Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 40, Number 61, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 3 April 1908 — CHANEY FOR CHAIRMAN [ARTICLE]

CHANEY FOR CHAIRMAN

Second District Congressman Tendered the Gavel. The committee on rules and permanent organization then reported. A minority report of this committee, recommending certain changes in the rules relating to the taking of ballots for nominations was adopted as to these amendments, and then the majority report was adopted. The adoption of this report made Hon. John C. Chaney, representative in congress from the Second Indiana district, permanent chairman, and Julian D. Hogate of Danville, secretary. In acceptnig the gavel Mr. Chaney made a brief address, which made a good impression upon the convention. “Our Democratic friends in Indiana,” said Mr. Chaney, “having put the Satan of intemperance behind them and having embraced old “Sumptuary” In truly new-convert fashion, were so afraid that the Republicans who have always been the true friends of temperance in our good state, would get a temperance plank which would shut them out of the kingdom, hurried up to have their convention first, so that they might beat the Republicans to heaven after all—and what have they done? They declare for “local option”; but thpy make the unit the "ward” In the city or town, and from Fort Wayne to French Lick people may remonstrate all they will, the saloons which have been banished will every one return to the cities and towns under thia proposed local option proposition. For local self-government on the liquor question, the local option performance does not compare with the law we now have; for under the existing law Indiana is going "dry” as surely as people keep their deters mlnatlon and their good sense. "A local option county unit will be much surer for the people, properly supplementing the laws which now exist.” At 5 o’clock the convention adjourned until 9 o'clock Tbursdav momloa.