Rensselaer Republican, Volume 26, Number 40, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 31 May 1894 — THE CONGRESSIONAL CONVENTION. [ARTICLE]

THE CONGRESSIONAL CONVENTION.

The principal facts of the Congressional' convention, at Hammond, last Thursday, are briefly told. here. When the convention met it was found that the regular Luke county delegation, elected in mass convention at Crown Point May 10, was contested by another delegation, elected at Hammond a week later, this last being called by a single member of the county committee. This contest, of course, threw Lake county out in all the proceedings until the contest was settled; this being thp established rule in such cases. The grounds upon which the contest was based, was the claim that legal notice was no.t given for The Crown Point convention, and that the friends of Lmdis in Hammond were restraiud from attending that convention by the taking of their tram for the use of the J ohnston men. The committee on credentials, were B.in number, one from, each ■murrty, exceptmg Lake. Five of them reported in favor of seating' both Lake county delegations,

giving eac h delegate a half vote Ihe oilier tbree report>.-ti iu favor! of seating only the thirty Johnston delegates. After much sparring, and the voting down of various compromise propositions, the majority. report carried by a vote of 78 to 76. At'this point the Johnston men, headed by the regular Lake county delegation, stampeded from the convention and went home. ' After .an adjournment of an hour or two, the remaining delegates re-assembled and nominated C. B. Landis, by unanimous vote. Wm. T. Wilson, of Logansport, was chairman of the convention, and W. B. Austin, of Rensselaer, secretary.