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


MINOR FINALLY WINS.
Before the vote was announced Jerome
Herff arose in his delegation, and, thanking
his friends for loyal support, withdrew his
name from further consideration. While the
vote was being verified Miami county tried
to change its vote TO Is votes for Minor
The chair" said Senator Turpie, will
refuse to permit any vote to be changed
under the rules
"Goodr' "Good!" shouted Fanning's
friends.
The vote. when announced, was:
Fanning Observation-Disclosures 06
Mnor ......-............ :. ................ IA
Herff .................... s..............S 81
Miami county again demanded the right
said;
Under the rules no vote can be changed
until the ballot is finished, and then only
with the consent of the chair
But Tor this arbitrary-and, to the major
1ty OF the delegates unsuspeeted-rue Mi
cnange OF eighteen from this county and
the fifteen votes CT Hamilton county which
aIso desired to change, would have given
Minor. IA votes while but 765 were required
10 nominate A desperate effort was put
forth by Faggart and Others of Tanning s
friends to make trades and "combina-
lions with the various other candidates
Iaggart was unable to hold Marion county
Tor RAINING as on this roll call Tanning
ieceNeu put 80 ana Minor {, gain for the
latter of votes. The Stockfieth men found
that there was combination between the
Minor and Doherty forces. and decided to
stand stand pat In their support of Tanning.
Ihere being but two candidates. 774 votes
We're necessary to nominate on the fifth bal
lot. Long before the vote was finished it
mated, but the Tanning men did not cease
their eXertions. But the Minor Doherty
combine, was too strong. and the slate
was broken, Minor defeating flaming hv a
WA ray1lo nIaI
Vociferously as he made his way to the
stage. when he spoke briefly, after Mr. Fam
imous prevailed. Mr.. Minor pledged him
self to work for the success of the entire
ticket and TO stand by the platform and
carry out its pledges If he should be elected
MARION COUNTY TREACHERY.
John G. Shankln, of Evansville, occupied
prominent place on the stage, and was
given fiattering reception when he arose
to place in nomination Henry Stockf1eth of
Vanderburg county, for treasurer of state
The other candidates nominated were Hugh
Doherty, of Wells county; Adam Heimber-
ger, of Floyd county; j. A. NJ. Adair. of
Jay county, and VIM. S. Wulber, of Dear
born county. There was an angry feeling
In the First district delegation when Ma
rion county cast but thirty-fve votes for
Stockfeth, giving an equal number to Do
herty and scattering the remaining thirty
three among the other candidates, all of
whom had been promised the vote of the
Gelegation for supporting Tanning The
Stockreth men had voted for Tanning on
promise of the vote of Marion county for
their candidate. Taggart and "Al Hars-
faith.
ooh. you'll get the vote or the next bal
lot, Harston declared to Menzies, who had
thrown Stockfieth's strength to Tanning,
over the protest of Goodwin who had
from ENo &c
managers could deliver the Marion coun-
~ vote for Stockt1eth. Goodwin suspected
the Taggart crowd was pledged to Doherty
as the slate candidate. and the result went
TO show he was not far wrong, and that
Major Menzies had pinned his faith on the
wrong card. The friends of the other can
didates were also sore over the trickerv Of
the Marion county crowd. The result of the
first ballot was as follows:
Doherty Observation-Disclosures. 667
Stockfieth Observation-Disclosures. go
ttelinDerSer .2S0
AGAR .2f2
WuiDef 1S9
Friends of Stockheth. Hemberger and
Wulber were almost panic-stricken by the
strength developed by Doherty on the first
ballot and began trying to arrange COM
oination to defeat him. Stockfieth's friends
were disposed to doubt the promise of Ma
rion county to give him full vote on the
second ballot. and made a desperate at
tempt TO get one of the other candidates to
Withdraw. big row occurred in the rear
OF the hall while the roll call was proceed
Ing. and Temporary Chairman Robert
Meyers, of Bloomington. called on the police
delegate had yelled: Mr.. Chairman, Ma
rton county is trying to have a convention
OF its own In the rear of the hall" All the
trouble was over the attempt of "Al'' Hars-
ton TO carry out his promise of delivering
the vote of the delegation TO Stocktieth but
although he gesticulated and talked real
with the assistance" Of S. f. Morss
Thomas Taggart and Albert Sahm. When