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Indiana Republicans

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Parent Issue
Day
12
Month
August
Year
1898
Copyright
Public Domain
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Indianapolis, Aug. 5. - The Republican state convention reassembled at 10 o'clock and was called to order by Sejiator Fairbanks. Before proceeding to make nominations aresolutionauthorizing the chairman of the convention to send to President McKinley a telegram of greeting and congratulations for his "wise administraticn of affairs, both in war and in peace" was adopted. The following names were presented for secretary of state: Joseph C. Chaney of Sullivan county and Charles F. Coffln of Marión and Union B. Hunt of Randolph. Hunt was nominated on the first ballot, receiving 809 votes. For auditor the Ninth district presented the name of William H. Hart of Clinton and the same district named David E. Sheerick of Hamilton. James R. Henry of Marión, who had been a canditdate for the auditorship, withdrew before the balloting began. The vote resulted in Hart's nomination, who received 1,013% votes. For clerk of the supreme court Robert H. Brown of Tohnson county was nominated.

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Ann Arbor Argus
Old News