People's Pilot, Volume 5, Number 28, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 16 January 1896 — INDIANA STATE COMMITTEE. [ARTICLE]
INDIANA STATE COMMITTEE.
Democrat* Meet at Indianapolis and Name Their Favorite.. Indianapolis, Ind., Jan. 9.—Representatives of the democrats of Indiana met by congressional districts Wednesday and elected the following state committee: First district, John W. Spencer, Evansville; Second, Parks M. Martin, Spencer; Third, R. H. Willett, Leavenworth; Fourth, J. H. Matlock, Seymour; Fifth, Frank A. Hormer, Brazil; Sixth, K. M. Hord, Shelbyville; Seventh, Thomas Taggart, Indianapolis; Eighth, John J. Netterville, Anderson; Ninth, W. H. Johnson, Crawfordsville; Tenth, William M. Blackstock, Lafayette; Eleventh, Rufus Magee, Logansport; Twelfth, Thomas R. Marshal, Columbia City; Thirteenth, Peter J. Kruyer, Plymouth. Nearly every district adopted a resolution indorsing the candidacy of Gov. Matthews for the presidency. While the free coinage democrats were in the majority in most of the districts, the party leaders kept down discussion of this subject in most places. It is said there are no more than five free silver men on the committee.
