The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-04-26
CONVENTION WHICH OPENS
TO-DAY WILL BE GREATEST
IN HISTORY OF THE STATE
Heavy Demand for Seats Indicates
Record-Breaking At
tendance.
ACCLAMATION CHOICES
ACCLAMATION CHOICES
keynote Speech of Representative
Watson and Acclamation
Nominations.
CLAIMS OF CANDIDATES
Hanly Is Admitted to Be in Lead
in the Gubernatorial
Race.

The biennial Republican state convention
will be called 10 order at O'Clock this
afternoon in Tomlinson Hall by State
Chairman James p Goodrich. OF Winches-
ter. The doors of the hall viii be opened
for the delegates and spectators at ! o'clock
and within the hour preceding the call TO
order the hall will undoubtedly be crowded
to it's utmost capacity. with hundreds OF
people. anxious TO witness the proceedings.
turned away. for not in years has there
been such demand for tickets TO a state
convention or such prospects for a record
breaking attendance.
There will be no temporary organization
of the convention. Chairman Goodrich.
upon calling the assemblage TO order Will
ask at once for the report Of the committee
on rules and permanent organization. oy
which the Hon James z. Watson. OF Rush
vile. member of Congress from the Sixth
district, will be named permanent chair
man. with Harry A Strohm. of Kentland.
as permanent secretary. The vice chair
man, assistant secretaries and members
of the various committees will be named
this forenoon at the several district eau
cuses
The feature Of the afternoon session will
be the address of Representative Watson.
In this address the eloquent congressman
from the Sixth will sound the keynote Of
the Republican campaign in Indiana, and
that ii will be notable in every particular
is attested by Mr.. watson's reputation as
student of the great political questions
and as an orator.
COMMITTEES REPORTS.
Following Mr.. Watson there will be
speeches of an informal nature by Senators
Fairbanks and Beveridge, Governor Dur
bin and possibly some Of the other men,
bers OF the Indiana Republican delegation
in Congress. The other members OF Con-
gress who will be present are Representa-
tives Frederick X. Lands. OF Logansport;
Edgar ID. Crumpacker. of Valparaiso:
George w. Cromer. of Muncie. and Elias s.
Holiday, of Brazil.
The business transacted at this session
will include the receiving of the reports
of all committees save that on resolutions,
and possibly the nomination of all can
cidates for state offices WHO have no op-
position.
At the meeting of the state committee
| yesterday afternoon il was decided that IL
would be advisable TO dispose of all the
nominations that will be made by acclama-
ton at the opening session. and the com-
mittee on rules and permanent organiza-
ticn will probably make such a recommen-
dation. This will make a change in the
original programme for the convention, but
il was urged on the grounds that il will
| leave the convention with nothing TO dis
pose of Wednesday save the adoption OF
the platform and the nomination of the
candidates for the offices for which there
| are contests.
ACCLAMATION NOMINATIONS.
If this plan is carried out the candidates
| For secretary of state, Daniel K. Storms,
Lafayette: for auditor of state, David T.
Sherrick, Noblesville; for treasurer OF
state, Nat L. HILL Bloomington; for at
torney general Charles w. Miller. Goshen:
for state superintendent Of public instruc-
ton, Fassett A. Cotton. New Castle: for
Judge of the Supreme Court for the Second
judicial district. Oscar II. Montgomery.
Seymour; for judge of the Supreme Court
for the Third judicial district. John w.
Hadley, Danvule.
Capt Harry c. Adams OF Indianapolis,
| will be the sergeant-at-arms of the
Vention.
Owing to the unprecedented demand for
| ther iact that the seating capacity OF Tom
| linson Hail is now less than a any pre-
| vious convention and will be inadequate to
| accommodate the crowd. the state commit
tee announces that the reserved seats will
not he reserved fifteen minutes after the
| tickets for reserved seats are accordingly
/ warned TO he at the hall early