Democratic Sentinel, Volume 14, Number 35, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 26 September 1890 — INDIANA REPUBLICANS. [ARTICLE]

INDIANA REPUBLICANS.

DETAILS OF THE CONVENTION AT INDIANAPOLIS. Milton Trailer, of Fayette County, Named for Secretary of State—The Re«olutioas Adopted—The Ticket as Completed Sf the Convention. Secretary of StateMILTON TRUSLER AuditorWILLIAM T. HAZEN TreasurerGEOßGE W. PIXLEY Supreme Court Judgeß. W. M’BKIDE Attorney-GeneralJOHN W. LOVETT Supreme Court ClerkW. T. NOBEE Statistician JOHN WORRELL Sup't. Public InstructionJAS. HENRY GeologistJAMES M. COULTER An Indianapolis (Ind.) dispatch says: Chairman Michener, of the State central committee, called the Republican State Convention to order. Nearly all the 1,320 delegates were present The committee on permanent organization reported Hon. R. W. Thompson, Ex- Secretary of the Navv, for chairman, and Charles S. Landis, of Delphi, for secretary. Ex-Secretary Thompson was then introduced as chairman and was received with tumultuous applause. He said that fifty years ago he attended a convention in this city whose chief duty was to condemn the Democratic party for its policy of government. He said that the history of tho last fifty years had shown that the Democratic party was still incompetent to take charge of the government He spoke for the better part of an hour, going into a history of the Republican and Democratic’tariff interest, etc. r Mr. Thompson closed by a strong plea for absolute protection, and indorsed tho present silver bill. The platform was then reported. It Indorses the administration of President Harrison and tho conduct of Speaker Reed; condemns the doctrine of free trade, favors reciprocity, approves tho pension legislation of the present Congress, approves the silver bill, opposes convict labor and child labor, favors the Lodge bill; opposes alien ownership of land, and demands laws to prevent food adulteration; denounces trustsand combinations; favors reasonable river and harbor improvements; indorses the administration of Governor Hovev: demands non-partisan contro of state benevolent institutions; denounces the White-Cap outrages;, demanos local option and approves th'e original package bill; demands the election of United States Senators by popular vote; demands public Improvement boards for cities; demands regulation of fbreign building associations; condemns tho last Democratic Legislature for filling offices with partisans; denounces tho Democratic platform for making charges against the State and federal judiciary; favors free text books for tho public schools; opposes any interference with private or parochial schools; condemns the financial administration of the State finances; opposes any increase in State taxation;condemns the legislative gerrymander. The plank indorsing Harrison is as follows:

“We Indorse the administration of Benjamin Harrison and the able statesmen selected as his co-laborers and advisers as being wise, vigorous,* and patriotic. It has kept the pledges made to the people, has carefully guarded and zealously promoted their weltare, and elevated the condition of the public service. “We heartily approve the action of the Republicans in Congress. Under the brilliant leadership of Thomas B. Reed they have again proved that the Republican party can be rolled upon to meet and solve great public questions, and have once more demonstrated its capacity for intelligent and patriotic government.” A reso ution was aaoptea so acting tho eagle as the emblem of the Republican party, to bo used on the ballot provided for bv tho Australian ballot system. A resolution adopted ordering tho Secretary of the convention to send a congratulatory telegram to Thomas B. Reed, “formerly of Maine, but now of the United States." Nominations for Secretary of State were then called for. James M. Wynne, Perry Schultz, and Milton Trusler were nominated in nomination for Secretary of State The first ballot resulted: Trusler,7B3; Wynne, 385; Schultz, 102. Trusler wa» declared the nominee. Mr. Trusler Is a farmer from Fayette county. He spoke at considerable length In eulogy of what the Republican party has done for the people. Ills speech was loudly applauded. Col. I. N. Walker of Marion, and William Hazen of Wabash, were presented for Auditor of State. The ballot resulted in the nomination of Walker, >who received 828 votes and Hazen 492. For Treasurer of State, Hugh Barr, of Daviess; John R. Henry, of Owen; George W. Pixley, of Allen, and Leonard Wild of Hamilton, were put in nomination. The first ballot resulted without choice, though Pixley was nominated on the second ballot. The tfckdt was completed as follows: Judge of the Supreme Court—R. W. Mcßride, of Elkhart county. Clerk of the Supreme Court—Will T. Noble, of Wayne county. Statistician —John Worrell, of Hendricks county. Superintendent of Public Instruction —James Henry, of Morgan county, State Geologist— James M. Coulter, of Hamilton county.

White-Magill Wedding. Andrew Dickson White, ex-President of Cornell University, and Miss Helen Magill, daughter of Dr. Edwin B. Magill, ex-President of Swarthmore College, were Harried at the residence of the bride’s parents at Swarthmore, Pa. There was no officiating clergyman, the “Friends’ ceremony” being used, the bride and: groom standing hand in hand and promising to be faithful unto the other until death shall separate them. Will Thank Emperor William. Charles B. Gibson, of St. Louis, upon whom Emperor William bestowed the order of the crown, has gone to Berlin to express to the Emperor in person his appreciation of the honor. A Prosperous Southern Railway. The annual report of the Nashville, Chattanooga and St. Louts Railway shows gross earnings to be 83,550,461.43, and the net earnings $1,410,610.52. An increase of 10 per cent, in the capital stock of the company has been authorized. Twelve Sailors Lust. Out of eighteen poaching sealers who lost their schooner in the fog, the steamer Karluk has landed six at San Francisco. The other men are supposed to have.perished.