The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-06-05
Bryan's Name Only Mentioned Once
and Then 1t was the signal
for Some Cheering.
NO CALL FOR CONGRESSMEN
DEMOCRATIC REPRESENTATIVES, UN-
HERALDED AND UNsUNG.
Frank B. Burke Among the Speech
makers-One Marion County Man
in the List OF Nominees.

Secretary OF State-ALBERT SCHOON-
OVER, of Attica
Attorney General-W. L. STILwELI. Of
Princeton.
Auditor-JAMES r. RIGGS, of Sullivan.
Treasurer-JERoME HERFF, of Peru.
Clerk of Supreme Court-ADAM HEINZ
BERGER, of New Albany.
Superintendent of Public Instruction
SAMUEL L. SCOTT. of Clark county
State Statistician-MYRON ID. KING, OF
Indianapolis.
State Geologfst-EDWARD BARRETT
Of Hendricks county.
Judge of Supreme Court, Fifth District
TIMOTHY l.. HOWARD, of South Bend.
Three Judges of the Appellate Court from
the Southern District-JOHN r. EAST, Of
Bloomington; w. II. BRACKEN, OF Frank
lin, and JOHN ID. MCGEE, of Rushville.
Three Judges Of the Appellate Court from
the Northern District-R. II. HARTFORD.
of Portland; JAMES I. SANDERS, OF
Fowler, and II. G.. ZIMMERMAN, OF Al
bion.
One of the briefest and most lack-luster
state conventions ever held by the Demo-
Gratis of Indiana began at 1O.So O'Clock in
the morning and ended at 2:4S o'clock in
the afternoon in Tomlinson Hall yester-
day. The rapidity with which the bust
ness of the convention was transacted
surprised even the shrewdest of the party
leaders, who, while they were prepared for
lack of interest and anxiety 10 get through
the convention as soon as possible, hsd not
dreamed but that the proceedings would
continue until or o'clock in the evening
at least.
The convention was scheduled TO begin
at 10 o'clock. but at that hour scarcely half
Of the seats for delegates on the main
floor of the auditorium had been taken
Lack Of enthusiasm was the dominant fea-
ture at every stage of the proceedings.
X showed in the faces OF delegates as
they entered the hall and in their very walk
as they struggled slowly to the sections re-
served for their occupancy. The band In
the upper gallery played its most stirring
airs without evoking the slightest indica-
tion of interest.
Probably never before in the history Of
the Democratic party has a convention
held under its auspices. composed OF rep
resentatives from every part OF the State,
been characterized by such an air of spir-
itlessness was the one held yesterday.
There were but three outbursts OF hearty
applause. these being evoked by Mr. Kern's
complimentary allusion TO Bryan in the
keynote" address. by the appearance OF
B. F. shively as chairman OF the platform
committee and by the appearance of Frank
b. Burke speaker Aside from these
demonstrations and a few faint cheers
from partisans of some of the candidates
during the balloting. the hall was almost
as quiet as a Quaker meeting
AFRAID OF BRYAN.
OOfaWorfhy that
the large number OF firm adherents of Bry-
anism said to be in attendance upon the
convention and in spite of the determined
effort to have the Nebraska mans name
inserted in the platform. not the slightest
protest was voiced when Mr.. Shively
moved the adoption OF confession OF
faith" which was as devoid of any allusion
to the peerless leader as a desert is OF
roses. The convention was willing to shout
itself hoarse over the name OF Bryan, but
there IL stopped. To indorse the gro
tesqueries of Bryanism was altogether an
other matter and one on which the body
cared not to commit itself.
Equally as striking the cool treatment
accorded the boy orator OF the Platte" was
the respectful. almost reverential manner
with which the convention received the
triple menUOn OF the name OF the NaLiOn
latest martyr President.
That the temperature Of the convention
should have been so frosty was the more
remarkable in view of the almost tropical
luxuriance and beauty Of the decorations
which transformed Tomlinson Hall II was
to be expected that the decorative scheme
would be a triumph. since the work was
intrusted 10 Tim" Griffin. Mr. Griffin was
showered with congratulations upon his
success in ornamenting the great assembly
hall and also upon his admirable arrange
ments for the convenience and comfort OF
the officers Of the convention. delegates.
visitors and newspaper men.
The detailed account OF the work OF maxi
ing up a ticket. u be found elsewhere. viii
show the celebrity with which the conven-
ton worked. For several OF the more i'm
portant offices there was. oddly enough,
little or no rivalry, and in the single In
stance in which there were more than two
candidates for ofice-that or state
statistician-two dropped out without
rnurrnur. leaving the field clear TO AIyron
ID. King, Of Indianapolis This was the
only recognition Marion county received on
the state ticket-a nomination Tor an Office
of much work and little renown
SPIRIT OF RECKLESsNEss.
The State convention was by many COM
pared with the county Democratic conven-
tion held in this city recently and a strik-
ing similarity noted In the manner IN
which both bodies hurried through with
their business and the recl<lessness with
which they bestowed nominations upon men
who showed little desire for the empty
honor. In the case OF each gathering the
nomination painfully sought the man m
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