The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-08-07
Convention for Nomination of Can
didates Held i'm the SUI
perior Courtroom.
WOMEN ALLOWED TO VOTE
THEY ENTERED HEARTILY INTO
THE SPIRIT OF OCCASION.
All the Ticket Nominated Except
ward CounciImcn-Thc Plat
form Adopted.

in convention in Superior Court room, No.
1. at the courthouse. last night, and nomi-
mated a complete city ticket with the eX-
ception of candidates for ward council
men. The ticket as nominated, is as fol-
lows:
Mayor-James M. DUNCAN.
Police Judge-Samuel Shuck.
City C~lerk-Charles l.. Barnet.
Councilman at LARGE. w. Cakes, w.
II. Tice, w. II. Nimal. J. II. Whitlock,
Thomas r. Lewis and Rev. w. w. Rey-
nolds.
The candidates for ward councilmen are
to be nominated at ward conventions to be
held some time next week.
The convention was fairly we'll attended,
the courtroom being comfortably filled with
men and women, the latter participating as
actively and as enthusiastically in the
nominations as the men.
PROHIBITION PLATFORM.
Prior to the selection of the ticket the
committee on platform reported. and the
following platform was unanimously
adopted as a whole:
The Prohibition party, in convention as
sembled, hereby adopts the following dec
laratl0nS as their platform for the city
campaign Of 1901:
we DeleNe tnat law enforcement Is IN
the interest of popular government and for
the safety and prosperity of the people.
observation has taught the
people that the Democratic and Republican
parties, as now controlled. cannot be de-
pended upon for honest government. nor
for the enforcement of law. In the present
campaign substantially the same candi-
dates, with the same obligations to the
brewery and saloon interests, are presented;
and with the same dominant issue of SYN
dictate or nonsyndicate beer. 1t is appar-
ent that the same disgraceful methods of
campaigning by these parties will again
mar the good name of our city; and the
saloon and brewery interests will have yet
a stronger hold upon the administration, IL
elected by either of these parties.
w believe that proper business methods
applied to municipal government would re-
duce' taxation fully % per cent; restore
credit to our city. and remove all neces-
sity for vexatious, unjust. licenses upon
vehicles and bicycles. which license now
unduly burdens the wage Garner.
reaffirm our belief in public owner
ship of gas plants, water plants, electric
lightning and heating plants and the ulti-
mate ownership of our street car system.
We deplore the reckless and criminal barter
OF franchises by the last administration:
and warn the people against confidence IN
either the Republican or Democratic tickets
ment.
w again declare our opposition to a gas
meter system at exorbitant rates which
would make the use of gas a burden for the
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for the people against all eXtortion and in
sist especially upon no unreasonable ad-
vance in the price of fuel gas.
w favor such practical methods as will
insure greater safety TO life and property
by abolishing the present danger at the
grade crossings of the railways within our
city. but we at the same time register our
conviction that the loss of life at these
places Is insignificant when compared to the
deaths caused each year by the five hun
dred and twenty-five licensed and un-
licensed man trans cOmnriSpd in the legal
lied saloons of our city.
we deplore the spoils system, which
hinders the laudable ambition of young
men and discounts worthy merit on the
part OF all city employees as a proper quail
fcation for public service. We promise TO
the people a fair chance for every man
who may aspire to public service, based on
merit, regardless of party affiliation. and
further promise an opportunity for him to
enter upon such line of endeavor as his
choice and qualification may warrant.
Upon this platform and with a pledge
to carry 1t out il elected, we invite the in
dependent voter, who will find here a party
10 his liking; the anti-machine voter, who
objects to dangerous ring rule; the tenn
perance voter, who here alone can register
an effective protest; and all good citizens.
administration OF city affairs, TO join our
movement and thus give influence and fran
chise for the uplift of our fair city"
SELECTION OF CANDIDATES.
With the exception of candidates for
councilmen at large the ticket was named
viva voce, the candidates for mayor, police
judge and city clerk having no opposition.
In the case of councilmen at large a
ticket had been prepared with the names
Of twelve candidates upon il and these
were passed among those present, women
as well as men, with instructions TO mark
in front OF the names of the six men they
wished to vote for. The twelve names upon
the ticket were: c. w. Cakes. Pleasant
Bond, w. H.. Tice, Charles III. Harper, Jesse
NJ. Tindall. Ray d.. Barnes, III. a. Rock
wood, W. II. Nimal, Rev. Levi White. j. II.
Whitlock, Thomas r. Lewis and Rev. w.
W. Reynolds.
manifested, and as each nomination was
announced the nominee was called upon for
a speech. Each of the successful candi-
dates responded more or less briefly to the
invitation. Mr.. DUNCAN promised 10 make
a better effort when he delivered his speech
of acceptance at the next meeting of the
indianapolis Prohibition League, which oc-
ours on next Monday night at the Prohibi-
tionists' Hall. corner of New York and
Alabama streets.
The selection of a city chairman and
other officers of the organization was left
TO the candidates and the city committee.
Ii Is expected that the name OF the chair
man will be announced at the meeting next
Monday night.
Speeches were made last night by Felix
t. McWhirter. Edward w. Clark. Samuel
Shuck, Charles l.. Barnet and others. The
committee succeeded before the convention
adjourned in raising a campaign fund of
$3.50.