The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1904-05-12
RiOtOus Scenes Characterize H.
diana District CaucuSeS
DELEGATES RAVE AND CURSE
Hearst Men Use Force to Gain Admit
tance and Create Such Disturb
ances That Proceedings
Were Like a Farce.

Indianapolis. May 1.-THE delegates TO
the democratic state convention held
caucuses by congressional districts to-
night, and selected delegates to the na-
tional convention.
Contestng delegations were named at
four of the thirteen district caucuses and
ker faction won eight. leaving two Hearst
men selected as delegates.
Admission to the caucuses was by ticket.
distributed by the district chairman. As
a result of this policy Of the state or
ganization, the Hearst people have start
ed a movement to bolt the convention
tomorrow, and hold a rump convention
that will send complete set of Hearst
delegates to the national convention.
Rump caucuses were held tonight in the
second and tenth districts Immediately
following The regular caucuses, and it
was reported late tonight that the Hearst
delegates t.om other districts had taken
like action, and tomorrow will present to
the convention a full slate of delegates
and convention officers.
Scenes Were Riotous.
The scene attending several OF the cau-
cuses were extremely riotious. lnfam-
med with the bitterness of intense parti-
sanship, men fought, raved and cursed
like madmen. This was especially true at
the Tenth district caucus, and at the
Second. The Hearst delegates who did
not have tickets attempted to force their
was into the halls where the meetings
We're held. In a few instances they
were successful. A sufficient number of
Hearst people gained admittance to both
the Tenth and Second district caucuses
70 1fo 4aS
soon as the Parker people opened proceed
ings.
Regular and orderly transaction of
business at hand was utterly out of the
question. Parker men were put In as
chairmen and then the Parker states of
delegates and convention officers were
read. No one heard the names read, and
the votes taken were mockeries OF par
liamentary procedure Appearances In
dicated that the Parker people were in
the majority and on that showing the
district organizations declared the Parker
states elected and so reported to state
headquarters.
Hearst People Take Possession.
The Hearst people then took possession
and held their rump caucuses. They were
able to proceed with less confusion, for
the Parker people left the hall The state
o'clock tomorrow in Tomlinson hall by
State Chairman w. H. OBrien of Law
renceburg.
Alonzo Green Smith of indianapolis will
be made permanent chairman, with l.. G.
Ellingham of Decatur permanent secre-
tary. The report of the committee on per-
manent organization will recommend the
delegates at large to the national con-
yention as follows:
State Chairman O'Brien, John w.
Kern Maj G. " Mensies and Ben F.
Shively
The credentials committee will submit
report recommending the seating of the
Parker delegates wherever there are con-
tests.
The committee on resolutions will pre-
sent a brief report consisting of one res
olution providing for the adoption of the
anit rule in instIucting the national dele
gates for Judge Alton Parker, and an
ether endorsing National Committeeman
Thomas Taggart for the chairmanship of
the national committee