The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1914-03-31
Sixth District Democrats Select
ConnerSviIIe Man for Congressional
Ticket After Sitting Small Revolt
HANCOCK EDITOR LEADS FIGHT.
Convention Endorses Legislative Career of Congressman and
Applauds Speech-Name of William Jennings Bryan Re-
ceives Ovaton-Wsons Policies Declared Sound-i
Tremendous Enthusiasm Marks Gathering of Democrats
From Counties of District Gray Happy

resentative Gray, the only incident
which marred the serenity of the con-
vention.
IF Lon Null had had any nerve he
could have been nominated instead OF
Gray, said Mr.. Mitchell to newspaper
men. THAT man Gray is not entitled
TO represent this district in congress.
He is joke. AS a matter of fact,
he is serving in congress only as the
mouthpies of his brother, Judge
Gray.
The bulk of the delegates at this
convention do not want to renominate
Mr.. Gray, but no desirable man could
be secured to make the race against
him, so Gray is being renominated to-
day because he is the only available
man"
Mr.. Mitchell is one Of dndiana's vet
eran journalists and a fighter from
start to finish. He said ten of the
seevnteen delegates from Hancock
county were prepared to vote against
Gray.
John Eagan, former mayor of Green
field, was the man the Hancock
rebels" were prepared to nominate
against Gray if they had been given
the opportunity to do So
Perfect Organization.
At the morning session OF the con-
vention the temporary organization
was affected with w F. Chambers OF
New Castle. chairman. and Lawrence
Bertsch. Cambridge City. secretary.
The resolutions committee was COM
posed of the following:
Simon Doenges, Fayette; 4. J.
Shriner. Franklin: Everett Harvey.
Hancock: W. W. Prigg. Henry: Al
Williamson. Rush: Charles Hack,
Shelby: Jesse Stevens. Union. and DR..
NJ. p. Benham, Wayne
Committee on Credentials-Zen
Hart. Franklin: John Back. Fayette:
Fred Merlan. Hancock: John Ice Hem
~; Omer Abernathy, Rush: William
Margle, shelby: George Booth. Union:
Benton Wilson, Wayne.
Endorses Case.
The convention this morning endors-
ed the candidates. of c. E. Case. of
Brookville. for state fish and game
commissioner. and Roy FraughnburC.
Cambridge City. for inspector, state
public utilities commission.
Two interesting addresses were de-
iiyered at the forenoon meeting by
Dale Crittenberger. of Anderson. cam
didate for state auditor. and George
Bittler. of Fort Wayne, candidate for
state treasurer Both predicted an
other Democratic triumph in the state
this year, and every reference made
by them to President Wilson and Gov
ernor Ralston was greeted with en-
thusiastic applause.
Hammer Crawford.
Before the converting OF the fore
noon session the delegates devoted
their time to glad handing" Mr.. GRAY
(HancoCk rebels" excepted, and to
''panning Earl Crawford. whose antag-
onism to the Taggart machine has re-
suited in turn-down for his candi-
daCy for denomination as joint repre-
sentative from Wayne and Fayetts
counties.
Peter Fettig. or ConnersvflIe leader
OF the Fayette delegation. read Craw-
ford out of the Democratic party to-
day when he announced that Crowford
was not going to be renominated be-
cause he was not a Democrat
Crawford says he is a Democrat.
and the Taggart ma chine cogs are not
Democrats" some one informed Ret
tiS.
He is entitled to his opinion. but
he aint no Democrat He wouldn't
stand on the platform. and he fought
the organization" heatedly replied
Fettig.