Richmond daily palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1876-1904, 1904-01-13


which so much has been written that
was fallacious and from which so
much was hoped that was vain, is
over, and has taken its place among
the facts of history. One could not
have hoped for a more enthusiastic
or harmonious gathering of party
workers than that which met at Con-
nersville yesterday. They were clean,
straightforward business men. They
knew what they came there to do,
and they did it, and their work was
marked by perfect decorum. The
funny man was there, Of course, but
his wit was of the sort that calls
forth the laugh and leaves no sting
behind.
The wrangler was not there, or,
if he were, he saw the unity of the
convention and held his peace.
The office of temporary secretary
was given to Henry county, in the
person of George Elliott, of New
Castle. Hon. Edgar O'Hara, of
Franklin county, was chosen tempor-
airy chairman, and, upon taking the
chair, delivered an address full of
confidence in Republican principles
and Of zeal for their promotion.
Mr.. O'Hara s address was received
with great approval by the conven-
ton. After the appointment of the
usual committees and hearing their
reports, the convention came to the
actual work Of the day-the nomina
ton and election Of the sixth district
chairman 1t was expected to the
last that there would be opposition
to the election Of Col. E. P. Thayer
of Greenfield, but as none developed
upon the floor Of the convention, Col.
Thayer was nominated and elected by
acclamation. Col. Thayer thanked
the convention for the honor which it
had conferred upon him.
At this juncture the committee on
resolutions announced, through the
chairman, Mr.. Harry G. Starr, of
Richmond, that it was ready to re
port. The nature of these resolu-
tions would make it seem proper tc
print them entire, and we do so at
another point.
Up to the hour of the convention
Mr.. Charles r. Unthank, Of Rich
mond, had been a candidate, but upon
the urgent advice of a very close
friend, whose eyes were open, he did
not allow his name to be presented.
This was the only wise thing to do,
as it developed that out of the 120
votes in the convention Mr. Unthank
could count but fourteen. IL he
could have had the support of Wayne
county united, he would have gotten
the support of Fayette county also:
thus gaining ten votes more. But out
of the twenty-six votes of Wayne
county Mr.. Unthank could count but
two. Mr. Unthank s inglorious de
feat lay not in himself so much as
in the nature of his support, coming
as it did from the outspoken enemies
of Mr. Watson.
The whole proceedings of the con-
vention was a victory for the con-
structive element in the district, for
pure, straightforward Republicanism.
The forces of opposition, of disin-
tegration and discord were silent;
they had been doing their worst for
months and saw that their utmost eff
forts were not sufficient to cause 9
ripple upon the placid waters. of
party harmony and good will. As for
this opposition, they saw that they
were dead ones, and it only remained
to cut them off and they fell as the
gentle dew, or as the leaf when it
circles to the ground on a frosty
morning of the early fall. The reso-
lutions of the convention were as fol
lows:
Whereas, The convention, represen-
tative of the Republican party In the
sixth Indiana congressional district,
has again assembled to perform the
labors incident to the inauguration
of a political campaign In district
justly renowned for its intelligence
IFS prosperity and its Republicanism,
be it
Resolved, That we affirm our al
legiance to the principles Of the Re
publican party. which have been test !
ed through decades and have been
found not wanting; which have been
proved true by the temporary trial of