The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-06-23
RFILEY a sTRAW MAN.

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REILEY A STRAW MAN.
When the second ballot was taken. that
Kelley was a Taggart straw man became
more clearly demonstrated Marion county
cast % votes for Warrum for Kelley and
but for Clark, 80 of the votes that had
been for Kelley and that had been for
Clark being turned to Warrum by the
'half-breed." anti-Clark combine. This
trick of the Marion county crowd placed
Warrum very close behind Clark at the end
of the second ballot. the vote standing:
Glark .......-.......... ..................69 412
Naffum 1862
Kelley ..,......-................ ............l57
AS the voting proceeded on the third BAL
lot there was an effort to stampede the
convention for Warrum. Many of Clark's
friends stood iirm. why should we change
when our man is ahead?" they asked.
Nevertheless, the effort to carry the con-
vention by storm was more than successful,
as Warrum was nomina ted. AS Clark's
friends had feared, the "half-breeds' who
all of Kelley strength to Warrum. Clark
managed to hold but six of the 103 votes of
Marion county. the other ninety-seven going
to Warrum, Kelley receiving none. Had
Clark received even half of Marion county's
vote he would have been safely nominated.
This, coupled with the fact that Marion
county had succeeded in throwing the NOM
nations for all the desirable places on the
ticket to the upper districts of the State, ex-
cept that of attorney general made the
delegates from the southern districts very
angry. They declared Marion county had
by this course made defeat certain as there
would be no interest in the southern part Of
the State in an election in which it had no
candidates and and no personal interest.
KING OF THE PUSH" DETHRONED.
The vote by which the liking of all the
push was turned down stood:
Warfum ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 1877
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helley ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. IA
Clark found his way to the stage and de-
clared that he had always been a Democrat
and would be found working as hard for
the success of the party. the restoration of
silver and the doctrine of Bryan as he ever
had. henry WaFrum thanked the conven-
ion ION SAYING ne regarded his, nomination as
less due to his personality than the justice
or his claims, based on the fact that two
years ago he the youngest man on the
ticket, had done his best to secure the cleo
ton of William Jennings BRYAN and for
the cause of bimetallism
But one ballot was necessary to nominate
WI w; o. sinclalr of Starke county, for SUI
TO him for this nomination were James w
Nourse, of Spencer county, and Richard
Vanderveer, of Kosciusko county FolIow
ing was the vote announced
SSll ',i 931
1youLoe 345
'siuei ........-...-.......... 252
FOR STATE STATISTICIAN. Il
ABOUT nalf or the delegates had left the
nan when the task of nominating a state
statistician began. There were four candi-
dates, r. P. Mayfeld, of Knox county: Wal
ter s. Campbell of Rush; James S. Guthrie
of Brown, and o. H. Downey of Noble
Guthrie was declared the nominee on the
third ballot, the vote standing as follows
Mayfield ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. $40
Campbell Observation-Disclosures. 81
No votes We're cast for Downey on the hal
lot, he having withdrawn
Edward Barrett. of Hendricks county se-
cured the nomination for state geologist on
the second ballot. He received $40 votes
his opponents were Willard E. Miller. of
county.