The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-03-10
CONVENTION WILL WAIT
REPUBLICANS WANT WAR OUTLOOK
TO FIRST DEFINE ITSELF.
Enthusiastic Meeting of the State
Committee Yesterday Chairman
HernIy'S Various Committees.


George w. Self, whose proxy was held by
Charles w. Mcclure and w. J. Vesey, who
was represented by Ernest Cook, of Fort
Wayne. 1t was a meeting characterized by
earnestness, enthusiasm and unanmity of
purpose to make the campaign a winning
one. The state organization was completed
in the morning while the afternoon was
given up to general social time, or to
what is termed in political parlance love
feast. New members embraced the oppor-
tunity to become acquainted with the many
party leaders in attendance and it may be
said that it is the unanimous and often
expressed sentiment of Republicans gener-
ally who have met the members of the new
committee that the party is very fortunate
in having such a body of energetic capa-
BILE and representative men at the helm this
year
THE CHAIRMAN'S COMMITTEES.
Chairman Hernly announced the members
of the advisory and executive committees
as given in the Journal of yesterday These
committees are composed as follows:
Executive Commttee-Eugene Fl. Bundy,
of New Castle; Edward o. Hopkins, of
Evansville; William r. McKeen, of Terre
Haute; George f. McCulloch, of Muncie;
Enos II. Nebeker of Covington; r. o.
Hawkins of Indianapolis, and Charles r.
Lane of Fort Wayne.
Advisory Committee-First district, Otto
Kolb, Boonville Second, Thomas II. Adams,
New Albany; Fourth, Arthur Overstreet,
Columbus; Fifth. Joseph B. Holman, Dan
vile; Sixth, c. +. Jones. BroOkville; Sew
enth, John B. Cockrum; Eighth, James W.
Sale. Button; Ninth, John G. Wingate;
Tenth George p. Haywood, Lafayette
Eleventh, William IL. Hart. Huntington;
Twelfth, j. S. Conlogue, Kendallville; Thir-
teenth, r. y. Oglesbee, Plymouth.
Both of the new committees met in the
afternoon and organized. The executive
committee selected Judge Bundy for chair
man and adjourned subject to his call.
Judge Bundy is the personal friend of the
state chairman on the committee and is
known as party organizer of much ability.
The advisory committee selected Major
Joseph B. Homan as chairman and c. w.
Mcclure as secretary. Major Holman COM
manded a company in the battle of Shiloh
which lost nineteen men, and before the war
closed was lieutenant colonel of the Ninety
ninth Indiana Infantry.
The appointment of these committees was
Endorsed by the state committee, thus COM
pleting the state organization, The per-
sonnet of the new committees is character
lied generally as being composed of splen-
did material, of men who Will give unSttnted
service to the cause and who will lead the
whole party to work together for common
end.
AS Chairman Hernly said yesterday: 1.-THE
organization is now on it's feet, and it is a
good organization. You may say that it is
an organization that will not be engaged in
reading men out of the party. We are thor
orghly united, and, in fact, the party is in
better shape now than it ever has been in
an off year The reports from all the dis
tricts are very encouraging, and show an
increasing desire to engage in the fray
The spirit of 1896 still fingers, and the party
is unit in support of President McKin-
ley's policy 1t is going to be a bold ag-
gressive campaign against the doctrine OF
reputation and in support of the conserva-
tive patriotic and buSineSS-like adminiStra-
ton of the President"
In these words the chairman voiced the
sentiments of the gathering. The buoyant
tone of everyone in attendance was one of
the marked features of the day, and there
can be no doubt that victory is in the air.
1t will be no defensive campaign, but of
fensive all along the line. AS one commit
teeman said:
Every day makes it more manifest that
this is a Republican year The Democrats
are disorganized and demoralized. They are
entering the campaign in a half-hearted
manner, that shows that their high hopes of
several months ago have materially de-
clined."
The question of fixing the date for the
but the argument finally prevailed that It
would be wise to postpone the matter for
about thirty days, in order to allow the
Spanish complications to develop into some
thing definite The national situation Is such
now that exigencies may arise that will
considerably alter the issues OF the cam
paign, and the thought is to postpone the
convention until it is known whether there
will be war or not.
CONVENTION BASIS.
Though the date of the convention was
not set it was decided that the basis for
representation should be one delegate for
each two hundred votes and major frac-
ton thereof cast for the first elector on the
Republican ticket in 1896 County organiza-
tions will fix the time and manner of elect
ing delegates to the convention.
President Holloway, Secretary Huffman
and other representatives of the League
of Republican Clubs met with the co'amit-
tee and agreed upon dates for the holding
of the district love feasts. These occasions
will be under the joint auspices of the
league and the state committee. The first
love feast will be held at Shebyville
March 30, instead Of at Evansville, as here
tofore stated. The dates and the districts
Sixth and Seventh districts, Shelbyville,
March 80.
First and Second districts, Evansville
Third and Fourth districts, Columbus
April II.
Fifth and Ninth districts, Terre Haute,
April IA
Twelfth district, Fort Wayne April 10.
Tenth and Thirteenth districts, Valpar-
also, April p.
Eighth and Eleventh districts, Anderson,
April q.
The headquarters of the state committee
will be removed to the Majestic building,
where a suite of rooms has been secured
on the seventh floor. The headquarters of
the League of Republican Clubs will also
be established in the same building. and the
organizations will work together in the
campaign Miss Madge Allen was chosen
as Stenographer for the state committee.
BELIEVES THERE WILL BE WAR.