The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-04-09

alton came to me. it would be through
the Lords influence" He thanked
all and then withdrew.
On ballot three hundred and eighty
four, Franklin gave Davidson 7. Shell
by gave Davidson 10. Union gave Dav
idson 5. Great pressure was brought
to bear to influence the Wayne dele
cation to give Davidson enough to win
II responded by giving Davidson IL
Campbell 8 and Barnard 2. giving
Davidson 2 total of 81. Moore got Il
votes, Hough 13, Barnard Fl, Camp
bell 10.
Shelbyville. Ind. April o-Wher
one hundred and fifty delegates, wear
ing banners and shouting themselves
hoarse for the Rev. J. O. Campbell, ar
rived on the scene of the SIKH District
Republican congressional nominating
convention today. the Wayne county
candidate met them and expressed his
belief that all was going we'll and as
sured all that his prospects were fine
The delegation which left Richmond
this morning at seven thirty o'clock on
special Pennsylvania train. was join
ed in this city by seventy-five other
loyal supporters of Campbell. who USED
little more haste than their brothers
and came TO Shelbyville yesterday
These men who arrived early on the
scene, put in some good ticks for the
Wayne county man.
When the Wayne county delegation
came in this morning. it marched
through the s5reets Of Shelbyvine
headed by the Cambridge City and Ha
gerstown bands. Shelbyville people
who had sneaking opinion Campbell
was out of the running. were soon ap
prised that notwithstanding the report
of the break in the Wayne county
ranks, there was no more loyal bunch
of supporters of any one candidate
than the one which was backing the
preacher politician.
No Dark Horse.
The talk of a dark horse candidate
seems TO have been all the Indianapo
lis newspaper talk, as there was abso
lutely no talk of any man as a darE
horse before the convention this morn
ing. 1t was not even mentioned in tho
sessions which were held last nigh
among many of the delegates.
Big Crowd Present
Previous to the convention this
morning. hundreds of interested repub
lican workers and delegates from al
parts of the Sixth district began tt
pour into the town. Hotel lobbie:
were crowded, in fact. packed. TIL,
streets swarmed with people. Earl,
in the morning people who wished Il
see the next congressman from The
Sixth district nominated. crowded be
fore the door of the convention hall
When the doors were unlocked a mass
of humanity fought eagerly for admit
lance to the building. Every availa
BILE seat set aside for spectators wa!
soon filled and many people stood VI
awaiting the fray to begin. The del
egates who had their seats set aside
for them were slower in entering thu
hall.
The hall itself is decorated in thu
national colors. 1t presents yer!
beautiful appearance.
Hall Rang With Cheers.
Men from all parts of the district
who are not delegates early stationed
themselves in the hall and yelled them
selves hoarse for their respective IA
vorite candidates. The Henry count!
delegation doomed Judge Barnard o
New Castle. When some lusty-uneet
Henry county man. in a burst of enthu
s.asm. yelled the name of Barnard. /
was the signal for universal outburs
of enthusiasm and applause from tn
entire Henry county contingent
The Wayne county delegation how
ever. did not let these yells go unno
ticed. and without an answer. and tn
ringing cheers for Campbell complete
ly drowned the hub-bub of the Henri,
county force. While the Wayne ant
Henry county delegations were yell
ing themselves hoarse. however. De
catur county men. boosters of Thoma
Davidson. created a noise as did tn,
Fayette and Union county delegations
Old Hancock county. which has gon,
down in history as not redeemabl
from democratic ranks. sent the big
sest republican bunch of rooters eve
attending a district convention he'll,
outside of Greenfield. The supporter
of Hough were much in evidence AM
the delegation from Hancock yellet
just as much as did any other county
but the cheers were somewhat weake
because that county's delegation. i
smaller than that of Wayne and Henri.
county.
Elmer Bassett of Shelbyville, wa
chosen temporary chairman. Judg,
W. NJ Sparkes of the Rush, Shelb,
circuit court was selected as perma
nent chairman and Edward Hancocl
of the BrookviIle as secretary Sec