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THE INDIANAPOLIS JOTJKN A wki:ki.y T.sTAr.i.iPiir.r) isra. DAILY KSTAULISHED ISiO. I VOL.. TAX. NO. 118. INDIANAPOLIS, WEDNESDAY MORNING, APRIL 27, 1901 SIXTEEN PAGES. PRICE 2 CENTS. ! ox VivAINS v. JAPANESE TRANSPORTS hi-r'H MÄSTERL Y ADDRESS OF CHAIRMAN WATSON IS KE YNOTE OF CAMPAIGN Words RIoque?it and Convincing Sound the Begin ning pf the Fray Holds Vast C roved in Grasp -for Over Two Hours ELECTORS AND THE BIG FOUR COMVEYIMG 4,000 BEN , ',, Four Troopships Alleged to Have Been Destroyed bv the Vladi vostok Squadron. 4" .flGHT OX YALU RIVER 10 HAVE BEEN SHI Passage of Stream Forced by Jap anese After a Feint at An other Point. ALL' DETAILS WITHHELD St. Petersburg Censors Would Not Give Out Dispatches Received Yesterdav. PARIS, April 27. The St. Peters burg correspondent of the Mntln snyst l learn from a snre mmrce that the Vlnili vottok Hqniulrnn yes terday Rank four Jnpniipur lrnnporls which uerc conveying 4,000 men." LIAO-YAXC, April 2ß. Ilctvreen Inst night and this morning the Jnpnnenc forced n, pnniaKe of the Yaln, two nompnnlcii rronNins hetoen Tchanpr djlou and Slaopousslkhe. Heavy Ü r lns wui heard near TntmiK-Kuu, In which It Is believed the Japanese made n feint in order to distract at tention from the real point of pus name. So far no hrldgre spans the river. It in believed the H us la it fire neceeded In destroying the floating parts of the Japanese bridges. ST. IKTi:nsiirHi, April SO. It Is re ported that nn attempt of the Jap anese to cross the Valu has been frus trated. PARIS, April 27 A,tiJh4atch to the F ... Petit I'nrlslen froni'J anirhnl cor res espondent sajsi ".Ufjriwfjy Is current ere that Japan Inrejul'o occupy n portion of the Fukleif pkt opposite l-'ormosn. with the o$J f f prevent ing the Rnslnu IlaltUvoyiadron pass ins: through the Kormftsa strait." 'JAPANESE MAY TRAP THE RUSSIAN SHIPS LONDON, April 2.-If the plans of the Japanese Admiralty do not miscarry there eoon will bo no Vladivostok squadron to . worry the Mikado's transports or harass towns on ths Korean coast. Until the Vladivostok squadron descended on Gen J"pan yesterday its whereabouts was not defi nitely known. When news of the sinking of the Ooryo Maru, a small transport. reached Japan, the Admiralty was prompt In taking action. Exactly what was done Is not known, but It is believed at Tokio . that the retreat of the squadron to Vlad ivostok has been -cut off that if the Rus sian ships attempt to reach home they will find part of Admiral Togo's fleet bar ring the way and that if they try to make Port Arthur the remainder of the Japa nese fleet will put an end to them in quick order. It Is a case of "twixt the devil and ' strategists, but the Japanese do not put sit that way. They say the Russians and in tnat way. rn I their ships will b "V Seea and the rulei V- Following la i be claimed by both the deep r or the nether regions. a dispatch from Kobe: "Under full steam a strong squadron of Japanese armored cruisers was observed this morning making Its way northward In the Japan sea. It is believed the vessels are on their way to attempt to cut off the Russian squadron that appeared at Won-San. on tho east coast of Korea, yes terday. It is feared, however, that as the Czar's cruisers are superior In speed to those of the Mikado they may escape in safety to the shelter of Vladivostok. It is also stated that the Japanese have succeed ed in luring the Russians from the protec tion of the Vladivostok guns and that there Is another Japanese squadron between thmn and their retreat, but theso are , mere rumors." ; No further news from the seat of war has 1 reached London, and there Is no conflrma ' tlon of the reported Japanese reverse on the Yalu. Stirring news, however. Is hourly .xpectcd. both from the regions of the Yalu and Vladivostok. . The general opinion that Vice Admiral Togo is waiting for the Vladivostok squad ron is confirmed by the Daily Telegraph's Tokio correspondent, who says there is no doubt that the. Japanese are taking steps to cut off tho retreat of the Vladivostok frarships. i The Iaily Mall publishes the details of an alleged daring scheme of the Russians to coal the vessels of the Raltic fleet at loa on the way out and after their arrivfil In the far East. It Is stated that twenty steamer -.ave , been chartered at London belonging to British, German. Norwegian and American owners under elaborate secret conditions and on most advantageous freight terms if they succeed in running the gauntlet. The Tokio correspondent of the Times Ay 3 that one of the Japanese spies shot by,ihe Russians at Mukden was identified as Sondab. a Japanese Judge, and not a military man. as has been stated. 'OFFICIAL REPORTS " ARE NO T GIVEN OUT I ST. PETERSBURG, April 26.-The cen sors committee did not give out to-night the Mispatches received to-day regarding the movements or the Japanese across the Yalu Viver. It was Intimated that information had been received that the Japanese had erossed the river, but this was accompanied ,j fcy a statement that the success of the ; f!emy should in no sense be regarded as an important victory, the Russians having no (intention of vigorously contesting the pas 'sage. their plan being to annoy. the enemy as much as possible. , I It Is evident from the dispatches re ceived here that in order to -ti.;-. t a cros- ln feasible the Japaneso n,. ;i feint n Tatung-Kau while the troo4 "actually trsd some miles up the ilver near TcAangdjlou. Two companies were first t.rown into Manchuria and unquestionably trenched anl Immediately under the ver of their gun3 reinforcements crossed. Jit is regarded as probable that when uese troops are in sufficient numltcrs they march along the Manchurian bank of tV Yalu In tho direction of Antun?, near wfclch lies the road on which the advance continue to Feng-Hoang-Tohang. w,ve the riryt determined stand of the lsfians will to made. Ifrt report has been received here, official c otherwise, showing casualties on either Me. I Wrther details of THE GEN'S AN AFFAIR ECOL'L. Monoay. April 25. (Delayed In tfttnsmisjdon.) When the attack on Won Fn (Gv-!j,H was mada this morning the townspeople sought refuge in the hills and the fe'arri.-o.a prepared to resl.-t it possible, I'lrtMn ;arty from three Russian eruistrs. rn wrc KiKhi. a in tno mas and which h'r eXDt-ettd fi cfmn!et th ruih!, rlo. ttructlon of harmless rtaft. The dentroyvrs. JCO.NTUNUED OS 1AGU p. VUSilT7 iA-:--. A - r 1 a ; i r :: r .::, : x ' "' N. .-. CAPT. II. M. FRANKLIN. Commission Has Been Revoked by Order of Governor. COMMISSION OF CAPTAIN H, M, FRAU IS REVOKED Governor Durbin Relieves Officer from Command of Com pany H. XO LONGER IN SERVICE "Social Inferiority'' Story Again Told Real Causes of Dis missal. As a sequel to the court-martial of Cap tain Harry M. Franklin, of Company II, Second Regiment, Indiana National Guard, two months ago, the commission of that of ficer has been revoked by order of-Governor Durbin, and he is no longer in the service of the State. The general order relieving Franklin of his command and placing the company temporarily in the charge of First Lieutenant Albert Smith was issued from the office of the adjutant general Monday afternoon. The order, which comes as a result of the examination by the special board of inves tigation of the affairs of Company II, reads as follows: "For neglect of duty in the management of the civil and military affairs of his com pany, and for conduct in the management of his company prejudicial to good order and military discipline, the commission of Captain Harry M. Franklin, Company H, Second Regiment, I. N. G., is hereby re voked." The board, which was composed of Maj. J. J. Backman, of Aurora; Maj. V. J. Coleman, of New Albany, and Maj. J. B. Coulter, of Vincennes, did not recommend a revocation of the commission, but the action was taken after a report had been made. The issuing of the order opens up the breach between Franklin and members of the company, and has caused to be circu lated once more reports that efforts were made to "oust" Franklin by members of his own company on grounds of "social In feriority.". These were denied by the oth er officers of the company at the time of the court-martial .of Franklin. The caus of Franklin's dismissal, as re ported from the Statehouse, was that he had been lax and disinterested in the man agement of the affairs of his company and has been partially to blame for the friction at present in the company. The decision was reached that the State was expending nearly $1,000 per year to suport tho company and was receiving nothing in return. FAILS TO ESCAPE BY ' MAKING CONFESSION Charles Brown Arraigned in Court Under Three Indictments at Minneapolis. MINNEAPOLIS. April 26,-Charles II. Brown, secretary of the Board of Correc tions and Charities under Mayor Ames, who went on the stand in the trial of William 11. Johnson, superintendent of the poor at the same time, and under cath described the system of graft by which the poor fund was looted, was arraigned to-day under three indictments charging official malfeasance. Brown sought to se cure immunity by testifying against John son, but the latter was acquitted by a jury last night. RAILWAY STATION AND RECORDS ARE BURNED IIARRISBURG, Pa., April 26. The Penn sylvania Railroad Union Station was dam aged by fire to the extent of 575,000 to $100.000 to-night. All the records of the company, including highly valuable blue prints, arc Included In the loss. The train dispatcher's office was destroyed. The fire is supposed to have originated from crossed electric wires In an elevator shaft on the third floor. CABBAGE PATCH WOMAN HAS TOOJAIIY VISITORS Original of "Mrs. Wiggs" Throws Jar of Slop on Head of a Caller. SHE RESENTS NOTORIETY LOUISVILLE, Ky.. April 26. Mrs. Mary Bass, the original "Mrs. Wiggs of the Cab bage Patch." was arraigned In Police Court to-day on the charge of throwing a Jar of slop on the head of Mrs. Emily Smith, of Hazlewood, a suburb of Louisville. The scene occurred in the rear of Mrs. Bass's domicile, whither Mrs. Smith went after repeated knocks at the front door failed to gain a response. Mrs. Bass contended that her life has been made miserable by the visits of peo ple from all sections and climes, who were prompted by no other motive than curiosity. Mrs. Smith, on the othr hand, maintained that she was prompted by a spirit of char ity, gaining the impression from the book that "Mrs. Wiggs" was in need of as sistance. The case was adjourned until next Friday. Alleged Spotter" I)Icharjred. OALION. O.. April 2. A strike of 3G0 employes of the ETic Railroad at this place begun last Saturday and was settled to-day by th? discharge of an objectionable em ploye, whom the men said was a spotter. Work has been resumed. . CluitiK In Price. CINCINNATI. O.. April 26. The semi annual meeting of the, National Machine Tiol Manufacturers Association was held here to-day. It was decided to maintain the present schedule of prices o machine toolx. HEAVYWEIGHTS OF HOUSE BIFF AND BANG IN WORDS E Lively Political Bout Between Rep resentatives Dalzell and V. Bourke Cockran. CHARGES AND DENIALS New Yorker Demands an Investi gation of the Pennsylvanian's Accusations. WASHINGTON. April 2C.-The heavy weights had another bout in the House to day, with Messrs. Dalzell and Cockran as the combatants. The speeches were a re newal of last Saturday's debate, but were more personal In their character. As on Saturday, the speakers were greeted with vociferous applause by their respective col leagues, and the bitterness of party feeling ran high. Mr. Dalzell had Mr. Cockran on the rack for nearly two hours, during which time he dealt largely with that gen tleman's political history, which he said, showed him to have been consecutively a prcenbacker, a sound-money man and a free-silver man. He reverted to his state ment of last Saturday that he had been in formed that Mr. Cockran had accepted money to support the campaign of McKin ley, and read extracts from several news papers to show that was the general im pression at the time. A man. he said, who would not have replied to Mr. Cockran as he did on Saturday would have been a pol troon and coward. Mr. Cockran, thoroughly Indignant at times, denied the accusation of Mr. Dal zell, whom he arraigned for making- state ments which could not be substantiated. If what Mr. Daizell had said were true, he declared, he was unworthy of member ship. In emphatic and positive language Mr. Cockran denied that he had received money from the Palmer and Buckner cam paign committee or that he had ever received money for supporting McKinley in 1S?6. If Mr. Dalzell. he said, believed the? charges against him. it was nothing but a confession of the Republican party's corruption and proof that the presidential election had been purchased. The climax came when he offered a resolution pro (CONTINUED ON PAGE 13. CÖL. 3.) ' STUDENT ATTEMPTS TO ASSAULTHIS TEACHER Young Athlete, Angered Because He Received "D" Mark, At tacks Professor. YOUTH IS SUSPENDED Angered because he had' received a "D" mark which prevented him from being on the Shortridg-e High School track team. Blaine Patton, a student In the North Side school, yesterday threatened to whip Trofessor Holmes, the teacher that gave him the mark. Under the new athletic rules each student engaging in athletics must do creditable work in his studies. On the last report card Fatton received a "D" from Professor Holmes, the teacher In bookkeeping. The mark was given for alleged misconduct in class and was not on account of recitation work. Patton's standing in his school work was good, his former mark in bookkeeping was B, sig nifying a grade of from ix) to 90 per cent.: his books were marked A, showing his average to be 90 per cent. He presented his case to Professor Holmes yesterday and asked to have his marks changed so that he could start his spring work with the track team. The teacher refused to change the record. Patton lost his temper and tried to strike him but wa3 prevented from doing so by his cooler-headed class mates. Patton is now under suspension and It Is doubtful I:, he will be reinstated this term. Will Recognize the Blockade. SAN DOMINGO. Republic ot Santo Do mingo, April 26. United States Minister Powell has notified the Dominican govern ment that his government will recognize the blockade of the port ol Monto Cristl, provided It Iz eftectiva. AMI WWW w fill m A Y J pl 1 . DELEGATE This is my day. COLLEEN MEETS BROTHER AFTER UPSE OF YEARS Irish Girl on Way to the World's Fair Greeted by Relative at Union Sition. MEETING IS TOUCHING Avouching scene ensued at the Union Depot at 12:ört this morning when the train bearing the Irish delegation to the St. Douis exposition passed through aud Patrick Cas sidy, of 333 Patterton street, met his sister Helen, whom he had not seen for thirteen years. The train, which was to have ar rived at 11:4, was nearly an hour late, but Cnstddy was at the depot, with a party of friends, many minutes before the arrival of the train. He and his friends walked up and down the platform, talking excitedly in Gaelic. They were in a frenzy of unrest at the possibility of meeting a relative and friend from the old home in the Emerald Isle. Finally the train came. Cas?idy and his friends rushed through the gate, ran up and down the track alongside the car which sheltered the. Irish folk, trying to waken the sleeping occupants. Eventually they succeeded in getting the young gill to the car window. The brother and sister em braced each otlwr fondly and the young woman was nearly-pulled through the win dow. Cassldy and his friends left the sta tion with tears in their eyes, but with smiles of joy on their faces. There were 15) Irish men and women on the train. They come direct from Ireland, sent by the Irish state department of ag ricultural and technical instruction. They go for the purpose of Illustrating the man ufacture of the famous Donegal rugs, which are now bringing high prices in Europe, and America. TWENTY UNION MEN DEPORTED BY MILITIA Sent to New Mexico for Violating Martial Law in Col orado. TRINIDAD. Col., April 26. Under the guard of a lieutenant and a squad of soldiers twenty men were to-night place! on a special southbound train and, under orders of Major Zeph Hill, commanding the military here, deported to New Mexico. All of the deported men were arrested dur ing the past week for violation of martial law. IIEiO DROWNS WHILE FLEEING FROM A POSSE Vanderburg Farmers Engage in a Man Hunt, Following Assault on an Old 'Woman. IDENTIFIED AS ASSAILANT Special to the Indianapolis Journal. EVANSVILLE. Ind., April 26.-Fifty farmers engaged In a man-hunt four or five miles below this city this afternoon. Since the assault on Mrs. Maria Brandls, an aged woman, last Saturday night, by a negro, feeling against the negroes In that neighborhood has been intense. This afternoon two unknown negroes were seen near the Brandis home and a posse of farmers quickly organized and chased them for some distance. One of them was pursued into a creek, where he drowned. He was afterward identined as the assailant of Mrs. Brandis. Late to-night the dead negro was identi fied as John Baker, of Hopkinsville, Ky. G ROVER CLEVELAND' TO LECTURE ON RIOTS TRINCETON, N. J., April C6.-Former President Grover Cleveland announced to day that he would deliver a "Henry Staf ford little lecture" on public affairs on May 2,MJs subject being "Circumstances of the Chicago Riots of 1S91." The riots oc curred in his seco'nd administration. Th-i lectureship was founded by Mr. Little. Princeton 41, who died last Sunday, and Mr. Cleveland, his personal friend, was ap pointed holder. Mt. Cleveland has been un able to deliver lectures for the past two years. BOTH WIFE AND DAUGHTERIN THE FACE Henry Morrison Kills Two Wom en and Attempts to Slay Another. ONE WITH BABE IN ARMS ? RICHLAND CENTER, Wis., April 26. Henry Morrison killed his wife and daugh ter Co-day at Woodstock, an inland village thirteen miles north of this city. He and his wife had been having trouble for sev eral years. About two weeks ago he left home and went to Ohio, but came back to Richland Center last Friday and from here went home. To-day he drove to Woodstock, where he seems to have become involved in another quarrel with his family. As an end to the dispute he shot his wife in the face. A married daughter was at home with her two children, one seven years old and the other a babe. She started to run with the babe in her arms, but her father over took her a short distance from the house, threw her to the ground, and shot her also in the face. He then went to the home of Mathias Klingman. where he attempted to shoot Mrs. Klingman, claiming Mrs. Kling man had been the cause of a great deal of his trouble with his wife. Mr. and Mrs. Klingman were sitting at the dinner table when he entered the house. He aimed the revolver at the woman, but her husband struck him with a chair, knocking him down, and then took the pis tol from him. Morrison was arrested and brought to Richland Center. BAKES DYNAMITE AND EXPLOSION KILLS BABY Michigan Farmer Places Explo sion in Oven and Wrecks His Home. OWOSSO, Mich.. April 2. William Fran cis was probably fatally injured, his baby was killed and Mrs. Francis and two other children badly hurt by an explosion of dyna mite that destroyed the Francis home, near Corunna, to-daj'. Francis had a quantity of dynamite for use iu blowing out stumps, and placed some of the explosive in the oven of the stove to dry. DEPUTY COUHTY RECORDER ASSAULTED AT Walter Hodge Beaten Over the Head by Two Unknown As sailants, Who Escaped. VICTIM WILL RECOVER Special to the Indianapolis Journal. LEBANON. Ind., April 26.-Deputy Coun ty Recorder Walter Hodge was assaulted by two men a little before 8 o'clock to-night as he was coming downtown from his home, and was seriously, though probably not fa tally, injured. His assailants, who are un known, escaped. The assault occurred within half a block of the public so.ua e at the mouth of an alley near the new Carnegie Library build ing. As Mr. Hodge passed the alley the men jumxxd out; one of them seizing him and the other striking him over the head several times with some blunt Instrument. Mr. Hodge fell to the sidewalk, but recov ered and ran across the street, where he fell unconscious. He was picked up and carried to a near-by physician's office, where his wounds were dressed. He was badly cut about the face" and head, but It Is be lieved he will recover. When Mr. Hodge fell the, two men ran to a livery stable about a block distant, where they had left toeir horse and buggy. Jumped Into the veicle and left town In a northeasterly direction. They are unknown, either to Mr. Hodge or the liveryman. The sheriff and a posse are in pursuit. No cause for the assault Is known to exist. The only description of his assailants that Mr. Hodge can give Is that one man seemed to be about forty years old and the other twenty-two or twenty-three. SHOOTS LEBANON George A. Cunningham and James D. Oliver are Named Both Senators, Governor and State Chairman Chosen TO-DAY'S PROGRAMME. Convention will be cnlled to order nt 9 o'clock it. m. Report of the committee on cre- dent I11I1. Report of committee on resolutions. Adoption of platform. . Xomliintlon of täte ticket, begin ning with offices for vhlch there ore no contests. Indiana Republicans in state convention assembled have made a magnificent begin ning for the campaign of 1C04. Their key note has been sounded; they have rallied again about their leaders with evidences of affection, admiration, unswerving loyalty and unbounded enthusiasm, the men whose names will stand at the head of the ticket as presidential electors at large have been chosen and the men whose duty it shall be to represent the State In the national council of the party have been designated. And all this, a fair share of the work to be done by the biennial convention of In diana Republicans, was disposed of under conditions most auspicious. The men who did It were truly representative of the par ty and of the State. Harmony and unity prevailed. Party ardor was at the highest pitch. Faith in the party leaders, state and national, devotion to party principles and confidence of an overwhelming victory at the polls In November were unmistak ably demonstrated by the great crowd that filled Tomlinson Hall to. its utmost capacity yesterday afternoon. ADDRESSES OF LEADERS. The opening session of the convention, which lasted a little over three hours, was given over for the most part to oratory. The feature of the afternoon was the key note address of the Hon. James E. Watson, member of Congress from the Sixth dis trict, who was made the permanent chair man, but others of the party leaders were heard Senator Fairbanks, Senator Bever idge, Governor Durbin, Representative Frederick K. Landls of the Eleventh dis trict. Representative Ellas S. Holliday of the Fifth, and the-Hon. John C. Chancy, Republican nominee for Congress In the Second.. All the speeches were notable, and all were of a nature to 6tlr the great audi ence to repeated demonstrations . of ap plause. The actual business transacted by the convention was disposed of briefly. The permanent organization was effected in a few minutes, then came almost three hours of speechmaking, and then three minutes of actual business, and tjie session was at an end. Upon motion of the Hon. William E. English, of Marlon county, the follow ing nominations were made by acclamation: For presidential . electors at large The Hon. George A. Cunningham, of Vander burg county, and the Hon. Joseph D. Oliver, of St. Joseph county. For delegates 'at large to the national convention Senator Charles W. Fairbanks, Senator Albert J. Beveridge, Governor Winfield T. Durbin and State Chairman James P. Goodrich. For alternate delegates at large The Hon. Erastus P. McClure, of Grant county; the Hon. Ephrlam Marsh, of Hancock county; the Hon. Howard Maxwell, of Parke county, and the Hon. J. L. C. Mc Adams, of Jay county. A MAGNIFICAXT ADDRESS. The address of Representative Watson upon assuming the gavel as permanent chairman of the convention is recognized as one of the most masterly efforts ever made from a political rostrum In Indiana. In it Mr. Watson sounded the keynote for the Republican campaign this year. Elo quent, convincing, inspiring, the speaker left nothing unsaid that might have been said of the principles, policies and record of the Republican party, and yet when he had finished the audience was reluc tant to have him yield the floor. Barely half a dozen persons left the hall before the conclusion of the address, and, when it Is recalled that Mr. Watson spoke for two hours and twenty minutes, no higher tribute to his power could have been paid. Senator Fairbanks, when he responded to the calls of his name at the conclusion of the chairman's address, paid Mr. Watson a graceful compliment that voiced the senti ments of the great crowd. The senator "I feel that it should be my first duty, as It is my first pleasure, to congratulate your chairman and to convey to him the thanks of this magnificent audience for the splendid address he has given us. I feel it is due Mr. Watson to say that I regard his address as one of the greatest, most eloquent and best speeches that has ever been delivered in this historic edifice." This tribute from the senior senator pro voked a demonstration so prolonged that Mr. Watson was compelled to riso and bow his acknowledgments. ..SPEECH A MASTER EFFORT. Mr. Watson was In magnificent form, and it was the unanimous verdict of his friends that he never appeared to a better advan tage. Knowing his reputation as an orator, his luarers expected great things of him on this occasion and they were pleasantly surprised, for his address exceeded their expectations. Aside from the personality of the speaker, the address was a remarkable Republican argument, a masterly exposi tion of what the party has accomplished, what It stand? for, the soundness of Its principles and the reasons it should be con tinued in power by the American people. Added to this, it was a scathing arraign ment of the record of the issueless, leader less Democratic party, the party of oppo sition, negation and denunciation. Indeed, the address might be characterized as a convincing argument that every American citizen should espouse the principles of Re publicanism and an irrefutable presenta tion of the fallacies and follies of Democ racy. But it was the personality of the speaker that made the address what it really was and gave Mr. Watson his remarkable hold upon his auditors. He was In splendid voice and the audience, the occasion and the con viction that what he said was right inspired him to a dramatic intensity that enabled him to sway the great crowd at will. One moment he had Ms hearers cheering and applauding in a fervor of patriotic ardr and the nxt he had them laughing and shouting with an appeal to the4r st-nse of humor and the ridiculous. At one time, without a word, with a gesture, that ex pressed volumes he provoked a demonstra tion that was prolonged fully one minute. He was speaking of the y sad dilemma of Democracy this year, when the party has Len forced to hunt lor a man who Is u veritable sphinx for a leader, and la an ef fective climax asked: CROWD IX UPROAR. "And who is this man Parker? What Is Parker? And what does he believe?" As, he asked the questions he straightened out to his full height and raised both hands far above his head. Then he an swered simply by letting his arms fall to his sides with an Indescribable expression of the futility of such questions, and the audi ence shouted with laughter and applauded again and again. Again he was happy In his terse charac terizations of Democratic leaders and the party as a whole. Once he referred to Bryan as "the will-writer of the Platte" a humorous sally that struck some of his hearers "all In a heap," while It required for.r or five seconds for others to catch the point and Join in the laughter and applause. Then a few minutes later he spoke with pathos of the Democracy that has barely survived the "colic of Bryanism" to fall a victim to "the paresis of Heartism." In the course of his address Mr. Watson paid eloquent tributes to the party leaders, and the crowd was quick to respond. His first reference to the President, without calling him by name. Inspired a prolonged ovation, and then when he did mention th name of Theodore Roosevelt and Colonel John W. Ray, one of the survivors of the first Republican statt convention, who was seated on the stage, shouted "Hurrah for Theodore:" the crowd fairly went wild with1 enthusiasm. Mr. Watson's tributes to Sen ators Fairbanks and Beveridge and Gov ernor Durbin called forth such demonstra tions that those distinguished leaders were forced to rise and bow in recognition. SERIES OF CLIMAXES. The address as a whole was a succession of climaxes, but in the peroration the elo quent representative soared to even greater heights. Alluding "to the battle of Trafalgar and Lord Xelson's admonition to his men, "Our country expects every man to do his duty," Mr. Watson concluded: "That was all that he said, but It was an inspiration that fired the heart and nerved the arm of every man. And on the next day, above the swish of the ocean, above the roar of the battle, above the flash of the conflict, while the sea was red and the waves were strewn with the wreck, above it all, that command rang In the ear and heart of every man as clear as a bugle call. 'Our country expects every man to do his duty "Who can doubt that to-day Lincoln and Grant and Hayes and Garfield and McKin ley and Morton and Blaine and Hanna, and all our mighty dead are looking down upon us from their places In the sky, and whis pering to Uf that same fervent appeal, 'Our county expects every man to do his duty? And, under God, that duty shall be done." This effective conclusion Inspired round after round of applause, and Mr. Watson took his seat amid an ovation such as has been accorded few speakers in this city. He was warmly congratulated by those who sat near him on the stage. The hour was drawing late, however, and Mr. Wat son wasted no time in assuming his dutie as chairman. In recognition to the repeated calls for Senator Fairbanks he introduced the senior senator. The senator was accorded a great ovation as he arose .and faced the audience. lls bowed his acknowledgment 'of the greet ing, aud then paid his compliments to Mr. Watson, after which he launched into a brief but eloquent address, which Is printed in full in another column. Senator Beveridge was given a similar ovation when he was presented to the audi ence, at the close of Senator Falrbanks's speech. He, too, prefaced his speech, which is also printed elsewhere, with a tribute to Mr. Watson, saying: "I thank you, gentlemen, for your greet ing, and you, Mr. Chairman, for y.jr kindly and too partial words. But keen as is my appreciation of our chairman's reference to myself, my indebtedness to him as a Republican is still greater for the masterful speech he has delivered: and in this I am sure I voice the gratitude of this great convention. The Republicans of Indiai.a are under obligations to James E. Watson for the encyclopedia of political truths he has given them. I will content myself with a brief Index to the complete political text-book he has written." GOVERXOR DURDXN'S SPEECH. Governor Durbin spoke briefly In respons to the calls for him aud the hearty greeting accorded him. "I am mindful," he said, "of the report of the committee on rules and permanent organization and know that you have busi ness to transact yet this evening, conse quently I shall consume none of your val uable time. 1 have a memory, and I recall that four years ago the first wsslon was entirely too long for me. There are ihose now who. are feeling as I felt then. 'rhey want another grasp of your hands and you want to see them again. "Four years ago when I stood beforo this convention 1 said I knew who the next Goverror of Indiana would be, and X did know. Xow I can say to you again that I know who the man will be who succeeds me. He will bo the man you nominate to-morrow." Chairman Watson called for Congressman Crumpacker. of the Tenth district, and then for Congressman Cromer, of tb Eighth, at the conclusion of the Gov ernor's speech, but neither waa In th hall. Then tho crowd caught sight of Congressman Fred Landls, of the Elev enth, and set up a shout for him. Mr. Wat son introduced him as the "baby of th Indiana delegation, but a youngster who Kill grow." Mr. Landis sustained his reputation as -a witty and' eloquent speaker. In part he said: ' "We know that labor's greatest problem Is to find protttable employment, and labor has solved this problem by voting the Re publican ticket, and. while there are con troversies In all earthly affairs, no pru dent man who tolls with hand or mind can look his family in the face and wish to re turn to policies under which progress was a fable and borrowing a dollar constituted a legal day's work. We know that duty led us to the Phil ippines and we are there to remain until duty shall lead us away. We have lifted them from the pit where centuries of op pression smothered them; we have educat ed them, have civilized them; we hava been Rind to them 'without the consent of the governed' and they are grateful to us without the consent of the Democratic party. We know various other things. "We know that the Democratic party stands where it has always stood that 1. it stands no chance of success whatever. "It is going to have a candidate; the ma terial has been selected; he will be built of slippery elm. The ioMtlcal carpenters are now at work, and he will be finished next fall. "Under the present Russian-Japanese con dition of tho opposition be is an ld.al . leader, for his life is an open alibi and hi obscurity Is spotless. '.' "And in conclusion we know anoth t thing we know that Theodore Roo.cveit will be our next President." Congressman Ellas S. Holliday. of the Fifth district, and John C. Chanev. of Hul livan. whom the Republicans of the Scond district are confident of sending to Con gressthls year, followed Mr. Land, but both spoke briefly, owing to the lateness of the hour. ROUTINE OF THE .CONVENTION. ' Tho convention was called to order at 2:13 'clock tu Suu CLaixman James P. tfwo4- ; ro V A