The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-07-26
WORK OF THE CONVENTION.
keach's Cut-nnd-Dried slate Goes
Through as AZ Creased.


Through as IL Creased.
But one detail had been overlooked in
the arrangements for the convention. A
gavei had not been provided for the presid-
ing officer and Chairman Reach was forced
to mputste the leg of a chair and use IL
as a substitute. To the delegates of the
antt-machine variety the substitute was
extremely suggestive-it resembled a club.
Reach is not speechmaker and ne wasted
no time in preliminaries. 1.-The delegates
Will come 20 ORDER" he said. THE first
order OF business will be the calling of the
roll"
Secretary Raub, Of the city committee,
called the roll Of precincts and the returns
called for the report of the committee on
organization and rules, composed of Joseph
Collier, John II. Mahoney, William e.
Bailey. August NJ Kuhn and d. NJ.
Mahoney. Chairman Collier read the re-
port. which provided the following officers:
Hiram Brown, chairman; secretary, Rich
ard M. Coleman; sergeant-at-arms, Fred
erfck Grossart; assistant secretaries. John
II. Kingsbury, p. j. Ryan. Walter Tingle.
John H Mahoney, c. B. Clark. c. A. Gar
rard. John w: Lane. Elmer Marshall. ].
aTioay John Ht f E4aDh sro william ann
w. Payne; assistant sergeants-at-arms, Z.
NJ. Goebel. James Healey. b. M. Ralston,
Brdsss john Pritehari LOUIS si Maas Ber
nard Kelly. o. H. Taught. Louis Henry and
John N. Navin.
CHAIRMAN's SPEECH.
The report was adopted and Chairman
keach relinquished his Club" to Mr..
Brown The latter was greeted with ap-
pIause as he came forward and made
brief speech He said:
Mr. Chairman, Fellow-Democrats, Dele
gates to the City Convention desire to
thank you for the honor you have con-
xerred upon me in selecting me TO pre-
side over this convention to-day. I shall
make no effort to discuss the local politi-
zeal situation. for 1t Is TO be taken for
granted that 1t is thoroughly familiar to
you ALL / do sincerely believe. however,
that an opportunity Is now presented for
the nomination Of a ticket that will be
successful In October, that, will free this
are fattening upon IL.
I'm order that this work may be per-
formed promptly and intelligently, 1t will
be necessary for me TO have your aid and
cooperation i'm maintaining order during
the session of this convention.
Il shall expect the sergeant-at-arms and
his assistants faithfully and impartially
TO enforce the rule that denies to cam
ddates the privilege of electioneering upon
the floor OF this hall.
Thanking you and asking your indulg-
ence. We will proceed with the order of
business. The report of the committee on
resolutions Is in order"
Joun u. nOcnIOru, chairman or the COM
mit.ee on resolutions. read the platform.
The other members Of the committee were
Jacob p. Dunn, Samuel n. Gold, Tony
Lssuck and Edgar A. Brown.
The Indianapolis News plank which
Condemns the city administration for 1.-THE
wicked indictment for political effect of men
who have committed no offense against the
while the ''bad-nigger" plank inspired the
greatest demonstration. The enthusiasm
manifested by the delegates. however, was
not remarkable.
Nominations for mayor were called for
by Chairman Brown, and he announced
that the roll OF wards would be called. Jo-
geph Honbauer. OF the First. presented the
name of Robert M. Madden, and the roll
proceeded to the Sixth before another name
was proposed. Frank Ross, of the Sixth,
allowed his ardor to get the better of him
and he nominated John w Holtzman
breaking In on the programme, which called
Tor the presentation of Holtzman's name
by his own ward The name of Holtzman
was greeted with cheers. and as the roll
taken up and developed into a veritable
ross- The entire fifteen wards had been
called before the delegates realized that
the names or Mccullough and Moore had
not been presented Then the JOY of the
machine forces was unbounded.
ne First ward was called by precincts
Eoitzman receiving IL votes to Madden s
s. The Second voted as a ward. casting ID
votes for Hoffman TO for Madden Charles
'folster, as chairman of the Sixth, was
working like Trojan among his delegates
as the roll progressed and il developed
that he was making heroic efforts to get
q solid vote for Hoffman, but he failed
One delegate. I. L. Freeman. OF the fif-
teenth precinct. who was elected as a Nc
Cuiloush man. insisted on voting for Mad
den. and the vote went In % to J. When
the Ninth was called one delegate persisted
In voting for Mccullough, but he was in
duced TO change and cast his vote for Mad
den.
MADE 1T UNANIMOUS.
1t was a foresone conclusion that Holtz-
man would be nominated on the first bal
lot. and when the Twelfth had been called
and Hoffman had 27l votes to 4S for Mad
den. the latter communicated with Chair
man Brown and said he would move to
make the nomination of his opponent unan-
tmous. The motion was received with cheers
and carried with hurrah, followed by
shouts for the nominee. Mr.. Hoffman
came forward and after bowling in ac-
acknowledgement OF the ovation, took his
manuscript from his pocket and read his
speech He was in good voice and reaa
carefully and slowly. I'm order that each
sentence might strike home. He was APP
plauded at the right times. but no fremen-
oous enthusiasm was aroused by his ut
terance. When he alluded TO conditions on
away at his cigar and never batted an
eye.
AT the close OF his address Mr.. Holtz-
man was cheered again. Some one in the
front OF the hall called out, tits all over
nows Let's go out and get drink and
there was a rush for the doors by many
thirsty delegates. but the most OF them re-
manned In their seats 10 carry out the re-
nainder OF the programme.
The vote for mayor by wards. aslnRr as IL
was taken, was as follows
Wards. Holtzmans hddcn.
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