Rensselaer Republican, Volume 27, Number 29, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 26 March 1896 — THE TENTH DISTRICT CONVENTION. [ARTICLE]

THE TENTH DISTRICT CONVENTION.

It was a McKinley Meeting From * Start to Finish. The tenth |District Republican convention held at Lafayette last Thursday, to choose two delegates and two alternate delegates to represent the diitrict at the national convention, was, in all truth, not-only one of the largest, but was also beyond question the most harmonious and enthusiastic convention for the election of presidential delegates ever held in the district The zeal for Republicanism and the enthusiaaim for McKinley, were marvelous. Whenever the name of the great Ohioan was alluded to, the convention broke out into prolonged applause.

The Convention. Chairman, Thomas J. McCoy, called the convention to order and asked for the report of the committee on permanent organization and rules. Simon P. Thompson, of Bensselaer, chairman of that committee, made ’ a partial report, recommending Hon. U. Z. Wiley, for chairman; Charles E. Wilson for secretary, and Thomas W. Burt, of Lafayette, and Edward B. Rhoades, of Rensselaer, assistant secretaries. The report was adopted. Judge Wiley was introduced by Hr. McCoy, as chairman of the convention, ind was received with applause. He thanked the convention for the honor of calling him to preside over its deliberations and proceeded to make a McKinley Republican speech which we are sorry we have not the space to reproduce. It bristled with telling points and was frequently punctuated with applause by the convention. Judge Wiley makes an ideal presiding officer. At the conclusion of the chairman’s address the committee on rales reported and the report was adopted. W. C. Mitchell, chairman of the committee on credentials, reported that there were no contests. George P. Haywood, chairman of the committee on resolutions, submitted a series of resolutions ending with the following: Resolved , That, inasmuch as one of the several worthy candidates for the Republican nomination for president is everywhere and by all classes and conditions of men recognized as the foremost champion of protection to home labor and home industries, it is therefore the desire and distinct instrnction of this convention, iepresenting and reflecting the deliberate

judgement and honest convictions of the great body of Republicans of the Tenth district, that the national dele-gstes-and alternates who shall hereafter be elected by this convention shall accept this declaration as binding, and that they be and hereby are instructed to faithfully support and vote for William McKinley until his name is withdrawn from the oontest or until his nomination is accomplished, agreeable to the expressed Wishes of a very large majority of the Republicans of the United States. The resolutions were unanimously Adapted- . PRESIDENTIAL ELECTOR. Duncan Me A. Williams, of Fowler,

was unanimously recommended to the. State convention for Presidential elector for the tenth district. . DELEGATES'. The roll of counties being called for nominations for delegates to the St. Louis convention, Laporte county presented the name of Garritt S. Vandnsen; Tippecanoe county, the name of Harry H. Lancaster, and White county presented the name of Cloyd Loughry. But one ballot was taken, resulting as follows: Vandusen 245, Loughry 197, Lancaster 48. As each delegate had voted for two candidates, and Vandusen and Loughry each having received a majority of the votes cast, they were declared elected. Dr. Clark Cook, of Fowler, was elected alternate for Mr. Loughry, and E. R. Bringham, of Goodland, alternate for Vandusen. The delegates to the convention from Jasper County were, S. P. Thompson, Geo. M. Robinson, <J>. F. Bruner, A. G. Hardy, Chas. Robinson, Scott Robinson, Chas. G. Spitler, E. D. Rhoades, H. B. Murray, W. S. Russell, Wm. Marquess, Jesse D. Allman.