The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-08-22
INSURES A GOOD TICKET
LIST OF DELEGATES FOR COUNTY
LEGISLATIVE CONVENTION.
Active Interest I'm Last Nights Pri-
maries, and hut Little Work
for mites Committee.

Primaries were held yesterday afternoon
and last night to select delegates for the
county legislative convention. which Is to
be held this afternoon in Masonic Hall.
Three candidates for the State Senate and
seven candidates for the House of Repre-
sentatives are to be selected. The conven-
ton will be called to order at l o'clock.
Charles a. Bookwalter will be permanent
chairman. This morning at 10 o'clock the
joint convention to select a representative
for Marion n Hancock counties will be
held.
The primaries in the city were by pre-
cincts and were held last night. The most
of the outside primaries were held yester-
day afternoon. Those in the city were
marked by a great activity and an unusual
interest prevailed. One Of the particularly
rousing meetings was held in the Seventh
precinct of the Fifteenth ward, where Will
liam Hester was elected delegate. So great
was the interest here hat eighty-five votes
were cast. While the primaries were very
lively, affairs were harmonious and there
were no disturbances of consequence. All
together eight contests were started. but
six were amicably adjusted without being
taken TO the committee on contests, which
sat in the rooms of the county COM
mittee in the IA building. The contest
committee disposed of the two contests in
short order. In precinct Sixteen of the
First ward Thomas l.. Lukenbill was seat
ed. His place was contested by Isaac Gar
field. In the Third precinct of the Fiji
teenth ward Harry Perk was seated,
Thomas Nash contesting the place. The
personnel Of the delegates is evidence that
a list of strong candidates will be selected.
Republicans who watched the primaries last
night were unable to predict who would
probably be the choice of the county legis-
lative convention.
The announced candidates for State SEN
ate are James T. Layman, Frederick e.
Matson, Charles N. Thompson and Daniel
l.. Brown. Among those announced for
Lower House nominations are Joseph A.
Minturn, Marion A. Hollingsworth, Joseph
Morgan, Ambrose Moores, George f.
Young, Albert W. Moore, James NJ. Nor
ton, Charles w. Brown, III. S. Michael,
William Pierce, c. c. Pritchard, Henry
Wessling, Leon Kahn. Lawson NJ. Har-
vey, Norman S.. Byram, Frederick Oster-
meyer, Henry Pierson and James Clark.
In addition to this list it is announced that
the name of E. T.. Oburn will be presented
to the convention. Within the last day or
two Mr.. Oburn's candidacy has been
strongly urged by representatives of the
local labor unions. Oburn has been pres
ident Of Typographical Union No. / and
his friends say he will be a strong candi-
date. Attorney l.. NJ. Clawson, who was
understood to be a candidate for repre-
sentative, has decided to withdraw, believ-
ing, as he says, that an older man would
be more fitted for the nomination, and
he does not desire to stand in the way of
anyone who might be better fitted by rea-
son of age and experience.
In connection with the joint legislative
convention il is said that Morgan Cara
way, of Hancock county, has announced
his intention to withdraw from the con-
test for denomination. Late last night the
announcement was made that Hancock
county will probably ave no candidate.
1t was further announced that the name
of Larz Whitcomb. of Marion county, may
be presented TO the convention by Hancock
county. 1t is understood that Colonel f.
p. Thayer, of Greenfield. will be invited
TO preside as chairman of the Joint con-
ventiOn.
The committees appointed for the Marion
county convention this afternoon are as
follows:
Order of Business-Frank L.. Littleton,
chairman; George b. Elliott and l.. G..
Rothschild.
Committee on observation-disclosures A.
Cox. James w. Noel. James w. Fesler. A.
A. Young, William Kothe, George w. Bliss
and William a. Ketcham.
Committee on Credentials-Sullivan Hill
goss, chairman; James E.. Twiname, Harry
Hubbard, Samuel p. Stoddard and Cass
Connoway.