The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-04-20
ARRANGEMENTS FORSTATE
REPUBLICAN CONVENTION
ARE FINALLY NPLETED
Officials of Committee Announce
List of Officials and Order
of Business.
WATSON FIRST SPEAKER
Congressman Is Slated to Sound
Keynote to Gathering at Tom
linson Hall Next Week.
WATSON FIRST SPEAKER

Chairman James p Goodrich and Secre-
tary Fred a. Sims, of the Republican state
committee. yesterday effected most of the
preliminary arrangements for the state
convention, so far as the programme and
officers of the convention are concerned.
Harry c. Adams, of this city, will be the
sergeant-at-arms of the convention, in
Tomlinson Hall, and he will have the fol-
lowing assistants, one from each congress
sional district:
First, Peter Enrich, Evansville; Second
William Fender, Spencer; Third, Fred d.
Conner, New Albany; Fourth. W. H. New
som, Elizabethtown; Fifth, Daniel Chaplin,
Rockville; Sixth, Miles K. Moffett Con-
nersville: Seventh, Charles Egger, Indian
apolis; Eighth. II. Marsh jackson, Muncie;
Ninth, Samuel 5. Heath, Lebanon; Tenth,
Jesse Z. Wilson, Rensselaer,; Eleventh.
Harry Charles, Marion; Twelfth, Ronald
r. Purman, Fort Wayne; Thirteenth Louis
b. Chaplin, Warsaw.
The dOorkeepers have been selected for
the convention. but their names will not be
made public at this time.
The convention will be called TO order at
o'clock Tuesday afternoon. April 20 in
Tomlinson Hall, by State Chairman Good
rich. who Will officiate as temporary chair,
be held Tuesday forenoon, preceding the
convention, and the various committees
Will be named at these caucuses. The first
order OF business after the call to order
will be the report of the committee on
rules and permanent organization. The
committee WILL ii is generally accepted,
son, of Rushville, for permanent chair
man, and Harry a. Strohm, a well-known
newspaper man of Kentiand will probably
De made permanent secretary.
On assuming the gavel, Representative
Watson will deliver the keynote" speech
of the campaign in Indiana Mr. Watson
has more than State reputation as an
orator and notable effort is expected
from him ON this occasion.
AT this first session the reports of all
the committees, save that on resolutions.
will be received Some little interest will
attach to the report of the committee on
credentials, as a contest that may develop
some sensational features Is expected from
Madison county.
On Wednesday the real business of the
convention will be transacted The first
session will be opened at 8 o'clock i'm the
morning and the first order of business
will be the report of the committee on
resolutions. 1t is understood that rough
draft of the platform, to be laid before the
committee working basis for it's re-
port, will be prepared this week by some
of the party leaders. Senators Fairbanks
and Beveridge. while not members of the
committee on resolutions, will be consulted
as to the platform.
The first nominations made by the con-
vention will be four delegates at large tC
the national convention. four alternates
and two presidential electors at large. Ii
is generally understood that the four dele
gates at large will be Senators Fairbanks
and Beveridge, Governor Durbin and State
Chairman Goodrich. For presidential elec-
tors at large the only names that have
been mentioned up to the present time are
| those of General Lew Wallace, of Craw-
| fordsville, and Joseph ID. Oliver, a promi.
| nent manufacturer of South Bend.
The nomination of a State ticket will
| then be taken up, commencing, of course
| with the gubernatorial contest. This work
! will doubtless be extended into the after
/ noon session, about forty minutes viii
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