The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-07-01

were many IN the land who ammedlately
after the last November election both hoped
and believed SO. But TO all such Repub-
licans Mckinley Democrats or followers OF
| the dudes and dotards who met at Indian
| apolis, the renewal of the slogan of free
silver here and in Kentucky viii be a warn
! ing to them that the fiery cross is speeding
over mountain and valley, over hill and
| dale, over field and forest, summoning the
! silver clansmen to tight the great battle
| for the people, and receiving no weak or
! uncertain response.
| despots? Who that calmly looks ahead but
! knows that unless prevailing conditions are
! ditti? Five millions are begging for leave
| to toll All classes cry TO the Mckinley
administration for bread and are offered a
stone. The people ask for money and
! Charley Grosvenor pitches them a sugar
| beet. The panacea for all the ills attempted
| TO be applied by the present administration
| Is higher taxes. The duties provided for
! in the Dingley bill are laid expressly for
the so-called protection of certain indus
| tries which must be 50 favored because of
an ante-election contract to that effect
made by Mark Hanna for valuable con-
| sideration.'
"All other questions sink into insig-
nificance compared with that Of the restora-
| ton of the dollar of the daddies Let
that be. our war cry. and make that the
won will be but the prelude to that much
| greater victory we shall win when in 1900
we shall sink the golden idol in the sea
| of eternal obscurity harmless forever
more"
"A CROSS OF GOLD.
Just before the convention was called to
order a large gold cross was carried into
the hall. 1t had as ornaments a crown of
thorns and clock indicating sixteen min
! utes TO l o'clock. 1t was quite large, and
as it formed the centerpiece among the
floral designs about the stage, Chairman
Sloane, in gesture, pointed to it with great
| feet bka VIII h vic
! speech. There was also living white
rooster perched on the stage to add to the
enthusiasm The speech of Chairman
| Sloane was frequently Interrupted with the
widest demonstrations of applause, espe-
cially his reference to silver. The key
club that entertained the large audience in
the early hours sang only silver songs, and
i. was on the silver chords that Chairman
Sloane struck the responses.
The committee on rules reported in favor
of having one vacancy on the state ticket
to be filled by the State League of Silver
sented from the Populist state committee
asking for a place on the Democratic ticket
| by the state committee of the Peoples
party. The special report and the COM
munication to give the silver Republicans
| and the Populists each place on the state
ticket were laid on the table after heated
| discussion.
| After the adoption of the report on Gre
| dentials, which settled immaterial contests
in the Fourth and Seventh congressional
districts, the temporary organization was
! made permanent.
| General a. j. Warner, as chairman of
| the committee on resolutions, reported the
platform, which was loudly cheered and
adopted. The platform reafirmed the Chi
! cago declarations on the money question,
| and was the same as telegraphed last night
| General Warner explained that the COM
mittee was unanimous in presenting the
! majority report, that covered ably the
| financial question, but that two supple
minority of the committee. An antitrust
| resolution, presented to the committee last
night, was offered by Casper Lowenstein
and adopted, as follows:
We hereby declare all trusts and mo-
! nopolies hostile and dangerous to the peo-
| Pies interest and standing menace to the
| perpeuity of our free institutions, and we
| demand the vigorous enforcement Of all
| antitrust laws and such additional legis-
! lation as may be necessary for their i'm
mediate and final suppression"
l.. c. Cole presented a Cuban resolution
| that had been offered to the committee
/ last night, and it was adopted, as follows:
j We demand the immediate recognition
| of the belligerent rights of the republic of
| cuba as an act of Justice to an American
/ nation struggling for liberty against for
! efgn oppression anG we denounce and pro-
! in voting to nullify the memorial present.
| ed to Congress unanimously by the Legisla-
! ture Of Ohio in. favor of the Cuban pa
NOMINATIONS.
/ Names were presented for the nomination
| for Governor as follows: Paul J. Sorg, by
Allen Andrews; Allen D. Smalley, by f. B.
Finley; Allen w. Thurman, by Benton w.
| Childers; D. d. Donovan, by DR.. j. Gar
| rett; r. t. Hough, by Jesse L. Lewis;
| Horace /. Chapman, by William Fink; S.
| W. Hunter, by John McSweeney, jr.; l. M.
| Van Meter, by S. F. Garrett; A. w. Pat
| rick by j. III. Mitchell; James f. Rice, by
John Reed. When Stark county was called
| 1T was announced that the county had no
! name to present. This meant that John c.
| ley at Canton, had withdrawn. Mr.. Welty
! mad been one of the leading candidates un-
| III the conference of last night, and the
name OF James Rice of Canton was after
! wards presented instead of Mr. Welty's
| Before the ballot proceeded the name of
| hon. Robert Il. Hough was withdrawn by
| Hon. Jesse L. Lewis, with the statement
| that there was no desire on the part Of
Mr. Houghs friends to dictate nominal
| Lon ana that 1t was a free-fOr-all contest
| Owing to the cheering on the announce
| ment or names of favorites and other con-
Iuslon the call of the eighty-eiglt counties
| proceeded slowly In the balloI Hamilton
| county, the nome of John r. Mclean, di-
| Vlded its vote almost equally between the
candidates to contradict the report that
Mclean was debating the slate nominal
llons. t1lghland county, the home of Hough
| was taken to indicate that the Mclean
| men had withdrawn Hough in favor of
! chapman Before the ballot was completed
| DOSCp41 OOWlltlS WllnuI6W l1G name OF Hdui
| j. Sorg and moved to suspend the rules
| ana nominate Horace L. Chapman by ac-
! clamation. The motion of Mr. Dowling was
! declared out of order and pandemonium
| reigned for some time. There were $50
| votes cast with 4S0 necessary to a choice
| The first ballot for Governor resulted: Sorg
| 1lS; Smalley J2SA: Thurman rs; Donovin
| lOOA; Chapman, 24115; Hunter 81; Vanmet-
| er 20: Patrick, co. Rice, 113; Reeves IL:
| Warner, 3; LentZ, 8. 1t was announced that
| there was no nomination.
| Before the second ballot began it was
| announced that the names of Hough and
| Sorg had been withdrawn and that no mo-
| tions to suspend the rules and nominate by
| acclamation would be entertained as long
| as there was more than one name before
! the convention. The second ballot resulted
| as follows, with 4S0 necessary to choice:
Smalley, 40; Thurman, 40; Donovin, S51a /;
| Chapman, 599l2; Hunter, 13; Sloane, /; Pat
I rick, d; Rice, 142; Lentz, 1S. Horace L,
| Chapman was then declared the nominee of
| the convention. The nomination was made
! unanimous and a committee was appointed
| to escort Mr.. Chapman to the hall. On his
arrival he made brief speech. The ticket
| was then completed.
motion was made to indorse w J.
| Bryan for the presidential nomination in
| 1900, but under the ruling of the chair there
was a substitute for three cheers for
/ Bryan, which were given with much vigor
| after which the convention at o'clock ad-
| journed after being in session continuously
| for eleven hours.
Mr.. Chapman, the candidate for Govern
| or, is a large owner and operator of coal
| mines in Jackson and other counties. He
| has always participated in Democratic
| campaigns but has never held an office
| and has never before been a candidate. He