Evening Republican, Volume 17, Number 309, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 29 December 1913 — MURPHY CHAIRMAN; CHOSEN UNANIMOUSLY [ARTICLE]

MURPHY CHAIRMAN; CHOSEN UNANIMOUSLY

Emery Seilers Presided at District Convention—Peterson Made L , „ Fine Address. r' , . » ■—■ll. i , \ , Hammond, Ind, Dec. 29—In a convention that had every appearance of, perfect harmony and which was one of the largest and most enthUSiastiCfconventions ever held by the democrats of the 10th Congressional District, Charles J. Murphy was today re-elected chairman of the district following a very bitter fight throughout the district. Emery B. Sellers, of Monticello, was made permanent chairman of »the convention and on call of every county in the district no • other name but that of Murphy was proposed and he was placed in nomination by Attorney Elmore Barce, of Fowler. The nomniation was seconded by Mayor George B. Durkin, of Lafayette, who .pledged the undivided support of Tippecanoe county. Editor John Bowie, of Whcatflelda delegate to the convention from Jasper county, was made chairman of the committee on permanent organization. John Gavit, pf Lake county, was made chairman of the resolutions committee; and William Darroch, of Kentland, chairman of the committee on credentials. While the committees were out formulating their reports Congressman John B. Peterson made a speech that secured for him considerable applause and which was pronounced a splendid address by those who the. convention from Rensselaer. After the election Mr. Murphy took the floor and made a statement bitterly criticising the Indianapolis News and its staff correspondent, W. D. Blodgett, for the attitude it had taken toward him personally and for the many misrepresentations in recent issues of that paper. The delegates from; this county were; W. R. Nowels, J. A. McFarland, Frank Welsh, John Bowie, Dr. A. P. Rainier, Felix Erwin, Joseph Hickam as an alternate for George Stemble and Ellis Jones as an alternate for Dennis O’Reilly.