The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-05-15
KEALlNG'S NAME WITHDRAWN
BUT TWELVE of HIS FOLLOWERS
CAST THEIR VOTES FOR HIM.
Convention Adopts a Set of Stirring
ResOIutiOns-Eighte Votes for
Albert j. BeveridGe.

and Mr.. Kealing's anne was withdrawn by
his law partner, Senator Hugg, before the
balloting began, but he had thirty followers
in the convention and twelve of them in
sisted upon voting for him despite his with
drawal, while the other eighteen tried to
create diversion by springing the name of
Mr.. Beverage, without the knowledge or
consent of the latter.
The gathering was held in Masonic Hall,
and though the result had been determined
beyond peradventure by the success of Mr..
Overstreet in the primaries Friday night,
the hall was packed. II. S. New, district
&C mmitteeman, called the convention to
order shortly after 2 o'clock and asked that
the roll be called of the delegates from the
respective wards. Before the roll could
be called Nick Brown, of the Twelfth,
arose and popped OUT
"Mr. President, nominate Beveridge for
Congressw
Jack Shea seconded the motion and both
sat down. The roll was then called to see
how many delegates were present. 1t was
found that all the 14S delegates of the con-
yention were answered for.
CREDENTIALS APPROVED.
John B. Cockrum arose and stated that
the county committee had appointed a
contest committee, but that was not done
by authority of the convention. He there
fore moved that the chair appoint COM
mittee of three upon credentials. George
Stieglemeyer Of the Thirteenth, moved to
table this, but his motion was voted down
by viva Voce vote and Mr.. Cockrums
motion was carried. The chair appointed
as this committee j. 3. Cockrum, l.. j.
Baker and Mr.. Wood, of Johnson county.
pha IN tic Ton
was simply to establish precedent to in
dictate course of procedure for future dis
trict conventions, the question of whether
it was the right of the local county chair
man or the district chairman to select
credentials committee having been much dis
puted between the friends of the opposing
candidates in the contest just closed.
After calling upon pretty nearly every we'll
known man in the room for a speech and
getting none the convention waited pa
tiently for fifteen minutes when John L.
Griffiths was discovered and called to the
platform for a speech.
/ Mr. Griffiths assured the audience that he
had not come to the convention for the pur-
pose of making a speech He declared that
the Republicans of the Seventh district
were entering upon a campaign with all
their difference swallowed up in an honest
effort to succeed, and they would come out
of the fight just as Dewey had done at Ma
Mia, without losing a man. In fact he be-
lieved they would come out better, for
they would have no wounded. He declared
that it was fitting that the same party
which had prosecuted the war for the lib
Grafton of the slaves more than thirty years
ago should have the prosecution of the
righteous war for the liberation of Cuba
The Republican party has always stood for
the flag, and the flag means more in time of
war than in the time of peace. About it
were gathered the hottest associations of
American life. He declared that no more
justifable war than this had ever been
waged. Victory was in the air. Already
the Spanish fleet had been swept from the
Pacific, and it was only question of time
until Sampson. the man of strength, should
do a similar job in the Atlantic. Mr.. Crit
fithS spoke of the currency issue, and de-
cared that the Republicans of the Seventh
district had always stood for honest money
and good business He prophesied that the
nominee of this convention would succeed,
and expressed the hope that Indiana might
send to the next Congress a solid Repub-
lican delegation.
Shortly after Mr. Griffiths finished the
credentials committee reported, recommend
ing the acceptance of the report of the coun-
ty contest committee, published In yester-
days Journal. The report was adopted
was presented by Brown and Shea. of the
Twelfth, as a candidate for per-
bat he decned az and h f. aanna
nominated Smiley N Chambers. When the
question. was put Brown and Shea voted
nay with much noise, but he was elected,
and spoke very briefly. He said he had not
come with an extempore speech. all type
written, to infict upon them He took it
of dispatchng the business of the conven-
ton, not to make a speech, and asked for
the pleasure of the convention
Harry Martin, of Johnson county, and
Charles Elliott were made secretaries.
THE RESOLUTIONS.
It was suggested that a committee of
three on resolutions be chosen, to whom all
resolution should be referred without de-
bate, and the motion carried. The chair
named as this committee Judge E. B. Mar
tindale, General McGinnis and Ellery
Boone, of Johnson county. Later the COM
mittee reported the following resolutions,
which were adopted with cheers:
The Republicans of the Seventh con-
81 essional district of Indiana, in convention
assembled, reaffirm their allegiance to the
principles set forth in the platform adopted
by the Republican national convention at
St. Louis in 1896
THE American people are engaged in a
righteous war for the liberation of Cuba-a
war that will drive from the western hemi-
sphere a government whose record for
wholesale cruelty, deception and treachery
eliminating in the destruction of the Amer
lean battle ship Maine while on a friendly
visit to one of its ports, and the murder of
her officers and men, is without parallel in
modern history; war that must inevitably
advance the cause of human liberty aid in
the progress of modern civilization and
widen the scope of enlightened and honest
American influence
This crisis in our national life finds the
North, the South, the East and the West
one people, united and enthusiastic under
the stars and stripes; firm in their con-
seriousness of right; ready and willing to
give, without stint, their likelihood and
their treasure TO the accomplishment of
the lofty purpose set before them.
I'm this crisis we are fortunate in having
at the head of our government an admins
tration whose patriotism is unquestioned
and whose wise foresight has been amply
demonstrated by the initial successes of the
war. The administration of President Nc
kinley. supported by the American Con-
gress, while seeking by all honorable means
to avert war has not hesitated to act when
the cause of humanity and the honor of the
flag demanded it.
I'VE extend our congratulations to the
officers and men of the American navy
who with a dash and daring that measure
up with the proudest traditions of the coun-
try, have won successes unparalleled in
naval warfare, and have added fresh luster
TO the glory of American history.
I'VE call the attention of the country to
he fact that one of the chief causes of
SPANS weakness in this war lies in the dis
ordered state of her finances. Doing BUSH
ness upon silver basis, she finds gold at a
premium of 30 per cent, and must, there