New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1872-06-13
POLITICAL CONVENTIONS.
THE INDIANA DEMOCRACY.


HENDRICKS NOMINATED GOvERNoR-SENTIMENT
OF THE OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES VICTORY OF
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. AND CONVERSION
OF MR.. YoORHEEs-MR. HENDRICKS USE-
oUIyoCALLY FOR GREELEY-WoRK OF TIE
CONvENTIoN-sPEEcH BY THE NOMINEE
THE PLATFORM AN EMBODIMENT OF Mr..
GRRELEY's LETTER. GREELEY DELEGATION
TO BALTIMORE.
IBY TELEGRAPH TO THB rRlBuSsl
INDIANAPOLIS June l2.-Men experienced IN the
WAYS of politics affirm that no State Convention ever
met under such circumstances Us that which closed
its session here this evening. 1t had been heraded
by the enemies of the Liberal that the divided
Democracy would not be able to carry Greeley INTO
the Convention to face the opposition planned by
Voorhees, and his adheTents. 1t was the com
mon boast that any attempt at lndorslng
tho Cincinnati candidates would result In
rupture Of the Democratic party. not only III
Indiana, but in the neghboring States The men
that come in doubt 90 away believing, and the men
that come to dsorganize go away dumb MIR. Voor-
hees, before the full assemblage Of the delegation,
felt free TO scoff at any cohesion in the Reform ee
ment. Before q hours had passed he had felt the
pulse of the party he has been disappearing and
with something like contrition at once acknowledged
that he stood alone, and that in Difference to the
party that made him what he is, and TO
whose collective wisdom he must defer,
he was willing Ito accept tho action
of his party as the final appeal. His recantation,
though not altogether frank and Free has been quite
unmistakable, and if he had any doubts last night
when this revelation came to HIM ms new falth
must have been confirmed by the dignihed persist
ent attitude of his party to-day 1t is SAID that the
leaders made no attempt to change ME- Foorheess
views. They simply presented him to men
fresh from the people in every town and
district of the State and babe him cor
slider the question under such lights as they
could bring TO bear on the situation MI. voorhees,,
il is understood, far departs from his recent
antagonism that he was solicitous OF beng put on
the Baltimore delegation, which has been virtually
pledged to Greeley and Brown but he received only
one vote In the Convention, and that vote from
neghbor in his own district who voted for the Gin
cinnati Endorsement. Thus it will be seen that the
element which callsitsefstraight Democracy had no
followers here. 1t was asserted that Mr.. voorhees,
had hundreds of sympathizers, who would bring
such pressure to bear that under fear of disrup-
ton. the Democracy would perforce fOrego the de-
sire of the majority, and give but vague express
sion ON the Cincinnati nominees and ticket. The
strong men who originally tended, or seemed by
persistent silence to lean toward Mr.. voorhees,,
to-day came forward in doubtful terms and Tatl-
fed the will of the masses Of the Democracy Inc
speech of Mr. Hendricks was entirely extempore,
and on the subject of the Cincinnati platform there
might seem some doubt as to his inclina-
tion. When he approached that part of his
theme, the applause grew so uproarious that much
of the speech was undistnguishable, and as a con-
sequence might seem to leave him non-eommittal as
to his support of Greeley and Brown. His own after
statement, however. leaves no shadow OF doubt as
TO his convictions. In subsequent conversation, IN
answer to the question, "Mr Hendricks, you say, in
your speech, the Democracy would abide by the re-
suit of the Baltimore Convention, have you any
doubt as to what those results will beP he said
q Not at all, Sir. No man can doubt the action
of THAT Convention, seeing what we have
seen here to-day" "Then your pledge to support
the result Of that Convention may be taken as a
categorical statement of your adhesion to the Gin
cinnati ticket 7" Eyes Sir" There has been much
of speculation and hope built upon Mr.. Hendricks
opposition in certain quarters, and q certain
elaborate calculation of his chances on n straight
ticket was expected to confirm any latent
leanings towards rebelling that the ex-senator
might cherish; but this statement as well as the
indignant protestatlon Of his friends, Will hardly
justify any further misapprehensiOn as to the
position of Thos. Hendricks. The Democrats are
justifably elated tonight.
Not the least curious Of the results Of this gathering
is the sudden celebrity with which the famous Con-
ress maleOntents have betaken themselves to the
fence. Those who are not for Greeley are
here at least certainly not against him. and it was
the facetious comment in the Convention that the
home air was bad for the straight sect. The whole
recalcitrant element if there ever existed any, has
disappeared like an mwholesome oxidation, and
the air is filed with the confident enthusiasm Of tn
umph. To comprehend the action Of theD Democratic
masses is inexpcable to even the most asute of the
leaders those too who have from the first appreciated
the strength Of the Reform movement. 1T
is," said Mr.. Hendricks, "a revolution. Nothing
else accounts for it, Even with the evidences
of to-day's action before them the old
war horses of the parties can hardly
realize the momentous political revolution which
brings the most fiery and intractable Democracy of
the Union into sympathy with the men that they
have heretofore regarded with an almost fanatic
hate; G. w. Julian the foremost representative of
the antiSlavery cause, cheered to the echo by the
men that have for years disrusted him." at is the
magic Of Greeley's name" said thoughtful Demo
crat in Convention, that name which the friends
of humanity have always found on the bond of
amnesty and liberation as his pen has always been
employed IN the defense of the poor and down.
trodden."
So with the lights before them the Liberals of both
parties cOnstrue the action of Indiana as, First
sweeping hearty Endorsement of Greeley and Brown,
and the pledging of the support of the Baltimore
delegation to the interests of the Cincinnati ticket
and platform; Second a final and utter dismissal
by the Democracy of all the issues Of the past, and
the substantial identification with the most adj
vanced Liberalism; Third, as a vehement protest
against the dictation of leaders who are not in
sympathy with the tendencies of the masses and the
resolute purpose of the people, regardless of party