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grams, which he asked the convention to
Hanna. It It read cad SThe Lincoln League of
Indiana, In convention assembled. hopes FOR
your speedy recovery and that you may be
spared to the country you have so ably
served"
II was adopted with ringing cheers The
second, addressed TO the President, read;
vention assembled, sends greetings and
commends your splendid administr ton.
and pledges its support in bringing about
your nomination"
BYLAWS IN THE WAY.
Instant objections We're raised to this tele-
gram and President r. Harry Miller, of
Fairmount. ruled it out of order on the
ground that the bylaws of the league for
bid its taking any part in campaigns for
nominations. Mr.. Sulzer then moved that
the bylaws be suspended and the telegram
adopted, and discussion followed led by
him. Edward V. Fitzpatrick, of Portland,
opposed the telegram, arguing that Indiana
Republicans should not commit themselves
to an outside presidential candidate so long
as the State has such excellent presidential
timber of its own. James Weems, Vim
cennes, argued to the same effect, and added
that the recovery of Senator Hanna might
make him a presidential factor and that
in that event many members of the league
would want to give him their support. Pres
ident Miller put an end TO the discussion
by ruling the motion out of order.
Fifteen minutes later Mr.. Suzer submitted
another telegram. addressed to Roosevelt,
which read: THE Lincoln League of In
diana, in convention assembled, sends greet
lngS ana nearly concentrations of your in
telligent and patriotic administration
This telegram was adopted enthusiastical-
ly without a dissenting voice. Throughout
the discussion the best of humor prevailed.
The report of the committee resolutions,
submitted by George A Cunningham, Ev-
ansville, First district member of the Re
publican State committee, alluded in the
WarmeSt terms to Senator Hanna and the
late President Mckinley, Endorsed RoOse-
velt's administration and his recognition
OF the independence of Panama and COM
plimented the Indiana congressional delega-
ton and the State administration of the
past eight years.
District vice presidents were elected as
follows: First, James S. Wright, Rock
port; Second, S. e. Boys. Vincennes;
Third, j, G. Poutch, New Albany; Fourth,
W. II. Newsom, EliZabethtown; Fifth G.
ID. Rennick, Rockville; Sixth, Frederic L.
Barrows, Connersville; Seventh, T.. l.. Rob-
ertson, indianapolis; Eighth, w. w. Huff
man. Anderson; Ninth G. o. Holm, Atti-
ca; Tenth, Charles Mauzy, Fowler; Elev-
enth, j. r. McHenry, Wabash; Twelfth, w.
L. Doud. Fort Wayne; Thirteenth, c. c.
Kelly, Knox.
ROUTINE BUSINESS
Delegates at large to the national conven-
ton are: w. A. Walker, Indianapolis;
George w. Krietenstein, Terre Haute; w.
W. Huffman. Anderson; NJ. r. Sulzer, Madi-
son; Fred Snyder, Angola; A. NJ. Beasly.
Linton.
The convention was called to order in
the Peoples Theater at 2:30 o'clock Presi-
dent Miller presented Mayor Charles c..
/ Covert. of this city, who delivered a cordial
address of welcome, informing the dele
/ gates that their badges carried with them
the authority to arrest a policeman if
one should get in their way. Frank b.
/ Posey. of Evansville, extended a welcome
/ on behalf of the First district. President
/ Miller responded briefly. Secretary He'll
man read the call and the business of the
convention was at once taken up. In adj
/ dition to selecting the delegates at large
4 the district got together and selected four
4 delegates and alternates each to the ma
tional convention.
The attendance at the convention proved
disappointment to the local members OF
| the league, but there are perhaps two hun
| dred visitors here, most of them hailins
from the southern part of the State. Candi-
dates for state offices are. of course. largely
| in evidence. All four gubernatorlal aspir-
! ants-W l.. Taylor, J. Frank Hanly, VIII
liam l.. Penfield and Warren G. Sayre-havt
! opened headquarters at the ST George Ho-
/ tel and are campaigning indefatigably. l.
| p. Newly, Knightstown, the avowed eandi
date for Lieutenant Governor, and Hugh
| TIL. Miller, of Columbus, the prospective
! candidate, are both on hand. Three meT
| who want the nomination for reporter OF
| the Supreme Court are here-George w
! Self, Corydon, Ben +. Corwin, Greencastle
and Frank Smith BrOokville. Secretary OF
| State Daniel Il. Storms and reporter of the
| Supreme Court c. E. Remy came in early
The banquet, served tonight in Evans
| Hall, was the best feature of the conVen-
| ton. The attendance was large and the
| enthusiasm unlimited. The gathering
! was one typical of the younger Repub-
licanism of Indiana, full of vitality anc
spontaneity, loyalty to party and the par
| tvs great men and confidence in the party
| future. After discussing an excellent menu
DIR. w. II. Gilbert, president of the Evans
| Vile Lincoln League called the banquet
/ ers TO order and after a brief word of wei
| come, presented George A. Cunningham a:
| the POSTMASTER. Mr.. Cunningham speech
| was brief, merely word of introduction FOL
the first speaker, Nj. r. Suizer, of Madison
who responded 10 the sentiment president.
OF the League" Robert II. Catlin, of Terri
Haute, followed with a brief discussion o
the Record of the Republican Party,
which he declared could not be epitomizeC
in the five minutes allotted to him.
JUDGE HEATON'S TOAST.
"A Man with or Without the Hoe wa:
the subject of Judge owen n. Heaton, o
Fort Wayne. In part the judge said
I'VE have learned by experience in recen
years that II IS very easy TO enact laws o
create conditions that will stop the wheel
of commerce, and make the rich man poor
but that does not help the cause Of labor
| except in so TAR as Il teaches the lahore
| his interest III the success of his employer
Combinations of capital and labor wi
ever exist, and they will have their con
hicts. At present, public opinion, in IL
sense of right and wrong is the best ar
bitter of these difficulties. but ought [
I have q safer. more direct and economical
means provided by law for the adjudicatio
OF questions 50 important To the public in
terest. That is too big a question for IN
/ demagogue who seeks porary adVan
tage for himself his political party b
Z a. az ff toy N nj ola I4fp 90
| Fortunately organized labor is getting be
/ yond the reach of the small politician. lie
| by brOad-minded men of high characte
and true patriOtisTps they are too wise To b
misled by blatant treachery.
Our sense OF humanity justice and pa
triotism bids that we look about US an
| know that in Indiana there is no man wit
the hoe as the artist has seen him. If ther
7 is now slave. black or white let IN
cipate him. Let us march onward in OF
| progress as a nation, with equal rights
the individual and all bound together in on
grand patriotic fraternity.
j. Hampton Moore of Philadelphia presi
dent of the National League of Republica
clubs. who was prominent figure At tn
banquet coming from the Ohio Lincol
the national organization and of the mex
national convention, which. he said. prot
ably will be held in indianapolis in Oet0bel
He urged Indiana Republicans to max
great preparations fer the convention