Democratic Sentinel, Volume 2, Number 2, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 22 February 1878 — Democratic State Convention. [ARTICLE]

Democratic State Convention.

The Convention convened at Indianapolis on Wednesday lust, organized with Vice President Hendricks as chairman, who made a telling speech on assuming the duties thereof. The ticket nominated will be jound at the head of our columns.— A portion of the proceedings togetl - i:r with tlw platform we present below: 9 On Tuesday evening the delegates ftrom the various congressioi al districts met at the places designated by tae committee of arrangements to select members of the various committees with the following result; STATE CENTRAL COMMITTEE. First District—Thomas Collins, Po>ey county. Second Dist.—H. V. Norvell, Greene county. Third Dist—B. B. Voyles, Washington county. Fourth Dist.—A. G. Smith, Jen dngs county. Fifth Dist.—John D. Smith, Randolph county. Eixth Dist.—William Mitchell, Hancock county. Seventh Dist- C. C. Matson. Putnam county. Eighth Dist.—Wiley E. Dittemore, Owen county. Ninth Dist.-John Lee, Montgomery county. Tenth Dist.—H. E. Wadsworth, Laporte county. Eleventh Dist.—M. H. Kidd, Wabash county. Twelfth Dist.—Hy B. Smith, Blackford county. Thirteenth Dist.—C. A. O. McClelland, DeKalb county. COMMIETEE ON RESOLUTIONS. First District- -E. R. HatUeld, Wartick county. Second Dist.—W. D. Bynum, Daviess county. Third Dist.—Jason B. Brown, backson county. Fourth Dist.—Charles Korbly, Jefferson county. Fifth Dist.—W, S. Holman, Deaiborn county. Sixth Dist. —Dr. Wm. Glenn, Delaware county. Seventh Dist.-Franklin Lauders, Marion county. Eighth Dist.—George A. Knight, Clay county. Ninth Dist.-John R. Coffroth, Tippecanoe county. Tenth Dist. Morgan L. Wier, Laporte county. Eleventh Dist.—D. D. Dykeman, Cass connty. Twelfth Dist.—Eli W.Brown, Whitley county, Thirteenth Dist.—John B. Stoll. Noble county. COMMITTEE ON PERMANENT ORGANIZATIO?’. First Dist. -A. T. Whittlesey, Vander burg county. Second Dist. M. S. Mavity, Orange county. Fourth Dist.—Daniel Blodger, Scott county. Fifth Dist.—C. B. Bentley, Franklin connty. Sixth Dist.—C. b, Burr, Madison county. Seventh Dist.—James J. »smiJey > Putnam county. Eighth Dist.—Eli K. Miller, Monroe county. Ninth Dist.—Leand’r McClurg, Clinton county. TenthDist—Rich’rd Huncheon, Laporte county. Eleventh Dist.—George D. Tate. Howard county. Twelfth Dist.—B. F. Ibach, Huntington county. ThirteenthDist,—G. W. McConnell, Steuben county. Jahn R. Coflroth, chairman of the committee op resolutions, made the following as a declaration of principle*: