Democratic Sentinel, Volume 12, Number 16, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 11 May 1888 — INDIANA FOR HARRISON. [ARTICLE]

INDIANA FOR HARRISON.

The Republican Convention Indorses the Ex-Senator and Elects Harrison Delegates. New Jersey Democrats Select Their Representatives to St. Louis— Other Conventions. Ex- Secretary of the Navy Richard W. Thompson was chosen to preside over the Indiana Republican Convention, at Indianapolis. Although Gen. Harrison was indorsed as the “favorite son’ of Indiana, the mention of Gresham's name excited wild enthusiasm. After the Chairman had made a half-hour speech the following resolutions were presented and adopted: *l. The Republicans of Indiana, assembled in State Convention, present to the favorable consideration of the Republicans of the United States and of the National Convention to be held in the city of Chicago on the 19th of June the name of General Benjamin Harrison as their choice for candidate for President of the United States. A Republican without equivocation, always in the fore-front of every contest, devoted to the principles of the party with which he has been identified since its organization, prominent and zealous in all its campaigns, wise and trusted in its councils, serving with honorable distinction in the military and civil service of the Government, bis great abilities, long and distinguished public life, and the force of his nigh character and unblemished reputation combine to make him one of the best-equipped and most available men that could be chosen to lead the party in the coming contest; therefore the deiegates-at-large this day elected are instructed to vote and to work earnestly and persistently, together with the district delegates already chosen, to secure his nomination, exhausting every honorable means to accomplish that result. “2. That the Republicans of Indiana, in convention assembled, send greeting to Senator J. J. Ingalls of Kansas for hij scathing expose of the treasonable record of Daniel W. Voorhees, a man who at the outbreak of the rebellion was in close accord and correspondence with the Southern conspirators ; a man who, together with other Democratic time-serving ploiticiaus, declared the war to be the failure he endeavored to make it; a man who, as a member of Congress, sought to embarrass the Government in its legislation ; a man who discouraged enlistments in the Union army by loading the volunteer Union soldier with opprobrious epithets; a man who bartered for arms to be used in a revolutionary uprising of secret treasonable societies, organized for the purpose of wresting Indiana from the Union, even at the expense of a bloody domestic war—in fine, a man who, while ax-ting the part in war of the enemy of the Union soldier, now in peace, relying upon the oblivion of years, poses ns his friend, and through fulsome flattery seeks bis suffrage.” The convention then proceeded to the election of del-gate*. Albert G. Porter was unanimously selected by acclamation and accepted the honor in a brief speech. Col. R. W, Thompson, W. P. Ca.kins, Clem Studebaker, J. N Huston, Gen. J. M. Shackleford, and Gen. Lew V allace were nominated. Calkins and Thompeon withdrew, but the convention would not allow Col. Thompson to withdraw, and he was elected by acclamation. The ballot then proceeded, and resulted in the election of Huston and Studebaker. John P. Carr of White County, M. M Hurley of Floyd, H. G. Thayer of Marshall, end Stanton J. Peelle of Marion were chosen alternates By common consent the delegation will go for Harrison first, but will be ready to go to Gresham whenever it is evident that the outside favors him.