The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-03-04
Watson Renominated by
Sixth District Republicans

greeting with which he put himself on easy
terms with his audience. ana then. TO turn
the laugh on the candidates. he continued;
Senator Hoar of Massachusetts in his
recently published memoirs. makes the
statement that in all his long public career
he has never by direction or indirection. in
any manner whatsoever, solicited the sup
port of any man for any office. L want to
commend his ilustrious example to these
gentlemen behind me. I'm afraid, however,
that III / should ever have occasion TO write
my memoirs / shall ind ii impossible TO
make such declaration. Out here in In
diana We believe that II a things worth
having it's worth working for L confess
that ] have desired 10 be nominated this
day Therefore. from the depths OF my
heart thank you, and am prepared; after
long and repeated conferences with my
friends, TO say that 1 accept the nominal
ton"
Mr.. watson's humor at his own expense
and at the expense of the other candidates
served as a happy Introduction from which
he launched into one Of his typical Repub-
lican speeches. He spoke for twenty min
uteS dwelling on the principles and achieve
ments of the party and bringing out in
sharp contrast the repeated fiascoes OF De-
mocracy. In conclusion he said that IL was
his purpose TO go into every township In the
district during the coming campaign 10 as
sist in effecting thorough organizations and
to do everything In his power to roll up an
unprecedented Republican majority in No
vember.
SELECTION OF DELEGATES.
The business of the convention was then
resumed and Judge Barnard moved that
the usual method Of procedure be waived
and that John ]. Wingate, of Shelby. and
Francis T. Roots. of Fayette. be declared
by reclamation the delegates to the Re-
publican national convention, and that Ben
f. Rooms, of Henry, and John Shrk, OF
Franklin. be declared the alternates. The
motion prevailed without a dissenting voice.
Then. upon a similar motion by II. c. Starr.
Milton Maxwell, of Union. was chosen the
presidential elector OF the district
Before the convention had been called TO
order Charles l.. Henry, OF indianapolis.
sent word that he had decided not TO be
a candidate for national committeeman and
no action was taken toward instructing the
delegates. Mr.. Henry made no formal
statement but a close friend declared that
matters which had been under considers,
made il impossible for him 20 be a candi-
date. Mr. Henry's friends are, OF course,
disappointed, he said, but he has stated
that his decision is final and we must
a telegram from Governor Durbin was
read in which the Governor congratulated
the Republicans of the Sixth upon their
denomination of Representative Watson
The convention had by this time reached
the point where the crowd wanted 20 hear
from the candidates and In turn j. Frank
Hanly, w. L. Taylor Warren q. Sayre ana
Daniel T., Storms were called upon All
responded happily Union b. Hunt or
was also called for. In responding he said
he wished 10 assure the audience that he
was not a candidate for any Office-at which
an irreverent individual in one OF the front
seats cOuntered, How does n haDpcng-
and then he said that he had come 20 the
convention because OF his friendship for
Mr.. Watson. whom he had known and loved
since the days they were boys together In
Randolph county.
Mr. Roots. of COnnersville. OF the
delegates TO the national convention, was
the last OF the speakers. He thanked the
delegates for the honor they had conferred
upon him and spoke OF the pleasure IL
would give him 10 assist in the nomination
OF Theodore Roosevelt. Mr.. Roots paid
eloquent tribute TO the President. 10 Sena-
tors Fairbanks and Beverage, and 20 Rep
resentative Watson
SheIbyville really entertained two Repub-
lican convention to-day. for IN addition TO
the district affair the Delegates from Fay
cite and Wayne counties held a meeting az
which they nominated r. n Elliott OF
COnnersville for joint representative. The
nomination was by reclamation and the
convention lasted only long enough TO
permit OF the formal proceedings and
brief speech OF acceptance from Mr.. Elliott.
g = WATTS.