The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-08-05
Only Took One Ballot TO Settle Choice
for Most of the Principal Offices
Two for Treasurer.
HENRY'S NAME NOT PRESENTED
CAPT. w. H. HART, HIS CHIEF OPPO-
NENT, THEN HAD EASY VICTORY.
Features of the Platform Received
with Great AppIausc-A Mes
sage Sent Mckinley.

Secretary of state-UNIoN BANNER HUNT.
Winchester.
Auditor of State-WILLIAM H HART, Frank
Treasurer of state-LEoPoLD LEVY. Hunting
ton.
Attorney General-wILLIAM L. TAYLOR. In
dianapolis.
Clerk Of the Supreme court-RoBERr A.
BROWN, Franklin
Superintendent of Public Instruction-F L.
State statistician--JoHN B. CONNER, Indian-
apols.
State Geologst-wILLIs S. BLATcHLEY. Terrs
Haute.
Judges of the Supreme Court
Second District-ALEXANDER BOWLING.
New Albany.
Third District-J. " HADLEY Danville.
Fifth District-FRANCIs f. BAKER. Goshen
The work of the Republican state conyen-
ton was finished yesterday with the nomi-
nation of the above strong ticket. All those
who heard the names of the men who are to
conduct the campaign for Republican SUI
premacy this fall declared that the ticket
selected is one to achieve gratifying sue
cess three months hence. The opinion gen.
orally expressed last night was that the
convention had fittingly finished work
we'll inaugurated with Senator Fairbanks's
mastery speech and a sterling platform by
nominating candidates who must strike the
people of the State as men of business ca
pacity, such as is required for a careful and
satisfactory administration of the States
affairs. On all hands last night State Chair
man Hernly r. o. Hawkins. of the execu-
tive committee, and those who have been
associated with them in arranging for the
great two days meeting, were congratulated
on the success that had attended their ef-
forts. Both MIR. Hernly and Mr.. Hawkins
Qxn fSfo xxy;ft, he
smoothness and precision with which the
business of the convention had been con-
Quoted. Some of those who had at first OBJ
jected to the innovation of taking two days
for the convention frankly confessed that
they had been mistaken, and the opinion Of
the party leaders, before going home for a
good rest prior to entering on the campaign,
was that the time of one-day conventions
has passed. With breathing spell between
sessions the delegates were never too tired
to give matters before them proper consid-
GRAFTON, and the main argument in favor. OF
the new plan is that nothing was slighted.
A more interesting meeting was never held
in Tomlinson Hall, in the opinion of the old
campaigners, than the final session of the
convention, which oponed yesterday morn
ing. The reading of the platform aroused
the delegates to high pitch of enthusiasm,
Wnlcn never Jagged untll the adjournment.
Although very much in earnest in deciding
between the host of strong candidates be-
fore them, the delegates at all times we're
in the best of humor, and there was none
of that fist-shaking and swearing about
broken promises and failure to keep pledges
that is frequently witnessed. If any dele
gate came to Indianapolis expecting to en-
counter a gang of cut-throats and robbers
in the Marion county delegation, after hav-
ing read the fairy tales in the two local
Democratic papers, he must have been very
much surprised on finding the indianapolis
delegation as orderly and quiet as any in the
hall. There was not an Unpleasant incident
the whole day, and no mans voice was
heard raised in angry parley or protest.
While there were many of the younger gem
Grafton of politicians in the convention,
there were many who have attended such
gatherings since they cast their first vote.
This, in the language of Chairman Hern-
ly, indicates that the older men are eager
to take the bit in their teeth and begin
the battle that ali predict will end in COM
plete victory.
One of the features of the convention was
the patriotic sentiment ready to burst out
at any moment At one time in the after
noon Chairman Fairbanks suggested that
the delegates who had grown tired of sit
ting in their seats for several hours, should
arise and sing America" When three
thousand voices were lifted in the exalted
strains of the old hymn every breast was
filled with emotion The same spirit ami
mated the great crowd at the closing, when
the band struck up Hot Time in the Old
Town Tonight" the air which has become
almost classic since it sung by the
volunteers before Santiago de Cuba amid
the horrors of war. Every breast thrilled
at the first strains of the music. and in a
minute the great male chorus was singing
as heartily did the soldiers in Cuba. With
music of this sort the convention closed.