The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-04-22
REPUBLICANS OF THIRD
DISTRICT NAME JOHN f.
DILLON FOR CONGRESS
Convention Is Held at New Al
bany and the Nomination Is
Made by Acclamation.
HARMONIOUS GATHERING
1t Disposes of Large Amount of
Work Expeditiously and With
out Friction.
DELEGATES ARE CHOSEN
Two Legislative Conventions Also
Are Held and Candidates
Selected.
-orresnnndence OF the Jonrnal.

Staff Correspondence OF the Journal.
NEW ALBANY, Ind, April 21.--John f.
Dillon, of Dubois county, a retired lawyer
and farmer was selected this afternoon by
Third district Republicans as their candi-
date for Congress. The nomination was
made by acclamation. Samuel H Wulf-
mann, of Huntingburg, and Harry Nc
Grain. of Corydon. were named as delegates
to the national convention, with John w.
Martin, of Scottsburg. and John A. Lingle,
of Paoli, alternates. Harvey Morris, of
Salem, was chosen presidential elector.
At the close of the congressional conven-
ton two legislative conventions were held,
the Republicans assembled proceeding on
the theory that they should make a good
days work of ii while they were at it.
DR.. c. +. G. Hancock, of Jeffersonville,
was nominated for state senator from the
joint district composed of Clarke, Scott and
Washington counties. and Elisha NJ C.
Hobbs of Salem, was nominated for state
representative from the district composed
of Washington, Clarke and Floyd counties.
All the work done at the congressional
and legislative conventions disposed of
with absolute unanimity. There were nd
contests. for the Republicans of this rock
ribbed Democratic district do not burn
their powder on one another, reserving. in
stead. all of their energy and ammunition
for the "trooly loil" who train under the
standard of Democracy So it is that when
il comes to the selection of standard-bearers
the Republicans here take friendly counsel
one with another and agree upon this and
that man for their candidates, and then the
conventions are held to formali2e the pro-
ceedings of the caucuses.
LOYAL PARTY WORKERS.
The convention to-day was by no means
a large one. but the eighty-four delegates
in the district and over one hundred other
loyal party workers from the several coun-
ties were gathered here as an earnest of
their determination to go into this cam
paign with the old-time vigor and enthusi-
asm to whittle down the Democratic ma
jorities in the individual counties and in the
district. And as one of the speakers put it
this afternoon. a gathering of two hun
dred Republicans in this district is more
Significant than one of FIVE times that num-
ber in almost any other district in the State,
for Ii is severe test of a mans party 10y
atty even for him to turn out to a conven-
ton where his party is so hopelessly in the
minority, to say nothing of his entering
upon the campaign with any degree of en-
thusiasm
Here the Republicans line up year after
year and fight the good fight, with scarcely
any hope of reward other than the salts
faction that comes from victory in the State
and Nation. Beyond a few scattering leg
islative and county offices there is nothing
in sight for them to strive for at the polls,
and they do not come in for a very large
share of appointments, for such fruits of
political victory are, as rule, distributed
among the counties and districts that roll
up the largest majorities for the party.
ConsequS-Itly the party workers in dis
tricts such as the Third are the "hewers
of wood and drawers of water whose de-
votion to party cannot be attributed to self
ish motives, and to-day's convention, with
it's excellent attendance and enthusiasm is
enthusiastic convention. The men here all
displayed lively interest in the party's af-
fairs, all promised to redouble their efforts
in the campaign now at hand that the Re-
publican majority in the State may be in
creased and the Democratic majority in the
district largely reduced, and all were stirred
TO repeated demonstrations of enthusiasm
by the addresses of Mr.. Dillon and candi-
dates for State offices.
CONVENTION PROCEEDINGS.
The convention was called to order a sc
o'clock this afternoon In the Maennerchor
Hall by District Chairman John C. Zulauf,
of Jeffersonville. Horace Dunbar, of JEFF
fersonville. chairman of the Clarke county
central committee, was made permanent
chairman of the convention with j. A.
publican editors of the district as assistant
secretaries. But committee was ap-
pointed-that on resolutions, composed of
the following men: n. II. Myers, Clarke
county; William L. Thornburgh, Crawford
L. II. Duffendorf, Dubois; James w. Dun
bar. Floyd; Samuel Wolf. Harrison: Lafay-
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