The Indianapolis journal., 1904-05-13
ZIG FOUR" is CHOSEN
Cullom, Hopkins, Cannon and
Yates to Be Delegates at Large
to Chicago.
CONVENTION DELAYED
Credentials Committee Unable to
Report Last Night-Yates
Faction in Control.


7:3O. but there was nothing to do at that
hour, and the convention adjourned at 9:25
without getting beyond temporary organi-
zation. 1t was the hope of many of the
leaders that the convention would remain
in session until the candidate for Governor
should be nominated. but the report from
the credentials committee that II would not
be able to report until 1890 and perhaps
not then settled the matter and an ad-
journment was forced until 10 o'clock to-
morrow morning.
The committee to select delegates at large
to the national convention selected Senators
Cullom and Hopkins. Speaker Cannon and
Governor Yates.
The resolutions adopted by the district
caucuses indorsing Senator Fairbanks, of
Indiana. for Vice President were present.
ed. but were subsequently withdrawn, 1t
being stated that Congressman Hit would
accept the nomination if rendered him.
This was taken to foreshadow instructions
for Hit by the convention.
There had been contests in several of the
district caucuses. which were held at 10
o'clock. and separate sets OF committee
men wetc named. In calling the Second
district caucus 10 order DR.. T. N jamie
YOU" The Twelfth and Twenty-second dis
tricts indorsed Congressman Hit for Vice
President. Several other districts indorsed
Senator Fairbanks In the Fourth district
a hot little fight between the Lorimer and
Deneen forces occupied an hour
| MIR. CANNON'S SPEECH
When the convention opened at noon.
Chairman Fred H. Rowe, of the state CEN
/ raj
chairman of the convention Congressman
Joseph G. Cannon. and with a unanimous
shout of aye. the convention approved the
nomina ton.
Speaker Cannon spoke briefly: "It goes
without saying" he remarked. that the
man selected as chairman of this conven--
tion whose breast would not swell with
pride would be less than human"
At this point the speaker was interrupted
by Secretary. Hay. who presented him a
handsome silk badge of office.
| u would rather have that" he remarked
! than the yellow jacket of a Chinese
mandarin" Laughter and applausel
me Inc currency system perfected by the
| party he declared to be better than any
save that of France and the internal cem-
merce of the United States, he said, was
| worth more than ''all the commerce of all
| the nations OF the world" The policy of
the Republican party, he said was to up-
hold this system as against the systems of
| all Otner nations.
Continuing Mr. Cannon said: "And then
| there Is the President-President and Presi-
dent to be-Theodore Roosevelt young
| able, courageous, optimistic, safe with the
! courage OF his convictions action always
| follows; he being clothed with the power
| whenever IL Is necessary for the good of
the Republic from the standpoint of ad-
| mlnistration. keeping his oath to see that
the law Is executed without fear or favor
against the most powerful as we'll as
against those who are less powerful This
ha latx ie- 4 he
| tion upon which the Republic rests 1t is
! strong enough to reach the. strongest
strong enough to throw its protecting arms
about and shield the weakest. 1t is not
| necessary for me to say more in reference
| to our chief exe0utive He is better
| President to-day than he was Yesterday
and he was a better President yesterday
than when he first took the oath of office
and he was as good as the best when he
succeeded the lamented President McKin-
| ley"
A sensation was created by the discovery
that large number of tickets of admis-
| sion to the convention hall had been forged
| 1t is charged that this was done by the
| Hamlin men.
On motion of Lieutenant Governor North
| cott resolution was adopted providing
| that all resolutions be referred to commit
| tee without debate. The convention then
settled down to the hearing of the reoprts
/ or the various congressional caucuses At
! o'clock recess was taken until o. clock
TO give the committee on credentials time
10 report The report not being ready, an
|
| NO SMOKING. NO TIN HORNS
When the convention reconvened at 5
O'Clock Chairman Cannon instructed the
| sergeant-at-arms TO stop all smoking. He
said further: THE sergeant-at-arms the
doorkeepers, everybody in charge of admis-
sion to this building will see to it that no
delegate. no spectator is admitted with
any Internal tin horn [laughterl and they
| a tad fnrt fhat
tator using any instrument will be taken
from the floor or the gallery and not again
admitted" [Applause1 l.
Judge Elbridge Hanecy. Yates-Lowden
man, who had been elected chairman of
the credentials committee, announced that
the committee was not ready TO report but
might be by 7:30 On motion of Congress
man Fuller the convention took recess
to that hour.
No such crowd has ever been seen in
state convention as that which assem-
bled in the armory at o'clock for the
evening session. Fully 10000 persons crowd
ed the hall. The credentials committee
was still at work and Chairman Cannon sat
complacently in his chair while the bands
played and the delegates shouted them
selves hoarse for their favorite candidates
a procession of banners of all the candi-
dates brought the whole convention to its
feet with prolonged cheers and live roos-
ter perched upon Deneen banner loudly
crowed. After 7:3O p. m the noise was
so continuous and deafening that the ar
rival of candidates was not observed
At 9:25 p. m. Chairman Cannon recog,-
! niZed Congressman Lorimer, who stated
that John NJ Harlan and Andrew Russell
and himself had been appointed a SUBJ
committee OF the credentials committee TO
say that the committee would not be ready
to report until midnight or later. The con-
vention. on motion of Lieutenant Governor
Northcott. adjourned TO 10 O'Clock to-mor-
row morning.
The report is in circulation late tonight
that the Lowden men In the committee
feared that il candidate were nominated
tonight the convention would be stam-
| pede1 - Yates. IL is certain that the Yates
men mad planned 10 hold the convention
all night and consented reluctantly to the
adjournment. The Iates-Lowden men are
acting in thorough harmony on all con-
tests. the only difference between them be-
ing which OF the two candidates shall be
nominated for Governor. A significant cir
cumstance Is that the Sherman repre-
sentative In the committee G. v. Chan
dler. is voting with the Yates-Lowden or
ganization. IL Is certain that the temro-
| rary organization will be made permanent
aud that Speaker Cannon will preside over
the convention until its final adjournment