The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-09-02
THE REPUBLICAN ROUNDUP
The Day Before the State Convention
Closes with Much Earnest Works +
Review of the Situation as 1t Appeared Last
Night-The officers and Committeeman
Elected by the District Delegations.

cut plan in the interest of any one candidate.
In the densely crowded hotel Hobbies, last night
with each late train bringing delegates and look
ers-on to swell the crowds, the general interest
maintained was little short of outspoken enthu-
siasm. Under all lay feeling of confidence.
with no especial fear of breakers ahead, and if
any should appear the determination grew with
every hour to meet them with courageous
acceptance as something that must be sur
mounted. If anything, the crowds were larger,
the spirit less free from friction, and hope more
abundant than at the recent gathering of Demo.
Gratis. But all this did not go to the extreme of
regarding victory as certain The chances were
measured with care and judicious view of con-
| ditions, the recognition at the same time being
present of the necessity of hard work until the
day of the election. There was no discounting
what must be done after the ticket and platform
are once announced, but the old-time Repub
lcan courage was there to give them both send
off that will sharply define the spirit of the party
to be maintained through the campaign
In nothing was this more apparent than in the
willingness to let every candidate take care of
himself without the assistance of combinations
and deals. Several times during the evening re-
ports gained currency that here and there this
asprant had succeeded in giving his candidacy
additional vitality by trade, but before it had
gone far on its way would come an emphatic de-
NAL Il see," said a man who had been in all
| the headquarters, nothing but disposition to
divide on locality. If such and such a man is
chosen the nomination for this or that Office will
go elsewhere" He told the truth for no candi
date allowed his confidence to overleap ITSELF and
his vigilance seemed to be directed to the
candidates for Offices other than his
own This reduced forecasting of
a ticket to an impossbility. Some, no doubt,
would have been willing to stake their chances
on the toss Of nickel, not that they were du-
bious to results, but the favors appeared to be
so equally divided that this mode of settlement
would be as just to one as the other "This is a
free-for all race" an old campaigner remarked.
l have never been in convention where there
was so little disposition to trade votes. / have
been around all evening, but for the life of me
can see no ascendency Of one man above
another"
what are you doing in the way of deals?"
was asked of one who is always specializing in
political futures.
IDEALS? have not seen one tonight. Ihave
tried to make several in the interest of my can
didate but delegate will tell ma who he is
race"
'Your ideas as to the ticket9"
Il havn't any. / am for the ticket, and have
quit bothering about any one except the man
want nominated"
This is a sample of the bit of news gathered at
the headquarters of the candidates, where the
crowds came in and out, dispensing the favor of
visits upon every one with strict mpartiality.
Each candidate had surrounding him a
coterie of friends to sound his praises,
tell his history and dwell on his achievements.
And all this only confirmed the impression that
a candidates hope of success depended upon the
work of himself and friends in the way of enter
tanning, without resortlng to schemes There
was nothing startling either in the upper or
under currents of talk. 81 am at sea as to an
opinion" said one who could not live without
BENG IN convention work once a year at
least But with all no one need to look
for surprises to-day. 1t is just as certain as
there have boon no deals there will be no compro-
mise candidates to spring. There is no crisis to
warrant this, although within a day or two
dldates who have been late In announcing them
selves have disturbed what night otherwise have
been: Again, go little of machine-work has been
done that few efforts last night TO get solid dis
trict delegations to commit themselves to any one
candidate signally failed They had the effect
of weakening, to some degree, the chances of the
candidate in whose behalf these exertons were
made. There was some gossip about the plat
form, but with willingness to submit to the
voice of the majority.
In the canvass for the lieutenant ooyernorship
there were references to possibilities, but in
quiry resulted in finding this talk without au-
thority and backed by organized effort, thus
leaving Ridpath, of Brazil; Gregory of Muncie:
Todd, of Button, and Robertson, of Allen,
in the field. Each was backed by good workers.
who made themselves heard in and out of the
headquarters of their favorites. Frank B.
Poesy, of Petersburg, also began yesterday
very active canvass for this position. He and
Gregory are both late announcements, but they
have support that indicates that neither is q
figure head AS to probabilities for those
named it is not safe to say, for each stands
out prominently Griffin of Lake, Baldwin
of Grant and Stritter of Posey had, until day
or two ago, uncertainty to encounter as to
W. l.. Dunlap's candidacy Yesterday he opened
Headquarters and added to the perplexty of this
quently in the crowds, bnt no one
ventured a prediction. Bruce Carr and
S. G. Daily are having close race for
the authorship. The same can be said as to the
conditions surrounding Byram, of Marion;
Lencke, of Vanderburg, and BEEN. of Owen.
The contest between Kitchener, of Shelby, and
Loyett of Madison, for the attorney general
ship, is one of the most interesting of the list.
Whitaker. Of Greene; Yancey. of Hancock;
Noble, of Wayne. and Wheatley of Bar
tholomew, in their race for the SUI
preme Court clerkship, have reduced
probabilities to narrow margin between them.
For Superintendent of Public Instruction. But
Ter, Of Marion; Olcott, of Putnam; LaFoliette.
of Boone: Smith, OF Tippecanoe and Mather, of
Wabash have strong backing, with fair show
for any one of them to secure the prize
This was the condition of affairs at midnight
with chances depending upon locality attending
the order of nomination.
The district meetings were all harmonious,
and their business was transacted with such ex-
petition that all had adjourned within
few minutes after being called to order. Reso-
lutions were adopted at the meeting of the Thir-
teenth district delegation, as follows:
Resolved, That the only safe foundation for free
representative government is equal representation in
our legislative councils. We therefore denounce the
action of the Democratic majority in the last General
Assembly in the passage of the congressional reap
portonm emit aad legislative rcdistricting bills as bold
corrupt despotc large bodies
of our people in order to perpetuatc power in the
hands of the Democratic party. A party so lost to