Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 21, Number 64, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 27 April 1900 — Republican State Convention. [ARTICLE]

Republican State Convention.

From Wednesday’s Daily. The gods are kind to those they love. The Republicans of the commonwealth of Indiana have ample proof of this in the brand of weather which is being supplied in special honor of the meeting of the Republican State convention at Indianapolis. While politicians struggle and trade, seeking an advantage for their favorites, overhead all is serene and bright and beautiful, giving no reflection ot the strife below. 4 The convention will be called to order at 2 p. m this, Wednesday afternoon, by Chairman Hernly and formally opened with prayer by Rev. W. A. Quayle. After reports of committees etc., J. Prank Hanley as permanent chairman will make a stirring thirty minute address and the convention will adjourn, to re-assemble at 9 o’clock Thursday morning to nominate candidate for the following offices: Governor. Lieutenant-Governor. Secretary of State, Auditor of State. * Treasurer of State. Attorney-General Reporter of the Supreme Court. State Statistician. Superintendent of Public In*structiun. One judge of the Supreme Court for First district. One judge of the Supreme Court for Fourth district. Also four delegates-at-large to the republican national convention, to be held in Philadelphia June 19, 1900, and four alternate de legates-at- large. The convention is a great success in point of numbers and every politician of note in the state is there with the exception of Senator Beveridge. Senator Fairbanks is in great demand among the committee .fixing up the platform, and he is openly talked of as a very available man for president in 1904* The six candidates for Governor are doing some great work -in the effort to round up delegates. At this distance no man can tell who will get the nomination but > it is a safe wager that -it won’t be W. S. Haggard. The Jasper county delegation is on the ground headed by chairman McCoy who is pulling a few wires Mr. Haggard’s way, and sizing up his chances for state treasurer a couple year 3 hence. It will a great feast of oratory and good fellowship seasoned with disappointment for those who are defeated.