The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-05-07
INDIANA, TOO.
William Mckinley Sets Another
Sovereign State
In the Crown He'll Wear at st.
Louis.
Bosses Platt, Quay, Reed, Cul-
IOm Done For.
SPEAKS ALOUD
win Have No Other Than Nc
Kinley Of Chic.
Indiana Platform Strongly De-
clares for Him.

ClaroS Tor HIM.
indianapolis, May 7.-Tomlinson hall.
the scene ofso many memorable conven-
tions. presented an appearance this
morning that betokened much Repub-
lican enthusiasm. Hundreds OF flags
and banners decorated every available
part of the great auditorium
Just above the stage three immense
flags We're hung, those on the sides e71-
tended to the floor, and the other in the
center stopping the dust above the pre-
siding officers head. Immediately be-
meath this center flag the pictures of
Lincoln, Grant, Harrison and AIcKin-
ley were displayed. Along the gallery
railing at regular intervals were the
pictures of Garfield, Allison, Morton
and Blaine. The two flags dropping
low from the ceiling in the center Of the
hall, had the effect of creating an un-
broken drapery from the front to the
rear of the hall
"A military band was stationed in the
west gallery and furnished music un-
til the convention was called to order.
While the convention was gathering
the sergeant-at-arms, announced that
the state central committee had decided
to prohobit smoking, whereupOn hun
dreds of ladies present loudly applaud
ed
FIVE THOUSAND PEOPLE.
When the band played Paradise Al
ley and ergeant-at-Arrns Munt bawl-
ed himself hoarse ordering delegates
vention in Tomlinson hall today five
thousand enthusiastic Republicans
/ crowded the corridor, gallery and floor
anxious to see. hear and participate
in what was acknowledged to be one
of the most important conventions in
the history of the state
The greatest interest centered in the
attitude to be assumed by ex-Presidemt
Harrison in his promised address to the
| delegates and everyone of the / 415 del
egates as well as the vast throng of
spectators through the preliminaries
busiy discussed the possible effect Of
the generals expected appearance on
the platform 1t was generally con-
ceded that Mckinley would carry the
convention if no sensation was
sprung by the friends of the ex-presi-
dent and the 1atter's appearance was
almost as anxiously awaited as if he
himself had been an avowed candi-
date.
There was considerable delay in call
ing the gathering to order and the
crowd in the meantime amused itself
with alternate cheers and applica tfons
Of the cooling pOtiOns OF the lemonade
vender The weather was very warm
and despite open windows and thou
sands of waving fans, the throng per
spired although apparently without
great unhappiness.
r
K. Gowdy began calling the convention
to order and it was fifteen minutes
later when he rubbed his gavel ann
muscles back into shape and announced
the hardly self-evident fact that the
gathering had been called to order. The
/ invocation by Rev. ID. r. Lucas of In
dianapolis, silenced the noisy delegates.
The report of the committee on perma-
nent organization was read. Ex-Secre-
tary of the Navy Richard W Thomp-
son was reported for permanent chair
man with a rOusing cheer and Gen.
/ StOrmont was named for secretar ~.
/ The report was unanimously adopt ed.
4 When the white haired Uncle Dick
/ Thompson assumed the gaveI he was
/ greeted with a rOusing reception. De
/ spite his S8 years the ex-secretary de-
/ livered a stirring speech which dis
/ posed of the Democratic party to the
/ entire satisfaction of the crowd. and
/ vigorously predicted a sweeping victory
/ for the Republican principles in the
/ coming elections
I At the conclusion Of speech by Col
/ Thompson there were loud cries of
/ Harrison" but the ex-president did
/ not appear and the report of the com
/ mittee on credentials was submitted
/ and accepted without contest. Then
/ came the reading of the platform and
/ resolutions. The various clauses of the
declaration Of the party principles were
/ well received. the protection and money
planks receiving particular attention
from the crowd. The interest became
/ intense as the chairman reached the
/ Mckinley resolutions which concluded
| the platform. At the naming of the
/ OhiOan candidate the great crowd broke
/ into q wild cheer, which when subsideo
was met with vigorous counter cries
| of Harrison" For several moments
/ the opposing forces howled for theil
/ favorites. When the climax was
/ reached and the phrase directed tC
| vote for Mckinley was read, the howl.
broke loose again and for almost a min
ute the air was full of vibrant Indiana
| lungs. After the gaveI had in a meas
ure restored order the mott on to adop
/ was put amid a wild turmoil of con
hicting cries and the resoI utfons wer,
declared carried
THE PLATFORM
/ The following is the platform:
Your committee on resolutions bel
/ leave to submit the following declara.
/ ton of principles. 1t has been man
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