The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-05-24
WHERE THE SOCIALISTS FAILEp.
Lively Time at the Congressional
Observation-Disclosures East.

Lively Time at the Congressional
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES East.
The call had been issued for the dele
gates of the Seventh district to meet last
night at Z o'clock, in Superior Court room,
No. 2. to select one member each on the
following committees: On permanent or
ganizaton, rules and order of business; on
credentials; on platform and resolutions,
and to select member for the State CEN
trail committee. The meeting was also to
nominate the candidate for Representative
for the Seventh district. In addition to the
Populists there were those present who
have been recognized in the socialistic
movements in this city for years. There
were also others with socalistic. tendency,
but who are not so radical. The meeting
was set for o'clock, but it was not called
to order until nearly s o'clock
However, before this time d. F. Kennedy
and Philip Rappaport got into a hot dis
pute over a section of platform which the
local labor agitators have been working on
for weeks, and which they stated they
would attempt to storm through the
vention to-day. The section in dispute re-
lated to the idea of imposing a tax of $50
on every person immigrating to this coun-
try. Kennedy seemed TO desire the section
it. However. the rurnpus. which had at
tracted number of spectators and dele
gates, was abruptly closed by a rush of
delegates for their chairs, il being about
time the gavel fell.
The room was packed when the meeting
was called to order by T.. II. Fernandes,
chairman of the Seventh congressional
committee. The first thing in order was to
choose a permanent chairman, and Samuel
Walker, Of Hancock county, was selected.
After a welcoming speech it was seen that
ha aQQt Qz had no IF he aan %
the convention. Some shouted forth reso-
lutions while others climbed chairs
ana wanted ain 70 Do knSw what ia the convention
object of the convention to deal In national
issues, others believed that nothing but
State and local issues were in order, while
a few modest delegates rested in their
seats. II they had any, and watched the
course aa OF events vent At this moment II was
have seats and that some were mixed up
with the spectators in the rear of the
cred calmly surveying his brethren from
aloft on the gallery railing. After much
fussing and loud talking the delegates were
all assembled in the front rows of chairs.
About ten, however. could not secure
seats, and they remained standing during
the entire meeting. William Patterson
raised his voice above the din and said that
he did not believe the delegates had any
idea of who they intended to vote for as
the candidate for Representative. He
moved that the chair appoint a committee
of three on resolutions and to consider the
of the candidates for Representative for
an indefinite time. Much discussion fol-
lowed, and the motion was lost sight OF in
the confusion.
The convention soon after made UP its
regular committee appointments. John w.
Wales, of Hancock, was selected as the
member for the committee on permanent
organization and rules of order; Wilson
Corey, OF Madison county, chosen
as the member on the committee on Gre
dentials. ID. +. Kennedy, of this city, was
named as the member of the committee on
plause The labor agitators had been work
Ing to have one or their members on this
committee since the call of the State con-
vention, and the selection of Mr. Kennedy
was regarded as a great victory for them.
An attempt had been made to have r. Is.
Cummins. of this city. appointed as the
member on the committee on platform and
resolutions but the selection of Ken
nedy was satisfactory 10 him and his ele
ment he remained content with being
lected as the representative or the Seventh
district on the State central committee.
The point was then raised that probably
the credentials of the delegates were not
all right. The Chair appointed a commit
tee on credentials to investigate. and the
committee soon made it's report. The dele
ton by stating that Marion county was at
tempting 10 bulldoze its contemporaries.
Finally several delegates from Madison
and Hancock counties said they trusted in
the honesty of the committee creden-
tials, who favored the accepting OF all the
the delegates who were kicking to subside
In their seats.
Samuel Walker. of Hancock county, Will
Corey. OF Madison county. and Harri-
son OSborn, OF Marion county. Were chosen
the district congressional comm ~>ee. with