The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-03-20
SEVENTH DISTRICT.
Joseph ID. kealing and Harry $. New
Chosen Delegates to St. Louis.

Joseph ID. kealing and Harry s. New
Chosen Delegates to St. Louis.
The Republicans of the Seventh congress
sonal district met, yesterday afternoon. in
the Marion county Criminal Court room, and
elected Joseph b. Healing and Harry s.
New as delegates to the Republican national
convention which will meet in st. Louis in
June. AS alternates, William T. Thompson
of Edinburg, Johnson county, and William
Kothe, Of the Eighth ward, indianapolis,
were chosen. Addison c. Harris was Sc
lected as the Republican elector from this
district Neither instructions nor resolutions
of any sort were adopted. The name of Will
liam Mckinley was cheered when men,
toned.
The courthouse corridors were crowded
with members of the party half hour be-
fore the convention was called to order by
]. w. Fesler, chairman of the Seventh dis
trict committee. There had been no con-
tests in any of the wards or townships, and
for the convention of a party whose pros
poets are so brilliant, the harmony in the
proceedings was unusual. Mr.. Fesler called
for nominations for permanent chairman.
s. II. Spooner was suggested by r. o.
Hawkins. and he became the unanimous
choice of the delegates John V. Parker
was selected as secretary without opposi-
tion Mr.. Spooner. in taking the gavel. made
an address which was greeted with ap-
plause. He said he emphatically believed
this is Republican year. 1t would not take
as much courage to vote the Republican
ticket as it did for the soldiers Of the Union
to meet the enemy on Southern battlefields
To vote the Democratic ticket this year, ne
thought, was prima facie evidence of a
vacuum in that part of the human anatomy
where intelligence is supposed to abide. Re-
publicans are ready to vote now. The result
will not be problematical The record with
which the Republican party closed the books
in 1898 is the most luminous in the history
of any political party. When the Democratic
party was inaugurated in 1893, said he, the
event marked the Inauguration OF an ad-
ministration Of poverty, woe, want and DESC
lation. And all this was an adjunct to the
Democratic party. To-day, instead of three
places hunting one man, there are one hun
dred men hunting one place. The convention
at St Louis will nominate the next Presi-
dent of the United States. 1t mattered not
whether the candidate would be the able
man from Maine, the favorite son of Iowa,
New York's champion, or the ilustrious
statesman from the neighboring State of
Ohio, Mr. Spooner was sure the success of
the party was already assured. The refer
ence to Mckinley was enthusiastically re-
ceiyed.
THE GOVERNORS COURSE.
Referring to State .matters. Mr. Spooner
said:
Governor Matthews, in his answer TO the
Republican committee which called upon
him with a request that he call a special
session of the Legislature for the purpose
of passing a new law adapted 10 present
conditions for the election of Senators and
Representatives, among other things said:
~ cannot assume the law of 1885 to be
unconstitutional until 1t has been declared
TO be by the highest judicial tribunal of
our State And added that the best in
terests of the State demand that the election
shall be held under the apportionment law
of 1885, the constitutionality of which has
not been questioned and which act, as
stated by the Supreme Court Is the last
and perhaps only expression of the legisla-
tive will left upon the subject OF apportion-
ment and under which Senator's and Rep
resentatives may be chosen at the general
election OF 1885, The Supreme Court. in the
case mentioned held that the Legislature OF
1895 had the right TO determine for itself
the cor1stitutiorality OF the act Of 1856, and
pass another leaving the court to pronounce
finally upon the question. The court says