The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-10-18
THE TRUE BLUE MEET
REPUBLICANS FROM ALL PARTS OF
THE STATE IN CONFERENCE.
General Love Feast to BE Held Nov. 20
-Expressions from Many
on the Present Sftuation.


House were rowde yesterday with Re-
publicans. a great many of them having
familiar faces to those who have watched
such proceedings I'm the past. State Chair
man Gowdy and Secretary Seeds mingled
among the arrivals and extended them a
welcome. The occasion being a meeting
of the State committee and the conference
having no specific object, the remote coun-
ties We're not as largely represented as
they Will be at the formal conference or
dered to be called for the 10Th OF next
month The attendance. however. was
quite satisfactory in every particular and
q spirit of victory was shown. The State
committee will be reorganized in January,
as usual.
Among the Republicans present were Rep
resentatives Hardy. of the Second district;
Watson, of the Fourth; FNaris. of the
Eighth; Steele, of the Eleventh district,
and Royse, of the Thirteenth district Mr..
Henry, of the Seventh district, was de-
tanned at home by the unexpected delay in
finishing a trial in which he represents one
Of the parties. Among the candidates for
the Republican nomination for Governor
were Will Cumback, Theodore Shockney
and Charles f. Griffin. These were the pro-
nounced candidates present, Smiley N.
Chambers being detained in the defense
Of Schuyler c. Haughey in the federal
court. Among those seen about the MOTEL,
whose names are sometimes mentioned for
the nomination as Governor, were John X.
Gowdy. Daniel NJ. Ransdell. John l.. Grif-
fths, w. d. Owen and Senator L.. p. Newly,
of Knightstown. The list of other promi-
nent Republicans present included j. F.
Mcclure, ID. A. Coulter, w. II. Hart, Sena-
tors Wishard, Houghton, Shiveley, Nc
Cord and Self; Representatives Statesman,
Cardwill. Hamrick, Nicholson. Van Arsdel.
Willoughby and O. b. Davis, Attorney
general Ketcham. Secretary OF State Owen.
Treasurer of State Scholz, Auditor of State
Daily, Clerk of the Supreme Court Hess,
Union b. Hunt, NJ. C. CARRIER, A. Dickey,
M. w. Haskins, c.. C. Shirley, n. Flbeck,
George A. Osborn, C. f. Cowgirl, E. H.
Nebeker, w. S. Carpenter, George p. Hay
wood. w. w. Lambert. w. w. Canada, H.
r. Leonard, James E. McHenry, w. H.
Staley. James M. Feltz, L. H. Ravens, A.
E.. Nowlin, G. w. Cromer, w. D.. Frazer,
Ambrose Moore, Maj. j. b. Homan, a. NJ.
Grant, j. w. Fesler. John Wingate, Frank
M. Dice. Major Holstein, Ben Prather, l..
- 'o4hS LID WlSOu, W.. IL. ldylOT,
w. w. Milford, Frank Lawson, ]. b.
Glover, James A Wildman. George w.
Allen, Judge M~artindale, Joseph McPhee-
ters, w. w. Thornton. S. H. Spooner. John
Bowlus,. A. M. Higgins. A. c. Duddlesron,
Alex. Black, r. y. Oglesbee and others.
me conference was held in the Whist
Siun room, on the sixth floor. 1t was not
large enough TO admit all who wanted adj
mittance and many had to sit on tables. 1t
vas haif past 2 o'clock when Chairman
w called the meeting TO order, saying
mat the call had been sent out for the
members of the committee only, but 1t had
been understood that Republicans generally
would be welcome. He was glad, ne said,
welcome of the committee to its guests. On
behalf of the committee he would, he said,
turn the meeting over to those present, only
taking time to say that the two questions
before the committee were as TO the time
for reorganization and as to whether the
state committee should call a general He
publican conference for some date i'm No.
vember. He said that great good had come
of such conferences in the past and that
they had proved to be the starting point
for a marshaling of lines. Mr.. Gowdy
man. Will Cumhack at once nominated Mr..
Gowdy for this position, and before the
mover put the motion and it was adopted
unanimously. Mr.. Gowdy modestly made
several efforts to escape the duty, but he
merriment. Nj. c. CARRIER, of Madison, was
made secretary Of the meeting.
TIME OF REORGANIZATION.
In order, he said, 10 give the meeting a
point for consideration, Judge Cardwill, of
New Albany, moved that it be the sense of
the meeting that the committee be directed
to take such steps as should bring about
the biennial reorganization of the State
committee on the second Tuesday of Decem-
Der. This motion was seconded by Will
Cumback.
Ex-senator Graham, of Noblesville, took
the floor to discuss the proposition and then
offered a resolution calling for cutting off
some Of the numerous district conventions.
which, under the present plan, are neces-
selecting a district chairman, then one for
nominating the member of Congress, and
next. in such years as lSs6-presidential
years-a third convention is necessary TO Sc
lect delegates to the national convention.
This. he said, entails a large expense and
considerable trouble. He thought economy
would dictate a change so that the State
committee could be elected by the delegates
that attend the State convention, meeting IN
district conventions at that time at the
place of the convention.
W.. II. Hart made the point mere that the
reorganization of the would be
deferred until next summer by his plan.
There was considerable discussion about it,
in which Mr. Graham made the statement
that the plan he proposed is the one in
vogue in his native State of Pennsylvania
anu WIS - IL" N-'1s ~
said, would undoubtedly be- the next national
chairman. This Information caused more
to say: -
'If Quay favors 1t, that settles it with
me- the tone being adverse, and when ore
|, speaker said that the Pennsylvania Repub.
leans are not in a position to direct how
the Indiana Republicans shall conduct their
| campaigns, the sentiment met with ap-
plause.
on the call for remarks from the Re-
| publicans present, Mr.. Willoughby, a mem
Der of the late Legislature. said that the
committee should be reorganized as soon as
! possible and go TO work. He declared tina
the election of district chairnien. who make
up the State committee, should rest upon
the fitness OF those who are candidates
rather than upon a trade OF support FOL
other political honors. He. expressed the
opinion that the Nicholson law mad caused
voted for the Republican ticket last year
| and that it would require harder work tc
| elect the ticket this year than last.
There being no other ready to ak al
this time, the motion made by Judge Card
will was taken I'D and passed. A motor
was then made authorizing the state com
mittee TO call a meeting Of the Republican,
in a conference and love feast, to be held
in this city in November. This motion was
adopted Immediately.
THE Latte CITY ELECTION.
Representative statesman, OF Peru. spoke
| briefly. referring facetiously to the recent
Indianapolis election as a cataclysm. or ar
incident. he did not know which. He would
like TO have som of the local Republicans
explain. He expressed regret that the cleo.
ton had gone as 1T did. but he thought the