The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-08-05
REPUBLICANS OF INDIANA.
COMBINATION KEATS THE TICKET
THAT WAS PLANNED.

Capt. Hart for State Auditor Gains Ground
Among the Country Delegates and Vim
tho Day ut Indinnnpolis-Contcst Over
Aid to CollcCeS-Tho Ticket Nominated.
INDIANAPOLIS. Aug. Tho assembling ofthe
Republican State Convention In it's second SEES
sion was' preceded by some very important
moves among tho candidates and their sup
porters, and. owing TO these. the ticket changed
somewhat In its personnel from what was In
dictated last night. With the arrival OF the
country delegates Il was clear that Capt. Hart
for state Auditor was gaining ground rapidly.
but II was not till after midnight That the sup
porters OF James II. Henry wore willing to adj
nit that their ~favorite might BIO defeated.
From that hour till ( o'clock this morning they
had men at work visiting the delegations and
when the reports were placed in tho hands OF
Henry's managers they saw that Hnrt's gains
had been constant in oil quarters, and that the
falling on from Henry before the convention
met.
On the face Of the returns made to Henry's
managers the best that he could do on the hrst
have $50 votes and sherrick in the neighbor-
ry would not pledge themselves beyond one
ballot; and i was evident that Others were
80 strong did this feeling grow that Henry
himself recognized, the hopelessness OF his
fight, and authorized several Of his friends to
say that he would not go before the conven-
ton. With this announcement the supporters
OF Sherrick doubled their efforts to secure
Henry's vote. and an effort was made on, the
part OF Henry's friends to transfer 1t to him.
but with Henry out OF the race his supporters
refused to be bound TO any candidate and the
combination went rapidly to pieces.
The contest between State and non-State
college mon was very manifest In the conven-
ton, but the former carried the day by nomt-
mating their man for Superintendent OF Public
Instruction on the second ballot, The ,candi-
dates who appeared In the race and declined to
state their positions with respect to the ques-
tions involved In the contention between the
school men made little hendway in the conven-
men who had boldly proclaimed themselves in
| sympathy with the State school men on the one
hand and the non-State school men on the
other. On the floor OF the convention, during
the balloting were some of the men who have
been most prominent in the controversy, and
each side did royalty for its cause. The nomi-
nation of Frank l.. Jones. an out-nnd-out State
school man. however. indicates that the con-
vention was not ready to agree with the secta-
rian colleges that support should he Withdrawn
from the State educational institutions.
Harris friends soon found themselves in con.
troll OF the convention, and they took Il IN hand
and nominated the following ticket: Secretary
of State. u. y. Hunt, Randolph county; Auditor
Of State. w. H. Hart. Clinton; Treasurer OF
State. Leopold Levy. H%untingt9n; Attorney
Court, r. A. Brown. johnson: superintendent
Public INSTRUCTION. 1. L. Jones. Tipton Statis-
tician. John b. Conner. Marion; Geologist. w.
s. Blatchley. ViEo; Judges. Supreme Court,
Oscar MONTGOMERY Of Floyd, 7; Y. Hadley Of