Jasper County Democrat, Volume 7, Number 41, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 14 January 1905 — DONE BY RISING VOTE [ARTICLE]

DONE BY RISING VOTE

Beveridge and Hemenway Nonninated for the Senate from the Hooeier State. t TWO NAMED BY THE DEMOCRATS Shively and Kern to Get the Complimentary Vote—Bryan Talks to the Legislature. Indianapolis, Jatj. 12. Only fcity minutes were required by the Republican Joint caucus to organize and nominate two candidates for the United States senate —Senator Albert J. Beveridge to succeed himself, and Representative Janies A. Hemenway, of Boonville, to fill the unexpired term of Charles W. Fairbanks, vice presidentelect. Following the nominating and seconding speeches the nomination of both Beveridge and Hemenway were manifested by a rising vote amid cheers from the members of the caucus. Peveridge and Hemenway will be elected to the United States senate Jan. 17. Nomination, by the Democrat.. Benjamin F. Shively, of South Bend, and John W. Kern, of .Indianapolis, were named on the first ballot by the Democratic senatorial caucus as the party’s candidates fortheUnlted States senate. There were five candidates: Shively, 18; Kern, 16; Menzles, 14; John E. Lamb, 11; ex-Senator Turple, 3.

Bryan Addreaana the Solon*. William J. Bryan accepted an invitation to address the general assembly, which held a joint session to listen “to him. Bryan spoke for an hour from the desk of the lieutenant He was frequently applauded. He commended paragraphs iu the inaugural message of the governor warning against corrupt lobbying. He also commended President Roosevelt for his stand in favor of railroad legislation to give the Interstate commerce commission more power. He said politics in Indiana were probably as corrupt as elsewhere, and steps toward reform should be taken. He left the city later for Lincoln, Neb. Denounce* kx-Governor Durbin. - In the senate Davis, Democrat, offered a resolution calling upon the governor to furnish detailed information on the use of the general fund in the payment of the state debt, and on what law the state finance board based Its action. He accompanied his resolution with a denunciation of the conduct of his administration and ex-Gov-ernor Durbin stood at the east senate rail, iramedirtely behind the speaker, and heard it all. Uou*« Committees Named. Cantwell, speaker of the house, announced his committees at the session of the house. Several places on a number of the committees were left vacant. owing to the death of E. H. Owens. of Park county, anti because of the contest In Jefferson county, which has not been adjusted.

BANDITS SHk»OT A CITIZEN Disturbed in the Practice of Tbelr Profession They Pat n Ballet in Hi* Side- He May Die. Muncie, Ind., Jan. 12. —About 1 a. m. J. C. Turpin, a merchant who sleeps in his store Just north of the postoffice building at Red Key, eighteen miles east of this city, on the Lake Erie nnd Western railroad, was awakened by an explosion dne to the work of two safe crackers on the vault In the postofflee. Running from his store toward- the postofflee he encountered the rubbers, who had left the postoffice temporarily to avoid the explosion and who were then returning to loot the contents of the safe. Turpin started to give the alarm and was shot in the side, probably fatally. Tlis cries of pain nnd alarm aroused the citizens and the robbers fled, after a running fight. Local officers are organizing to scour the country for the robbers. Horn3*lck-Student Hang* Himself. Indianapolis, Jan. 12. —A dispatch from Asheville, N. C., says: “The body of O. A. Whitaker, of Paragon, Ind., a student nt Bingham Military academy, was found hanging from a tree in Victoria woods. The coroner's jury rendered a verdict of suicide. Whitaker was 22 years old, and came to the Bingham Military academy ten days ago. He suffered from homesickness, and It Is thought that he committed the deed while under its Influence." A*aas*ln'* Soot Fatal. Marion, Ind., Jan. 12. —Wilson Addington, who was shot at night by an unknown assassin, Is dead. The man who shot him was caught with a revolver in his hand ano one charge ecently exploded. He denjes the shooting. He is in Joil'on a charge of murder. His name is Charles Sprong. < Rev. B. F. Rawlias Dead. Madison, Ind., Jan. 12. —Rev. B. F. Rawlins, D. D., formerly associate editor of the Western Christian Advocate, of Cincinnati, is dead. Dr. Rawlins was a prominent preacher in Indiana before he was with The Advocate, from which he retired eight years ago. Yoang Maa To Be aa Official. Dll Is boro, Ind., Jan. 12.—William D. Ricketts, county clerk of Ohio county, Is the youngest county officer in his county, if not In the state, being only 22 years old. He la the first Democrat elected to the office of clerk of the Ohio circuit court since 1848.