The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-07-08
THE INDIANA PEOPLE.
McDonaId's Friends Secure Promises of Help
from the Pacific slope.

McDonald's Friends Secure Promises of Help
from the Pacific Slope.
/ Special to the indianapolis Journal
CHICAGO July THE Indiana delegation
have been working hard to-day, and their
labors have been productive of results. Sub
committees have been visiting all the dele
cations, presenting Mr.. McDonald's claims
and have met with favorable receptions
The younger men have been doing the work,
but there isa notable lack of enthusiasm to-
night Senator Foster, chairman of the Cali
fornia delegation agreed to secure the support
Of the Pacific slope for Mcdonald, after they
had cast one or two complimentary votes for
Thurman, provided the record of the ex-senator
from Indiana was found to be right on the anti-
monopoly Pacific railway bill. A hurried search
/ for the proper congressional record was made,
but Senator Voorhees, settled the matter by Wis
iting the California delegation and assuring
them that Mcdonald who was then on the Judi
ciary committee, had been an earnest and
j consistent supporter of the measure
throughout The promised votes from the West
are: California, 16 Nevada, 6; Oregon. g. and
Washington Territory, 2 The Mcdonald men
were decidedly elated over this promised help.
North Carolina will vote solidly for Mcdonald,
and he will secure number of votes from Hi
nois, Iowa. Alabama, Georgia and Mississippi.
The Indiana men tonight express
themselves as hopeful but not decid-
edly confident of ultimate success They
are expecting that the unit rule will be broken
/ by the convention, and if this is done, Cleve-
land, for whom New York, Texas and Missouri
are instructed, will be greatly weakened. The
i twenty-five votes against Cleveland in his own
State will probably go to Bayard, after com
4 plimentary vote for Flower. Both Mcdonald
and Bayard are expected to receive votes from
the other two States, after the break is made,
if it is made, which is doubtful. The Indiana men
are very confident that, in the event of Cleve-
lands nomination, their fayorite will
be given the second place, and
they are encouraged in this belief
i by multitudinous promises They have seen
the folly oflonger antagonizing the Cleveland
men, and are rather tryins to conciliate them.
Cleveland and Mcdonald is the combination gen
orally suggested
Delegate Ross from the Seventh Pennsylva-
mia district said tonight Il came here for Til
den and Hendricks because felt sure that Ran
dali had no chance, and l am convinced that if
this fight against Cleveland continues as bitterly
| as it has begun, the convention will be forced to
renominate the old ticket and compel Tilden to
accept. Next to them, am for Bayard
and Hoadly. have no objection
/ to Mcdonald. although do not
ike his free trade views, and believe that he
hurt his cause by going back to Washington and
working for Carlisle for Speaker
Dalaoata Sfavo,,s of tI,o La,,,41 AF;oI..<..,.
trict, said: II believe that Cleveland will be
beaten. Personally, l favor Bayard, but dc
not believe he is an available candidate, prin-
cipally for geographical reasons The Democrats
have already elected a Speaker of the House
from Kentucky, and if Bayard, who is from
what is really Southern State, is nominated.
there will be thousands of good, honest Demo
Gratis who will vote against him because
i they do not believe that the time
has yet come when the control of national affairs
should be turned over to the Southern men.
i Mcdonald has many admirers in our State but
not many supporters among the delegates"
Congressman Lamb said: In my opinion il
viii be Cleveland and Mcdonald / don't see
how the former can be beaten Senator Vor
hees, who stood near seemed to heartily agree
with this opinion.
Mr.. W. H English said: Things are in such
chaotic condition around here that nobody
can tell anything about it For my part, wish
/ was at home.
Il Young English came in this morning. and has
been mixing around among the delegates a little
but not over~exerting himself
i Gov. Hendricks feels somewhat aggrieved over
the treatment he is receiving from the Chicago
papers, which continue to insist that he is not
sincere in his support Of Mcdonald but is really
working for himself There is no truth in this,
for Mr.. Hendricks to-day personally visited the
headquarters of half dozen States in Mr.. Nc
Donalds interest
The most prominent men among the Indian
ians are John c. Ferriter and W. F. A Bernharner.
The latter has been interviewed no less than a
dozen times and personally requests that all re-
porters in search of information be sent to
him Ferriter is making a noble effort to create
the iGpressiou that he is statesman.
Austin IL Browns path is not one Of roses by
any means, and Dick 6sightis path has led him
into rocky ways. About 200 Hoosiers are here
depending upon these gentlemen icr tickets to
the convention, and nearly all of them viii be
disappointed Brown is accused openly Of hay-
ing acted in bad faith and Of breaking his
promises Said one Indianapolis Democrat to-
day: "In that school board election went down
into Browns district at his personal solicitation,
and worked for him all day Two or three
Of us rung in about one hundred votes that did
not belong to the district. and he promised to
give us front seats, but now he goes clear back
on it,
The Mcdonald Club made a parade through
the principal streets this afternoon, and created
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