Jasper County Democrat, Volume 3, Number 4, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 5 May 1900 — DURBIN IS CHOSEN. [ARTICLE]

DURBIN IS CHOSEN.

REPUBLICAN CANDIDATE FOR - GOVERNOR i Anderson Man Named on the Seventh Ballot at Ihe State Convention—Lively Contest Among the Six Aspirants for the Honor. Governor—W. T. Durbin, of Anderson. Lieutenant Governor— N. A. Gilbert, of Angola. Reporter of the Supreme Court—Charles F. Remy, of Columbus. Secretary of State —Union B. Hunt, of Winchester. Auditor of State—W. 11. Hart, of Frankfort. Treasurer of State -Leopold Levy, of Huntington. Attorney General—W. L. Taylor, of Indianapolis. Superintendent of Public InstructionFrank L. Jones, of Tipton. Judges of the Supreme Court—Fourth District, Leander J. Monks, of Winchester; First District, James H. Jordan, of Martinsville. State Statistician—John B. Conner, of Indianapolis. Dt-legates-at-Large to National Conven-tion-Senator Chariea W. Fairbanks, Senator A. J. Beveridge, Gov. James Mount and Charles S. Ilenly. Indianapolis correspondence: W. T. Durbin of Anderson, national committeeman, was nominated for Governor Thursday afternoon by the Republican State convention. Seven ballots wore necessary. The real work of the Republican State convention began Thursday over the nominations for the State officers and four delegatrs-at-large. At 9 o’clock the body was called to <frder and it was apparent tlrnt a fight for the nomination for Governor, would be made from the very beginning. The headquarters of the six candidates for the gulieruatorial nomination djd not close until lofig after midnight, nnd each contestant expressed tile utmost confidence that he would l>e ihe chosen man. - The candidates for Governor placed before the convention were .1. S. Dodge, J. T,. Griffiths, Wi S. Haggard. W. T. Durbin, F. It. Posey nnd K. G. Hogate. Thei-C were 1,434 delegates, making 718 votes necessary to nominate. Banothig began at ouee. The fight for the Governorship nomination was one of the most hotly contested struggles in the history of the party in this State. Those who had predicted that under no circumstances would the strength of Griffith a be thrown to Durbin, or vice versa, were correct. The supporters of the two leaders were firm to the finish. Even at the end of the sixth ballot, when Durbin had 700 votes, falling short of nomination by only 18, the Griffiths supporters would not give an inch, and they carried their favorite through the seventh ballot, until Durbin had enough votes to nominate him. . For five ballots Griffiths and Durbin ran a dose race. Then Hogate withdrew and itis support went to Dnrbiu like a - tqt to TOO. The Griffiths men were still game, and Durbin wanted only eighteen more votes. These he got when Dodge and Posey withdrew. The seventh ballot resulted: Durbin, 977; Griffiths, 457. Griffiths (Roved to make the nomination unanimous. which was done, and Durbin was called, to the front of the platform and made, a speech. Fight for Second Place. The fight for the lieutenant governorship plum was a surprise. L. I‘. Newby of the Sixth district showed great strength on the first ballot, the vote for him being 450, as “against 260 for N. W. Gilbert of Angola, his nearest competitor. Newby’s friends expected him to be nominated on ‘.he second ballot, niul as soon as the result of the first ballot was announced they put on their hustling clothes nnd started after votes. Allen County cast twenty-eight votes for Gilbert and three for Newby, figures that' were given out after the Fort Wayne primaries. After that county Newby took the bit in his teeth and showed good increases for several counties. Gilbert showed more strength in Delaware County ’ than he was credited with. lie had nineteen votes on this ballot to Newby’s ten. when it was supposed that vote would be reversed. The vote of Marion County was listened to with interest, for it was in this county that Gilbert aud Newby had a hard fight for delegates at tfie primaries. On tin l second ballot Gilbert received 52*4 votes and Newby 58*4- Wayne County gave evidence that it wax getting ready to swing the result for Lieutenant Governor, as it did In Durbin's nomination. Tlie result of the second ballot was as follows: Embree. 126; Sbiitts. 22U; Gilbert, 327*4; Newby. 53!>*4; Babcock 43; Baker. 178. .Fust after announcement of the result of the second ballot the name of .1. N. Babcock of Topeka,, one of the three candidates from the Twelfth district, was withdrawn. The first counties railed gave gains for Newby. The gains continued steadily. Tim third bnllot resulted: Newby. 673; Gilbert. 527; Shutts. 147; Baker, 44: Embrec. 4J; Ilalx-ock. 2. Nhutts and Embree then withdrew, mid the stampede to Gil* bcri begun. He was nominated 011 the uext ballot, ami lb* convention, after living in session continuously for nearly teu hours, had disused offonly, two nominations. Hunt for Secretary of Slate. Hart for Auditor, Levy for Treasurer aud Taylor for Attorney General had no opposition, nml were nominated by acclamation. It was 7 o’clock when ihe next fight was reached. It was over the nomination for reporter of the Supreme Court. Chas. F. Remy was nominated on the second ballot. Connor, (or State statistician, had some opposition, but he landed the nomination. From then on down through the list there was little loafing, as the delegates were thoroughly tired out nnd anxious to quit. The convention adjourned after being 1n continuous scssiou thirteen hours. Col, Winfield T. Durbin, the nominee for Governor, was Iwrn at Lawreuceburg. May 4, 1847. He lias beeu Intimately connected with political affairs in Indiana for several j/nra and is now n member of the national Republican com mittee, in which position he has been in close touch with political affairs in that State. He is wealthy, having intereats In large enterprises in the gas belt, bo •idea being a banker at Anderson, lit served through the civil war, was colonel of the lfilat Indiana regiment in the "volunteer servioj in the Spanish-Ameri can war.