The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-07-13
Delegates So Noisy the Chairman Used
a Maui and Then Shouted
Through MeEaphOne.
NEBRASKA FUSION TICKET
WORK OF BRYANITEs FINISHED AT
TER MUCH DICKERING.
Most of State Ofices Given to Popu-
IiSts-EIectors Divided-Storm Over
Endorsement of Stevenson.

CHARLESTON. W. Va, July 12.-The Re-
publican state convention adjourned at s
o'clock tonight, after being in session since
10 a. m, with a recess from 12:40 till 2:30
p. IN. The following ticket was nominated:
Governor, A. B. White; auditor, Arnold c.
Scherr; treasurer. Peter Silman; attorney
general. Romeo II. Freer; superintendent
of schools. Thomas c. Miller; Supreme
barger; electors at large. Benson B. Nc
Maxim and j. B. Lewis.
White was nominated for Governor last
night without opposition. The contests for
other places on the state ticket were I'M
usually spirited and continued until the
close of the convention. There were 1,054
delegates and ar unlimited number of
workers for the different candidates crowd
ed into the wigwam. In such contests as
those for auditor. treasurer. superintendent
of schools and Supreme judge as occurred
to-day there were at times indescribable
scenes of disorder. The chairman of the
convention used a maui, not a gavel, but
pounding was of no avail. Finally he
secured a large megaphone, used on steam
ers on the Big Kanawha for hailing passing
craft, and attempted to make himself
heard but no foghorn was equal to the
general pandemonium. The session was
prolonged because it was necessary the
''rooters' should cry themselves hoarse and
literally wear themselves out before bust
ness. at frequent intervals, could proceed.
But with all the contention good feeling
prevailed after the contestants had fought
each other TO a finish.
adi po1 fo, lot for he
delegates and others to get away tonight.
and they have been holding sort of an all
night jollifcation here, with all kinds of
amusing incidents taking the place of the
fighting that has been going on all week.
Senator Elkins and Mr.. White. who heads
the ticket. kept out of the lively scenes in
the wigwam to-day for the most part. but
they were busy at their rooms i'm the hotel
working for harmony. Senator Elkins Wis
tied the convention during the closing ses-
sion. late in the afternoon, and had quite
an ovation as he passed from delegation
to delegation down the center aisle during
one of the hotly-contested ballots. Senator
Elkins tomorrow accompanies a. B. White
to the latter's home at Parkersburg. where
they both address ratification meeting
tomorrow night. ila
The features of the conventions closing
session were its two -exceptions-the nomi-
nations for attorney general and for one
of the Supreme judges-the only nominal
lions that were not fought over to the last
ditch. Judge Freer, whose term in Con-
gress expires next March, had been Whites
opponent for the nomination for Governor.
He was made the permanent chairman of
the convention last night, after dramatic
contest, and became such a favorite that
| the delegates insisted on him going on the
ticket. Although many others had entered
the race for attorney general, they all with
drew when they saw the convention was
bound to nominate Freer, which was done
| in an unusually felicitous manner. and
which he accepted equally gracefully.
The other exception to the rule of the
convention was the nomination of Judge
Brannon, who had been a Democrat until
| 1896, and upon the Supreme bench for many
years. He was nominated by the Repub-
| licans with unanimity as his own successor
while others had hard fighting Objection
was only made to Brannon by those who
referred to other aspirants lifelong
| Republicans Finally one speaker pro-
posed to poll the convention on a wager
| that most of the delegates had formerly
affiliated with the 'other party" and a
series of seconding speeches was started
| by those whose political antecedefts were
similar TO the experience of Brannon. and
| this movement carried Brannon through
with a whirl None of the state officers
who was a candidate for denomination was
| successful except Judge Brannon.