The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-07-09

to take care of himself in debate; but Fellows
carried of the honors of the discussion. Cool,
dispassionate, full of humorous irony, and with
mock Difference he laid bare the pretension that
Tammany of all things in the world was making
an honest fight against machine methods in
politics. Part of Colonel Fellows second
| address was a keen and delicious
bit of satire. It was appreciated
both by the delegates and the audience, and was
50 sharp and effective that no reply was even
attempted
General Butler got upon his feet to participate
in the discussion, but was recognized neither by
the chair nor the convention, and quickly sat
down.
At one point Allen G. Thurman rose to a
parliamentary inquiry, when at once there was
demonstration second only to that which en-
sued when Chairman Hubbard alluded to Mr.
Tilden in his opening address. That was the
chief incident of the day. 1t was a genuine
burst of enthusiasm, but was not long continued
When the name of Mr.. Hendricks followed, the
Indiana delegation rose to their feet and
gave cheer, but the convention did not catch
on with any yigor. Mr.. Thurman is in good
health, and bears well his age; his rugged APP
pearance has not much softened or shrunken
with years. Dressed in a neglige suit of gray
with his red bandanna either in his hand or dis
played from his side pocket, he is easily recog-
nized as the one typical, noble old Roman Of the
gathering. The Pacific coast is for Thurman
and they led in the applause that greeted his
rising. When he came in to din
ner at the Palmer, this afternoon,
the guests gave him salvo of cheers
and rataplan Of applause with their knives
upon the tables The four principal figures of
the convention sit on the end chairs of the south
aisle of the delegates Hendricks, General
Palmer, Thurman and Ben Butler They at
tract the most attention, are the most called for
and are the cynosures of the largest number of
eyes.
When the debate closed, which was protracted
for two hours, the call of the roll proceeded
amid much suppressed excitement. New
York was passed until the call
was completed When it was seen
that Gradys amendment was defeated and the
unit rule was sustained, the vote Of New York
was announced seventy two in the negative, a,
result reached by a vote in the delegation Of 4S
to Is, nine votes less than full roll The Chair
ruled that the vote must be recorded as the
truly represent the real vote. The real vote
was 435 for the unit rule and 347 against In
about another eight years the Democratic party
will follow their Republican leaders and abolish
this rule, which DISTINGUISHES the individual
delegates, and gives only the States a voice in
the convention. 1t takes, on an average, about
twelve years for the Democratic party to catch
up with the Republican party
cLEvELAND's STRENGTH
This vote, while not true test vote, may be
taken as somewhat fair indication of the
strength of Cleveland. There were votes east
against the unit rule which viii be cast for him,
as, for instance, Maine and Illinois, and in.
Missouri, while on the other hand there were
votes cast for the rule that will not be cast
for him at first; but it is evident that he has
decided majority of the convention, and lacks
not more than 100, if so many, of twothirds
vote. There was a decided break in the South
ern States against the unit rule and this is inter-
preted by the anti Cleveland men as an indica-
ton of the inroads that Bayard is making in the
South, but the friends of Cleveland jubilantly
claim that they will nominate him on the second
ba1lot, and it looks as If nothing could prevent
that result It might have been better
policy for the Cleveland men to have
conceded to the minority the right of voting for
some one else, and thus have shown their mag
naniuity; but the Tammany opponents of Cleve-
land have said and done all they can against the
fayorite and there is little disposition to show
them any quarter Like the mans wife, they
are as mad as they can get anyhow, and there
is no particular use of casting the pearls of
sweetness before the Tammany swine Indiana
voted thirty votes against the unit rule Thus
did Mr.. Hendricks have the opportunity to show
his gratitude to his friend. Mr.. Kelly, and he
smiled very graciously and in a satisfied manner
as he rose up and sat down.
AS the indications for Cleveland increase, so
do those Of Mcdonald for the second place The
naming of Colonel Villas for permanent chair
man would seem to take him out of the list of
the candidates for president, but there is
still good deal of quiet talk for him, and his
friends think that in the chair he will enhance
his chances rather than lessen them Judging
from the present outlook, the ticket will be
Cleveland and Mcdonald, with possibility Of
it being Cleveland and Villas