Evening Republican, Volume 18, Number 72, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 25 March 1914 — MANY WILL ATTEND STATE CONVENTION [ARTICLE]

MANY WILL ATTEND STATE CONVENTION

Anxious to Hear Speech of W. A. Prendergast, the Man Who Nominated Roosevelt.

Indianapolis, Ind., March 24.—Indications are that the republican state convention, to be held in this city on April 22nd and 23rd, will be one of the largest and most enthusiastic in the history of the Indiana organization. Reports are coming Into headquarters every day of active preparations for the pilgrimage to Indianapolis although the convention is still four weeks in the future. Some of the district delegates will come to the capitol in a body headed by bands. AlLake county has called on the state committee to make reservations for a delegation of 75 members. In the past it has been customary for various congressional delegations to have district headquarters, but this year some of the counties, realizing that in addition to their delegates th ey will have two or three times as many republicans who are not delegates, are making plans for county headquarters during the convention. Already the demand for convention seats has become insistent. It begins to look as if every vot jr in Indiana is anxious to have an opportunity to hear the speech before the republican state convention of W. A. Prendergast, comptroller of New York City, the man who made the speech in the Chicago progressive convention in 1912 nominating 00l Roosevelt for the presidency. Mr. Prendergast will deliver his speech at the opening session of the two days convention, at 2 p. m., Wednesday, April 22. Tickets to the convention this year will be distributed as usual,

through the di trict and county chairmen. However, any republican in Indiana is to be giiven the privilege of filing his request for a convention seat direct with the republican state committee and he will get a seat, provided of course, his application hi filed before the supply is exhausted. The seating capacity of Tomlinson Hall is large, aut even that auditorium has its imitations. The rule in the dlstri>uton of tickets wll be “first come, first served.”