The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-04-21
REPUBLICAN CANDIDATES
M'f<INLEY AND ROOSEVELT FOR
PRESIDENT AND VICE PRESIDENT.
Named by Students of De Pauw-Earl-
ham Defeats 4. u. in Debate
Bloomington Society Sensation.
Special to the Indianapolis Journal.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal
GREENCASTLE, Ind, April 20.-Stu-
dents of De Pauw held a mock Republican
national convention tonight and nomi-
mated William Mckinley for President and
Theodore Roosevelt for Vice President.
For several weeks the students have been
preparing for the convention, and large
crowd greeted the aspirants for political
honors. In the past eight or ten years
these events have been made gala days
in the history of De Pauw student life.
and this occasion was no exception.
The student body of De Pauw believe In
exercising the right of franchise and in all
elections held in this city, from the primary
contests to the national elections in No
vember. take keen interest. Several men,
bers of the faculty were interested In the
convention tonight and took an active
part. The committee on arrangements
consisted of Messrs. Ritter, Davis and
Williams and they left nothing undone that
would add to the success of the meeting
The committee on resolutions was made
up of Messrs. Longwell Preston, Newly.
Duling and Mcclure. Those representing
the majority presented resolutions indors-
ing the administration of President Nc
Kinley, referring in especial eulogy to the
Porto Rican government and tariff bill,
reaffrming belief in the efficacy of the
gold standard and the righteousness of a
protective tariff. The Democratic members
took the position of a Republican minority.
and dissenisd on the insular government
policy of the administration in the resolu-
tons presented by them. The majority re-
unable to secure control of the convention
organization.
Col. j. r. Weaver presided. The middle
block OF seats was occupied by students,
and large placards indicating the State
from which each delegate came. Badges
of old gold ribbon, the university color,
bore the names of the States the deega-
tons represented. The stage was occupied
by the officers of the convention and by
prominent citizens and politicians of Green
castle. who were present to see the fun.
The chairmen of the State delegations
were as follows:
Majority-California, Ritter; Delaware.
w. w. Williams; Connecticut, Tullar; In
diana, Weik: Illinois, Fisher; Kansas,
Wells; Louisiana. Brown; Kentucky, Zeig-
Ter; Michigan, Newly; Maine, Preston;
Massachusetts,, Hollepeter; Minnesota,
Gavin; New Jersey, Lamport; New York,
Duling; New Hampshire, Davis; North
Dakota, Dove; Oregon, Cartwright; Ohio,
Longwell; Pennsylvania, Mcclure; Iowa,
Bacon; Rhode Island. u. Smith; Vermont.
Fred Allen; Wisconsin, Jackson; West Vir-
ginia Fairchid.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS., Fred Williams; Ar
kansas. James Lewis; Colorado, Joe Pulse;
Florida, E. Blakely; Georgia, Wade An
derson: Idaho, Earnest Roller; Maryland,
Dan Bechtel; Mississippi. Paterson; Mis-
souri, w. Miller; Mantana, Lee Rogers;
North Carolina, II. p. Swinehart; Ne
braska, Daniel Pyle; South Carolina, Phil
Teeter; South Dakota, Maynard Hanna;
Washington. Bliss Billings: Tennessee.
Parker; Texas, Thomas; Utah, George
Schwin: Virginia, Max Lichliter.
Longwell, of Ohio, presented the name
of William Mckinley for President. Weik,
of Indiana, presented that Of Benjamin
Harrison. Duling, of New York, named
Theodore Roosevelt. Thomas Bracket
Reed was named by Preston, Of Maine.
Webster Davis was brought to the front
by Miller, of Missouri The minority tried
to stampede the convention to Roosevelt,
and later to Harrison, but was unsuccess-
full, and Mckinley was nominated on the
third ballot. Roosevelt was named for
Vice President by reclamation.
The speeches were uniformly good and
showed close observance of public af
fairs, and much enthusiasm was mani
tested throughout the proceedings.