The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-04-15
The Other Twelve Have Been In
Get the observation-disclosures.
STATE CONVENTION TO-DAY
THE GOVERNORS PRESIDENTIAL
CANDIDACY TO BE INDORsED.
An Interesting Struggle Probable
Delegates to BE Chosen I'm n Num-
ber of States To-Day.

LOUISVILLE, KY, April A.-The last of
the eleven district conventions in this State
were held to-day. OF the twenty-five district
delegates who will represent the State at
St. Louis. ten-from the Third, Fifth. Sixth,
Seventh and Ninth-are instructed for Nc
Kinley; ten-from the First. Second, Fourth.
Eighth and Eleventh-received straight
Bradley instructions; while two from the
Tenth were instructed for Bradley first and
Mckinley If the Governors name is dropped.
There will be contestne delegations from the
Third and Fifth districts, and, counting the
contestants in the districts, the Bradley men
claim a strength of sixteen district delegates
in the national convention.
To-day's conventions provoked some lively
contests, especially in the Ninth and Third
districts. In the latter gathering the anti
Bradley faction was led by DR.. w. G. Hun
ter. the Republican caucus nominee for
United States Senator before the last Legis-
lature. They organized the convention and
carried Mckinley Instructions. but the Brad
ley men say they were not fairly treated and
will make contest. A summary of to-day's
conventions follows:
Third district, at Bowling Green-National
delegates, DR.: w. G. Hunter, of Cumberland
county, and l.. A. Butler, OF Butler county
Instructed for Mckinley. Bradley men will
Fourth district, at Hodgenville-National
delegates. Col. j. b. Carlisle, of Marion, and
3. 3; Burton. of Breckenridge. Instructed
for Bradley. For Congress, John w. Lewis.
Eighth district. at Observation-Disclosures
delegates, John w. Yerkes, of Boyle, and j.
w. Caperton, of Madison. Instructed for
Bradley.
Ninth district, at Maysville-National dele
gates, John Z. Mccartney and Frank Coles.
Instructed for Mckinley. For Congress. sa-
Tenth district, at Winchester-Thomas Pra-
>tr, of Martin county, and Howard Wilson,
of Montgomery county. Instructed for Brad
Eleventh District, at London-John ID.
White, Of Clay county, and l.. i. Neat, of
Adair county, instructed for Bradley.
The State convention tomorrow will in
dorse the presidential candidacy of Governor
w. o. Bradley, but not without struggle.
The gathering, which will be called to order
in the Auditorium at p. m tomorrow,
promises to be very interesting-the degree
of interest depending upon the strength the
Mckinley, or properly, the anti-Bradley
leaders, will be able to muster. The Cover
nor and his friends will have control of the
organization from the start. The State GEN.
trail committee, which is favorable to Gov
ernor Bradley, met tonight and decided on
Judge T. ]. Morrow, of Somerset for tenn
porary chairman. The Judge is ex-depart-
VI. a
brother-in-law of Governor Bradley. The
convention will be called TO order by Chair
man Yerkes. of the State central committee.
and the fight will begin when nominations
Tor officers are called for. The anti Bradley
men will name candidate in opposition to
Judge Morrow, and will make their fight on
the line that the latter's selection indicates
a purpose TO force upon the convention a
cut-and-dried programme. The man men
toned most likely to lead their fight i'm the
convention is A. r. Burnam, elector for the
Eighth district, but he has not indicated a
willingness to accept the responsibility.
The Bradley men claim and the opposition
concede TO the fayorite son a majority of
the instructed delegates. The work of the
Governors supporters, who are effectively
using the argument of State pride, and the
Democratic encouragement his opponents
are receiving, Is expected 10 bring enough OF
the uninstructed delegates TO his support to
make a safe working majority. With the
organization secure the Bradley men may
pass upon the contests from Louisville and
jefferson county and from the Third district.
The great interest in the contest is expected
to bring out nearly all of the 800 delegates
who are entitled to seats in the convention.
The A. p. A, which organization has played
such an important part in the primaries and
conventions preliminary to the State gather
ing, is likely to be lost sight of in to-mor-
rows convention, the sole issue in which will
be Governor Bradley's presidential candi-
dacy the opposition TO which is led by
Mayor Todd. of this city, and DR.. w. God
frey Hunter, who to-day pulled the Third
district into line for Mckinley.