The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-05-31

Bad Faith on the Part Of Chicago and Its
Newspapers Causes Bad Blood.

Bad Faith on the Part Of Chicago and Its
Newspapers Causes Bad Blood.
New York Special to Des Moines Register.
One of the principal results Of the Gresham
boom as manipulated in Chicago has been to
stir up Q great deal of bad blood in the Repub-
lican party. When the Republican national
committe was asked to locate the convention in
the Lake City, Geo. r. Davis, Senator Farwell,
Mayor Roche and others pledged the committee
absolute fair play for all candidates, both among
the people, the local committees which would
Do formed. and the press. Indeed, the principal
arguments which we're advanced were that az
Illinois had no candidate all the possible candi-
dates before the convention would be treated
fairly in the local press. They are
now confronted with the fact that
the Republican prefs OF Chicago
has united upon q candidate, the local COM
mittses have been formed in his interest and
the delegates who favor other candidates have
been plainly told that they are to have no show
whatever for their favorites. During his recent
visit to New York, R. w. Patterson, managing
editor of the Chicago Tribune, gave utterance
paper during the convention that has caused a
number Of leading Republicans to encourage
the production at Chicago of convention
editions of other leading Republican papers Of
s sds oo.nt VIII b BE- Is pu Sisissii i IN c sSs : Of
such papers as the Philadelphia Press,
the Cincinnati Commercial Gazette. and
possibly the New York Tribune.
The attitude OF the press OF chicago and the
local mi is endaneering what prospects
Chicago bad OF becoming the great convention
city of the United States. The discussion over
General Gresham 10 still continued in New
York. but the longer he is discussed 90 q posi-
BILE candidate the more certain it appears that
even with MIR. Blaine out of the way he would
stand q poor chance Of Q nomination. The in
situations made by bis advocates ia Chicago
that Indiana is not for General Harrison are be-
ginning to return like bad pennies. j. w. Ray,
the we'll known indianapolis banker, who Is
here in attendance on the Methodist conference,
and one of the leading men Of his State.
said: THE course of Gen. Greshamis
Chicago advocates in misrepresenting the State
Of Indiana and putting the imputation
on the delegates of that State that they are not
honorable men. that they viii break away from
General Harrison at the first opportunity. will
lead the delegates in the State to stand by
General Harrison as long ~ his name 10 before
the convention. He 10 the honorable choice OF
his State. the almost unanimous choice. Cen
erAl Gresham's own district elected Harrison
delegates by an almost unanimous vota. This
shows how he stands ut home. We have moth
ing specially against General Gresham, but our
choice 10 Senator Harrison. and We do not pro-
pose that anybody outside Of the State shall die
tate to US who our choice L. II the friends of
General Gresham had been prudent and the
sentiment of the party had been shown to be in
his favor there might have been such . thing 40
that We would have supported him also; but we
are not the kind of people 70 yield to the whip
And lash