The Indianapolis journal., 1894-03-16

announcement there were loud calls for the
| failed TO respond TO repeated calls, how
ever, and the general presumption was that
the subscription was mythical Tellers were
| then appointed to so through the conven-
| ton and collect the pledges for 81 or over.
| The total amount raised was $574.
| Helen Cougar was then introduced to the
| convention and presented to Eli Ritter
| floral offering which the women delegates
had decided, at a noon meeting. TO give,
| the Stehlin case. Mr.. Ritter was seated
| upon the stage and was called forward and
received the bouquet. which was tied with a
The white ribbon is the color adopted by
the Prohibiton party and the yellow was
Mrs j. r. Nichols was introduced and ad-
dressed the convention upon the alliance be-
| party. She said the Prohis should turn their
attention l to securing women as well as men
VINO will adhere to the party principles.
DOWN TO NOMINATIONS.
The convention then got down to the work
for which 1t was called and the call of the
convention by districts was begun for NOM
nations for Secretary of State. The Sec
ond district nominated Judge Sayler, the
Fourth district nominated Abraham Hunt
singer. of Mishawaka, but both these men
declined to accept The Eighth district then
nominated Culbertson, of Shelbyville, and
Samuel Sayler was nominated, but these
also declined to accept. d. N Fox, of Terre
Haute. and w. NJ. Taylor. of Dana, Yer
million county were the only men who did
not positively decline to accept. When Mr..
Taylor agreed 10 accept the nomination,
Fox, of Terre Haute, withdrew, and the
nomination was made by acclamation The
nominee was called TO the stage for
speech, and spoke briefly.
Nominations for State Auditor were then
called for. The names presented were Rev.
George w. Hagan, of Shelbyville and John
b. Ham, of Indianapolis. The convention
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call was made by districts. AT the call of
the Tenth district the name of Hagan was
withdrawn. Ham was nominated by ac-
Nominations for State Treasurer were
called for and the maine of Addison Hadley,
of Hendricks county, was placed before the
convention by the First district. Joseph r.
Dunlap, of Franklin. Johnson county, was
named by the Second district. There were
no further nominations and the convention
proceeded to a ballot which resulted as
follows: Hadley 42S votes and Dunlap III
votes. Mr. Hadley declared the nom-
inee Mr.. Hadley resides in a small town
in Hendricks county bearing his name. He
is the chief benefactor of a school at that
place called the Hadley Institute.
On the call for nominations for Attorney
general, Col. c. S. Darbison and Clarence
Kessinger. of Vincennes, Knox county, were
named. Col. Darbison emphatically de-
clined to allow his name to be used by the
convention and Clarence Kessinger was
nominated by acclamation, there being no
further nominations.
When calls for the nomination of Super
the sentiment of the convention was almost
| unanimous for the nomination of Prof: Z.
A DeVore, of Merom College, OF Sullivan
county. There were a few objections TO
making the nomination unanimous, but the
Chair overruled the objections and Prof.
DeYore was nominated by acclamation.
The name of Judge Land of Princeton,
was suggested for Clerk of the Supreme
Court but he declined to make the race
William NJ Ross OF Winchester, Randolph
county, being the only other name sug-
gested. he was unanimously declared the
choice of the convention.
AS the hour was growing late, nomina-
tions for the other offices were rushed
through William F. Little, of Shelbyville.
district for State Statistician and unani
mously declared the choice of the conven-
The Marion county delegation placed in
nomination for State Geologist Elwood
Kemp. of Terre Haute. There being no
| other name presented, Mr.. Kemp was unan-
| imously chosen as the nominee. Mr.. Kemp
| is a professor in the State Normal School
| at Terre Haute.
The chair on calling for nominations for
! judge of the Supreme Court for the First
district received no response except in re-
| without the district. The error at once
| being seen, and as there were no other
names presented, it was moved that the
nominations of judges for the Supreme
| Court for the First and Fourth districts
| be referred to the State executive commit
! tee, with the power to act in any manner
| to select the candidates for these offices.
| 4 vote of thanks was then extended to
| the city press for the manner in which the
| convention had been handled, and also to
| the courtesy extended TO the delegates by
the press. At this juncture Helen Cougar
| moved that the vote in regard TO the
| tariff plank of the platform be reconsidered
| and that the tariff resolution of
the National Protective Associa-
| ton be substituted for the tariff
plank of the national Prohibition party
platform. There much discussion over
| the offered motion. but finally the motion
was laid on the table. The members of
the W. c. T. L. who will be admitted to
| the sessions of the State executive commit
| tee were chosen as follows: Helen NJ.
| dale; Mrs. S. V. Wright. of Greensburg;
| Mrs. +. A. Potter, of this city, and Miss
| d. r. Nichols. The convention then dis
solved into a general social meeting, after
| which the delegates slowly made their way
| from the hall and the meeting was over