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of Winchester. J. W. McClellan of Mat- thews, who had been a candidate a few days before, was not formally put in nomi- nation. Erwin was nominated on the only ballot taken, and thereupon Caldwell, see- ing that he had been beaten, moved that the nomination be made unanimous. Vote was: Erwin, 1,151; Caldwell, 599.
The nomination of Joseph H. Shea of Seymour for Judge of Appellate Court, First District, was accomplished with a single ballot. The only other candidate was Albert F. Wray of Shelbyville. The vote stood : Shea, 1,2911/2; Wray, 4671/2.
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[CHAPTER LVI.]
DISRUPTION OF REPUBLICAN PARTY MADE DEMOCRATIC VICTORY IN 1912 EASY AND OVER- WHELMING
HE split in the Republican par- T ty, the nomination of separate tickets and the bitterness en- gendered by the fiery contests in State and national conven- tions, rendered it absolutely certain that the results of the November election would record over- whelming Democratic victories. The real fight was not between Democrats and Re- publicans, but between the standpat and the progressive factions of the Republican party. The only duty that devolved upon the Democrats was to steadfastly keep their forces together and to gather in the usufruct. This they did to perfection, and likewise to their infinite delight.
POPULAR VOTE FOR PRESIDENT, 1912.
Total.
Pet.
Wilson, Democrat
. 6,286,214
41.82
Roosevelt, Progressive
4,126,020
27.45
Taft, Republican
.3,483,922
23.17
Debs, Socialist
897,011 5.97
Chafin, Prohibition
208,923
1.39
Reimer, Socialist-Labor 29,079 .20
In the electoral college Wilson had 435, Roosevelt 88, Taft 8. Taft carried only two Sates-Vermont and Utah. Roosevelt got California (in part), Michigan, Minne- sota, Pennsylvania, South Dakota and Washington. Two of the thirteen Cali- fornia electors went to Wilson. The com- bined popular vote for Roosevelt and Taft exceeded that of Wilson by 1,323,728. In the electoral college Wilson had 339 more votes than Roosevelt and Taft put to- gether.
Not only did the Republicans lose the Presidency and most of the State govern- ments, but they also lost control of the United States Senate, in which they were in the ascendancy for so long a time. The
Democratic majority in the House of Rep- resentatives was so large over both Repub- licans and Progressives that Democratic leaders felt disinclined to jubilate over their numerical preponderance. Wise, sagacious party leaders have never re- garded with favor an abnormal preponder- ance in a legislative assembly. A working majority of say twenty-five in the House is deemed vastly preferable to an excess of 125.
THE RESULT IN INDIANA.
-President-
Woodrow Wilson, Democrat. .281,890
Theodore Roosevelt, Progressive. 162,007
William H. Taft, Republican 151,267
Socialist Elector 36,931
Prohibition Elector 19,249
Socialist-Labor Elector 3,130
-Governor-
Samuel M. Ralston, Democrat. .275,357
Albert J. Beveridge, Progressive 166,124
Winfield T. Durbin, Republican, 142,850
Stephen N. Reynolds, Socialist. 35,464
William H. Hickman, Prohibition 18,465
James Matthews, Socialist-Labor 2,861
-Lieutenant-Governor
William P. O'Neill, Democrat. .275,666
Frederick Landis. Progressive. 156,798
Thomas T. Moore, Republican 147,481
Samuel S. Cando, Socialist. 35,796
Albert N. Jackman, Prohibition 18,579
Ira J. Baker, Socialist-Labor. 2,881
-Secretary of State-
Lew G. Ellingham, Democrat. .276,759
Lawson N. Mace, Progressive. 157,309
Fred I. King, Republican. . 148,475
Reece C. Townsend, Socialist. 35,816
Isaac S. Wade, Prohibition. 18,453
Ernest Viewegh, Socialist-Labor 2,850
The pluralities by which the other can- didates on the Democratic ticket were elected are as here indicated :
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Auditor of State, Wm. H. O'Brien. 119,662
Treasurer of State, Wm. H. Vollmer. 119,717 Attorney-General, Thomas M. Honan. 118,262 Reporter of Supreme Court, Philip Zoer-
cher 119,230
Superintendent of Public Instruction,
Charles A. Greathouse. . 119,951
Bureau of Statistics, Thomas W. Brolley . . 119,262 Supreme Court, First District, John W.
Spencer 119,988
Supreme Court, Fourth District, Richard K. Erwin 120,330
Appellate Court, Joseph H. Shea 119,754
SOLID DEMOCRATIC DELEGATION IN CONGRESS.
Plur.
1. Charles Lieb 6,856
2. William A. Cullop. 8,224
3. William E. Cox. .13,101
4. Lincoln Dixon 11,814
5. Ralph W. Moss. 8,639
6. Finley H. Gray. 8,745
7. Charles A. Korbly. .10,499
8. J. A. M. Adair. .10,373
9. M. A. Morrison. 7,673
10. John B. Peterson. 1,107
11. George W. Rauch 9,681
12. Cyrus Cline 8,756
13. Henry A. Barnhart 11,144
It will be observed upon scanning the foregoing tabular statement that Albert J. Beveridge polled several thousand more votes than were cast for Roosevelt or any of the other candidates on the Progressive ticket. Seemingly he drew some votes from both Democrats and Republicans. The first name on the electoral tickets al- ways, since the introduction of the Austra- lian ballot system, has been credited with more votes than the other fourteen elec- toral nominees. This for the reason that between eight and ten thousand voters for years persisted in marking only the first name, laboring under the delusion that a mark in the first square counted a vote for the entire ticket. They were educated that way when the Australian ballot first came in vogue, and they have not been re-edu- cated in spite of all efforts in that direc- tion.
The combined vote of Roosevelt and Taft in Indiana was 313,274, as against 281,890 for Wilson-a difference of 31,384. The combined vote of Beveridge and Dur- bin was 308,974, as against 275,357 for Ralston-a difference of 33,617. Studying these illuminating figures it is not surpris- ing that the average Republican, both standpat and progressive, is clamorous for the elements getting together. At several elections between 1896 and 1904 the Re- publican plurality was in that neighbor- hood. A restoration of that mark of ascendancy is, as a matter of course, a cherished thought of those having a han- kering after political power and (inciden- tally) the loaves and fishes.
THE LEGISLATURE ALMOST SOLID- LY DEMOCRATIC.
With holdovers the Republican strength was reduced to eight in the Senate. Two Progressives had gained seats in that body. In the House there were only four Republicans to ninety-five Democrats and one Progressive. For all practical pur- poses the General Assembly of 1913 might as well have been a political unit. No ap- proach to such a shake-up ever before oc- curred in Indiana since its admission into the Union.
The campaign conducted by the nomi- nee for Governor, Samuel M. Ralston, was characterized by earnestness, fairness and intelligence. In his speeches he told the people frankly and candidly what he stood for and what he would do if chosen to the high office to which he aspired. And he has kept the faith. Governor Marshall contributed his full share to the enlighten- ment of the electorate. Every man on the ticket put his shoulder to the wheel and helped to bring about the result that stands singly and alone in the annals of Hoosier politics.
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[CHAPTER LVII.]
NOMINATIONS WERE EAGERLY SOUGHT IN 1914
BY AMBITIOUS DEMOCRATS WHO VIEWED THE LANDSCAPE O'ER WITH UTMOST COMPLACENCY
T HE political situation in Indiana continued to be looked upon as being favorable to a prolonga- tion of Democratic ascendancy when the delegates to the Dem- ocratic State convention assem- bled at Indianapolis on the 19th day of March, 1914. The chasm that in 1912 separated the nearly equally divided factions of the Republican party was far from being closed, although signs of a steady drifting away from Rooseveltian allegiance were clearly visible to discern- ing observers. Studied efforts had been made in certain quarters to create the im- pression that internal dissensions threat- ened to play havoc with Democratic soli- darity and that an explosion of destructive force was by no means improbable. Hack- neyed phrases about political machine and bossism were dished up with such lavish- ness, persistence and mendacity as to make it appear that there really had been cre- ated in Indiana a longing for periodical exhibitions of hobgoblins whose antics af- forded pleasure, amusement and diversion for innocents from the remote counties, biennially attracted to the State capital to witness and perhaps participate in what- ever might have been conceived and con- trived by that wonderful magician, Tom Taggart. For this special occasion there was forecasted an exciting side-show per- formance by Senator Kern, who was im- aginarily dispatched from the national capital to exhibit some novelties that would be sure to be gazed upon with irre- pressible joy. To reach such vapory fore- shadowings in a newspaper feeble in veracity but strong in circulation and
afterward to compare them with the ac- tual proceedings of the convention, dem- onstrates how accurately the late P. T. Barnum understood human frailty when he felicitously expatiated upon popular fondness for being artistically or clumsily humbugged.
In face of the fact that for days and weeks publicity had been given to state- ments that a long-to-be-remembered snub would be administered to Senator Kern, that gentleman was by unanimous action made permanent chairman of the conven- tion. John H. Heller of Decatur was elected as principal secretary.
United States Senator Benjamin F. Shively was honored with an unopposed nomination for re-election to the high office to which he was chosen by the Gen- eral Assembly of 1909.
For Secretary of State, Samuel G. Wells of Scottsburg, James F. Cox of Columbus and Homer L. Cook of Indianapolis were proposed. The latter was nominated on the first ballot, the vote being: Cook, 9761/2; Cox, 6471/2; Wells, 212. Cook's nomination was made unanimous.
Senator Kern having an engagement elsewhere, turned the chair over to Con- gressman W. E. Cox, who presided during the greater part of the session, and gave excellent satisfaction.
Three widely known and deserving gentlemen were placed in nomination for the office of Auditor of State. They were: Dale J. Crittenberger of Anderson, Myron D. King of Indianapolis and William B. Gray of Crawfordsville. But one ballot was needed to settle the nomination in favor of Crittenberger, who had to his
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credit 1,2621/2 votes, to 311 for Gray and 2621/2 for King. Gray and King joined in a motion to make the winner's selection unanimous.
The contest for the State treasurership was a lively one. Seven entries were made: Fred W. Lauenstein, publisher of the Evansville Demokrat; George Macomber of Danville, Thomas W. O'Connor of Mon- ticello, George A. Bittler of Fort Wayne, John Isenbarger of North Manchester, W. A. Morris of Frankfort and Lon W. Ber- netha of North Judson. Several ballots were required before a nomination was effected. One after another of the aspir- ants withdrew as their chances waned. The race eventually narrowed down to Bittler and O'Connor, the final count show- ing Bittler to be the winner by a small but adequate margin. The greater part of the Lauenstein vote was thrown to Bittler after the Evansville newspaper man had abandoned the race.
In addition to Senator Shively, Superin- tendent of Public Instruction Charles A. Greathouse and Appellate Judges Hottel, Ibach, Caldwell and Felt were honored with renominations by acclamation. Frank M. Powers of Angola was nominated for Judge of Appellate Court after one ballot, his opponent being James F. Moran. Pow- ers had 9661%; Moran 869 votes. Judge Moses B. Lairy of the Appellate Court was nominated for Judge of the Supreme Court. Arrayed against him were James F. Gallaher of Michigan City and Charles P. Drummond of South Bend. Lairy had 948; Drummond, 470; Gallaher, 416.
The Attorney-Generalship was awarded to Richard M. Milburn of Jasper by a vote of 1,022 to 423 for Edwin M. Corr of Bloomington, and 389 for George William Curtis of Mount Vernon.
J. Fred France's only opponent for Clerk of the Supreme Court was Senator Harry Grube of Plymouth. The vote stood: France, 9421/2 ; Grube, 8711/2.
THE TICKET AS FINALLY CONSTITUTED.
United States Senator-Benjamin F. Shively of South Bend.
Secretary of State-Homer L. Cook, Indianapolis. Auditor of State-Dale J. Crittenberger, Ander- son.
Treasurer of State-George A. Bittler, Fort Wayne.
Attorney-General-Richard M. Milburn, Jasper. Clerk Supreme Court-J. Fred France, Hunting- ton.
State Geologist-Edward Barrett, Indianapolis.
Superintendent Public Instruction-Charles A. Greathouse, Indianapolis.
Judge Supreme Court-Moses B. Lairy, Logans- port.
Judges Appellate Court-Joseph G. Ibach, Freder- ick S. Caldwell, Milton B. Hottel, Edward W. Felt and Frank M. Powers.
COMMITTEE ON RESOLUTIONS.
Dr. T. D. Scales, Boonville.
J. A. Riddle, Linton.
George H. Voigt, Jeffersonville.
John F. Russell. Greensburg.
John M. Rawley, Brazil.
Albert F. Wray, Shelbyville.
Joseph E. Bell, Indianapolis.
James R. Fleming, Jay county.
Emery Sellers, Monticello.
William H. Johnston, Crawfordsville.
F. D. Butler, Peru.
Charles M. Niezer, Fort Wayne.
W. A. MeInerny, South Bend.
The Indiana State Democratic Platform for 1914 endorses the records of President Wilson, Vice-President Marshall, and the Democratic members of both the National and State Legislatures.
Condemns the financial legislation and mismanagement of the past Republican administration.
Favors an act creating a board which will provide for mediation, conciliation, and arbitration in controversies between employers and employes.
Pledges a rigid enforcement of the laws that have been enacted in the interest and for the protection of railroad employes and all other employes and wage earners of the State.
Favors a statewide primary election law.
Commends the last General Assembly for its prompt response to the demands of the people for beneficial and up-to-date legislation.
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Especially commends the Legislature for the enactment of the Public Service Com- mission Act.
Favors the enactment of a workmen's compensation law.
Approves the action of the last General Assembly in making provision that the people may declare whether they desire a convention to frame a new constitution for Indiana.
Approves the enactment of a law pro- viding for a stricter regulation of the liquor traffic.
Favors the passage of laws enabling the State to join with local authorities in the improvement of waterways, the construc- tion of levees, and such other means as will prevent flood disasters.
Favors the enactment of laws providing for the better construction, supervision, and maintenance of the State public high- ways.
Adopts the rooster as the emblem of the State Democratic party.
STATE CENTRAL COMMITTEE.
1. Benjamin Bosse, Evansville.
2. John B. Archer, Spencer.
3. Mark L. Storen, Scottsburg.
4. Francis M. Griffith, Rising Sun.
5. James L. Randel. Greencastle.
6. Walter S. Chambers, Newcastle.
7. Bernard Korbly, Indianapolis.
8. William A. Kunkel, Bluffton.
9. William E. Longley, Noblesville.
10. Charles J. Murphy, Brookston.
11. E. E. Cox, Hartford City.
12. Edward G. Hoffman, Fort Wayne.
13. Daniel M. Bechtel, Goshen. Bernard Korbly, Chairman.
William A. Kunkel, Vice-Chairman.
RESULT OF ELECTION A SWEEPING DEMOCRATIC VICTORY.
The vote for the various candidates for United States Senator is indicated as fol- lows :
Benjamin F. Shively, Democrat. 272,249
Hugh Th. Miller, Republican. 226,766
Albert J. Beveridge, Progressive.
108,581
Stephen M. Reynolds, Socialist. 21,719
Sumner W. Haynes, Prohibition 13,860
James Mathews, Socialist-Labor 2,884
For the other candidates on the Demo- cratic ticket the pluralities only are here given :
Secretary of State, Homer L. Cook. .29,490
Auditor of State, Dale J. Crittenberger. 35,098
Treasurer of State, George A. Bittler. 37,304 Attorney-General, Richard M. Milburn ... .36,367 Clerk of Supreme Court, J. Fred France .. . 35,327 Superintendent of Public Instruction, Chas.
A. Greathouse .37,606
State Geologist, Edward Barrett. .35,954 Judge of Supreme Court, Moses B. Lairy. . 33,611 Judges of Appellate Court-
First District, Edward W. Felt .35,653
Milton B. Hottel .33,643
Second District, Frederick S. Caldwell .35,974
Joseph G. Ibach .34,776
Frank M. Powers 36,423
VOTE ON CONSTITUTIONAL CONVENTION.
Yes 235,140
No .338,947
VOTE ON CENTENNIAL MEMORIAL.
Yes
97,718
No
466,700
CONGRESSIONAL DELEGATION ELEVEN TO TWO.
Plur.
1. Charles Lieb
2,827
2. W. A. Cullop
3. William E. Cox 2,306
4. Lincoln Dixon
5,939
5. Ralph W. Moss 4,233
6. Finley H. Gray. 3,491
5,108
8. J. A. M. Adair.
8,681
9. M. A. Morrison. 957
10. Will R. Wood, Republican. 4,583
11. George W. Rauch 3,667
12. Cyrus Cline 3,560
13. Henry A. Barnhart. 5,363
11,419
7. Merrill Moores, Republican
The political complexion of the General Assembly for 1915 was: Senate-41 Dem- ocrats, 8 Republicans, 1 Progressive. House-Democrats 60, Republicans 39, Progressive 1.
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[CHAPTER LVIII.]
FROM COUNTRY LAW OFFICE TO GOVERNORSHIP
THENCE TO VICE-PRESIDENCY OF THE UNITED STATES
THOMAS RILEY MARSHALL T was born in North Manches- ter, Wabash County, Indiana, March 14, 1854, the son of Dr. Daniel M. and Martha A. (Pat- terson) Marshall; was grad- uated from Wabash College in 1873, which college, as well as Notre Dame University, the University of Pennsylva- nia, the University of North Carolina, and the University of Maine, has conferred upon him the degree of LL.D .; began the practice of law in Columbia City, Indiana, on his twenty-first birthday and continued without interruption the practice of law there until 1908, when he was elected Gov- ernor of the State of Indiana; was mar- ried November 2, 1895, to Miss Lois I. Kimsey of Angola, Ind .; was elected Vice- President of the United States in 1912. He is a Presbyterian, a Scottish Rite Ma- son, a Phi Beta Kappa and a Trustee of Wabash College.
Though repeatedly urged to seek or ac- cept nomination to public office, Mr. Mar- shall resolutely set himself against all such overtures and entreaties, with the single exception of doing service for some years on the school board of Columbia City. Repeatedly he was urged to become an aspirant to congressional honors, but he was too strongly wedded to his profes- sion to entertain such propositions or re- quests. During the administration of Governor Claude Matthews, in the nine- ties, a vacancy occurred on the Supreme Bench. For appointment to this exalted position several eminent northern Indiana lawyers were by partial friends urged upon the Governor. Among these were Judge Robert Lowry of Fort Wayne, Mr.
Marshall, and Joseph S. Dailey of Bluff- ton. The selection of the latter was the final outcome of a somewhat protracted and vigorous contest. A little later on Mr. Marshall served as member of the Demo- cratic State Committee.
Mr. Marshall's nomination and election to the office of Governor not only marked a distinctive era in Indiana politics, but developed into a realization of highest hope or expectation as to himself. His campaign attracted to him a formidable support outside of his own party, and upon his formal induction into office and throughout his administration he enjoyed the respect and confidence of the people of Indiana without reference to party. It was the feeling thus engendered and the sentiment then created that made him the formally proclaimed choice of the Indiana Democracy for the highest office in the gift of the nation, and upon the selection thereto of Woodrow Wilson brought about the nomination of Governor Marshall to the Vice-Presidency of the United States.
To promote human welfare and to . in- crease human happiness were the chief ob- jects of Thomas R. Marshall during his term as Governor of his native State. These objects are revealed in practically all the legislative enactments of his ad- ministration. He was not merely sympa- thetic, but enthusiastic, in his support of the work of the Health, Charities and Ed- ucational Departments. A glance at the legislative record of his administration will suffice. Measures were enacted :
To curtail child labor ;
To establish playgrounds ;
To provide a weekly wage;
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To regulate the sale of cold storage products ;
To require hygienic school houses and to permit medical examination of school children ;
To prevent blindness at birth ;
To regulate the sale of cocaine and other drugs ;
To provide treatment for hydrophobia through the State Health Board;
To strengthen the pure food laws;
To protect against loan sharks ;
To provide police court matrons ;
To prevent traffic in white slaves ;
To establish night schools in cities ;
To establish free employment agencies ;
To prevent corrupt practices at elec- tions ;
To create a "Bureau of Inspection for Factories, Workshops, Mines and Boil- ers ;"
To require full train crews ;
To require block systems on railroads and electric railways;
To require safety devices on switch en- gines ;
To require medical supplies as part of a train equipment ;
To require efficient headlights on loco- motives ;
To require standard cabooses and to re- quire full switching crews.
Prominent among the laws enacted upon the recommendation of Governor Marshall was the one known as the "Pub- lic Accounting Law," the general purpose of which was to secure a uniformity of accounting and reporting in all public offices and institutions of the State; the correction and prevention of errors in public accounts, their examination and in- spection, and avoidance of the dissipation of public revenues by means of supervi- sion of expenditures and inventories of public property; and to give the public periodic statements of the fiscal condition of all public offices.
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[CHAPTER LIX.]
DEATH ENDS EVENTFUL CAREER
OF UNITED STATES SENATOR BENJAMIN F. SHIVELY
LOOM was cast over the fire- G sides of thousands of his con- stituents by the announcement that on the afternoon of March 14, 1916, the Grim Reaper had made inexorable demand upon Indiana's senior United States Senator, Benjamin F. Shively. For weeks disquieting reports from Providence Hos- pital at Washington had caused fear and apprehension in the minds of friends and admirers who eagerly grasped at even the faintest hope that the hour of dissolution might yet be far in the distance. Those who had known him from early manhood could hardly persuade themselves to be- lieve that the insidious foe, diabetic cancer of the throat, had made such inroads upon his vitality as to lay low so fine a type of physical and intellectual development. The heralding of Death caused countless hearts to be cast down with deep-felt sor- row and poignant grief.
Benjamin Franklin Shively was the son of sturdy Amish parents. He was a native- born Indianian, having seen the light of day first in St. Joseph county, March 20, 1857. He entered the country schools of St. Joseph county when he reached the schoolboy age, and when he had sufficient- ly mastered the elements of an education he became a student of the Northern In- diana Normal School at Valparaiso. He engaged in school teaching in the winter time and followed the furrows and did the work of the farm during the years from 1874 to 1880. From 1880 to 1883, a stren- uous three years or more, he was engaged in the publication of a weekly newspaper at South Bend, called The New Era. In this periodical he expounded the views he had formulated as an anti-monopolist with the vim of a youthful enthusiast. He iden-
tified himself with the Anti-Monopoly movement of that period and became sec- retary of the national organization having that object in view. He gained quite a reputation as an effective stump speaker while making a campaign in 1882 for Con- gress in the Thirteenth district as the nominee of the Greenback party. He polled several thousand votes that looked very attractive to both Democratic and Repub- lican politicians. When Major William H. Calkins, after his nomination by the Republicans for the office of Governor de- cided to resign his seat in Congress, over- tures were made by both Democrats and Republicans to nominate Mr. Shively for the remainder of the Calkins term. Be- ing more in accord with Democrats than Republicans, Mr. Shively accepted a place on the Democratic ticket and was trium- phantly elected. George Ford was at the same time elected for the full two-year term. After serving three months in Con- gress Mr. Shively entered the law school of Michigan University at Ann Arbor, graduating therefrom in 1886. Mr. Ford being indifferent about continuing con- gressional service made it possible for Mr. Shively to secure the Democratic nomina- tion that year. His Republican competi- tor was former Congressman Jasper Pack- ard. A joint discussion and a vigorous campaign resulted in Mr. Shively's elec- tion by a decisive plurality. In two sub- sequent campaigns Mr. Shively again came out of the final contest with flying colors. The political situation in 1892 was not to his liking, and he announced his determination not to stand for re-election. At the conclusion of his third full term in Congress he took up the practice of law at South Bend. This was doubtless in defer- ence to the wishes of his father-in-law, the
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