Evening Republican, Volume 23, Number 125, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 24 May 1920 — TENTH CONGRESSIONAL DIST. [ARTICLE]

TENTH CONGRESSIONAL DIST.

The Indianapolis News gives the following accoupt of the meeting of the democratic delegates from this the tenth Indiana district Wednesday for the purpose of electing two delegates to the national democratic convention at San Francisco : A “wet” movement in the Tenth district delegation was quickly quashed at the district meeting when a Chorus of “noes” greeted <_ motion made by Ed Honan, of Rensselaer, that a clause advocating state option be sought for the state platform of the party, by the district’s member of the committee on resolutions. Mr. Honan withdrew his motion before a vote was taken. He said he withdrew the motion at the suggestion of “persons who know the game better than I do.” “Anyhow, they know what we want,” Mr. Honan remarked. Ed Simons, of Hammond, district chairman, presided at the meeting, and Truman Hardy, of Goodland, was secretary. The delegation selected Miss Edna Stembel, of Oxford, as an alternate delegate to the national convention. Mrs. Ara Gwinn, of White county was nominated for delegate to the convention, but she was defeated by the other two candidates, Charles M. Murdock, of Lafayette, and Henry Downey, of Lake county. The name of Mrs. Gwin then was proposed as an alternate delegate, but, she withdrew, declaring that she “had made fun of the Republican women for getting no greater honor than that, and could not consistently accept a place as alternate.” When the name of Mike Duffy, of Benton county was proposed for delegate to the convention, Mr. Duffy made a long speech, withdrawing his name. He said he had been too close to William Jennings Bryan to pledge himself not to vote for Bryan at the convention. He said, however, he did not agree with Bryan’s views on the liquor question.

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