The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-04-18
Speeches Made and Platform Adopted
All in an Hour After Permanent
Organization Was Effected.
Kisses FOR LEMUEL QUIGG
AND CHEERS FOR THE GOVERNOR
AND PRESIDENT M'KINLEY,
WoOdru6's Candidacy for the Vice
Presidency Not IndOrsed by Res.
OIutiOn The Resolutions.

convention for election of delegates at
large to the national convention at Phil
adelphia named two United States sena-
tors, Governor and the second in COM
mand of the Republic State organization
their choice for delegates at large. Then
they complimented the newspapers profess
sion by naming as electors at large the
proprietor and editor of a Buffalo news
paper and the proprietor and editor of
Rochester newspaper. The men signally
honored were: United States Senator
Thomas C.. Platt, United States Senator
Chauncey NJ. Depew, Governor Roosevelt.
and State Committee Chairman b. B. Odell
as delegates at large, and Edward H. But
Ter. of Buffalo. and F. A. Mitchell. of
Rochester, as electors at large.
The convention was not enthusiastic at
it's morning session, but was demonstra-
tive at it's afternoon session. 1t had few
spectators when it met at noon and a good
gathering when it met in the late after
noon. 1t demonstrated that SO far as in
dividual delegates went, they were not
quite decided in their preference as to
whether Governor Roosevelt should be
candidate for Governor for Vice Presi-
dent; whether they wanted T. L. Woodruff
for lieutenant governor again or Vice
President. When the temporary and per-
manent chairman announced the candidacy
of Governor Roosevelt for a second term
the convention went wild with enthusiasm,
but when Mr.. Sherman coupled the names
of Mckinley and Roosevelt the applause
and enthusiasm were still greater. So it
was impossible to diagnose the attitude of
the majority of the delegates toward the
Governor 1t is believed, however, that
the general trend is toward the renomina-
| ton of Governor Roosevelt and the pushing
| of T. L. Woodruff for second place on the
national ticket.
NO CONTESTS.
The convention had the unique distinc-
| ton of having no business for the commit
tee on contested seats to perform. and of
having no interruption of the programme
| laid out by the organization.
State Senator N. A. Elsberg, of New
York city, made temporary chairman
and addressed the convention at considera-
BILE length, dwelling upon the ability with
which the state and national governments
| had been administered by Governor Roose-
| Welt and President Mckinley, respectively.
| Speaking of Governor Roosevelt, Mr.. Els
| berg said: 'In all his term of office the
| venomous shafts Of malice and of hate
| that partisanship has sometimes launched
| have never found mark on Governor
Roosevelt, and the breath of scandal has
| not touched a reputation whose purity and
strength have been many times enhanced
| by the searchight glare of public life.
| New York will make no sacrifice OF him as
| yet, at any rate, and not until the State
| has had another term of Roosevelt as its
| Governor will she relinquish him to what
| we hope are higher honors still in store
This declaration was greeted by applause
| by the delegates.
| Lemuel f. Quigg was made chairman OF
the committee on resolutions. The usual
| resolutions to refer all resolutions to the
committee without discussion were adopt
| ed. Mr.. Quigg arose to offer resolution
relating to the committee on resolutions
when some one called for three cheers
The cheers began feebly. but in an instant
from the galleries and the sides of the hail.
came Kisses, which drowned the cheers
The chairman finally raped the disturbers
TO order, closing the unpleasant incident
| After the appointment of committees the
convention took recess until p. m.
MR.. SHERMAN'S SPEECH.
The afternon session of the convention
| which opened at Ais p. m, was much
more enthusiastic. The committee on per-
| manent organization reported the name oil
| James S. Sherman, of Oneida, for per-
manent chairman. He said in part:
Find me in history more glorious rec
| ord for the American people and humanity
than that made by the Mckinley admins
ton 10 yyif in nrC
| the discharge of the duties arising there
from. Cuba's experience with American
| good faith and American genius for good
| government is little over year old, yet
absolute order is already restored. The
| novelty of a treasury surplus is seen; sol
| diers of fortune are transformed into hus
bandmen; industry supplants idleness
| waste places are fruitful; the pulse of in
! dustry throbs anew.
Mr. Sherman commented ON the growth
| OF the army and navy. saying that IL was
| healthful development. commensurate
only with our increased needs and respon.
sib:lities. and that the bugbear of mill
| tarism in a European sense need never be
dreaded in this country. He spoke in higf
| terms of the Porto Rican tariff bill as ar
| equitable and phianthropic method of re
| lieving the distress now prevalent in the
| island. Touching the gold-standard bill
Mr.. Sherman said IL had already brought
| US credit greater than that attained here
| tofore by any other nation, enabling US tC
float our public obligations at lower rate
| than even Great Britain herself.
Mr.. Sherman praised the administrator
| of Governor Roosevelt. and commended
| the selection OF Messrs. Platt, Depew
| Roosevelt and Odell for delegates at large
| to the Republican national convention. Hs
said in conclusion: Republicans OF New
| York, fall in line behind Mckinley an(
| Roosevelt and with your way lighted by
the fires of industry. your step timed by
the beating of the anvil, TO the music ol
the spindle and the loom, press forward II
| the broadened pathway of advanced idea.
| TO a well-deserved victory.
Allusions To MCKINLEY were received