Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 19, Number 90, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 19 July 1898 — Call For Republican State Convention. [ARTICLE]

Call For Republican State Convention.

To the Republicans of Indiana and All Others who desire to Co-op-erate with thew. You are invited to meet in delegate convention at Tomlinson Hal), in Indianapolis, on Wednesday and Thursday, August 3rd and 4th, 1898. The convention will assemble at 3:30 p. m. on Wednesday, Aug. 3, for the purpose of adopting a platform and for the transaction of all other business except the selection of candidates. The convention will reassemble on Thursday, Aug. 4th, at 9 a. m. for the selection of candidates for the following state offices: Secretary of State, Auditor of State, Treasurer of State, Attorney-General, Clerk of the Supreme Court, Superintendent of Public Instruction, State Statistician, State Geologist, Judge of the Supreme Court for the Second District, Judge of the Supreme Court for the Third District, Judge of the Supreme Court for the Fifth District. The convention will be composed es 1616 delegates, apportioned among the several counties on the basis of one delegate and one alternate for each two hundred votes and each fraction of one hundrefJ or over cast for Hon. Henry G. Thayer, first Elector at Large, in 1896, and are as follows: tenth District. No. - Vote Delegates. 1896. Benton 10 1,998 Jasper 10 2.082 Lake 24 4.883 Laporte ..... 28 4,691 N ewton 8 1.545 Porter 14 2.853 Tippecanoe 31 6,239 Warren 10 2,045 White 12 2.383 Total 142 The delegates from the counties composing the several districts will meet in Indianapolis at 11:80 a. m., Wednesday, August 3rd, at the following places, to select officers and committeemen: Tenth I)ist., State House, Room 54, Second Floor. Tickets to the Convention will be distributed by the District Committeemen at the district meetings. Delegates be in their seats ready for business at 8:30 p m. sharp, Wednesday, Aug. 3rd. Doors

to the convention hall will be open at two o’clock. Charles S.Hernly, S. H. Spooner, Chairman. Secretary. A Suggestion From White County. Wants the Congressional Convention to Meet Again. Editor Republican. The “Monticello Herald,” of 14th inst. is much concerned at The Republican’s course in regard to the action of congressman Crumpacker and regrets that you are “furnishing ammunition for the Democrats” etc. If it were possible to furnish more effective ammunition for the Democracy than is contained in Crumpacker’s letter in the “Monon News” I fail to see it. The “White County Democrat” seemed to appreciate it by publishing not only the letter in full, but by filling nearly an entire page with extracts from it and comments of approval of its contents. Had Judge Crumpacker been content to vote against the Hawaiian resolution alone, and not vented his malignity against the administration of President McKinley publicly as contained in his letter; the Republicans of the tenth District might have passed the matter by as an error of judgment and whilst not approving his course they would in all probability have been content with a mild reprimand. It is not, if I understand your position [correctly, and as the “Herald” would have it, that he voted against the resolution but his insults contained in his letter and his defiance of the known wishes of at least ninety-nine hundredths of the Republicans of the tenth District of which you complain. Again, the Herald says the annexation resolution was a “nonpartisan measure.” Let us see, the “Herald,” Judge Crumpacker, and every intelligent citizen of this Republic knows that no act of the splendid administration of General Harrison was endorsed and applauded more generally by the Republicans, and denounced by the Democrats, than the raising of the American flag at Hawaii, and the subission of the treaty of annexation to the Senate for ratification: nor was any act of the un-American Administration of Mr. Cleveland more generally censured by Republicans than the lowering of the flag and withdrawal of the treaty from the Senate. Whether it was a non-partisan measure or not it appears that the Republicans have been from the first fully committed to it and the Democrats as fully opposed to it from first to last and whatever merit or odium may attach to the act must necessarily be borne by the Republican party. Thus viewing it how can Judge Crumpacker say, truthfully, it was not a party measure? Is he trying to hoodwink his constituents? If so he will hardly succeed. I affirm that it was a party measure and the issue was as clearly defined between Republicans and Democrats as the tariff or any other well defind National policy. Judge Crumpacker says he voted nay, knowing it would cost him some votes in the coming election. I think he was right in that conclusion. If White and Jasjier counties would be n fair index of the remainder of the District I would judge he would lose a matter of five thousand, who voted for him two years ago. I note your suggestion that Judge Crumpacker resign. I think a better way would be for the Chairman of the Congressional Committee to recall the delegates already selected and have the judge appear and show cause why he should remain on the ticket. If after a fair hearing before the men who placed him on the ticket without a dissenting voice, they should affirm their previous action let him remain the candidate for

re-elecuon. Otherwise let him retire and give place to a man who will not so grossly mis-represent the strongest Republican District in the State. Yours for the cause, A Write County Republican. Monon, Ind. July, 15th.