The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-05-13

Peters. of the Thirteenth district made
speech declining to permit the use of his
name on the Hearst slate.
The question was put to viva voce vote
and the majority report was declared
adopted by Chairman Smith.
THE FINAL STRUGGLE.
At this stage of the proceedings every
thing had been disposed of save the report
of the committee on resolutions and the
factions settled themselves for the final
struggle. w. A. Cullop, of Vincennes, pre-
scented the majority report of the commit
tee. which applied the unit rule, instructed
for Parker and Endorsed Taggart. The
reading of the report was punctuated with
outbursts of approval from the Parkerites
and evidences of disgust and. denuncfatlon
from the minority When he had conclud-
ed Mr. Cullop moved the adoption of the
ma jority report and upon that motion de-
manded the previous question, which was
intended to shut off debate and forestail
the presentation of a minority report ,
The storm OF outraged indignation that
Immediately arose from the Hearstites, and
from some of the Parkerites who believed
in fair play, showed concluslvely that IL
would not be wise for the machine TO at
tempt to apply the gag Major Menzl h met me.
nority report be heard and that thirty MIN
utes be allotted each side for debate John
w. Kern seconded the motion, and for once
the convention took an actlOn WITHOUT d
dissenting voice.
Before Menzies's motion was put. how
ever. Senator Fleming, of Fort wayne,
took his first hand in the fight. and his
action was such as to indicate that his
position in the controversy was due TO his
hostility to Mr.. Taggart He raised the
point of order that the majority report
could not be considered as whole, because
ii involved two distinct proposltions-nrst
the application of the unit rule and the
| adoption of Parker instructions, and. sec
/ he ind nf a
overruled the point of order. and demanded
! that Fleming be seated. The senator from
! Allen refused to subside and the threat
| was made that the police would eject him.
| That aroused him to further outbreaks.
| but in the end he quieted sufficiently TO
permit Frank B. Van Auken, OF the
! Twelfth district. being heard on the minor
| ity report.
| The situation was reversed while the mi
| nority report was being read. The Hearst
ties now shouted their approval of all the
| sentiments while the Parker delegates
| hooted and Kissed derisively and at times
| made such an uproar that the speaker could
/ not be heard even by those beside him on
! the platform.
THE DEBATE.
When Van Auken had concluded Major
Menzies announced that Ben F. Shively and
John w. Kern would represent the majority
| in the debate
John r. East, of Bloomington. then made
an effort to secure recognition for an
amendment to the minority report that
would strike out everything save the para
graph declaring against instructions. He
| was not accorded hearing.
| Mr.. Colerick announced that Jackson
Boyd, of Greencastle, would open the de-
bate for the minority. ana amid the APP
| plause of the Hearstites the giant repre-
sentative from Putnam county, VINO mas a
] voice in proportion to his physical stature,
/ took the platform. He said in part:
This is a scheme. You are disobeying
every precedent you have ever fixed II
YOU instruct on this occasion If you in
struct for Parker and your man is not
| selected how long will you wait at the
a crumb? If you instrucr there are many
| Democrats in Indiana will think you have
| instructed for the sole purpose of insulting
| them.
'They will say that had w. r. Hearst
| had a ma iority he would not have asked
| for instructions. He didn't ask instruc-
lions in Kansas and Rhode Island. 1t is
| said these instructions for Parker are
wanted here because If Indiana goes for
Parker the South will go for Parker.
MCCLELLAN BOOM SPRUNG.
John r. East, who followed Boyd, di-
viding Boyd's time. sprung the Mcclellan
boom and aroused the most prolonged dem
onstration of the convention. He made 9
| plea for what he called od-fas honed Dem
ocratic harmony and Democratic pro-
| cedure, which precluded he declared, the
adoption of instructions.
| Mr. Shively, who opened for the majority
| declared that the issue Parker OF
Hearst and that in order that Hearst might
have no opportunity to set up claim that
| ne had won a victory in Indiana he urgeC
the adoption of instructions. He con
Guided:
whether the convention shall instruct oil
| not is not matter of principle, but a mat
| ter of policy and expediency. There can bt
| no substantial reason in particular agains
| the Democracy in a state convention pre-
scribing the direction in which their dele
| gates shall go and what they shall do in tbs
| national convention. Instruct that deega
ton; fight out that battle here"
Senator Ulrey made the longest speech fol
| the majority, and furnished the most sen
the minority, ard furnished the most sen
| the outraged 40 per cent. of Indiana Demo
| Gratis would do in event the majority in
! sisted on instructions. His language wa:
| bitter and vitriolic, but he weakened tn
| cause of the Hearstites by declaring tina
| Allen county Democrats were not fo
| Hearst so much they were against in
structions.
Hearst did not carry Allen county," h,
shouted. when Mr.. Hearst's emissarie
| came to us told them that If they would
| keep Hearst's representatives and hi.
money and his newspapers out of our dis
trict we would take care of ii ourselves
and we did. We are under no obligations I,
Hearst. Although | shall shout myse
l hoarse for Parker If he is nominated,
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