
forts of the chairman to down him.
Y ithdreR The ,ame OF John w. CoOns
This action threw the convention into
commissions and filled the aisles with n
raving, bowling mob who pushed and
showed each other about and yelled all
the while at the top of their lung power.
Rhody Shiel again distinguished him
self at this time. Mr. Dunlap had first
spoken from the rear OF the nan ana,
fearing that some of the delegates might
not have heard the withdrawal Of the
name of Coons, he again mounted a
chair. this time in the .neighborhood Of
the Marion county delegation, and at
tempted TO speak. Rhody made a dive
for him, with what intent no one knows
and was only restrained by the efforts of
a dozen delegates. II was at this time
that pandemonium and the Daily peo-
pie reigned supreme ana almost sue
ceeded in stampeding the convention.
With much difficulty and many bois-
ferrous Interruptions the balloting was
continued and the third ballot was final
ly announced as follows:
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HARRIsON's SPEECH.
THE Ex-President Is Given n Rousing
Reception.

Just as the applause over the speech
of the venerable gentleman of Terre
Haute subsidized ex-President Harrison
appeared at the rear of the platform.
In an instant the entire convention was
on its feet and the very rafters Of the
building trembled again and again with
the wild yell that went up from 5000
shroats. Flags and banners were torn
from their fastenings and waved madIy
IN the air.
The fair sex in the corner Of the east
gallery became imbued with the conta-
lgious enthusiasm and hundreds of i'm
maculate hankerchiefs fiuttered every
where One stylishly dressed young
lady became so enthusiastic that she es-
,sayed to emulate the actions Of the
sterner sex and send her headgear on a
>skyward journey. She was restrained
from doing so with great difficulty by
a less enthusiastic friend. The demon
etration that greeted the appearance of
the little ex-president lasted for several
minutes, quiet only being restored when
Chairman Thompson turned and. with a
wave Of his hand, invited the cause of
all this noise to the front.
When Mr.. Harrison stepped TO the
edge Of the platform and gazed over the
sea or faces decided Improvement was
noticeable in his appearance. There was
q rudy glow on his usually pallid face,
indicating that his recent trip to the
SaluDriOuS climate OF California had
proved beneficial. His voice was very
clear and his enunciation quite distinct.
IL was plain to be seen that he was ad-
dressing a Harrison gathering. His
speech was listened to throughout with
rapt attention, and he was frequently
Interrupted by prolonged applause, the
demonstration being most pronounced
when he gave the convention TO under
stand that he would be at the party
service during the coming campaign.
His reference to the Infamous gerry
mander" was also received with tumultu-
Gus applause. The ex-president said:
Mr. HarrisOn's Speech
Mr.. President-Aly venerable and honred
friend, / congratulate you. I congratulate
the republicans Of Indiana that you are
permitted again. on This hopeful day. 10
preside over a gathering of the republicans
Of this great state. (Applause.) You have
battled for the principles Of the party for
many years: you have been the able,
dauntless champion Of those great princi-
pies which called the party into existence,
and which have won for it 50 often and
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ATTORNEY-GENERAL.
w. a. Ketcham Nominated After the
Hottest Fight of the Day.

The candidates for announcement
were announced as follows: Robert 7
Loveland of Peru. John W. Lovett of
Anderson. William NJ. Taylor of Indian
apolis, Thomas Hanna of INDIANAPOLIS
and w. A. Ketcham of Indianapolis
Everything went lovely until Marion
county was reached Gen. Foster. who
acted as spokesman. announced the vote
as follows: Lovett. 2; Hanna, 4;
Ketcham, Sc Taylor. &C.
The vote was challenged by John B.
Cockrum, who explained that Bright
wood had voted one vote more than il
was entitled to. Ross Hawkins called
a point of order which he failed. how
ever. to explain, and then Mr. Cockrum
withdrew his challenge. This left As
sistant Chairman Sayre in a predica-
ment. He ordered the roll-caH to con-
tinue. but was informed that the vote
would have to be corrected. He was
about TO have the names of the delegates
called when Mr.. Taylor came to the
rescue by having one vote taken from
him. This was a fOxey move for pop
ularity on the part of Little Willie"
and had a good effect He received a
big hand" and the roll-call went on
The vote was as follows.
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The third ballot resulted as follows
Fourth Ballot.

The convention was in a state Of tur-
moil after the announcement of the third
ballot and electioneering was in order on
all sides. There was a long wait after
the result had been announced-a wait
in which it was hoped some of the weak
er candidate would withdraw and throw
their strength where it would do some
good. but the hope was never realized,
even the candidate who received but four
votes hanging on to a forlorn hope. The
fourth ballot was therefore taken and
,os,,ltad
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Harvey was a vote thrown away. he
gracefully withdrew his name from be-
fore the convention, or, 10 be more exact.
he did not allow it 10 come before the
convention. as the names of the candi-
dates had not yet been read by the sec
rotary. The following names went be-
fore the convention: Robert A. Brown
of Franklin, w. r. McClelland of Dan
VILE o. NJ. Tichenor of Princeton, II.
B Tuthill of Michigan City, Oliver p.
Ensley of Auburn, Alex Hess of
Wabash. r. A. Black of Greenfield.
The first ballot was close, the vote be-
ing distributed among so many candi-
dates. The result was az follows:
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Fourth DnI!ot.

In the interim between ballots Mr.
Wilson withdrew from the race. With
Coons withdrawn during the previous
ballot and with Liggett dropped for
want of support there, We're but three
candidates. They were Richey, Daily
and Hauck. Allen county, which had
continued solid for Wilson up TO this
time, now cast its thirty-seven votes for
Hauck. Jefferson county also voted
solidly for Hauck. as did Knox. Madison
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fering under We will do So There is
no doubt Of It. There is only one ques-
ton. We will be surprised TO see so many
democratic voters silently and secretly
cast votes for our ticket.
One word more. j want to express the
hope that in the grand contest IN the
future you will adhere to the right. May
God give you strength to do right May
He provide so that the pillars, planted
deeply in American soil, shall never be
disturbed again.
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AUDITOR OF STATE.
After n Prolonged Battle 4. c. Daily
Gets the Nomination.

The convention was called to order
promptly at 10 o'clock and yet it was
As before a nominee for secretary Of
state had been secured and the names Of
candidates for the nomination of auditor
were announced They were: Webster
S. Richey Of Muncie, John w Coons Of
Indianapolis, A c. Daily of Lebanon. w.
w Hauck of Terre Haute, w. II. Lig-
gett Of Columbia City and G. w. Wilson
of FIT. Wayne. The first ballot resulted
a follows
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SECOND for Clerk.

The second ballot for clerk Of the su-
preme court was taken without any I'M
usual occurrence. There was much de-
lay occasioned by the senseless idea of
delegates that they must yell louder than
other delegates when a favorite candi-
date received a large vote Hendricks
county deserted it's candidate on this
ballot and went for Brown and Ensley.
The vote was as follows:
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JUDGE. FIRST DISTRICT.
PandemOnium Retgns Throughout the
CaII-,Jordan Nominated.

The candidates for judge Of the SUI
preme court, First district. were s d.
Coffey Of Clay and j. II. Jordan of Nor
gan. When the call of the roll was COM
pleted the secretaries were at work on
the tally sheets for an unusually length
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SUPREME COURT REPORTER.
Long Struggle = Alexander Hess
Nominated on the sixth.

The contest for clerk of the supreme
court was opened by the withdrawal of
George w. Harvey of Indianapolis. He
realized that after the nomination of Mr..
Ketcham as the candidate for attorney
general his chance for nomination. was
exceedingly slim. and not wishing to test
the loyalty Of his county, which could
not now help feeling that vote for
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FoURTR DISTRICT.
L. j. Monks Secures the Nomination on
Second Ballot.

The names Of the candidates for judge
of the supreme court for the Fourth dis
trict were read at 2:4O o'clock a. m. at
a time when, had 1t not been for the
intense excitement over the decision Of
the vote for the First district,
many a delegate who is ac-
customed to give himself into the
keeping Of the mythical Morpheus, and
who doubtless rose before the ROSTERS
had announced the coming Of the day
Of the republican convention, would have
been doing comfortably in the cramped
quarters afforded them in the convention
hall. As il was they We're decidedly
awake and responded briskly 20
the secretarys call. The candi-
Castle, L. J. Monks Of Winchester and
D. W. Comstock Of Richmond.
Before the result Of the ballot was
commenced a resolution adopting the
eagle as the emblem of the party was
passed.
The result of the ballot was as fol-
lows:
MONKS ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS fSS Is
Comstock ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. Az 1-3
Second Ballot.
Crawford county delegates shook the
dust of the convention from their sun
day shoes between the acts and left no
r=present native behind TO tell the tale.
They were passed in the roll-call. The
ballot was as follows:
Monks ...... NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. 926
Forkner -.-... ........--............. S45
Comstock ...... ................ 422
1t was 1856 O'Clock when L. J. Monks
of Winchester was declared the nOmi-
nee. The mob then dispersed after
seventeen and one-half hours Of con-
tinuous session.
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Second for Acknowledgement.

When the call of the roll on the sec
end ballot had been completed Wander
burg delegate, who had the air of hun
CRY and weary man. climbed upon a
chair and moved an adjournment of the
convention until o'clock. 1t was then
6. His mOtinon was received with cat
calls and shouts of derisiOn, and when
finally put to a vote was defeated by a
perfect storm Of noes" The result of
the ballot showed that only two people
We're in the race to any extent, and they
We're w. A. Ketcham and Billy Taylor.
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Fifth Ballot.

Just before the call of the roll on the
fifth ballot began the names of Ensley
and Tichenor were withdrawn. While
this ballot was in progress the confusion
became so great that the chairman called
the attention of the convention 10 the
fact that it had been in continuous ses-
sion for thirteen hours cit being then
II o'clock. and that unless better order
was preserved daylight would find it
still plodding along. The ballot resulted
as follows:
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Mr.. Hauck moved that the nomina ton
of Mr.. Daily be made unanimous The
motion was seconded by Mr.. Richey and
carried with a whocp
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THE PLATFORM.
1t studiousIy Avoids the A. II. a. and
Civil Service.

At the conclusion of HarrisOn's speech
the report of the committee on creden-
tials was read. As was generally ex-
pected. the Metzger-Hammer delegates
got the worst Of il In the Tenth ward
contest, the crowd on Nose McLain's
slate being seated through the influence
Of Merrill Moores, chairman of the
county committee. The report of the
committee was adopted without opposi-
ton, and that Of the committee on resO-
buttons called for 1t will be seen that
not single one of the three questions
that. promised to cause a monkey-and-
parrot time In the convention are touched
upon, viz. the A. =. A liquor traffic
and civil service. The resolutions were
read by the chairman Of the committee,
ex-senator Hubbell Of Elkhart. The
platform is as follows
The Platform.
We. the republicans OF Indiana, in dele
gate convention assembled reafirm our
faith in the progressive principles of the
republican party. We believe its policies.
past and present, best calculated 10 pro-
mote the happiness and prosperity of the
The administration OF President Harri-
son and the congressional legislation Of
that period were wise. pure and patriotic,
tween the home and foreign policies of
that administration and the present
travesty on government inflicted upon the
American people.
We believe in the republican doctrine Of
protection and reciprocity. which furnishes
a home market for the products of our
factories and our farms and protects the
American laborer against the competition
OF the pauper labor OF Europe. We de-
nounce the unwise and upartiotic action Of
the democratic party In attempting 10 elm
mate the reciprocity principle from our
eign market 70 the products Of American
farms and depressing agricultural interests.
We denounce the present attempt of a
democratic congress 70 overthrow and
destroy the American Industrial system,
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gave her thirty-six votes to Daily. Ma
rion county gave Heuck ninety, Daily
thirty-five and Richey five. A large
number of counties voted solidly on this
ballot, the result of which was as fol-
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down TO four. The final result showed
Owen gamer over the second ballot by
101 votes; Watson gained seventy-nine
votes: Jones lost thirty; Sulzer lost
The vote was officially announced as
follows:
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Third Ballot.

The chairman had great difficulty in
securing order for the beginning of the
call of the third ballot. 1t started off
with the same vote Of Adams county as
cast on the frse and second ballots.
II was apparent that Owen and Wat
son We're securing the gains. and that
Sulzer was falling behind. Marion
county gave Owen sixty-nine and Wat
son forty-eight votes, and the original
vote Of twenty-three for Sulzer was cast