Jasper County Democrat, Volume 2, Number 41, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 13 January 1900 — FORREST RE-ELECTED. [ARTICLE]

FORREST RE-ELECTED.

The Tenth District Democratic Convention at Monon a Harmonious and Enthusiastic One.

The Democratic gathering at Monon last Tuesday to select a committeeman for the Tenth congressional district was largely attended and was one of the most enthusiastic and harmonious gatherings of the kind ever held in the district. Hon. John Ross of Lafayette, was selected as chairman of the convention and responded in a neat speech. Peter Lyons of Laporte county, was made secretary and the democratic editors in attendance as assistants. A committee on resolutions was selected, one from each county delegation. In the nomination for committeeman the name of Edwin J. Forrest of Crown Point, was the only name presented, and his election was unanimous. Mr. Forrest was called upon and made a brief and appropriate speech in which he thanked the delegates for the honor conferred upon him and promised to use his best endeavors to merit the unanimous support the convention had given him. He was followed by Hons. Patrick Keefe of Kentland, Judge McCabe of Williamsport, Johonnes Kopelke of Crown Point, William Blackstock of Lafayette, E. P. Honan of. Rensselaer, City Attorney Becker of Hammond, and several others. The committee on resolutions reported the following, which was received with ringing cheers: “The Democracy of the Tenth Congressional district of Indiana, in convention assembled. re-affirms the national platform of the party adopted in 1896 in Chicago; it further declares its opposition to the domination of trusts inaugurated by the Republican party, and to the system of militarism and imperialism which the present administration is endeavoring to impose upon the American people; we still believe in the doctrines emphasized to the world by the fathers of the republic in the declaration of independence, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed with certain unalienable rights among which are life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness, and that all gov ernments derive their just powers from the consent of the governed. We believe with Lincoln that no man is good enough to govern any other man against his will. “We cordially sympathize with the gallant farmers of South Africa in their struggle to preserve their republican independence and liberties from the aggression of the British monarchy and condemn the disposition of the McKinley administration to favor the monarchy against the republics.”

The meeting adjourned at 2:45 and the delegates departed for their various homes, each feeling that it had been well to be there and that the prospects for the great cause of democracy, the party of the people, would marph to triumphant victory in the campaign of 1900, NOTES. The resolutions were brief, to the point and were received with the greatest applause. J. L. Pefiey, a former Remingtonion, now chairman of the BenI ton democratic county central committee, was in attendance.

There were several democratic editors in attendance, I ’among whom we met Swaim of the Lake County News,* Simons of the White County Democrat, and Steinbach of the Kentland Democrat.

Jasper county had a full delegation in the convention, as follows: Simon Fendig of Wheatfield, John Chilcote and E. P. Honan of Rensselaer, W. M. Hoover of Marion, Frank Welsh of Jordan and J. S. Barnes of Remington. Frank Welsh bf Jordan tp., was chairman of the Jasper delegation. Monon is probably about the most convenient point for conventions of this kind in our longdrawn out gerrymandered district, as well as a central point. She has a good hall in which to hold conventions and it ia likely that our congressional convention will be held at that place. Another thing in its favor which should commend itself as an ideal convention city, is the fact that it is a “dry town,” although our republican friends might not view this as a point in its favor.