The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-05-24

shook hands with notables and took
a stage seat behind the speakers.
The invocation was delivered by
the Rev. rnest N. Evans, secretary
Of the Church Federation of In
dianapolis. State Chairman Eliza
Rogers spoke briefly declaring, "Out
of these candidates we will pick as
good ticket as the Republican
party ever had"
Reports Of rules and credentials
committee were approved.
Without a hitch, the list of dele
gates at large to the national con-
vention and presidential electors at
large, with altefnates for both, as
prepared by the party leaders, was
nominated by j. r. McCann of
Boone County from the floor and
voted through.
AS was expected Jackson, SEN
ators Watson and Robinson were
left off the delegate list.
The delegates: E. F.. Kitselman,
Muncie; Henry Lane Wilson, In
disnapolis; E. w. Bowen, Delphi;
Joseph Hutzell, Ft. Wayne; David
Scctt, Linton; viii r. Wood, La
fayette, and Henry Marshall, La-
fayette.
Alternates Named
Alternate delegates: John C.
Richter, Laporte; Ernest Tidring-
ton, Evansville; David r. Turner,
Gary; Mrs. Martha Gold, Knox;
Mrs. Mark Nebeker, Clinton;
Charles B. Enlow, Evansville, and
Mrs. Walter Grim, Evansville.
Presidential electors at large;
Morris Ritchie of Lebanon, and
Arthur Binford of New Albany
Alternates: j. I. Evans Ft. Wayne,
and Cope Handley, Rensselaer,.
On motion of Homer Hannigan Of
Lafayette the entire Indiana dele
cation was instructed to vote for
Watson for President at Kansas
City.
Indiana nominees for Congress
men were ratified.
The platform was adopted as rec
commended by the resolutions COM
mittee. There was no discussion.
Then the convention at 11:05 a. m.
got down to the nomination for
Governor and other offices.
Fifield Is Nominated
Under the rule that unopposed
candidates can be nominated by
voice vote, Otto Fifield Of Lake
County was nominated for secre-
tary of State. There we're a few
scattered noes.
When Chairman Fred S. PurneI
called for nominations for Governor,
all the primary candidates except
Charles S. Ewry of Portland and
Alvah Rucker of Indianapolis were
named. Rucker previously had an
nounced his withdrawal
Those in nomination on the first
ballot we're:
Frederick E. Schortemeier of In
diaSlapoliS, by Schuyler A. Haas Of
Indianapolis; Charles w. Jewett OF
indianapolis, by Circuit Judge Har-
ry o. Chamberlin. Of Indianapolis;
Thomas H. Adams of Vincennes, by
Knox County delegation; Harry G..
Leslie. Lafayette, by Tenth district;
Frederick Lands. Logansport, by
Eleventh district; u. S. Lesh. Indi-
annapolis, by Huntington County
delegation; D. Burns Douglass. Ft.
Wayne, by Allen County delegation;
Jesse E. Eschbach, Ft. Wayne, by
Thirteenth district
Watson Is Cheercd
Senator Watson came down the
aisle at this time and was applauded.
Chairmen of county delegations
reported their vote to the caller in
the center of the delegates, who re-
layed it to the battery of tabulators,
one for each candidate on the stage.
Thus the tabulators had totals
ready soon after the votes had been
reported
The first ballot was delayed
somewhat by inability of the delega-
ton of 126 fvom Marion County to
decide its division, and by the fact
that Jay County voted 13 for
EWry.
The Jay delegates were advised
that since Ewry was not nominated
they could not vote for him, so they
made another report.
When the total was reached it
was discovered that Jewett had
been credited with only is instead
of SO votes he received from Marion
County, buttthe ballot was not reT
taken, since no one received q
majority.