The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1880-06-02


HANDLED By SILENT MEN,
and followed by a silent army who move right
on, impenetraoly sure of their cause The
time has not yet come for shouting. Up TO
this point the noise has been mcnopolized by
the other fellows.
INDIANA HEADQUARTERS.
The Indiana delegation has opened head
quarters in the room next to the National
Hon. John c. New formally opened the
room with very pleasant little speech, in
which he informed the gentlemen that he had
engaged the best rooms in the hotel for their
accommodation, and had secured two large
rooms for them to use for their headquarters.
He had tried TO the best OF his ability, to look
after their personal welfare, and had nothing
to do with their action in the Convention.
sible for. He had not said word to any of
the delegates about who they should
was was not not his dso business, 8asa and' nOd' he he
could not be held responsible for their action.
What he had done for them was simply
matter of business, his duty a member of
the National Committee. 1Applause.1 He
would see that Indiana delegates got their full
share of tickets, and II they got few more he
was sure nobody would tell on him. lap
plause.l
AftsF few good-natured remarks motion
was made that they hold a meeting at 10
o'c ock this morning to appoint committees.
Mr.. New suggested that meeting be held
earlier, but General Streight said the next day
was Sunday and all Hoosiers went 10 church
on that day, and il was decided to meet at 10
o'clock this morning. Most OF the delegates
have arrived and are located at the Palmer
House. Those who have not yet come in will
arrive this morning.
GENERAL sTREIGHT.
General Streight, the Republican candidate
for Governor OF Indiana, Is with the delega-
pon from his state, and has rooms at The
Palmer House. A representative OF the Inter-
Ocean called upon the General saturday, and
had very pleasant talk WITH him. He is very
hopeful OF success in his State, and saws he is
a before
begun. He was not that kind of q soldier, and
during the war he would have had an otncer
cashiered who predicted defeat before the bat
tie was fought. He believed in the same mode
OF warfare In politics. He did not regard
man TO nominate for Indiana, and it
might be hard for any OF them to pull through
II nominated, but he knew that 1T was time
for Indiana TO wheel back into line IL she did
not want to be recognized as hopelessly lost TO
Republicans and handed over to the Demo.
Gratis, and he believed that she would do so not
withstandiDg the opposition. The people
were opposed to Grant simply because of the
third term bugbear. He knew this was a foot
lSh thing, as nc man could be said to be eject
ed to third term after an intervening term.
1t was the same electing man for the first
bo Iond be fhe bast 9e Ine he6r XXI
the place, he would not hesitate a moment,
but would say L. 5. Grant. He hest
tated only because he found a prejudice
against the third term, which would be hard
10 get IiG of He found almost if not wholly,
as great a prejudice in the state against Blaine,
would not get the GreenbRck vote, which was
now with the Republicans in his Stste. He
thought, as far as Indiana was concerned,
new man. such as Edmupds, Washburne, or
any other good man who was not known so
well, would be more successful.
There was certain class of men who could
not bear to see any man successful, and there
was great deal of this element In the OppOsi-
hard work, he had attained a position un-
equaled by any other man, these men were
enyious OF him and were doing ali they could
to defeat him. Whoever the nominee WIS, he
would work and fight for him with the strong
hope of success.
SENATOR CoNKLING
In conversation with representative of
the Inter-Ocean yesterday, Senator Coukling
said that at no time In the contest had he been
more confident or the nomination of General
Grant than since his arrival in Chicago. He
said he was not sanguine man, and IN con-
tests of this kind he always gave his oppO-
nents the benef1t of doubts. That was the
safest way to make celcu .ations, for then one
would never over estimate his strength. He
did not see how anything but an act OF God
could prevent General Grants nomination.
Referring TO the representations that General
Grant could not carry New York, he said:
My Judgment to-day is clearer than ever
that of all tina candidates General Grant is the
strongest man that can be nominated with
reference to the State Of New York. 1 do not
think any candidate, even If chosen from our
own state, could poll mora votes there than
he. his popularity Is unbouDded, and al
though desperate effort has been made by
the use of methods not entitely legitimate to
prevent his receiving the vote of the New
York delegation, he is to-day the man that
the Republicans o! New York want for Presi-
dent. He can carry that State against any
candidate that the Democrats can nominate.
l have heard these reports" said the Senator,
"but DO not belive that any intelligent clti-
zen of my State would be sincere in denying
what have said
Senator Conkling pulled from his pocket
letter he had just received from Governor
Cornell, of New York, which read as follows:
"It seems almost certain thai the result OF
the next Presidential election will be deter
mined by the vote of the State of New York
hence il is my firm conviction that General
Grant is by all odds the most available cam
dldate to insure success. He will be
stronger in the Stale by many thousand
votes than any other possible
candidate. Careful inquiry OF sagacious and
intelligent men from every portion OF
the State during the past few months
has greatly strengthened my own opinion of
Grants popularity with the people. As can
didate IN nomination he VIII arouse an en-
thuSiasm among the people such as we have
never witnessed in our day. The opposition
TO his nomination is only few in mum bers, and
II IL had not been extravagantiy exaggerated
by two or three of our leading newspapers, IL
would not be heard of. It has no substantial
footing in the rank of the party. When NOM
mated General Grant will carry the state
with as large majority as any Republican
candidate ever received. Sincerely yours,
HAIONZO B. CORNELL