Albert Evans listed as delegate to Congressional convention

GLORIOUS VICTORY.

Delaware County Lands

Deca­tur Plum Yesterday.

MAYOR CROMER BEATS THE FIELD

Winning His Greatest Battle at

Congressional Covention [sic] Convention.

Seventy-nine Ballots and Six Hours Time

Required to Accomplish the Defeat of

Strong Candidates — Hundreds of

Enthusiastic Shouters Help the Great Work,

Cheering to the Echo the Muncie Man.

Shortly after midnight last night Main and Walnut streets were ablaze with fireworks and sweet music, while cheering, enthusiastic men to the num­ber of more than 300 marched behind the city band from the depot to the place of disbandment on Main street.

It was the occasion of the return home of the delegation that acompanied [sic] accompanied the Delaware county delegates to the Eighth District congressional con­vention at Decatur yesterday morning for the purpose of assisting in the can­didacy of the Delaware county candidate, and the music and fireworks fol­lowed their success, achieved with one of the most magnificent victories that has ever been recorded in any conven­tion in the state, and came only after the most relentless work possible. Every tendon was exercised to its full­est capacity by the enthusiasts for Mayor Cromer, and to this brilliant effort success is due.

The special train carried a great crowd of Delaware county voters to Decatur yesterday morning. The trip was featureless, the special train ar­riving there at 10 o’clock. The ad­vance guard from Muncie, with Mayor Cromer, met the delegation, and, head­ed by the city band and the Fourth Ward Drum corps, marched through the principal streets four abreast, each man carrying a small flag, while streamers bearing our candidate’s name were carried. The delegation doubled any other and was cheered freely.

OUR NEXT CONGRESSMAN.

MAYOR GEORGE W. CROMER

During the forenoon the Delaware county delegation met in their head­quarters and made the following or­ganization:

D. A. Lambert, county chairman of the republican central committee, pre­sided; vice president. George W. Spilker; committee on rules and order. D. A. Lambert; credential commitee [sic] committee, F. W. Heath; resolutions, C. F. W. Nee­ly; chairman of the delegation. Cap­tain Frank Ellis.

In the meeting for the organization of the convention the following offi­cers were selected: Chairman, Sidney Cantwell, of Blackford: secretary, E. E. Hendee, of Madison; assistant secretary, D. M. Bell, of Jay county. All republican editors present were made assistants to the secretaries.

CALLED TO ORDER.

Chairman Myron L. Case, of the dis­trict committee, called the meeting to order at 1:25 o'clock, and made a few appropriate remarks. Rev. Daniels, of the M. E. church of Decatur, invoked the divine blessing upon the meeting. Mr. Case read a lengthy communica­tion from Congressman Henry of the district explaining his absence from the meeting and declining to further he considered as a candidate. The per­manent chairman of the meeting was then introduced. After the report of the committee on permanent organi­zation, the chairman announced that but ten minutes’ time would be al­lowed for the placing of candidates in nomination.

Mr. Theodore Shockley. of Randolph county, next read a resolution strong­ly indorsing the national and state ad­ministrations, and following this came the placing of candidates in nomina­tion. W. H. Spence, of Blackford county, nominated I. P. Watt, of Ran­dolph, and he was followed with a gem of oratory from Joseph G. Leffler, of Muncie, who placed the name of Mr. Cromer before the meeting in a mas­terly and impressive manner, occupying but five minutes. John Lovett, of Anderson, nominated Mr. Stilwell, and Union B. Hunt named the candidacy of Judge Marsh. The name of Dr. Sharp was introduced by L. B. Stev­ens, of Bluffton, the speaker being overcome by the heat during his re­marks.

Following this the voting began, and did not finish until 8:30 o'clock, an hours time being consumed for supper. The result of each ballot is below given:

FIRST BALLOT.

Adams County — Cromer 2, Stilwell 2, Watts 3, Marsh 2, Sharpe 2.

Blackford — Cromer 2, Watts 1, Marsh 3, Sharpe 8.

Delaware — Cromer 49.

Jay — Cromer 2, Watts 1, Marsh 19, Sharpe 1.

Madison — Stilwell 56.

Randolph — Marsh 31.

Wells — Sharpe 15.

Total — Cromer 55, Stilwell 58, Watts 5, Marsh 55, Sharpe 26.

Second Ballot — Cromer 58, Stilwell 57, Watts 1, Marsh 56, Sharpe 29.

Third Ballot — Cromer 57, Stilwell 57, Watts 1, Marsh 56, Sharpe 28.

Fourth Ballot — Cromer 39, Stilwell 56, Watts 1, Marsh 56, Sharpe 27.

Fifth Ballot — Cromer 59, Stilwell 56, Watts 0, Marsh 34, Sharpe 30.

Sixth Ballot — Cromer 60, Stilwell 56, Marsh 53, Sharpe 30.

Seventh Ballot — Cromer 59, Stilwell 56, Marsh 54, Sharpe 30.

Eighth Ballot — Cromer 59, Stilwell 57, Marsh 56, Sharpe 27.

Ninth Ballot — Cromer 59, Stilwell 59, Marsh 56, Sharpe 25.

Tenth Ballot — Cromer 64, Stilwell 56, Marsh 52, Sharpe 27.

Eleventh Ballot — Cromer 65, Stilwell 59, Marsh 52, Sharpe 23.

Twelfth Ballot — Cromer 63, Stilwell 56, March 56, Sharpe 24.

Thirteenth Ballot — Cromer 63, Stil­well 56, Marsh 56, Sharpe 24.

Fourteenth Ballot — Cromer 64, Stil­well 56, Marsh 55, Sharpe 24.

Fifteenth Ballot — Cromer 62, Stil­well 56, Marsh 56, Sharpe 25.

Sixteenth Ballot — Cromer 61, Stil­well 56, Marsh 65, Sharpe 27.

Seventeenth Ballot — Cromer 63, Stil­well 57, Marsh 55, Sharpe 25.

Eighteenth Ballot — Cromer 63, Stil­well 56, Marsh 56, Sharpe 27.

Nineteenth Ballot — Cromer 60, Stil­well 56, Marsh 56, Sharpe 26.

Twentieth Ballot — Cromer 61, Stil­well 56, Marsh 56, Sharpe 26.

Twenty-first Ballot — Cromer 61, Stilwell 56, Marsh 56, Sharpe 25.

Twenty-second Ballot — Cromer 64, Stilwell 56. Marsh 54. Sharpe 26.

Twenty-third Ballot — Cromer 62, Stilwell 56, Marsh 34, Sharpe 27.

Twenty-fourth Ballot — Cromer 66, Stilwell 57, Marsh 53, Sharpe 23.

Twenty-fifth Ballot — Cromer 66, Stilwell 56, Marsh 53, Sharpe 24.

Twenty-sixth Ballot — Cromer 67, Stilwell 56, Marsh 52, Sharpe 24.

Twenty-seventh Ballot — Cromer 69, Stilwell 56, Marsh 32, Sharpe 22.

Twenty-eighth Ballot — Cromer 66, Stilwell 58, Marsh 51, Sharpe 24.

Twenty-ninth Ballot — Cromer 64, Stilwell 36, Marsh 53, Sharpe 26.

Thirtieth Ballot — Cromer 61, Stil­well 56, Marsh 52. Sharpe 30.

Thirty-first Ballot — Cromer 64, Stil­well 57, Marsh 33, Sharpe 25,

Thirty-second Ballot — Cromer 59, Stilwell 56, Marsh 50, Sharpe 34,

Thirty-third Ballot — Cromer 65, Stilwell 56,. Marsh 52, Sharpe 26.

Thirty-fourth Ballot — Cromer 64, Stilwell 58, Marsh 59, Sharpe 29.

Thirty-fifth Ballot — Cromer 63, Stil­well 56, Marsh 55, Sharpe 25.

Thirty-sixth ballot — Cromer 64, Stil­well 56, Marsh 56, Sharpe 23.

Thirty-seventh Ballot — Cromer 63, Stilwell 57, Marsh 55, Sharpe 24.

Thirty-eighth ballot — Cromer 61, Stilwell 62, Marsh 54, Sharpe 22.

Thirty-ninth Ballot — Cromer 63, Stilwell 56, Marsh 53, Sharpe 26.

Fortieth Ballot — Cromer 65, Stilwell 56, Marsh 53, Sharpe 25.

Forty-first Ballot — Cromer 64, Stil­well 56, Marsh 55, Sharpe 24.

Forty-second Ballot — Cromer 67, Stilwell 56, Marsh 46, Sharpe 30.

Forty-third Ballot — Cromer 67, Stil­well 56, Marsh 53, Sharpe 23.

Forty-fourth Ballot — Cromer 65, Stilwell 56, Watts 1, Marsh 50, Sharpe 27.

Forty-fifth Ballot — Cromer 65, Stil­well 56, Marsh 53, Sharpe 25.

Forty-sixth Ballot — Cromer 61, Stil­well 36, Shockney 10, Marsh 46, Sharpe 26.

Forty-seventh Ballot — Cromer 63, Stilwell 57, Shockney 4, Marsh 52, Sharpe 23.

Forty-eighth Ballot — Cromer 66, Stilwell 56, Marsh 54, Sharpe 23,

Forty-ninth Ballot — Cromer 67, Stilwell 56, Marsh 53, Sharpe 23.

Fifty-first Ballot — Cromer 64, Stil­well 57, Marsh 50, Sharpe 28.

Fifty-second Ballot — Cromer 64, Stilwell 56, Marsh 47, Sharpe 24.

Fifty-third Ballot — B. W. Quinn 11, Cromer 59, Stilwell 57, Marsh 48, Sharpe 24.

Fifty-fourth Ballot — Sharpe 25, Stilwell 56, Marsh 53, Cromer 65.

Fifty-fifth Ballot — Cromer 60, Stil­well 57, Sharpe 29, Marsh 53.

Fifty-sixth Ballot — Cromer 60, Stil­well 56, Sharpe 30, Marsh 53.

Fifty-seventh Ballot — Cromer 63, Stilwell 57, Marsh 53, Sharpe 26.

Fifty-eighth Ballot — Cromer 68, Stil­well 56, Marsh 54, Sharpe 21.

Fifty-ninth Ballot — Cromer 66, Stil­well 56, Marsh 54, Sharpe 20, Watts 3.

Sixtieth Ballot — Cromer 65, Stilwell 69, Marsh 53, Sharpe 22.

Sixty-first — Cromer 66, Stilwell 56, Marsh 59, Sharpe 24.

Sixty-second — Cromer 65, Stilwell 56, Marsh 45, Sharpe 33.

Sixty-third — Cromer 66, Stilwell 56, Marsh 51, Sharpe 26.

Sixty-fourth — Cromer 65, Stilwell 57, Marsh 49, Sharpe 28.

Sixty-fifth — Cromer 59, Stilwell 56, Peterson 11, Marsh 52, Sharpe 21.

Sixty-sixth — Cromer 65, Stilwell 56, Marsh 54, Sharpe 24.

Sixty-seventh — Cromer 64, Stilwell 56, Marsh 54. Sharpe 25.

Sixty-eighth — Cromer 65, Stilwell 56, Marsh 55, Sharpe 23.

Sixty-ninth — Cromer 64, Stilwell 56, Marsh 55, Sharpe 24.

Seventieth — Cromer 64, Stilwell 56, Marsh 55, Sharpe 24.

Seventy-first — Cromer 62, Stillwell 56, Marsh 56, Sharpe 25.

Seventy-second — Cromer 63, Stilwell 60, Marsh 56, Sharpe 20.

Seventy-third — Cromer 66, Stilwell 60, Marsh 54, Sharpe 19.

Seventy-fourth — Cromer 65, Stilwell 56, Marsh 52, Sharpe 26.

Seventy-fifth — Cromer 63, Stilwell 56, Marsh 57, Sharpe 23.

Seventy-sixth — Cromer 64, Stilwell 56, Marsh 54, Sharpe 25.

BECAME INTERESTING.

Seventy-seventh — Adams county: Cromer 5, Marsh 4, Sharpe 2. Black­ford: Cromer 11, Marsh 3. Delaware: Cromer 49. Jay: Cromer 5, Marsh 16, Sharpe 2. Madison: Cromer 25 1/2, Marsh 29 1/2, Sharpe 1. Randolph: Marsh 31. Wells: Sharpe 15.

Totals — Cromer 95 1/2, Marsh 83 1/2, Sharpe 20.

Seventy-eighth — Adams: Cromer 5, Marsh 4, Sharpe 2. Blackford: Cro­mer 9, Marsh 5. Delaware: Cromer 49. Jay: Cromer 7, Marsh 16. Madi­son: Cromer 27, Marsh 28, Sharpe 1. Randolph: Marsh 31. Wells: Sharpe 15.

Totals — Cromer 97, Marsh 84, Sharpe 18.

THE VOTE THAT WON.

Seventy-ninth — Adams county: Cro­mer 5. Marsh 6. Blackford: Cromer 16, Marsh 4. Delaware: Cromer 49. Jay: Cromer 5, Marsh 18. Madison: Cromer 27, Marsh 28, Sharpe l. Ran­dolph: Marsh 31. Wells: Cromer 5, Marsh 7, Sharpe 3.

Totals — Cromer 101, Marsh 94, Sharpe 4.

On the first ballot the conditions were such that Wells county had the power of selecting between the two leaders and electing either gentleman by abandoning the hopeless but tire­less stand her fifteen delegates had held for hours, hoping for the success of her candidate, and the delegates wisely chose the Muncie man. She was rather slow in forming the conclusion, and during this time the highly ex­cited delegates stood breathless, with an occasional outbreak of cheers, first for Cromer, then Marsh or Sharpe. The seven votes were first called for Marsh, then came five for Cromer, and pandemonium broke out from the northwest corner of the tent, where Muncie delegates, backed by hundreds of rooters, stood. This was followed by cheers for Madison, Blackford and Wells counties and yelling for Cro­mer. During a part of this highly ex­citing time Mayor Cromer occupied a chair in the corner reserved for the thirty representatives of the press, who were there enjoying a glass of lemondate [sic] lemonade, but Messrs. Wachtell, Nee­ly, Heath, Holmes, Winters, Youse, Warner, Lambert, Hopping and oth­ers of the recruiting force were busy among the delegates. After quiet had been restored the total vote was an­nounced and the Muncie man was de­clared the nominee of the convention.

CANDIDATES HEARD FROM.

Mayor Cromer was called to the platform in front of the audience after Randolph county had moved to make the nomination by acclamation, and this having been done the next con­gressman from this district was given a general and hearty cheer. In part he said: “"I have not slept for a week, nor have I eaten a meal for two days. This statement is to show that my ef­forts for the position to which I as­pire was unrelenting, and as my suc­cess is the result of your kindness, I am thankful to the bottom of my heart. I am a republican, and never voted the democratic ticket, nor shall I so long as the republican party continues to advocate the right and the democrats the wrong, as have been the conditions. I assure you that I will continue to work as in the past for the republican ticket."

Judge A. O. Marsh, of Winchester, was next called to the rostrum and in part said: “"I have slept and eat reg­ularly, and feel as keen a sense of re­lief and am as grateful as if I had been chosen your candidate. No in­dividual interests should prevent any candidate from bowing to the will of the majority, and I bow gracefully to this splendid party in this magnificent district The knife and tomahawk should be buried out of sight by every one to-night. I am grateful to my friends, and have a most kindly feeling for the opposition, and shall insist that all go out to win a great victory for the party this fall. This is no time to nourish and keep alive resent­ments."

Horace Stilwell was the next candi­date to be heard briefly. Mr. Stilwell thanked his friends for their magnifi­cent and almost matchless support and assured the candidate of the best sup­port Madison county has in store. "Mr. Cromer will get the loyal support he deserves from the district. It is a great pleasure for the opportunity to support such a man, chosen at the most magnificent convention ever held in Indiana."

Dr. Sharpe, of Btluffton, congratulated the candidate, thanked his friends and warranted Mr. Cromer amost loyal support from Wells county. He said: "What we lack in quantity we can make up in quality. The convention has made no mistake." After extending a vote of thanks to the city of Decatur the meeting adjourned at 10 o'clock.

DELAWARE DELEGATION.

In the deletion were the following men: Ephraim Andrews, J Henry Walace, Thomas Jones, Will Grundy, James Groves, Tony Mull, W. E. Floyd. M. Reardon, R. Snell, Ira Overmyer, C. A. Wilkenson, M. H. Snell, D. Patterson, B. Hope. H. O’Meara, J. McCalllster, James and Michael Downes, D. J. Long, Robert McCallister. Charles Durbin, David White, J. A. Dolan, Ed Smith, A. Mull, W. F. Patterson, Nick Mathias, D. Fertick, Dave Kepley, James P. Weise. Albert A. Ault, Pluck Davidson, H. Fudge, C. Van Matre, G. C. Speakman, C. W. Skinner, James Ennis, Pat Sullivan, George Breese, Abner Bunton, Will Hankin, P. C. Hopkins. C.H. Anthony, Will Mahler, W. T. Minton, G. M. Crooks, C. Gwynupp, C. H. Winters, W. Reese, John Bedwell, John Harmann, J. A. Martin. P. W. Franklin, Levi Corey, 'Squire Berry, J. W. Golenor, Joseph Broyles, Evan Walders, Richard Peters, M. Allen. Dr J. R. Tuttle, M. S. Hoover, C. Caton, S. Street, C. H. Bloodgood, George F. Murray, R. Thompson, H. B. Trout, G. A. Smith, B. Webster, G. Maywood, J. Shepp, F. Buchanan, Edward Brown, John Collins, Charles Curtiss, George Richards, Cal. Horner, W. F. Moore, Harry Ellis, James Williamson, Charles Garst, C. P. Keys, Pearl Sailor, E. J. Hickman, Dan Cahill, Will Kurtz, Will Murray, Will Shick, W. M. Berry, D. A. Funkhouser, T. Kilgore, L. A. Johnson., Frank Pow­ers, E. Bauer, T. C. Pierce, C. A. Oard, J. F. Shumaker, F. M. Snodgrass, W. H. M. Cooper., Ed Robbins, Roll Streeter, Wiliam Jackson, Thomas Grundy, Cicero Nelson, J. A. King., H. Younts, David Davis, Peter Murphy, William Kinney, E. C. Oland, John Houze, William West, H. A. Arnold, Larry McCabe, J. P. Edwards, C. W. Mackentosh, W. W. Brown, C. M. C. Shanks, S. A. Myers, Will Strong, Peter Stevens, Harvey Long, George Castello, Philip Payton, C. Boyd, J. Humphrey, C. Turner, G. Ball, G. Benadum, Barney Riley, Charles Lambert, N. S. Sharp, Charles Gauntner, W. C. Huffman, F. D. Brown, James Grover, J. W. Lambert, Judge Koons, Roll Sharp, Joe Stiffler, James Smith, Will Pash, C. Shipley, B. Hope, Dora Sharp, O. J. Lota, Frank Gilpin, Walter Brown, L. M. Tyler, N. Fowler. F. J. Bulman, H. Clifford. B. Silverburg, J. McGuygan, Ed Conroy, Joseph Cahill, Herbert Young, R. Martin, Dave Long, John McLain, R. L. Brandt, Quince Walling, J. K. Ritter, George P. Davis, C. Erdrman, Ed Johnson, H. J. Daniels, G. C. Forey, A. R. Spangler, Harry Dungan, Joseph Hill, Ralph Georgie, Carl O'Hara, C. Koons, B. C. Bow­man, Joseph Morovey, C. O. Prutzman, Granville Shepp, Clyde Maitlen, Chas. Baldwin, Tom Finan, Dan English, J. J. Randolph, C. Mollen, C. Brown, D. O'Meara, J. C. Greisheimer, Aaron Blouse, G. WT. Beard, G. O'Neil, John Dragoo, T. H. Johnson, J. H. Johnson, James Peacock, O. H. Driscoll, W. Lotz, James Smith, Claude Ball, Ben Koons, W. H. Williams, R. Mahoney, J. Langenback, John Lighthiser, William Ainsley, Dan O’Connell, Albert Evans, Edward Brown, Joseph Kay, P. Carlin, W. R. Youse, J. M. Warfel, A. Morrett, George Finan, D. McGauley, F. G. and John Brownell, C. Shannahan, George Manor, C. Smith, C. Russey, Lewis Wintermute, Harry Carpenter, B. B. Hamilton, J. B. Swearingen, George Phibbs, L. C. Watson, S. B. Garrett, J. Delaney, J. T. Grist, D. Davis. W. F. Maggs, F. A. Wolf, E. Moore, James Gould, James Martin, John Harris, Ed Jones, Ed Riley, Thomas McCay, Gilbert Durlan, Al Robinson, Paul Krain, John Har­rison, W. L. Holmes, John Cherry, J. W. McNalley, George Lilly, C. F. Herritage, G. Maddy, Lewis Cates, J. A. Stevens, Rollin Lennington, L. Clev­enger, L. Purdue, J. A. Jones. J. S. Huffer, J. R. R. Butler, R. P. Camp­bell, H. H. Highlands, Carl A. Spilker, C. L. Medsker, Will Brotherton and others.

NOTES.

Mayor Cromer will arrive home today.

It will be Congressman Cromer with ease.

The Fourth Ward drum corps at­tracted great admiration.

It was remarkable how Madison county held together.

The usual drunken brawls on such ex­cursions were no where to be seen.

The most persistent rooter of all was Charles Curtis, a popular glass worker.

Muncie’s county officials were out in full force, and never tired working for success.

The crowd of strangers was estimated at 2500 and Delaware county had 500 of them.

Mrs. Rath King, Mrs. Eby, Mrs. B. N. Berger, Mrs. Gracy and Mr. and Mrs. Frank Gilpin were on the train.

The gentlemen who were opposed to Mr. Cromer's nomination were among the first to congratulate him last night.

"Delaware casts her 49 votes for George W. Cromer," from Captain Frank Ellis grew more musical as time elapsed.

The City band as usual captured the crowd with its excellent music, and after the nomination "There'll be a hot time in the old town tonight was appropriate and was cheered.