The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-06-13
GAGGED THE DELEGATES.
Antis Squelched and Cooper Nominate
ed on the First Ballot.
] to the Indianapolis Journal.

Special TO the Indianapolis Journal.
COLUMBUS, Ind, June 12-The Demo-
cratic congressional convention for the Fifth
district is now a matter of history. 1t was
called in Crup Opera House, in this city,
at IL a. to-day. and was attended by 17e
delegates and large number of Democrats.
Hon. A. S. Collins. of Putnam county, was
chosen permanent chairman, and A j. Dep
boy, of the Columbus Herald, secretary The
only real surprise prior TO convention hour
was the action of the Brown county dele
cation. The delegates from that county
have been selected for some time, and at
the convention when they were named an
attempt was made to instruct for Cooper
Thomas Taggart, Cooper man, presiding,
declared the instructions carried when those
who were opposed to Cooper had no chance
to vote. In the convention to-day the
Brown county delegation refused TO vote
a unit. Cooper receiving but five out OF
the fourteen votes. the remainder going
to Judge Cunning When this vote was an
nounced there was trouble Thomas Tag
gart, rising held high in his hand the
resolution instructing the delegates of his
county for Cooper. II was some time be-
fore order was restored, but the chair was
forced to count five for Cooper and nine
for Cunning. Scarcely had this disturbance
subsided when another arose from the an
nouncement Of the vote in Bartholomew
county Webber Smith called the vote i'm
this county solid thirty-two for Cooper.
At this point Hon. c. j. Kollmeyer, prom
inent and well-known attorney of this city,
arose and said:
''I am Democrat I was selected as a
delegate TO this convention by one hundred
and twelve Democrats in my precinct and
uninstructed, and afterward ninety-six DEM
ocrats of Bartholomew county at what was
called a mass convention met in this
county and instructed the delegates TO this
convention 10 vote for Cooper. / have al
sl.V-
the majority shall rule, and will this con-
vention say TO me to-day that i shall not
have the right to cast my vote as please?'
quarter. but the gavel of the chairman went
down as he remarked. This vote will be
recorded as announced" Two other anti
Cooper delegates in this county remained
silent and took their medicine. The con-
vention then proceeded with its work and
Cooper received 123. Cunning, 26. and Burris.
q. Cooper then spoke for thirty minutes
and the convention indorsed Coopers acts
in Congress, Cleveland, the Chicago plat
form and the effort for an income tax.
Democrats VIII Not Support Him.
Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
MARTINSvILLE, Ind, June 12-George
W. Cooper's denomination for Congress to-
day at Columbus hailed with delight
by the Republicans here and severely con-
demned by many leading Democrats. A
fifty Democrats who Will not support
Cooper here
McCord Will Beat Jap Miller.
Special TO the indianapolis Journal
FRANKLIN, Ind, June 12.-The Repub-
licans of johnson and Morgan counties met
at this place to-day and nominated a cam
didate for joint senator. Morgan county
had six candidates. w. c. Banta A O.
Blankenship, VIM. McCord. a. ID. Rose
d. i. Smith and James Bishop. The dele
gates caucused and selected William Nc
Cord as the county's candidate. NJ. l.. Her.
bert, OF Edinburg, William Eldridge OF
Greenwood, w. c. Thompson and John TIL
son, OF Franklin, ere spoken or as possl-
BILE candidates. The Johrson county dele
gates slected William Eldridge as their
choice Morgan county cast her six votes
for McCord and Johnson county withdrew
the name OF Eldridge and cast her twen-
ty-one votes for McCord. making the nomi-
nation unanimous. :. Moore Surface, chair
man of the conYention William McCord,
the nominee; II. A. Brown and A. .. Blan-
kenship made short speeches Mr. McCord
IL an attorney OF Martinsville and v Q