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

the Democrats to nominate, and think they
will do it.
MEETING OF THE INDIANA DELEGATION.
The Indiana delegation held a meeting this
evening, and appointed sub committees. who are
now visiting and laboring with the other delega-
tions in behalf of Mr.. Mcdonald An execu-
tive committee was appointed consist
ing of Messrs. Hendricks, Bell Denby,
Brown, Voorhees, and Hord, and Mr.. Hem
bricks was appointed chairman Of both
this committee and the delegation An encour-
aging report is made of the progress of the work,
and especially of that among the Southern dele
gates, who express themselves very favorably
concerning Mcdonald.
1T all depends upon New York. said Oscar
B. Hord to night; ''if the fight against Cleveland
by the delegates from his own State continues to
be as bitter as it has begun, he will be beaten,
and we have strong hopes that Mcdonald will be
nominated"
The Mcdonald Club visited the rooms of the
Massachusetts, delegation tonight, and its spokes-
man. after touching lightly upon the political
situation, said: Indiana liked Massachusetts,
but liked Butler more than Massachusetts,, and
would not object to see him the nomi-
nee of the convention, but Indi-
ana was frank to say she would
rather see Mcdonald lead the Democratic
hosts" General Butler responded in person.
He said the working men Of Massachusetts, re-
garded with great satisfaction the career of
Senator Mcdonald and particularly liked HIM
for the aid he had rendered in their fight against
organized capital in 1879 If nominated Nc
Donald would be heartily supported by Massa-
chusetts
In talks with delegates from dozen different
Southern States found that the feeling among
them is that If New York unites on Cleveland,
and demands his nomination as necessary to
carry that State, they will vote for him, and
favor Mcdonald for the second place,
The event of to-day was the arrival of John
Kelly and the Tammany Hall delegation, who
reached here about o'clock, headed by an
immense military band, and appropriate ban
ners and insignia. They were cheered all the
way from the depot, and their journey through
the streets was in the nature of triunphal
march Next to Butler John Kelly is the biggest
man here in the estimation of the crowd
Tammany went to work immediat ely,
and the result was decided Frightening
up of the hopes of the anti-Cleveland men,
They are using strong argument against the so
called reform Governor Under the direction of
John Kelly committees are visiting all the dele
gates, urging the defeat of Cleveland. They say
that he cannot possibly carry his own State;
that the organized labor unions are against
him, and that in 1882, in spite of his big ma
jority over Folger, he only got 1000 votes more
than did Hancock in 1880 This kind of
talk is evidently having its effect, and the oppo-
sition to Governor Cleveland may now be said
to be fully organized and aggressive in the
extreme. A reaction may set in, but the tide
is undoubtedly against him tonight, and it
has been turned by Tammany. The Mcdonald
men are disposed to be jubilant with the rest Of
the opposition, and they regard their case as far
more hopeful than it was this morning.
The Pennsylvania delegation and the Randall
Club, of Philadelphia, 300 strong, arrived to-day,
and made a sensation They are a fine-lookine
body of men, wear clothes of uniform cut and
texture, and carry small gold headed sticks
They are for Randall first, with Bayard as a re-
mote possibility.
Henry Watterson said tonight that it would
be either Bayard or Mcdonald, and he thought
the latter He regarded Cleveland as already
beaten, but Daniel Manning insists that the SEN
timent is still growing in his favor.
The New York and Indiana headquarters at
tract more visitors than any of the others. Gov
error Hendricks is receiving great deal
of attention, and he was kept so busy by calls
to-day that he retired early tonight, almost
worn out.
There are certainly LOCO Hoosiers here ex-
peeting to attend the convention, and about two
thirds of them will be disappointed, for W. H.
Barnum, who has the distribution of the tickets
is very exacting, and only those directly en-
titled to them will be favored
The Mcdonald Club arrived this morning, and
were received with cheers at the hotel
The Breckenridge Club, Of Louisville, 300 in
ALL who are for Mcdonald, are expected in the
morning.
Isaac P. Gray was given an informal recep-
tion in the Indiana headquarters this afternoon.
At II o'clock tonight Cleveland delegation
called upon Governor Hendricks and promised
him their support for second place on the ticket
if he would divert the Mcdonald strength for
Cleveland The offer was promptly and decid-
edly declined