The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-07-20


the party was TO be reunited and restored
10 power. He insisted the Republicans were
hoping that the Democrats would not meet
the popular demand for a change in the
election laws, and that their only hope
should be blasted by the Democrats being
equal to the emergency of the hour. He
called TO their attention the fact that there
was an election for President and mem
bers Of Congress this year, and that in
case OF another close contest the result
might be subject to federal supervision.
The districts were then called and they
reported their respective members of the
new state committee and of the several
committees of the convention that had pre-
viously been selected at the district meet
ings. Senator Blackburn, who had been
defeated for a member of the committee
on resolutions at the meeting of the Sew
enth congressional district, was added to
that committee as one Of the members from
the State at large.
TWO COMMITTEE CHANGES.
There were only two changes in the state
executive and central committees Owing
to the dispute between Trimble and Moody
as to which has the nomination for Con-
gress in the Seventh district, j. w. Lusby
was succeeded by w. A Lee as executive
committeeman In the Eleventh district
Benjamin Smith, who was last night nomi-
mated for Congress, was succeeded by s.
IS. Dishman as central committeeman and
James Garnett as executive committeeman.
At 4:30 o'clock the convention took a re-
cess till $50 tonight
On reassembling, a motion to refer all
resolutions to the committee on resolu-
tions was tabled. This motion usually
prevails without opposition, but it was
tabled because of the sentiment among
the delegates regarding the proposed modi-
fication of the Goebel election law and a
disposition TO add some resolution to the
report of the committee on platform if that
report was not satisfactory on the all
absorbing plank of the platform. While
the convention was waiting for the commit
tee on resolutions many favorites were
called for. Among those who addressed
the convention were Ollie W. James, Will
lard Mitchell, John G. Bolen and ex-Gov.
James b. McCreary. The evening was
spent in listening to speeches.
In the round of speaking during the
evening the most entertaining speaker was
w. r. Towne. of Emineace, a great wit
who held the audience for hour more.
He turned his wit and sarcasm on the his
tory of State affairs during the past year
and kept the audience roaring constantly.
When he concluded the convention, led by
the band, sang MY Old Kentucky Home"
Every effort to adjourn was yelled down,
although it was announced that neither
the committee on credentials nor the one
on resolutions could report tonight. John
F. Purcival renewed the speaking pro-
gramme by a celebrated speech of Marcus
Anthony Hanna" He held that we would
never have prosperity as long as we paid
cents to American women to make a
shirt and 10 cents to Chinaman for wash
ing it and fixed the tariff at so cents on
pins and 10 per cent. on diamonds.
Towne kept the audience roaring but
Percival set the crowd wild. George
Campbell another comedian orator with a
Pickwickian face and fiery red vest. was
the next speaker. His appearance amused
the audience but he was more eloquent
than witty and tt,e audience was not so
tumultuous as during the exceptionally
novel efforts of Towne and Purcival. Cliff
ford Nadaud, A. o. Stanley and others
continued speaking until towards mid
night.
William A. Young closed the speaking in
an earnest appeal for no change in the
Goebel election law, after which messen-
gers were sent to the committees to ascer-
tain If they could report during the night.
The band played till it was weary, and
finally majority and minority reports were
presented at lao on credentials. The con-
tests related mostly to the delegates from
Campbell and Kenton counties, and the
delegates headed by Congressman Berry
and others, and who favored Judge Tarvin
for Governor, were unseated by the ma
jority report.
Finally it was announced that the COM
mittee on resolutions was ready to report
and Senator Blackburn began reading the
same at a. m. 1t was submitted as
unanimous report and adopted. The plat
form declares for fair elections and recon-
mends that the act of 1895, known as the
Goebel election law, be amended, and that
until it is so amended as to be satisfac-
tory to all the Republicans shall have rep
resentatives on both sides and county elec-
tion commissioners.