The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-05-28

Decatur County Withdraws and Rush
dominates "a Judge.

Special to the indianapolis Journal.
RUSHVILLE Ind, May 27.-The Eighth
district Republican judicial convention at
o'clock this afternoon ended in the nom-
nation of Claude Cambern, of .Rushville,
for judge, and Ned Abercrombie, of this
city, for prosecutor. But only Rush county
voted, as Decatur county, after casting 6S7
ballots for Myers for judge, withdrew from
the convention hall in a huff. The conven-
ton was called to order at o'clock this
morning and the tie vote of Myers A. Cam
bern IA, which had prevailed for four hun
dred ballots yesterday, was again resumed
At $3.50 o'clock Delegate Davidson, of De-
catur, made a motion that after every ten
ballots, five secret ballots be taken. This
voted down, Chairman Sparks voting
with Rush county The great aim of Deca-
tur was to bring Rush county to a secret
ballot, but every effort in this line failed
Decatur county at the beginning of the con-
vention had sanctioned the order empower
ing the chairmen of each delegation to cast
the vote of his delegation. The passage of
this resolution. which was introduced by
Rush county, was coup for the latter and
gave them what they wanred, tight rein
on their delegation The delegates from
Rush county in caucus held several days
before the convention agreed to support
Cambern and Abercrombie while they
manned in the race and delegated to their
duly elected delegation chairman the right
to cast the vote of the delegation In ac-
cordance with this motion, the resolution to
permit the chairman of each delegation to
cast his delegations vote was introduced
in the convention and adopted without
dissenting voice or a suspicion from Decatur
at the time. Later, when Decatur saw her
mistake, she tried in vain to get the secret
ballot.
At 10 o'clock this morning an hours
caucus was held with no favorable results,
both sides still stubbornly holding out for
their men. At noon 600 ballots had been
cast At 1870 O'Clock the convention reas-
sembled and Decatur made an effort to
adjourn the convention to Greensburg for
next Tuesday. This motion was defeated.
A motion by Decatur to adjourn TO Miroy
on Tuesday met like fate. Decatur then
Failing in another eGort TO adjourn to
Milroy. balloting resumed and con-
tinued uninterrupted for 81 ballots, making
667. when a ten-minute recess was taken.
After recess Decatur made another effort
to secure an adjournment, but was again
defeated. After a pause of few minutes
the fourteen men from Decatur arose and
left the room.
The Rush county delegates held their
seats and under Thomas B. Reeds parlia-
mentary rules, which had governed the con-
vention, proceeded with the regular bust
ness of the convention. Decatur was called
for a vote judge. but did not respond
Rush county cast ner fourteen votes for
Cambern and the chair declared him duly
nominated. Fourteen votes were cast for
Ned Abercrombie for prosecuting attorney
convention then adjourned. The Decatur
county delegates went direct from the con-
venton hall to their train and did not wait
to see the outcome of the convention. The
nominations of Cambern and Abercrombie
are looked on here as being proper and ac-
cordng to law.