The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-02-09
HERNLY THE CHAIRMAN
THE NEW CASTLE CANDIDATE CHO-
SEN by ACCLAMATION.
Republican state Committee Meeting
retary-June Convention Sentiment.


the committee for reorganization. Samuel
H. Spooner. of Indianapolis was chosen
secretary, and Harry w. Bennett, also Of
Indianapolis, treasurer. The committee did
little beyond electing its officers, although
the session was protracted somewhat by
reason of the fact that many of the MEM
bers, being new to the committee, desired
to familiarze themselves with its duties. A
discussion of policies also took up some
time. but nothing definite was decided upon.
The question of fixing the time of holding
the state convention was one of the mat
ters talked over, the drift of sentiment
being in favor of a date as late as the
middle or last of June.
The selection Of Mr.. Hernly was the
final act in a political contest that had
lasted for twenty-four hours in the COR
ridors and rooms of the Denison. 1t began
Friday afternoon with the assembling of
several hundred Of the best known and
most skillful leaders in the party from
various parts of the State. The crowd was
not as large as such gatherings sometimes
are, but it made up in quality what it
lacked in numbers. "A large part Of those
who came were friends of the various SEN
atoriaI aspirants and their mission was to
see that no chairman was selected whose
tions might be construed as unfavorable to
their candidate Then too, there were the
various candidates for state offices and
their friends, who were also interested in
having the craftsmanship question settled
properly. AS in all such contests, various
other elements also entered.
MIR. NEBEKER WITIIDRAWS
There were half a. dozen names urged for
the craftsmanship at the outset, but late
in the evening the 1eld had apparently
narrowed down to two Il. II. Nebeker, of
Covington. and Warren Bgler, of Wabash.
The election of the latter seemed cer-
tain to some of his supporters that they.
retired after midnight, but about o'clock
in the morning Mr.. Nebeker withdrew from
had stood bv him fs fat Messrs. sims
Filbeck, New and Flynn (who held Mr.. Me-
Coy's. proxy decided to cast their votes
for Charles 5. Hernly. MI. Moffett, of the
Sixth district, previous to this time, was
the only vote Mr.. Hernly had on the COM
mittee. Mr.. Nebeker stated, i'll withdraw
ing, that he had only agreed to stand a
candidate for chairman through the insist
ence of his friends and that while if elected
he would have under no circumstances dis
eliminated in favor of any senatorial as
pirant, he recognized that his geographical
location was an embarrassing circumstance.
Mr.. Hernly on the other hand lived i'll a
part of the State that had no candidate
for the Senate and where also, the sena-
torial question had not yet been discussed
by the people Mr. Hernly was also known
to be a man of much force, who had for
eight years been able TO keep all schisms
out of II county where the Republican ma
Jor1ty was always large.
The sixth committeeman TO Join the
forces of Mr.. Hernly was Mr.. Vesey. of
Fort Wayne, whose previous position had
been in favor of third candidate. The
senatorial question was what influenced
Mr.. Vesey in this stand. and in the interest
of harmony he agreed TO support Mr..
Hernly.
MR. M'NUTT THE SEVENTH.
Mr.. McNutt, of the Fourth district made
the seventh committeeman to announce
himself for Mr.. Hernly. Mr.. Cunningham,
of the First district, made the eighth, and
Mr.. Henley, of Bloomington, who did not
reach the city until 1:20 O'Clock yesterday
afternoon, made the ninth. When the COM
mittee assembled at o'clock, however, Mr..
Bigler had withdrawn his name and the
entire thirteen members were ready to sup
port Mr.. Hernly. The contest had been
waged vigorously, but with a total absence
OF animosity. and when the final result was
feacned there was unanimity of good
IeellnS on all sides. The one expression in
every ones mouth was that an excellent
solution had been reached. and that with
thoroughly united party and a just cause
victory was we'll Digh assured. AS w. T.
Durbin, of Anderson, put it,
The party has now been reorganized in
a way that satisfies all elements. and now
the common enemy
Gen. Lew Wallace expressed himself as
We'll pleased with the outcome. Il want to
say" he added, that an injustice has been
| done to Mr. Nebeker by some who have in
timated that he would have worked in my
are mentioned for the senatorship. There
could be nothing further from the truth
think that Mr.. Hernly will make an ex-
any one" j. Frank Hanly was also well
pleased with Mr.: Hernly's selection, regard
ing 1t as a most happy solution of the sit
nation. Mr.. .Vesey, who, in a sense, repre-
sented Judge Taylor, of Fort WAYNE. and
was instrumental IN the electio1 Of Mr.
dernly, SAID that he, too, was well satisfied.
MR. BIGLER'S FRIENDS PLEASED
me members of the Wabash delegation
and Mr.. Bigler himself took most note
worthy attitude after the selection of Mr.,
Hernly- They could hardly have been more
pleased, apparently, than if their own cam
didate had been selected. Said Warren G.
Sayre: Mr. Hernly is an incisive. industri-
Gus and forcible man. excelIently well
equipped for the position 1t is a very happy
solution" Mr.. Sayre laughed at a story
that was in circulation that he in a
combine to make himself congressman
from the Eleventh district. Il have always
refused to run for Congress" he said, land
| don't think will begin making a race fer
IL now" Mr.. Blgler said that he per-
fectly satisfied with the result. THE posi-
ton is full of labor and responsibility he
Sdlu, ana j entered the race the result
of the insistence of my friends rather than
by reason OF my personal in@linatons. Mr.
Hernly has my full confidence and will COM
mand all the support can give him.
Mr.. Nebeker expressed himself in similar
terms. He did not al all regret that he had
Withdrawn and said he was more than So It's
fed. My friends urged me TO be d candi-
date and j finally consented, but when
discovered would get only bare majority
of the committee l withdrew"
Mr.. Hernly. who will now be in control of
lived all his life in Henry county. He is for
ty-two years of age, is a lawyer by profess
sion and has held the position of clerk of
the Circuit Court. He has been q Repub-
lican all his life and for the last twenty
years has been actively engaged in county,
district and State politics For eight years
from 1856 TO 1894, he was county chairman
day evening, that he assumed the duties of
chairman with clean hands and that he was
under no obligations TO anybody except to
the Republicans of Indiana
Il expect to discharge my duties'' said
he, mot in the interest of anybodys candi-
dacy for any office. / intend to maintain
unanimity and harmony in the party and
lieve that all the acknowledged leaders of
the party should be called into the work
and that we cannot be too aggressive
against the advocates of 16 to l."
Samuel H. Spooner. who was chosen as
secretary of the committee is a member of
the Legislature from this county. He is IL
native of Lawrenceburg, and has lived in
member of the bar. Henry w. Bennett. the
newly-elected treasurer, is president of the
Indianapolis Stove Company and is a we'll
known business man OF the city