The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-03-25
Hot Fight for Head of Demo-
cratic Ticket i'm Indiana.
Convention Meets for Two Days
Session at indianapolis.
WILL BE FOR BRYAN.
Delegation to Denver Is Likely
to Be Instructed.
Taggart Fighting for His Place
on National Committee.

indianapolis, Ind, March 25.JThe In
diana state Democratic convention to-
day entered upon its two days work
of adopting platform. naming a state
ticket and selecting delegates to the
national convention at Denver, who it
is expected will be instructed to vote
for Bryan for president.
The program as arranged beforehand
included brief session Of the conyen-
ton at II o'clock, district meetings this
afternoon to select 26 delegates to the
national convention and name conven-
ton committees and 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 a
platform, name four delegates at large
to the national convention and NOM
mate a state ticket from the 27 candi-
dates of whom seven are aspirants for
the gubernatoria1 nomination. 1t IS
expected Mr.. Bryan will be endorsed
and the delegates instructed to vote for
him. The candidates for governor are
Samuel M. Ralston of Lebanon, Carroll
K. Mccullough Of Anderson, Thomas
R. Marshall of Columbia City, L. Ert
Slack Of Franklin, Thomas NJ Kuhn of
Richmond, C. G. Conn of Elkhart and
William O'Keefe of Plymouth.
For lieutenant governor the candi-
dates are Frank E. Herring of South
Bend, William P. O'Neill of Mishawaka
and Frank J. Hall of Rushville. James.
F. Cox Of Columbus is the only candi-
date for secretary OF state Marion
Bailey Of Lizton has no opposition for
auditor of state as yet and John Isen-
barger of North Manchester has no one
In the field against him for state treas
urer. The three candidates for attorney
general are Walter l.. Lotz of Muncie.
Milton B. Hotel of Salem and Richard
NJ Milburn Of Jasper. Other onices TO
nominate for are reporter Of the SUI
preme court, judges of the supreme and
appellate courts state statistician and
superintendent of public instruction
The convention has brought to the
city the largest crowd of Democrats
that has gathered since 1892. The hotels
are filed. Leaders Of the party express
more confidence of success than has
been heard from them in recent years.
On account of the election of number
Of the national committee by the ma
tional delegates at Denver, much in
terest is being taken in their selection
today by the district meetings OF state
delegates National Chairman Thomas
Taggert, the present national commit
teeman from this city is candidate to
succeed himself. The names most prom
inently mentioned from which the four
delegates at large Will pc 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. v. Menzies OF
Mount Vernon, Adam Heimberger or
New Albany, John E. Lamb of Terre
Haute and stokes Jackson of Greenfield.
chairman of the state committee.
In the primaries yesterday evening in
INDIANAPOLIS and Marion county, Ma
tional Chairman Taggart's friends won
a decisive victory, carrying almost ev-
erv ward and township in the city and
county and selecting their delegates to
the convention.