The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-03-02
REPUBLICAN LOVE FEAST
IN THE FOURTH DISTRICT
CONCLUDED FROM FIRST PAGE)

astic and they have but to select their can
didate for Congress, who, in all probability,
will be Anderson Percefield, of Nashville,
Brown county, to be ready for the real
campaign in which they will do their full
share toward swelling the plurality by
which Indiana will be continued in the Re
publican column.
The prologue to the convention furnished
the delegates and visitors all the excite
ment and wire-pulling they could have de-
sired, for there was a lively preliminary
skirmish over the election of delegates TO
the national convention and il was not un-
til a short time before the convention was
called to order that the tense situation was
eased by the news that the leaders agreed
upon a compromise that was satisfactory
all around 1t will be recalled that a few
months ago the Fourth was the scene of an
interesting contest for the district chair
manship between William E. Springer, of
Elizabethtown, and A. A. Trip. of North
Vernon. That contest was not one to n fin
ish, however, for few days before the con-
vention Mr.. Trip withdrew from the race,
in the interest of harmony, and made pos
sible Mr.. Springer's election by acclama-
ton.
Again to-day the forces were lined up
much as they were in the Craftsmanship
fight. The Springer wing had two candi-
dates for delegates-Bauer, of Dearborn,
and Wood of JohnsoH-and the Trip ele-
ment had three-Joseph c. Small, of Dear
born, Tracy, of Johnson, and Olcott, OF
Ohio. The advance guard of the opposing
forces and the candidates arrived in the
city yesterday afternoon and last evening
~
Denis Hotel, the headquarters of the con-
vention, was the scene of all kinds of Skin
mishing for control of majority of the
delegates, of whom there were ninety-eght
in the convention. The contest grew heat
ed and then the leaders saw the wisdom of
compromise and the movement was start
ed by Mr.. Springer, Mr. Trip, c. z.
Remy, w. A. Guthrie, of Dupont, and one
or two Others
MR. LEWIS MADE CHAIRMAN
The convention was called to order at
o'clock this afternoon in the City Hall by
Chairman Springer. The usual rules pro-
yiding the order of business were adopted
upon motion by c. E. Remy, and John NJ
Lewis, of Seymour, was unanimously
| chosen permanent chairman of the con-
Yention. In assuming the gaveI Mr. Lewis
delivered a short but eloquent address, in
which he referred with pride to the spirit
| animating Fourth district Republicans in
| .heir ever-valiant struggles in the face of
| an overwhelming Democratic majority, paid
tribute TO the party's leaders in this State
| and lauded the party principles. In a hui
morous way Mr.. Lewis referred to Jeffer-
| son cQuntys fall from grace in the last
campaign, and said that every promise had
been made that the Republicans there would
remove the blot from their record this year
| by electing a Republican member of the
LegSlatune py an of a c6
| secretary of the convention, and the fol-
lowing committee on resolutions was
| named. Bartholomew county. Hugh >.
| Quick; Brown, Anderson Percefield; Dear
born, George w. Roberts; Jackson. w. f.
| Bush; jefferson, Nj. c. CARRIER; Jennings.
| ]. H Mcclure; Johnson, l. n. Brown; Ohio,
Simon Beemer: Ripley John b. Rebuck;
| Switzerland William S. Humphrey.
| While the committee retired to prepare
| its report w. L. Taylor of Indianapolis.
and ]. Frank Hanly. of Lafayette. two OF
the candidates for Governor, addressed the
| convention.
4 The resolutions, which were presented by
! Mr. Rebuck, referred in the highest terms
| to President Roosevelt, and urged that his
personal qualities and the record OF his adj
| rninistration of the presidential office were
| abundant guarantee that he could be trust
| ed to administer the duties of that office for
! the next four years. The planks re1errlhe
| to the Indiana senator's were as follows:
| "Our senior senator, the Hon. Charles w
| Fairbanks, has the confidence not only OF
| the people of the State of Indiana, but OF
| the people of the entire country. He IS
| wise and safe in counsel, strong In action
conservative and high-minded. He is one
of the able Republican leaders OF the coun-
| try and a statesman OF marked ability He
| stands the peer of any man In the Senate
PARTY of the State is justly proud Of the
| record that he has made.
'The name of Albert j. Beveridge is one
that we all love. We rejoice in his high
| advance among the stars OF first magnitude
in the national galaxy OF statesmen. Ills
energy. his eloquence, his conservatism, nj:
brilliancy his responsiveness to the grea'
heart of the people, his ceaseless vigilance
all combine to mark him as one Of the lead
ing men in national affairs. The Republic
ans of Indiana have placed their seal OF
approval upon him and his distinguished
services to the State and Nation and have
long since determined that he shall remain
i'm the Senate for another term.
BALLOT FOR DELEGATES.
When the election of delegates MAS takeT
ND but four candidates were placed in nomi
nation-Bauer, Wood. Tracy and Olcott-
Small having withdrawn, although there
was no announcement of that fact. Be
fore the roll was called the delegates were
instructed TO vote for two candidates OF
one ballot in order to expedite matters
and the first vote stood:
County. Bauer. Wood. Tracy. Olcott