The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-04-10

courts should be held inviolate and free
from political bias.
The salutary results attained when the
superior Bench of Marion county was d.
vided politically by common consent OF the
Republican and Democratic parties war
rant US in expressing the hope that all po-
htical parties will unite in a movement 70
nominate candidates for all such offices In
primaries of all the people.
Acting upon our convictions in this mat
ter, wes declare our intention to refrain
from nominating candidates for these Of
hces at this time. and until we are con-
vlnced that we will not be offered the OPP
portunity to vote for competent men for
these nonOpolitical positions
CONVENTIONS WORK.
The work of nominating a ticket occu-
pied little time. as the men selected were
generally supposed to be acceptable to the
party leaders. John r. Henry, a minister
in one of the South Side churches. was
chosen as the nominee for Congress. This
is Mr.. Henrys second venture as a can
didate for this Office. and yesterday, in his
speech of acceptance he said that this
year it would be much different from his
former race, since he would win. He said
he felt that only one candidate would have
any likely bearing on his race. and that
would be Jesse Overstreet. and before cleo
ton time Mr.. Overstreet would realize that
he was ''stumped" for reelection.
The work of the convention having been
disposed of, W. H. Boles, of the state
Prohibition committee was introduced.
Mr.. Boles, in caustic manner, arraigned
the municipal authorities and also the.
preachers. To the latter he devoted some
little time. saying he would rather talk
temperance to a crowd of saloon men than
TO crowd of preachers. By the former,
he said, he would treated with clvlllty'
while the latter would subject him TO In
suits The preachers, he said. are nearly
all of opinion, when a man talks prohibit
ton TO them, that they are as good as the
speaker yet say with a loud voice, Good,
good They are afraid to get up In their
pulpits and preach prohibition, said Mr..
Boles because they have not the backbone
to let their congregation know on which
side of the political fence they stand. The
preachers in the large churches. where the
greater part of the congregations is COM
posed of Republicans, will discuss prohibit
ton when they are in a prohibition meet
ing, but they are too cowardly TO speak
the preachers is that they are too much
afraid of their salaries"
Mr.. BoleS also condemned secret societies,
which, he said, were organizations COM
posed of liquor drinking men. During Mr..
BOleS'S address there were a number OF
preachers in the room, who showed no sign
of approving his remarks while the
mainder of the audience much elated.
The Rev. j. r. Henry, candidate for Con-
greSs. when he arose TO talk at the close
of Mr.. Boles's address, first called atten-
tion to the remarks Mr.. Boles had directed
toward preachers. He said in an emphatic
manner that he possessed enough back
bone" TO get up in his pulpit and talk pro-
hibiton, and that all his parishioners knew
on what political principles he stood. Jas
per L. Hughes, of Chicago, formerly of
this State, also addressed the delegates.