The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-04-27
OFFICERS ARE CHOSEN FOR
PERMANENT ORGANIZATION
District Delegates, in CaucuSes,
Prepare for the State Con-
ventlon.
PLAN FOR NOMINATIONS
Candidates with No Opponents
Will First Be Named by the
Delegates To-Day.
PLAN FOR NOMINATIONS

cation OF the convention were decided upon
yesterday morning at II o'clock, when the
delegates from the various congressional.
districts met in district caucuses and
lected their representatives to serve as
members of the convention committees and
as vice presidents and assistant secre-
taries. Most of the districts met at the
Statehouse. Delegates from the Seventh
district held their caucus in the city build
ing on South Alabama street.
At noon the committee on rules and per-
manent organization was called together
at the English Hotel, and organized by
electing William Z. English, of this city,
as chairman. J. E. Bell, of Jay county,
was elected secretary. The committee then
selected as permanent chairman of the con-
vention the Hon. James E. Watson. of
Rushville. and as permanent secretary Har-
ry a Strohm. of Kentland. Francie E.
Grove, of Portland, was selected chief as
sistant secretary.
The committee decided that all prelim-
mary business should be disposed of at the
exception of the report of the committee
on resolutions, which will be presented at
the opening of to-day's session. as will also
which was not received before adjourn
ment last night. 1t also decided that
nominations for offices for which there are
no contests will be disposed of first this
morning. following the reports of the COM
mittecs. The committee ruled that there
should be no nominating speeches, and that
the names of candidates shall be presented
by the districts as they are called. No
candidates will be allowed on the floor of
the convention.
Members of the different committees and
assistant officers of the convention selected
at the district caucuses were as follows:
Rules and Permanent Organization
First District-Judge Edward Cough,
Warrick county.
Second-James W. Emison, Knox county.
Third-Cyrus E. Taylor, Perry county.
Fourth-Joseph Hodapp Jackson county.
Fifth-Irwin Thomas, Parke county.
Sixth-William Cumback Decatur county.
Seventh-William f. English, Marion
county.
Ninth. n. Loop, Howard county.
Tenth-John Mavity, Warren county.
Eleventh-Jasper A. Cant, Grant county.
county.
Thirteenth-M. L. Essick. Fulton county.
Vice Presidents
First District-Frank B. Posey, Wander
burg county.
Second-David E Been, Owen county
Third-John K. Weathers. Floyd county.
Fourth-Frank Schutts, Dearborn county.
Fifth-James Soule, Vigo county.
Sixth-Joshua Davis, Union county.
Seventh-Sobleski Butler Marion county.
Eighth-John Lovett. Madison county.
Ninth-D. w. Gerard, Montgomery coun-
Tenth-Fred Kemmer, Warren county.
Eleventh-Sidney w. Cantwell. Blackford
county.
Twelfth-John Morris, Allen county.
Thirteenth-Joseph Turnock, ST. Joseph
county.
Assistant Secretaries
First District-George d. Heilman, Van
derburg county.
Second-John B. Lloyd. Martin county.
Third-William I. Thornburry, Crawford
Fourth-John Fable, Jennings county.
Fifth-H. n. Smith, Putnam county.
Sixth-Walter Randall, Shelby county.
Seventh-Vincent q. Clifford, Marion
county.
Eighth-J W. Sale. Wells county.
Ninth-S: n. Cragun, Boone county.
Tenth-Thomas Burt, Tippecanoe county.
Eleventh-H. q. Tucker, Cass county.
Twelfth-Fred Snyder, Steuben county.
Thrteenth-R. w. Nelson, Kosciusko
county.
Committee on Resolutions
First District-John w. Brady, Gibson
second-George w. willeford. Daviess
county.
Third-Ward H. Watson, Clark county.
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| College, jefferson county.
| Fifth-W. r. Mckeen, Vigo county.
Sixth-H. c. Starr, Wayne county.
Seventh-Edward Insley. Marion county
Eighth-Iudge A. o. Marsh, Randolph
| county.
| Ninth-w. H. Staley, Upton county
Tenth-Claud Laury, White county.
| Eleventh-U. S. Lesh, Huntington
| county.
| Twelfth-C. c. Gilhams Lagrange
county.
| Thirteenth-L. NJ. Royse, Koscuskc
| county.
| Committee on Credentials
| First District-John Brown, Spencer
county.
| Second-Arthur Hadley, Monroe county
Third. p. Throop, Orange county
| Fourth-Dr. l.. Z. OFT, Johnson county
Fifth-Quincy Blankenship, Morgan
| county.
| Sixth--F. /. Barrows Fayette county.
/ Seventh-Cass Connaway Marion county
! Eighth-Judge LETTER, Delaware county
| Ninth-Asa Boulder, Clinton county
Tenth-Judge f. L. Hammond, Tippeca-
noe county.
Eleventh-Robert Loveland; Miami coun.
| ty.
Twelfth-John Yeagley, Steuben county
| thirteenth. o. Wood, Elkhart county