The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-03-10
STATE CONVENTION CALL
is SENT TO REPUBLICANS
Chairman Goodrich Specifies Rules
and Details for Meeting Here
in Communication.
OVER 1900 DELEGATES
Sessions at Tomlinson Hall Will
Begin April 20, When Dele
gates VIII Assemble.

The call for the Republican State con-
ventiOn, which will be held April 26-27. in
Tomlinson Hall. was issued yesterday by
James p. Goodrich. chairman of the State
committee as follows:
ITO the Republicans of Indiana and all
those who desire TO cooperate with them:
PURSUANT TO an order OF the Republican
state committee. you are invited TO meet In
delegate convention at Tomlinson Hall, IN
the city Of indianapolis. on Tuesday and
Wednesday. April Is and q, 1904, for the
purpose of adopting "A platform for the COM
ing State campaign, selecting four dele
gates and four alternate delegates TO the
Republican national convention of 1904, NOM
iDating two presidential electors at large
for the State OF Indiana and nominating
candidates for the several Offices hereinaft-
er named.
THE convention will assemble at o'clock
p. m. on Tuesday, April &C. for the transac-
ton of all other business except the selec-
'tion of candidates.
The convention will reassemble at 3
o'clock a. m. Wednesday, April q, and
nominate candidates for the following State
offices-to-wit:
-Four delegates at large, four alternate
delegates at large. two electors at large.
governor, lieutenant governor, secretary of
state, auditor Of state. treasurer of state,
attorney general reporter of Supreme
Court, superintendent of public instruction,
chief bureau of statistics, judge Supreme
Court, Second district; judge Supreme
Court. Third district.
delegates. apportioned among the several
counties of the State on the basis of one
delegate for every 200 votes, and for each
additional fraction of more than 100 votes
cast for the Hon. Daniel Z. Storms for sec
rotary of state at the November election,
1902; the several counties being entitled to
the following representation, viz
APPORTIONMENT BY COUNTIES.
Adams, Z; Allen. 80; Bartholomew, 16;
Benton. 9; Blackford. 9; Boone. II; Brown.
g. Carroll, Il; Cass. 20; Clark. Is; Clay, l6;
Clinton, IS; Crawford. Z; Daviess. Is; Dear
born, 10; Decatur, IA; DeKalb IA; Delaware
35: Dubois. 5; Ekhart. 26: Fayette, 10;
Floyd. Is; Fountain, IA; Franklin. s; Fulton.
IL; Gibson. II; Grant. So: Greene, IS; Hamil-
ton. 20; Hancock, 10; Harrison. IL; Hen
bricks. 10; Henry, IS; Howard, 10; Hunting
ton, 10; Jackson. IL: Jasper, 10; Jay, IS:
Jefferson. IA; Jennings. 10; Johnson, IL;
Knox. Is; Kosciusko. 10; Lagrange, 10; Lake
%; Laporte. p; Lawrence. IA Madison. "A;
IS; Monroe. u: Montgomery, 21; Morgan.
IA; Newton, s.; Noble, 16; Ohio, 8; Orange,
10; Owen. 8; Parke. IA: Perry. 9; Pike. IL;
IA; Randolph. %; Ripley. 10; Rush. 13: Scott.
3: Shelby, 10: Spencer IA; Starke. 6; Steu-
ben, u; ST. Joseph. 80: Sullivan, II; switzer-
land, Z; Tippecanoe. q; Upton, IL; Union, 8;
Vanderburg, So: Vermillion, 10; Vigo 40;
Wabash, 20; Warren. g. Warrick, IL; Wash
ington, 8: Wayne, 20; Wells, 10; White, u;
Whitley, IL.
whole number of delegates. 1,4ss Neces-
sary to choice, 745.
THE delegates from the respective coun-
districts, will meet in the city of Indianap-
oils at II o'clock a. m. on Tuesday, April 70,
at the following places:
First district Statehouse, room As first
floor; Second district, Statehouse. room IL,
first floor; Third district, Statehouse. room
II. first floor; Fourth district, Statehouse.
room So, second floor; Fifth district, State
house. room 81, third floor: Sixth district.
Statehouse. room 70. second floor; Seventh
district, Criminal Court troom, courthouse;
Eighth district, Statehouse, room l02 third
floor; Ninth district, Statehouse, room IS.
second floor; Tenth district, Statehouse,
room 81, second floor; Eleventh district.
Statehouse. room 3, first floor Twelfth dis
trict. Statehouse, room 81, second floor;
Thirteenth district, Statehouse. room 112,
third floor.
TO APPORTIoN TOWNSHIPS.
AT each of such meetings the following
officers and members of committees will be
selected
lone member of the committee on rules
and permanent organization; one member
of the committee on credentials: one men,
Der of the committee on resolutions; one
vice president of the convention; one as
sistant secretary of the convention.
Tickets to the convention will be distri-
buted by the district chairmen at these dis
trict meetings. The members of the COM
mittee thus chosen will meet at the follow
ing places at Il o'clock noon of the same
day:
Committee on rules and permanent Or
| ganization; committee on credentials; COM
mittee on resolutions.
1.-THE county committees of the several
| counties wherein delegates have not been
chosen will apportion to the different town
| ships of their respective counties the rep
resentation to which they are entitled. and
| make the necessary arrangements for the
| selection of delegates accordingly, and In
| conformity with the rules pertaining there
| to recently adopted by the Republican State
| committee, giving notice at least two weeks
| by publicati ton in the Republican press of
| their counties of the time and place of
meetings for the selection of said delegates.
County chairmen will please send their
committee copies of the published call and
apportionment. and report soon Sc
| lected the names and addresses of the dele
| gates as chosen, If they have not already
| done so. j. Z. GOODRICH, Chairman.
| FIRED a. SIMS, Secretary.