The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-06-02

anu OeHera ndNlcy. InlS VOue Is re-
ally in two sections, one represented by Mr..
Curtis and Mr.. Roosevelt, and the other by Mr..
Wharton Barker, of Pennsylvania, and such men
as Mr. McManes, OF Philadelphia At first the
Edmunds men distinctly did not claim more
than sixty or sxty-fve votes; but to-day they
have raised their figures George William Curtis
claiming at least ninety-hve, and Mr.. Roosevelt
fully one hundred and five, if not one hundred
and fourteen. These men have determined to
adhere to Mr.. Edmunds until it is demonstrated
either that Mr.. Blaine Mr. Arthur can be
nominated without them, that they cannot be.
In the latter event they will become the pre-
vailing force, and if Mr. Edmunds does not
prove acceptable, they are ready to go elsewhere
for an available candidate.
WHERE THE INDIANA MAN APPEARS.
It is. this possible contingency which serves to
open the way for an Indiana candidate in the
person of Senator Harrison The movement
toward him began yesterday and has continued
during to day. Mr.. Barker, it is well known,
has been favorable to Harrison for some time,
and is a most untiring and influential worker.
He has convictions, and the courage of them.
To-day the Edmunds men have indicated in
plain words that General Harrison would be sat
isfactory to them after it shall be DEMONSTRATED
that neither Arthur, Blaine, nor their favorite
can unity the convention, and so there has come
a decided pressure upon Indiana to place the
Senator in the field as a candidate at
once, and offer him a point about which the
convention can rally. At the dinner table to-
day at the Grand Pacific, Mr.. Roosevelt of New
York, did not hesitate to say frankly to an Ind
lana man that the Edmunds men would come TO
Harrison, and also said that it was his Judge
W. that he shorld he nut in the field by In
diana at tnG - rrs.--- II his associ-
ates claim to represent fourteen votes tro.- New
York, twenty-eight from Massachusetts, eight
from Vermont eight from Rhode Island, five
from New Jersey, and possibly four in New
Hampshire, besides scattering votes from
other states. Mr. Barker says there
are fourteen votes in Pennsylvania
under the lead of Mr.. McManes, that win be for
Harrison if Indiana will make him candidate.
There are friendly overtures from Ohio, and it
really seems that there is good prospect of
Gen. Harrison taking an important place in the
race as upon whom all classes could com
bine Just what to do is the problem which the
Indiana delegation are called upon to decide,
and they are loyalty at work finding out the
facts as nearly as can be. Senator Hoar of
Massachusetts, has also openly declared himself
favorably affected toward Harrison, and in
contingency he says the vote of Massachusetts,
will be for him.
GEN. GREsHAM's ATTITUDE.
Gen Gresham is in no sense candidate nor
will he nor can he be so long as President Arthur
is in the race. This fact all his friends make
known and it is in harmony with his own re-
peated statements. His chances are when the
Arthur column breaks if it ever does. He has
friends in the Kentucky delegation. Justice
Harlan is here, and is understood to be for
Gresham. 1t will be made known to the Indi-
ana delegates what the possible strength of Gen
Gresham would be in such an event, and what
they must decide is, whether to take advantage
Of the proffers made toward Gen. Harrison
and put him in the field at once or hold off until
a break in the convention, and then come to his
support in the event the break should be toward
Indiana. If it be decided that Harrison shall be
named from the first, it will, of course, be done
with practically united delegation, for there is
no man who would stand in the way of Indiana.
Then, if the promises upon which the candidacy
was based did not materialize, and the break
from another to Gresham should come from
the outside, the delegation would be per
fectly free to join the movement
with unanirnty and enthusiasm The delega.
tion meets tomorrow at 10 o'clock to determine
upon its course. 1t is question of extreme inn
portance and delcacy, but there is little if any,
disposition to allow personal preferences to OBJ
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with either of our men, Certainly, the delega-
ton may be relied upon to decide the matter
with respect solely to the credit and influence of
the State.
Gen. Harrison is in no sense a candidate him
self. If he is made one it will by the action of
the State delegation, based upon the
condition of things here outlined,
in which event. of course, he will
not take his place with the delegation, but will
be represented by his alternate, Mr.. Rocker,
of Evansville; but this will not be determined
until tomorrow. l may say that one of the
leading men of Ohio said to me, to-day, that if
Indiana should put Harrison into the field with
anything like a solid vote, it would come very
near nominating him.
THE SOUTHERN DELEGATES
Are objects of much interest The current
slang against the colored men is utterly without
foundation. So far as have observed, they are
men of fully average ability and charac-
ter. They have their preferences from convic-
tions. and are likely to adhere to them,
changing only for good and valid reasons.
President Arthur will receive the great bulk of
the Southern vote, but after him it will go to
oh nd Mr. AZ
majority of it to the first two General Worth
ington. of North Carolina and ex-eongressman
J. Hale Sypher, of louisiana who know the
Southern delegations well, say without equivoca-
ton that the Southern vote will go only for
men who are known to them. and for obvious
reasons Logan and Sherman are the two
strongest Blaine would have some strength
but for his record on the force bill