Decatur Democrat, Volume 53, Number 18, Decatur, Adams County, 5 May 1910 — Page 6

Tomlinson Hall, 4:00 p. m.—Lew G. Ellingham of Decatur was nominated by acclamation this afternoon to the office of secretary of state by the Indiana delegates. It has been rather an assured fact for several days that Ellingham would get the nomination without any serious opposition. At no time in the last ten days has there been any likelihood that he could be defeated. ,4 William H. O’Brien of Lawrenceburg was also nominated without opposition as auditor of state. He was at one time chairman of the Indiana Central committee and his candidacy from the start was considered with a great deal of favor. The members of the ticket named so far are all good Clean-cut democrats and will add immeasurable strength to it. There are several offices to be filled yet and there will be exciting times before the whole ticket is named. The balloting for the various offices will likely continue far into the night. Tomlinson Hall, 3:20 —The Hoti. John Worth Kern, twice candidate for governor of Indiana, and a candidate for the vice presidency of the United States two years ago, was this afternoon endorsed for the senatbrship on the fourth ballot by the state convention. He received 995 votes, 874 being necessary for a choice. After the vote was polled on the second ballot • Kern voluntarily arose to the convention amid cheers and withdrew his name from consideration, but the delegates kept on voting for him until his selection on the fourth. Kern led during the balloting and at the end of the third ballot John E. Lamb withdrew his name from the convention and delivered his 223 votes solidly to Kern. Taggart received on the first ballot 228 votes and on the second, 14, at which time he also withdrew his name and In an affecting little speech acknowledged the utter defeat of the old guard and recognized the supremacy of the progressives. The endorsement of Kern after such a short period of balloting manifests the great esteem in which he Is held by the rank and file of the democracy who will endeavor to pay to him the debt of gratitude that has been incurred so many times. He will prove a strong man on the ticket ,as he is well qualified to cope in debate and statesmanship with the present incumbent of that high office. Tomlinson Hall, 2:30 p. m.—When the Announcement was made that the progressives had been successful to endorse a candidate for senator pandemonium broke loose in the convention hall and lasted for nearly half an hour aind the situation was practically deafening, resembling that of. six years ago, when William Randolph Hearst had his memorable fight with Thomas Taggart over the question of instructing the delegates that nominated Alton B. Parker. Governor Marshall is the man pre-eminently of the hour and is rapidly growing in the estimation of the democratic hosts. The convention today took a decided stand on two importa|nt political questions, namely, that of indorsing a candidate for senator and an unambiguous and unequivocal declaration in favor of local option, reiterating in substance its plank of two years ago. j After the decision of the convention the delegates began balloting on a choice for senator. The following candidates have been placed in nomination: Major Menzies of the First district; Robert Meier, of Bloomington; Joseph Shea, of Seymour; John Lamb, of Terre Haute; John W. Kern atad Thomas Taggart, of Indianapolis; Congressman Adair of Portland; Dan Sims, of Lafayette, and E. G. Hoffman, of Fort Wayne. Tomlinson Hall, 1:30 p. m. —The plan of Governor Marshall and other progressives to have the democratic state convention endorse a candidate for the United States senatorship carried on the floor of the convention by a vote of 888 to 858. This settles the most controverted question that has disturbed the equanimity of the delegates since tne convention assembled. Immediately following the decision of the convention eleveta aspirants got busy and started movements looking for the nomination. The convention Is now balloting and the various candidates are making the supreme efforts of their political lives to get the much coveted place. John W. Kern of Indianapolis Is in the lead at this time. WHEN YOU PUT ON STOCKINGS. Os the heavier sort, do your shoes pinch, and your feet swell and perspire? If you ahake AJlen’s Foot Ease tn your shoes, it will give you rest and comfort, and Instant relief from any annoyance. Sold everywhere, 25c. Don’t acept any substitute. o-

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. The convention adopted a tempe?I ance plank declaring in favor o*f lo- ) cal option with the Incorporated cit- - ies, township and territory without • the city limits as the voting units. Tomlinson Hall, Indianapolis, 10:30 i a. m. —At the Scheduled hour this i morning all of the delegates and as > many visitors as could gain admission were present In Tomlinson hall to wlt- ■ ness the spectacular events of the • convention. All available space was i occupied and the doorkeepers had . great difficulty in keeping order among the crowds. The visitors were enthusiastically of one accord in the praise of the magnificent address of Governor Marshall at the opening meeting las tnight. He has won the hearts of the democracy in his masterful presentation of the live Issues that are to be the slogans In the im- ! pending campaign. The governor’s disavowal of any intention to foist ' off on the delegates any pet measure’’ of his regarding the senatorial situation met with the hearty approval of the delegates, but is not strengthening that measure any. Marshall declared ' that he was not seeking any innovation in political procedure but was simply reiterating sound democratic doctrine that had been declared in the party’s platforms for the past fifteen years. The convention is now hearing the arguments of the parti- ’ sans on the two sides of the question but the outcome is yet problematical. Tired, after three days of strenuous living, but happy and confident of certain victory* at the polls next fall, the Adams county delegation to the democratic state convention returned from Indianapolis this morning. AH of the boys agree that it was the greatest convention in every way ever held In the great state. There was not a moment when there was any chance for one’s nerves to become quiet and the splendid finish to the senatorial contest is pleasing to all While the selection of John W. Kern is a surprise to all, he is one of the biggest statesmen of Indiana, is capable, is allied with no faction and controlled by no man or interests and will grow stronger with each day between now and November. The selection of Lew G. Ellingham of this city to lead the ticket as the candidate for secretary or state, is highly pleasing to all his friends. While he had no opposition at the finish, Adams county sent a delegation of about seventy-five workers wno were ready to fight, if necessary. The big convention closed Thursday night after the election of the ticket. It’s a great ticket —a winner, made up from a splendid buch of candates and it would be hard to convince any one who witnessed the stirring scenes in the convention hall that, there is even a chance of losing next fall. J. Frdd France, a former Decatur resident, "was selected as the nominee for clerk of the supreme court, defeating Jack Behymer of Elwood and Gil Hendren of Linton. At his home Thursday evening Mr. Kern said: “I am very much gratified by the honor paid me by the democratic party. I really did not want the nomination. It was not my desire. I was in earnest when I told the convention I did not want it. Os course these things are all the more gratifying when they come unsought. The disagreeable feature is the fact that the other candidates failed to get the nomination desired. All of these are friends of mine. Some worked hard and it is unpleasant that the nomination should slip away from the man who really desired and worked for it, and should go to one who had not” “You are not going to refuse to accept the nomination are you?” Mr. Kern was asked. , “Not tonight,” replied he with a smile. “Just at this time I have no statement to make.” When asked what he thought of the success of Governor Marshall’s plan in the convention Mr. Kern declined to discuss it at the present. Later, in talking o fthe convention, he paid a tribute to John E. Lamb, who had fought hard to reach the nomination, but who had been unable to grasp it. “The nomination of John W. Kern ' as candidate for the United States senate was a happy and satisfactory settlement of the party bitterness and strife which has been raging in the 1 party for the last six Weeks,” said 1 Governor Marshall Thursday night, while watching the closing work of the convention. The governor sat surrounded by a group of rrlends, tell- • ing stories of the campaign two years ago, ?,The settlement of the senatorial J • fight being carried on by rival candi- > dates reminded him of the trouble t arising in hjs law office at Columbia 1 City several years ago. “Two Irishmen became Involved in a quarrel in my office over the question • of which had done the most work for the church,” said the governor. “They came* to blows and finally clinched, roughing it around the room; they overturned my table, spilled the bot-

tle of ink on the rug and finally fell to the floor with the little Irishman on top. Just as the little man was , ready to strike his opponent, he saia: ‘Mike Murphy, I have nothing against . you,’ and Murphy, trying to shield his face, yelled: ‘Tim Flaherty, I hold no grudge; let me up.’ They both got up and clasped hands and the trouble was over. "That’s the solution of this trouble. One side has nothing against the otner and neither holds a grudge.” “Mr. Kern’is a personal friend of mine and I am happy that he was the choice of the convention. He was the very best candidate after the trouble came up and the one man on whom all factions of the party could agree. His selection without a dissenting vote is sufficient proof of that statement, and after his nomination the convention became quiet and businesslike.” •‘I have simply to say that I stand on the question of selecting the senatorial candidate where I have stood. I took the position because I believea it was truly democratic. I still think so, and would, no matter who was nominated by the convention. The pleasure is above men and the principle Involves the success of the party at the polls next November. With Kern at the head of the ticket, I can see nothing but success ahead.” & The splendid convention is well described by A. C. Wiley, a special writer of the Star, who said.in part: “Plunged into a delirium of excitement over the greatest struggle the democratic party in Inatana has experienced in years—a dramatic and picturesque battle that raged for hours—delegates to the state convention, in session in Tomlinson hall Thursday, participated in scenes that cast a spell over, visitors and participants alike by the fury of the conflict and the clash of political swords. . From the time a portion of the great convention shouted back its disapproval of a plan to nominate a candidate for United States senator t the opening of the session until wi‘h a shout that was roof raising, unanimous endorsement of tne xandldacy of John W. Kern was voted, there was a constant series of scenes eloquently expressive of the great battle in progress. Enthusiasm raged like a mighty storm, Sweeping everything before it. Turbulency subsided at one time to be succeeded within a few seconds by a more vigorous demonstration. Order was impossible except when the great convention wanted to hear, and the efforts of the police .and sergeants-at-arms alike were disregarded. “The auditorium was packed by * crowd that filled every seat to the highest balcony, and then flocked into the aisles until passage was impossible. The speaker’s stand was surrounded by a crush that spread in every direction —a noisy, demonstrative crush, Insistent in playing a part in the scene being enacted, and with a voice of approval or disapproval for every move made. Sometimes the demonstration broke out in deafening cheers, as when ohe candidate after another arose to offer the sacrifice of his own political aspirations for the welfare of the party. At other times there were hisses and boisterous shouts of disapproval, when adherents of a policy or a man heard the beginning of an attack on their favorites. Out of the disorder came the first evidences of harmony that swept over the convention like a flood. One by one the opposing candidates dropped but, leaving a clearer field to Mr. Kern, and rapidly and noisily grew the demonstration centering around him. Tne earnestness waxed to intensity and swelled to violence as one district after another marched into the Kern ranks and united themselves in the forces to support him with unanimous strength at the November election. Barriers collapsed, prejudices evaporated, and With one voice, the great convention, When called on for a unanimous vote, pledged itself for Mr. Kern to the senate and “to fill the Indiana state house from cellar to dome with democrats." s —— Fred Hoffman, the wqll known contractor of this city, has -been awarded the contract for the building of a fine new ward school house in the thriving little city of Newcastle, and will begin work upon the same next Monday. Mr. Hoffman returned this morning from that place, where all arrangements were closed. The schoolhouse is a $22,000 building, with heat and. plumbing, and all modern equipment. It will be built of brick and stone and there will be three floors, including the basement, . making a six-room building. The school house, will be one of the finest in any city of tnat class in the state and will be quite a handsome addition to the educational institutions of that Msy... Mr,. Hoffman has constructed the finest and buildings in thi# qf jthe copitry and evidence of 1 his ability b.w. Idly spreading.

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