Rensselaer Republican, Volume 27, Number 32, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 16 April 1896 — Two Days for State Convention. [ARTICLE]

Two Days for State Convention.

Indianapolis Journal: The two or three Republicans who have sent communications to the Journal urging that the Republican state convention should hold sessions during two days are simply the spokesmen of the large number of Republicans who believe that the best interests of the State and the party demand such a change. When not more than a third of the delegates remained to complete the important business of the late state convention after midnight, it was the very general opinion that two days were needed. Conventions in this state have more nominations to make, as a rule than in most states. The conventions are larger, and consequently it takes more time for roll calls footings. New York and Ohio continue their important state conventions over two days, for the reason that it has been found to be imposible to transact the bnei ness properly in one day. But for the contested seats, a nations convention could more properly attempt to nominate a ticket in a single day than could the Republican state convention crowd into twenty-four hours nearly a dozen important nominations. The only thing which could be urged against adjourning at 10 or 11 o’clock in the evening to the next day with a half or two thirds of the nominations made, is that it would afford opportunity for combinations. This objection can have no force when considered. As a rule, the more time a body of delegatea has to consider nominations the better will be the candidates. A body of men who have been continously in session ten or eleven hours are certainly in no condition to make important nominations. The adjournment of a convention when twelve hundred men are present would: have-' a better effect than if made when only two or three hundred worn out men are left. If the convention which meets May 7 shall be able to finish its work by 11 o’cfeck in the evening there can be no call for a session *he next day, but if at that hour several nomination have not been reached, the convention should adjourn until the next day. And it is all the more important this year that the whole ticket should be nominated with business-like deliberation, under the inspiration of full delegations, because the nominees will be elected. It is not necessary that the state committee should take any official action in the matter. Its call is issued in the same form as that of the convention. Its duty is done when the temporary organization shall be completed. Indeed, it would have no warrant to name a two days’ session. The delegates, when they are chosen and when they leave home, should be prepared to remain until the nominations are made by at least a quorum of the delegatea, which is required by legislative bodies. Ferguson A Wilson will give yon the privilege U> pay 1-5 of your oan each year and put the contracts in the mortgage.