The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-06-25
HARD FIGHT OF THE H0OSIERS.
SOUND MONEY MEN IN A HOPELESS
MINORITY.


Shively OF south bend Nominated
for Governor on the First Ballot.
John c. LawIer the Nominee for
Lieutenant Governor.
Indianapolis, Ind. June 2i.-The demo-
cratic state convention to-day has proven
the largest and one OF the most exciting
the party has ever had IN this state. While
It was well understood that the free sill
Yer people had an overwhelming majority,
the sound money men put up such sur
prisingiy solid front and conducted their
struggle with such persistent energy and
skill that they kept the silverites guess
ing all the time what the next move
would be. A somewhat bitter feeling had
been developed by the hot struggle for SUI
premacy IN Marion county Qndianapolis).
and by the fact that the gold men had
succeeded by strategy In capturing the
committee on organization and turning
down J. G. shanklin and b. L. shively,
whom the silver people had fixed upon
| for delegates-at-large and recommending
in their stead G. v Menz.es. a gold man,
and Judge James McCabe. whose enthusi-
asm for silver is not very strong.
There was no lack OF crowd and whom
Chairman Holt Of the state committee
raped for order. the great hail was
crowded 10 the doors. It had been very
simply but tastefully decorated with
nags. bunting and Autographs Of Gov.
Matthews No democratic face appeared
upon the walls and President Cleveland's
well known likeness was as conspicuous
| by its absence from the decorations as
was his name by its absence from the plat
| form. The decorations had been put up un-
| der the direction of Tom Griffin. an ap-
| polntee of Gov. Matthews in the state
4 house, and the platform was prepared by
a committee with Gov. Matthews at its
head.
The weather was 80 hot and muggy that
/ the great majority of the delegates were
/ grow cooler as the convention progressed.
The convention irst listened 20 prayer
and submitted 70 being photographed. AS
| soon as the roll call was Finished the re-
| port Of the organization committee came
| Ia. The report developed the fact that
| the silver people had made a new move
! to down the Marion county gold crowd
| by not recognizing the district meeting Of
/ the night before ana requiring the Sew
/ enth district TO hold another meeting with
| the silver contestants seated.
The first trouble caused by the report
/ was on the deiegates-at-large. As soon
! as the report was read. Judge Bryan Of
/ Huntington moved to substitute the name
1 OF J. g. shanklin for that of Mr.. Menzios.
/ This was greeted with cheers.
Mr. Bynum moved to table the motion,
| but this was voted down by an over
/ whelming viva yoce vote. Mr.. Bynum de-
manded roll call on the original motion,
| and IL started AMID confusion, but was
/ interrupted by Mr.. Shanklin himself, who
/ came forward to withdraw his name. He
was greeted with cries of NO" mo"
/ and with the widest delight when he
/ hTanpnpl n
| declaration that Mr.. Menzies was the
/ choice of Gov. Matthews brought forth
/ some Kisses. He said: Il have had the
| honor to have my name considered by
! some of those here assembled as delegate
! at large to Chicago. / am here to say 10
| you, however, that no mans interest
= should stand IN the way Of pacific set
| tement OF all the questions OF issue.
! understand that II Is the preference Of
! the distinguished governor Of this state,
whose name viii be upon all Indiana ban
| ners, that Mai Menzies be chosen" Great
| confusion and loud cries Of mo" mo. y
| l also understand that Maj. Menzies
| agrees, as a man Of honor, TO stand by
! the instructions of the convention and with
| that unders tanding, believing as 1 have
| stated that harmony IN a convention Is
| paramount, / beg to withdraw my name
| and beg those who have supported me
to support Maj. Menzies. cloud cries Of
I'm the battle before US there must be
| no difference among us. We must draw
our line Of battle clear and direct every
| effort against the common enemy. / have
| thought Of but one thing, and stand here
for but one purpose. 1t is to see that our
| money shall be restored to its ancient
place. Cloud and continued applause) l
am opposed to the modern idea Of finance.
| which finds its prophets in Lombard
street. London, and Wall street, New
| York. They are false prophets and not
the kind the democrats have followed in
the past and Will follow in the future.
| loud applause.J Fellow citizens, 1 beg
consideration"
At the close Of his talk, Mr. shanklin
was greeted with loud cries of mo" and
the roll call proceeded through the roll OF
counties. 1t was going against Mai Men
zies, when, at the suggestion Of Mr..
| Shanklin, made through Judge Richard
| son of Evansville, Chairman Holt cut IL
| short by taking a viva voce vote on the
| adoption of the whole report and declared
1t carried, though the noes We're in the
majority. This carried with IT the throw
ing out Of the Seventh district seleetions
Mr.. Holt al once introduced the perrnan-
ent chairman, Senator r. c. Bell Of Fort
Wayne.
The Marion county row was jrnmedi.
ately precipitated upon the convention az.
ter the speech OF the permanent chair
man.
Bellemy sutton read the report Of thc
credentials committee. This report un-
seated Chairman Holt of the state com
mittee as a delegate and gave the silver
men the pest OF IL IN this county. The
Fifth ward delegation split, giving each
side 31a. The gold men were seated In
the Sixth and the silver men were seated
in the Ninth, Tenth, Twelfth and Fif.
teenth wards, and were given an even
split in the Thirteenth. This made thirty.
seven silver men and twelve gold men
and gave the silver people control of the
delegation The report closed with a
long resolution ordering the delegates OF
the Seventh district, as made up by the
credentials committee, to retire and pre-.
sent new selections for delegates and
committeeman.
Mr.. Sutton demanded the previous ques-
tion.
John w. Kern Of Marion offered a mi.
nority report, but the chair did not let
him read it, though he was given leave
to file it. The report was adopted under
the operation Of the previous question
amid great confusion. In obedience td
this order, the silver delegates from the
Seventh district left the hall. but inc
sound money delegates never left their
seats. and there was a period Of almost
riotous confusion while the move was
being made. After the silver men Mad
left. r. e. Mccullough Of Marion county
offered a report of the Seventh district
meeting, that Is the gold wing Of It. bui
the chair peremptorily declared that the
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