Rensselaer Republican, Volume 27, Number 40, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 11 June 1896 — CRUMPACKER WAS NOMINATED. [ARTICLE]

CRUMPACKER WAS NOMINATED.

But the Majority Was Less Than One Vote. The Republican Congressional convention at Michigan City last Thursday resuited in the nomination of Judge E. D. Crumpacker, of Valparaiso, but by the smallest majority on record in the history of political conventions. His majority was only a little more than one half a delegate vote, or to be exact, was just 52 hundredths of a vote. This result showed that the friends of both candidates have been making some pretty wild estimates on the strength of the respective men. The convention was called to order by District Chairman McCoy, and Judge Gillette, of Hammond was elected chairman and J.*B. Van Buskirk, of Monticello, secretary-; The expected contest of three delegates from Monon did not materalize. The resolutions adopted endorsed the Republican state platform, and emphatically favored the nomination of Me Kinley for President. J. W. Youche, of Lake Co., put the name of Judge Crumpacker in nomination; and Col. Dick DeHart, of Lafayette performed like service for Mr. Hanley. The ballot resulted as follows; —County Crumpacker. Hanley. Benton.. . .96 17.04 Jasper 13.00 3.00 Laporte 30.00 12.00 Lake 38.00 .... Newt0n.....;.... 4.90 8;10 Porter 24.00 1.00 Tippecanoeso 52.50 Warren 18.00 Whitell.4o 10.60 T0ta1.122.76 122.24 Whereupon Judge Cumpacker was declared the nominee and the convention adjourned. Congressman Hanly spoke from a hotel balcony after the convention, pledging his support to Judge Crumpacker. THE CANDIDATE. Judge Crumpacker is a native of LaPorte county, where he was born on May 27, 1851, and is of mingled Virginian and German origin. His boyhood and youth were spent in Porter and LaPorte counties, where he attended the district schools, did farm work and utilized every spare moment for reading the not too large line of books obtainable at the farm house, Later on he took an academic course in the Valparaiso Male and Female college, and in 1873 begun the study of law with the law -firm of which Judge Henry W. Talcott was the head. He entered the law school at Bloomington Ind., and was admitted to the bar, beginning practice in 1876. He started out alone in his profession, and had only his own efforts and energetic ambitions to rely upon for the success which has been won. As a lawyer, Judge Crumpacker has occupied a prominent place in the courts of northern Indiana for the past [fifteen years. He is yet young, hardly more than come to

his I prime intellectually, yet he hasbphind him a brilliant record which few lawyers of his age have been able to 'attain. ' ' ' I 2. ■ He served the Judicial district, of which Lake and Porter counties are composed, as Prosecuting Attorney, with ability and distinction and left the office with a clean and clear record. He was a member of the State Central committee in the campaign of 1888, and in that capacity, rendered good service to the party and the country, in the campaign which resulted in the election of General Harrison as President. In the spring of 1891 lie was appointed one of the five Judges to the Appellate bench for the state of Indiana, and served on that bench with distinguished ability. His decisions as Judge were clear, clean and able and the lawyers all over the state, during his service there, learned to know him and regard him as an able jurist, gifted with fine reasoning, powers and having the best scholarly attainments. He was nominated by the party for reelection in the campaign of 1892, but was defeated with the rest of the ticket in the democratic landslide of that year. Since his retirement from the bench, he has been engaged in .the active practice of law and has a practice which extends over the northern and especially the northwestern part of Indiana. One who knows him says of Judge. Crumpacker: He comes from honest and honorable parents, hardworking, plain, every day people, just what thous, ands upon thousands of farmers are in the northern Indiana. Just such farmers’ homes have furnished the best blood and brain of our great nation. Such homes have sent forth the men who have- lifted the nation to its highest plane among the. nations of the world and have made it the pattern for all people, all nations and all governments, because it exemplifies the principles of freedom for the masses of the people, without regard to wealth, station, or o 7 birth. He is the product of that great party and that great nation which has made it possible for the boy from the poprest family to compete successfully with the sons of the richest and the highest, for the very highest honors within the reach of American citizenship. While he has held high public positions and has practiced law with energy, ability and vigor, he has never turned his back upon the friends nor the lessons of his youth. The feeling of avarice, malice and revenge has never found lodgment in his breast and while he has always contended for his position in politics and in all the avenues of life, he has never carried tile controversy to a point .of personal feeling and antagonism.”