The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-05-11
WHERE ovERsTREET WON.


WHERE OvERSTREET WON.
The name of Fuller was withdrawn after
Brown county was called on the eleventh
ballot, Mr.. Overstreet having gained seven
votes In Bartholomew. 1t took five min
utes to call the convention to order, SO
lusty were the Overstreet and Case shouts.
1t was evident somebody had 10 be NOM
mated on this ballot. Cries went up for
Nat u. Hill, Of Monroe county. but that
gentleman jumped up and refused TO be-
come a candidate. Monroe county, how
ever, cast it's twenty votes for Mr.. Hill.
A gain Of one vote for Mr.. Overstreet from
Owen county nominated him. Brown coun-
ty wanted a chance to get in the Over
street band wagon, but the Chair ruled
that a county could not change the vote
after 1t had been cast. The vote of the
eleventh ballot on which Mr.. Over5treet
was nominated was as follows:
OVerstreet
case
RULER
Hill
Messrs. Case, BEEN and Fuller made
shert and cordial speeches indorsing the
motion to make Mr.. Overstreet's nompa-
ton unanimous. Captain BEEN explained
his candidacy. He did not know bis friends
intended TO propose his name and protest.
ed that his name should not go before the
convention. Some of his friends. however.
~ bAlh o8dAAAoN AC "ActAs tC ~
feated candidates enthusiastically declared
that they would be in the front rank in
the fight which would elect Mr.; Overstreet.
There were hundreds of cries for Mr..
Overstreet and he mounted the stage and
spoke. He felt that 1t was an honor In
deed to be nominated by such a large,
such a representative and enthusiastic con-
vention. He called attention 20 the needs
OF the hour. This is not so much a year
for huzzas as a fight for our homes" he
said. 9Th same old Republican party
comes before the people again with the
same old principles-the principles that
our w~orkingmen and to our homes"
After speaking briefly on the need Of a
solid financial basis for the country, and
OF the need of industrial reform, Mr.. Over
street concluded amid much applause. MIR.
Case also spoke, referring pathetically.
with a faded wartime letter as a text,
TO the insults offered the old soldiers by
Hoke Smith. Mr.. Case promised a ma
jority OF two hundred for Mr.. Overstreet
I'm Putnam county. At 2 o'clock the con-
MR.. OvERSTREETS RECORD.
Mr.. Overstreet. who is expected to be
elected Congressman next fall to succeed
George W.. Cooper in the Fifth district.
was born Dec. II. 1859, in Franklin, Johnson
county, where he now resides He is the
son of x-State Senator Overstreet. He at
tended the Franklin schools and Franklin
College, where he graduated with the degree
of master of arts. He read law in the Of
flee of Overstreet & Hunter. in Franklin,
and has been constantly in this Office with
the exception OF two years he served as
chief deputy for United States Marshal
Dunlap. Two years ago Mr.. Hunter. of
the law firm, died and Mr.. Overstreet sue
ceeded him. He has been in politics since
1884. serving on the city, county. congress
sional and State committees. He was pres
ident OF the Blaine Republican Club in 1884.
During the last two years he has been COM
mitteeman from the Fifth congressional
district. Despite the Democratic landslide
Of 1892 Mr.. Overstreet's district showed a
gain OF ~ninety-two Republican votes for the
head of the ticket over that of 1888. He was
the first 10 organize the Republicans OF
Brown county and so thoroughly did he do
this that the vote showed only a variance
of fourteen from the poll taken before the
election. Mr.. Overstreet has been very
strong as an organizer and Is justly popu-
lar. He is a clean man and possesses un-
usual ability for u young man. He is I'M
married. This is the first canvass he has
ever made for office.
The Fifth district was carried by Con-
gresham Cooper two years ago by Loss
plurality, the Republicans having steadily
cut down the majority In recent years.