The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1894-08-01

] convention was held here today ana l..
V. Brookshire, the present congressman
from this district, was renominated by
reclamation.
1t was made a gala day for Covington.
! Preparation had been made by the COM
mittee and by citizens for a large gath
ering. but none had anticipated half the
| crowd that was here. The court room,
| a large hall with a seating capacity OF
| about fifteen hundred, was packed
| throughout the session Of the convention
| and hundreds were turred away. 1t is
estimated that the convention brought
| from 1900 to 1900 people to the city. The
city was decorated with flags and bunt-
! ing, and those who were unable to at
l tend the convention were entertained in
royal style by the citizens, who had pro-
| vided a band concert. The visitors were
| loud in their praise of the treatment re-
! ceived and went away expressing their
pleasure at having attended the conven-
ton well as at the result of the con-
! vention.
The nomination Of Mr. Brookshre Is
| looked upon as positive sign of success
| for the party in this district. The con-
ventiOn gave an opportunity for politi-
| clans to study the political color of the
| district. and it has been predicted by the
most conservative among those who are
| familiar with the situation that Mr..
| Brookshire will be elected by a majority
| of from 1900 to 1000.
Among the interested persons in at
| tendance upon the convention were
| James T.. Johnson of Parke county and
| George W. Ferris Of Vigo county, the
! two republican candidates for the con-
| gressionaI nomination. They were un-
| doubtedly on hand to gather campaign
material from the expected dissension in
the party in convention. They were.
| however, most beautifully disappointed.
| as the business before the convention
was carried OUT with perfect harmony.
The convention was called TO order by
Thomas J. ManS, district chairman, and
the permanent Organization resulted in
| the selection of Judge J. c. Briggs Of
| Sullivan as chairman and Dr. w. H.
| Gillian Of Parke county as secretary. All
| the democratic editors Of the district
| were also chosen to assist the secretary.
| Judge Briggs came to the convention
| as a delegate and had no idea Of being
| called upon TO act as chairman. He was
| therefore, taken by surprise, but ac-
| Cepted gracefully and in a neat and time
| ~ ADDRESS touched upon the issues of the
| day. He regarded the tariff question as
| a thing which was greatly misunderstood
| and hoped that by the time the cam
| palgn was over every voter would I'M
| derStand it well enough 10 know inst
| where to place any blame which might
| be due on account Of existing tariff laws.
! He stated that the tariff legislation
| which is assigned as the cause of the
| present and past financial stringency and
| hard times was in existence before the
democratic party was in power and that
| the party could not be held responsible
| for it. Any reform which the party
| might now be able 10 make would there
! fore be just that much more than could
| be hoped for from the party which LEGAL
| lied the Mckinley bill. Judge Briggs
| reviewed the work done by the present
| congress and made some prophecies as
| TO the future. He thought that by the
| time the campaign was fairly on there
| will be no cause for complaint at the
| failure Of the party TO fulfill its pledges
! TO the people.
The remarks Of the chairman were re-
| ceived with a prolonged applause and
| when he again stepped forward on the
| platform and announced that the next
| thing in order was the nomination of
| candidate for congress from the Eighth
| district and the name of +. Y. Brook
| shire was presented, the applause was
| deafening. Cheers followed cheers They
| told how the convention would vote be-
| fore it became apparent that there were
| to be no other candidates for the nOmin-
! alton This was the fact, however and
| the present congressman was heartily
| Endorsed by receiving the nomination by
| reclamation.
| something like order the following letter
| from Mr.. Brookshire was read:
MIR. BroOkShirc's Letter.
| Gentlemen Of the Convention-Permt me
very earnestly 10 thank you, and through
| you. that vast army of democrats whom
| you have the honor TO represent. for the
uniform kindness and friendly and high con-
sideration which you and they have always
! shown me your candidate for congress
II IS with real regret that I forego the
pleasure of being present in this convention.
| for all know how inadequately we can
express our feelings Of gratitude on paper.
But, slrs. let me assure you that / have no
| higher ambition than to serve faithfully and
well the people whom / now have the honor
TO represent, and 70 return 10 them, when
they choose TO have me do So, the high and
honorable Official trust reposed in me with
| out blot or blemish.
knowing the condition of the public BUSH
ness, as you do through the press, it would
you that now would hardly be an opportune
time for me TO leave my post of duty at
the capitol Several OF the large approprla-
ton bills are now being returned 10 the
house from the senate for further consider
alton, and should not be astonished if the
Due to sickness and other reasons We may
find IL difficult 10 procure a quorum in the
committee on appropriations. of which / am
a. member and, Furthermore, II might be
very important indeed for our party to
have our democratic representatives gen.
orally present this week. L judge this is
sufficient explanation of the reasons which
impel me to remain at the capitol
| However, If you make me your candi-
date, and ! am returned to congress,
promise. / have done in the past TO ap-
| ply whatever ability / possess to faith
full and painstaking discharge of the duties
Of the trust; and when my legislative duties
| are ended at the capitol for this session
| L propose to return home at once and to
make a thorough canvass of our district
for my party and for the nominee of this
conven ton. Our party has done well in
the face Of great difficulties ] think that
| within the next twenty days will have
| rid the statutes of our country Of some OF
acted by any political party in this coun-
| try. When we have passed a tariff bill at
! this session, which reduces the tariff taxes
! upon the common necessarieS of life used
by the masses of our people and the poor,
to a point which leaves but little or no
taxes upon the common necessaries of life,
| we Will have certainly done an important
work. And, moreover. when we have lifted
| over S3000O,0OO of burdensome taxation from
| the shoulders of the common people and
| placed il on the incomes of wealthy indi-
Viduals and corporations we certainly will
have taken a most important step indeed.
The value of this legislation can only be
intensity of the opposition to it's enactment
into law. You have observed the demo-
cratic party. through its representa- ives in
| con resS, during the past year waging the
most terrific and difficult fight against
monopollstic greed and organized wealth