These two articles were a little too long to transcribe but W. B. Schwartz’s political career was short-lived.
“Democratic Day,” Brazil Democrat (Brazil, Indiana), 19 April 1894, p. 1, col. 3-5; digital image, Newspaper Archive (http://newspaperarchive.com : accessed 28 February 2014).
“Democratic County Convention,” Clay County Enterprise (Brazil, Indiana), 19 April 1894, p. 4, col. 3-5; digital image, Newspaper Archive (http://www.newspaperarchive.com : accessed 28 February 2014).
Things went downhill for him after the 3rd ballot.
I see that the convention took place in the opera house. That’s a surprise: an opera house in Brazil Indiana in 1894?