The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-08-11
Predictions of a Fight Between the
Bradley and Huuter-TOdd Fac
tions Not Borne Out.
JAMES G. BAILEY NOMINATED
UNANIMOUSLY FOR CLERK OF THE
STATE COURT OF APPEALS.
Operations of the CiviI-Service Law
COndemned-Speech by Senator
Deboc and Judge Denny.

! LOUISVILLE, Ky, Aug. 10-Contrary to
| the expectations of many, the Republican
| State convention, which was held in Music
| Han, this city, to-day for the purpose of
~0minating a, clerk of the Court of Appeals,
was entirely harmonious in it's work. There
was an idea in some quarters that there
would be a bitter fight between the Brad
! ley and Hunter-Todd factions but the gen.
eraship of the party leaders on and off the
| floor of the convention prevented the an
ticipated clash. The State and national ad-
ministrations we're indorsed and civil-serv-
| ice was opposed along the lines laid down
| by the recent Ohio Republican convention.
! In other words, according to the Kentucky
1 Republican view, civil service is good
enough in it's way but there are certain
offices which should be removed from its
| control. The convention was a quiet one.
| There enthusiasm to speak Of the
only real applause coming when the speak
ers referred to civil-service reform. James
G. Bailey, of Magoflin county, was nomi-
mated for clerk of the Court of Appeals.
| The convention hall was moderately deco
rated. Small flags graced the gas jets
clear around the outside of the balcony and
along the walls, while large flags Were
tastefully draped over the main doorway
| in the rear of the hall. From the dome in
the center a gigantic specimen of "Old
Glory swayed lazly. The immense stage
was draped with half-dozen large flags,
while high above it's center in the flies was
a picture of President Mckinley. The one
thousand or more delegates took their seats
at 2 clock. A noticeable feature was the
large sprinkling of colored delegates.
SENATOR DEBOE'S SPEECH.
At $3.50 the stalwart form Off Temporary
Chairman Deboe appeared upon the plat
| 'ba
vigorously cheered as he stepped forward to
assume the gavel which was made from
wood grown on the birthplace Of Abraham
Lincoln. Speaking on the financial and
tariff questions, Senator Deboe said:
. The republican party is pre-eminently
the party OF protection. 1t believes in the
| protection of The industries and labor OF
| this country from The cheap labor OF for
elgn countries. 1t stands for the protection
! OF American commerce and American man
nIdcture ana agriculture from disastrous
| 1ofeISn competition; stands for the prOtec-
! ton Of home industries and home skill ana
| nome labor from the free-trade neresles
Whlch nave degraded the LABOR of TINS
| country under Democratic rule, STANDS for
| the protection OF the people from all unaw-
| 1ui combinations Of wealth and trusts or
| ganized for the purpose of taking undue
| advantage of the people.
| 'Protecton OF the labor and industries
| OF this country from the pauper labor of
| Europe is essential to American prosperity.
! AS evidence of tEis fact we ask a compare
son Of the prosperous conditions of the
| country under the protective system with
| those of the depression of business, finan-
| cldl ruin and bankruptcy under free trade
| The Republican party is in favor of a
| sound ana safe financial system, and be-
| lleVes that this is best maintained by nav
! ing gold as the standard OF values 1t be-
| liGves in the coinage of all the silver that
| can be kept at a parity with gold so that
! every dollar is as good as every other dol
At the conclusion of Senator Deboe's
| speech the regular convention routine was
| %. r~f4C-i iona Hic-
| trict delegations announced the members
| or the dinerent committees elected at the
| district conventions in the morning. Chair
| man Deboe then announced two committees
men from the state at large on each of the
| committees. The committees were then
| sent out to deliberate. The committee on
| permanent organization was the first one TO
| report The report recommended the cleo
| ton OF Judge George Denny, of Fayette
| county, for permanent chairman, and j.
| Speed Smith. of Madison county, for perma-
| nent secretary. Both of these gentlemen
accepted the trusts imposed on them.
JUDGE DENNY'S REMARKS
Judge Denny then took the chair. His
speech was devoted in large part to state
| affairs. Coming down to national issues,
! he said in part: In the presidential cam
paign of 1892 the sound-money Democrats
with the aid of all sorts of Democrats, sue
| ceeded in electing a President by intiaming
| the minds and passions of the laboring
| classes, through sympathy expressed and
| Justlhcatlon made for the Homestead riot
| erS; It's leading men and it's ablest editors
| nave for years assfduoEsy striVen to arouse
| feelIngs of resentment upon the part of the
! WOfknSmen against their EMPLOYERS de-
| nOunclng manufacturers as rObber barons
| ana Stlrflng up animOSitieS between differ
| eHt classes OF citizens, Yet it now declares
| IN its platform that the party is in favor
| Oh the social order and is opposed to mOos
| After opposing the resumption of specie
| payment advocating unlimited issuance of
| greenbacks or fiat money and denouncin@
national banks, it has educated the larc,sp
number of the Democratic party to follow
| with enthusiasm the fallaCIeS of the Boy
| Orator of the Platte
Ihe Democratic party including both
gold standard and free silver Democrate
| have mahgned the manufacturers abused
] prosperous and successful citizens and
| aroused against them the hatred of the
| party believe in Altgeidism and are not un-
| favorable to anarchy and bloodshed This
| was done for the political purpose of Sc
| curing votes through prejudices aroused
! and when prejudice had secured control
| OF the Chicago convention and declared re-
| pudiat1on and anarchy the Democratic
| faith, it only enunciated what the Demo-
| cratic leaders had been teaching the people
| for the past thirty years. Thousands of
| loyal and true men, realizing the danger 10
| our institutions, have left them for ali time
| Others who have left them only in part
| are trying to rally the forces around the
| threadbare theory OF free trade. Three
| fourths of the sound-moncy Democrats in
kentucky are in favor of protective tar
| III and the best thing they can do and what
| they ought to do is turn their back upon
| the tree-sllVer Democrats, join the Repub-
tcan party and march with us in the
| pathway of honor and to glorious victory"
| The convention took a recess till O'clock
| When 1t reconVened the committee on ere
denuals made its report. There were con-
! tests in only three out Of the 119 counties
and in each of the three contests the de-
| cision was in favor of the so-called regu-
| lars. The report OF the committee was ap-
| proved by the unanimous vote Of the CON
| VentiOn
THE PLATFORM.
| The committee on resolutions then made
its report which was adopted by a unani-
nous standing vote.
| ''First-That we reaffrm the principles
| of the Republican party set forth in
| the platform adopted by it at ST. Louis in
! 1886.
! 'Second-That we indorse the Republican
/ national and state administrations and es-
/ pecially commend the action of our present
state officials in their efforts to suppress
! mob violence and to preserve the financial
/ credit of the State.
"ThiTd-We commend the action of the
| representatives of the Republican rarity in
/ the passage of q tariff bill which will raise
/ revenue sufficient 20 support the govern
! ment. prevent the issue of interest bearing
/ bonds. protect American labor and main
| tain the national credit.
| "k'ourth-We are opposed to a system of
! civil service that bullus up an official class