The Indianapolis journal., 1904-04-06
"LOVE FEAST" IN Hall


gates to the convention as were not occu-
pied with other meetings was held at Tom
linson Hall at o'clock at which number
of informal talks We're made by various
delegates. The Rev. E. C. Shouse, of
ChriSman, Ill, made the princinal address
During the various district meetings yes
terday afternoon a number of counties
brought out candidates for the different
work of booming their men. Not only were
gubernatorial candidates brought out. but
candidates for nearly every office on the
ticket as we'll including that of state stat
lstclan. The names of these candidates
Will probably be presented to the conven-
tion to-day by a delegate from the county
pushing them
For lieutenant governor Washington
county will probably present the name of
ii. c. Ramsey; Warrick county will pre-
sent John NJ De Forest, and Franklin
county Alex. Burlington.
Three men are mentioned for secretary
| of state: w. A. Macy by Henry county
Capt. s. j. North by Kosciusko county and
b. Uline by Elkhart county The same
number of candidates for auditor of state
was already out of the woods last evening
| W. r. Porter, of Fayette county, b. III
Reece, of Shelby county. and DR.. Charles
| II. Kiracofe, of Huntington county
Four candidates for treasurer were being
pushed, Davies county backing Ransom
Pope, Tippecanoe county Thomas j.
| Rainey, Parke county A. X. Starke and
| Madison county r. i. Leason, jr.
| Two Prohibition lawyers, at least would
like to be attorney general: H. H. Hill.
| of Knox county, and W. A. Swank of
| Montgomery county.
| Candidates for reporter of the Supreme
| Court that will be presented to the conven-
| ton are j. L. Marvin of Starke county, +.
Nj. Caufman of Allen county and Harry
| Byerly of Crawford county; for superin-
tendent of public instruction, Allen ID. Hole
| of Wayne county, and Monroe Veyhinger,
of Wayne county; for State statistician, G.
! II. Faulkner of Washington county, w. +.
Little of Shelby county and John NJ. Walker
| of Spencer county.
The committee on organization will an
| nounce Sumner w. Haynes, of Portland, as
| its choice for permanent chairman, and he
| will be elected at this mornings session.
| Mr.. Haynes has been talked Of as a guber-
Material candidate, but refused to make the
| race, as he is running for circuit Judge in
his own county and says that he expects to
| be elected
The committee on resolutions met yester-
day afternoon and submitted the mass OF
| suggestions in its hands to a subcommittee
| composed of +. T. McWhirter, DR.. Holmes
| J. Hall and John Ratliff, of Marion This
committee met and reported TO the main
committee after last nights meeting. when
a discussion of the platform followed until
well into the night.
Full enjoyment of the rights given by the
Constitution, enactment and enforcement
/ of such laws as vii! put the saloon ont OF
business, and the good the Prohibition
party has done and will do, was the theme
of the address of w. H. ChalderWoOd OF
Minneapolis, last night at the Prohibition
convention hall. c. G. Holler chairman OF
the meeting, gave a short address upor
Government Under Prohibition Principles
before introducing the speaker of the even.
ing.
The address of Mr.. ChaIderwood was very
logical and delivered in an able manner II,
took the subject from a legal standpoint
and many of his comparisons of the lega
status. or the saloonkeeper with that o.
the common lawbreaker greatly amused
the audience.