Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-08-05
THE INDIANA REPUBLICANS.
Nominate Their Ticket and Enthu-
sinstically Sing "America.''

Nominate Their Ticket and Enthu-
sfnstically Sing "America."
The Indiana republican convention at In
dianapolis yesterday nominated the fol-
lowing ticket
For secretary of state-Union B. Hunt,
Randolph county.
Auditor of state-William H. Hart, Clin-
ton.
Treasurer Of state-Leopold Levy, Hunt
ington.
Attorney general-William L. Taylor
Marion.
Clerk Of supreme court-Robert A. Brown,
Johnson.
Superintendent of public instruction-F.
L. Jones, Upton.
State statisucian-John B. Connor, Ma
rion.
State geologist-Willis 8. Blatheley.
Judges supreme court-F'irst district,
Robert Bowling, Floyd county; third dis
trict. J. V. Hadley, Hendricks county; fifth
district, Francis E. Baker, Elkhart county.
The report of the committee on platform
submitted The money plank was ap-
proved with applause, and there still
warmer approval of the Endorsement of
President Mckinley's administration.
The planks indorsing the record of Sena-
tor Fairbanks and commencing the admin
istration Of Governor Mount were received
with much applause
The usual resolution prescribing the eagle
the platform and the resolution were adopt
ed without objection.
A resolution authorizing the chairman of
the convention to send to President Nc
kinley telegram of greeting and con-
CALCULATIONS for his wise administration
of affairs, both in war and peace" was
adopted.
At the suggestion of Chairman Fairbanks
the following telegram was sent to the
venerable Col w. Thompson of Terre
Haute, ex-Secretary of the Navy under
President Hayes:
1--WE miss your accustomed presence at
our convention. We send you greetings
with the earnest prayers of all hearts for
your health and happiness.
SIXTEEN HUNDRED REPUBLICANS"
During one of the long waits when the
tellers were counting the ballots, Mr.. Hern-
ley, chairman of the state central commit
tee, commanded attention and asked that
the audience sing America"
Senator Fairbanks asked all to stand.
In an instant every one was on his feet.
The band struck up the music and the wo-
men in the gallery and on the stage joined
with the delegates 1t was a glorious song,
in glorious voice, and when it ended there
was cheer after cheer, that did not SUBJ
side for some time. The enthusiasm was
intense, the women in the audience being
as enthusiastic as the men.
Dockery Not Nominated.
The long deadlock In the democratic con-
gressional convention for the third Missou-
ri district was broken at 10 o'clock last
night, when John L. Dougherty of Clay
county received the nomination on the
forty-first ballot. The nine candidates mar
rowed down to six during the Afternoon.
Dougherty finally succeeded in winning
over enough of the northern county dele
gates to give him the nomination with one
vote to spare.
Representative Dockery though in attend
ance at the convention, was at no time
brought forward as candidate, though
his friends had hoped the deadlock would
result in his nomination.
w. G. Robinson for Congress.
W. G. Robinson Of Greene county, Mo-,
was nominated for Congress yesterday by
the republican convention for the seventh
district.
Wyoming FussiOnists.
CASPER, Wyo., August b.-The state
conventions of democrats and silver repub-
leans nominated the following ticket:
Governor, H. c. Aiger. democrat; secre-
tary Of state, David Miller, democrat;
treasurer, Luke VOORHEES,, democrat; au-
ditor, c. H Priest, silver republican, super
intendent of public instruction, ]. +. Brown,
populist; for Congress, G. p. Arnold demo-
crat; associate justice of the supreme court,
c. E. Blidenburgh. democrat.
Texas Democrats.
The Texas democratic state convention
Yesterday nominated the following ticket:
For governor-James D. Sayers of Bas-
trop.
Lieutenant GOVERNOR. N. Browning Of
Amarillo.
Attorney general-Thomas 8. Smith Of
Hillsboro.
Controller-R. w. Finley of Tyler.
Land commissioner-George Finger of
Fort Worth.
|. Treasurer-John W. Robbins of Vernon.
Railroad commissioner-Allison Maynsld
Of Sherman.