The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-02-15
The Place UnsOught by the Indianap-
oils Representative, but Ten
dered tn Him Unanimously.
BABCOCK CHAIRMAN AGAIN
SOUND MONEY TO BE THE ISSUE OF
THE NEXT CAMPAIGN.
Organization of the Democratic Com
mittee-ResOIution Adopted Favor
ing Union of Silver Forces.


| Special to the indianapolis journal.
WASHINGTON, Feb 14.--By the unani-
nous vote of the members present, Repre-
sentative Jesse Overstreet was tonight
elected secretary of the Republican nation
al congressional campaign committee.
| Twenty-eight out of the thirty-three mem
bers of the committee thus far elected were
at the meeting--a remarkably full attend
ance. The expression for Mr.. Overstreet
may therefore be regarded as representing
| the entire committee. which, when COM
| pleted, consists of thirty-five. Only two
| States entitled to membership have failed
| to elect namely, Rhode Island and North
| Dakota The conspicuous identification of
| Mr.. OVerstreet with the sound-money
| movement gives to his election to this re-
| sponsible place on the national campaign
committee very marked significance. 1t
| is notice to the country that the congress
| sional campaign committee is going to be
| conducted along lines that will command
| the full confidence of the conservative
classes and give assurance that whatever
may be the organizations shortcomings,
failure to stand squarely on the right kind
of a financial platform will not be one of
them. Between Mr.. Overstreet and Chair
man Babcock, who has been elected to the
chairmanship of the committee for the third
time, there exists warm personal friend
ship based on mutual confidence and re-
spect Mr. Overstreet was member of the
executive committee last campaign, and
Mr.. Babcock then learned to rely on the
sagacity, judgment and industry of the In
diana congressman more than upon any
other man with whom he was brought into
association. Now they will be brought into
closer relations than ever. Chairman Bah
| cock Vco Cha irunap Char,oa,, ord Coo,o
tary Overstreet will make as strong q
working combination as was ever drafted
into party service. Mr.. Overstreet was in
| no sense a candidate for the secretaryship.
| and only consented under pressure to ac-
cept it,
| Ihe committee met in the lobby of the
House, and after perfecting it's organization
| entered into a brief discussion of partv
| issues. After the unanimous reelection of
Joseph W. Babcock, of Wisconsin, as chair
man or the committee for the third time
there We're many congratulatory remarks
Several Of the members referred TO Mr.
| Babcock's valuable service in the past. to
ms skillful management during the last
campaign with it's fruit, and CONGRATULATED
the party on the selection. In responding
| Chairman Babcock expressed his apprecia-
ton OF the tributes paid him, said il should
be borne in mind that there is a strong fight
before the party, and pledged his best efforts
IN carrying out his part of the contest
representative Pearson Of North Caro-
lima, nominated Representative John Simp-
kins, of Massachusetts,, for vice chairman.
10 succeed Representative Apsley, Of Mas
sachusetts, who was not returned to this
Congress. Mr.. Simpkins declined the nom
ination in favor of Representative James
Sherman, of New York, who was elected
Representative David II. Mercer Of Ne
braska, was nominated by Representative
Loudenslager, Of New Jersey, for reelection
as secretary, but he, too, declined. and
nominated instead Representative Jesse
OVerstreet, OF Indiana, who was elected as
stated. Colonel w. b. Thompson, of this city.
was then elected treasurer on the nomina
ton of Representative Spalding. of Michi
gan.
"A motion was carried authorizing Chair
man Babcock to appoint an executive COM
mlttee at future date, he to both select
the membership and determine the number
The executive committee was authorized to
HI any vacancies in the general committee
which might be caused by death or resie
nation, thirty days notice to the state dele
gaton affected being condition precedent
After passing a resolution expressing APP
probation of the services of ex-Vice Chair
man Apsley there We're several informal
speeches. General Grosvenor also referred
to the Maine election, which is to follow
that of Oregon, but said it's significance
paled before Oregon on account of the lat
ters precedence in date. Representative
Hilborn, of California. made "a short adj
dress, in which he claimed that protection
had accomplished much for California and
the country in general and because it was
an assured fact the party should devote
considerable attention to it. Senator
Shoup, of Idaho, said his section of the
country will do everything possible TO give
Republican majority in the Fifty-sixth
Congress. but he conceded that the senti-
ment of Idaho was for bimetalIism.