The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-06-04
1t Was Following the Great
est OutburSt of Enthusiasm
That Local Man Was Made
Nominee.
HE FOUGHT AGAINST
CONVENTION ACTION.
Men Sent Among Delegates
Could Not Stop Determined
Effort to Name the Min
lister.

Shelbyville, Ind, Ju Rev.
byville yesterday to protest against
any plan of bringing his name before
the democratic district convention as
a candidate for the congressional nom-
ination. AS a result OF his efforts,
Mr.. Kuhn was nominated on the first
ballot. Fifty-three votes were neces-
sary for choice and Mr.. Kuhn secured
J91.. His nomination was then. amid
the greatest outburst of enthusiasm
witnessed at a democratic convention
which has been held in the Sixth dis
trict for years. made unanimous.
The Rev. Mr.. Kuhn arrived at Shell
byville just before the convention con-
vened and at once conferred with
Charles Beck. chairman of the Wayne
county democratic central committee.
and asked him to do everything in his
power to head off, any possible at
tempt to nominate him.
Convention in Frenzy.
Beck Immediately set to work and
went down in the Wayne, Union and
Hancock county delegations and told
them that IL was at the earnest solicit
tation of Rev. Kuhn that they turn
their votes to one of the active can
didates. Delegates from these coun-
ties would hear none of il, and cheer
after cheer was sent up for the
preacher politician. Cries of An
stead and Northern" We're also heard
in the convention hall. but it was not
long before the entire convention hall
was a bowling mob. all determined on
the nomination of Kuhn. His name
was echoed and re-echoed. Demo
Gratis stood on their seats and repeated
their lusty shouts. They beat one an
other on the back and tossed their hats
toward the ceiling. Leaders of the
various county delegations were asked
by Mr.. Kuhn personally to desist
in their efforts to nominate him. but
they smiled at his earnest efforts to
head off the nomination and passed
the word around that the only proceed
ure left was to put Tom" Kuhn. as
the democrats of the district are pleas
ed to term him, in the harness again,
Notwithstanding his opposition.
No Better Than Kuhn.
When the speaker, introducing the
Hon. Thomas r. Marshall, democratic
candidate for governor, referred to
him as the greatest democrat In the
state" some man in the rear of the
convention hall. jumped up with the
ri L..
great a democrat as Marshall" Imme-
diately the delegates went into a
frenzy of enthusiasm.
Yergin Non,inates Kuhn.
When the balloting began, Northern
and Anstead were placed in nomina-
tion, then Horace g. Yergin of New
Castle, took the floor, and amid an
other whirlwind of enthusiasm, nom-
mated Mr.. Kuhn. The first and only
resulting as follows:
Decatur-12 for Northern.
Fayette-7 for Anstead.
Franklin-12 for Anstead.
Hancock-14 for Kuhn.
Henry-12 for Kuhn.
Rush. for Northern.
Rush for Kuhn.
SheIby-Sk for Northern
Shelby-S12 for Kuhn.
Union for Kuhn.
Wayne-15 for Kuhn.
Totals-Kuhn, 59la; Northern ofk
Anstead 10.
Before the result of this ballot had
been announced, Mr.. Northern sprang
10 his feet and moved that the nomi-
nation Of Mr.. Kuhn be made unani-
nous. This was done amid frantic
cheering.
Mr.. Kuhn was called to his feet, and
after the ovation rendered him had
/ ceased, he stated that he had not
sought the nomination. but that now
that it had been presented to him he
would accept the call and do his ut
most to assist in leading the democrat
| ic party to a victory next fall in the
district. state and nation.
His reference TO William Jennings
| Bryan was one OF the most brilliant
and effective pieces Of oratory ever
heard from a platform in SheIbyville.
Dr. Kuhn stated that he had used ev-
| cry honorable means to prevent the
| convention from nominating himself,
| but that he had felt that he was the
servant Of the democratic party and
that hence he must abide by the de-
cision. But while shrank from this
result. | do not mean that from this
| hour forth I shrink from the battle.
Since you have honored me with the
nomination. I shall do everything in