Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-03-25
INDIANA DEMOCRATS
LARGEST ATTENDANCE FOR
CONVENTION SINCE 1892.

INDIANAPOLIS March oa.-The In
diana democratic convention today enteren
upon it's two days work of adopting
Platform. naming a state ticket and Sc
1ccting delegates to the national conHen-
ton at Denver who. it is expected. Will
bc instructed to vote for William j.
Bryan for President.
The program as arranged beforehand
jnciuded a brief session of the convention
ut II o'clock, district meetings this after
noon to select twenty-six delegates to
The national convention and name con-
renticn committees. and a night meeting.
at which all of the committees except the
resolutions committee will report: and the
convention address will be delivered by
Robert w. Miers of Bloomington former
congressman from the second district.
The session tomorrow will adopt plat
form. name four delegates at-large to the
national convention and nominate state
ticket from the twenty-seven candida ties.
of whom seven are aspirants for the
Gubernatorial nomination 1t is expected
Mr.. Bryan will be Endorsed and the dele
safes instructed to vote for him.
The Candidates.
The candidates for governor are Sam
uel NJ Ralston of Lebanon. Carroll X
Mccullough of Anderson. Thomas r.
Marshall of Columbia City. l.. Ert Slack
of Franklin. Thomas NJ. Kuhn of Rich
mond C. G. Coon of Elkhart and Will
liam O'keefe Of Plymouth.
For lieutenant governor the candidates
are Frank f. Herring of South Bend Will
liam p. O'Neill Of Mishawaka and Frank
j. Hall of Rushville
James F. Cox OF Columbus is the only
candidate for secretary of state
Marion Bailey of Lizton has no opposi-
ton for auditor Of state as yet and John
1senharger OF North Manchester has no
one in the field against him for state
treasurer
The three candidates for attorney gen.
eral are Walter L. Lott of Muncie. Mil
ton B. Hotel OF Salem and Richard NJ
Milburn OF Jasper. Other Offices TO nomi-
nate Tor are reporter of the supreme
late courts, state statistician and super
intendent of pubic instruction.
Largest Crowd in Years.
The convention has brought to the city
the largest gathering Of democrats that
have gathered here since 1892 The hotels
are filled. Leaders of the party express
more confidence of success than has been
heard from them in recent years.
On account Of the election of member
of the national committee by the ma
fional delegates at Denver. much inter-
est is being taken in their selection today
by the district meetings Of srate dele
gates. National Chairman Thomas Tag
CART. the present national committee
man from this state. is candidate TO sue
coed himself
me names most prominently menti ed
from which the four delegates-at-large
Viii be chosen are Benjamin F. Shively
Of South Bend. Mayor Fogarty of that
city. j. Kirby Risk Of Lafayette John w
Kern and Henry Warrum of this city:
Mayor Boehne of Evansville G. " Men
zes OF Mount Vernon. Adam Heimberger
OF New Albany. John +. Lamb of Terre
Haute and Stokes Jackson of Greenfield.
chairman OF the state committee
Taggart's Friends Jubilant.
In the primaries Yesterday evening in
indianapolis and Marion county. Ma
fional Chairman Taggart's friends won a.
decisive victory. carrying almost every
ward and township In the city and coun-
~. and selecting their delegates to the
state convention.
Leading the opposition to Mr. Tagsart
Vas county Chairman Fogarty. Today
MI. Fosarty issued credentials to dele
gates representing J4L votes favorable to
Ny Ta9gart and his following and sol,
votes urfavorable to the Tasgart fac
non but which Mr.. Taggart will contes,
net"rf the credentials committee There
are rs votes in the county Disorder
At the primaries last night caused much
confusion IL the returns.