The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-06-06
The Mills Bill Advocates Score Victory
in the Resolutions Committee,
And Succeed in Placing Henry Watterson at
Its Head-Signs of Prolonged and Acri
monious Wrangle Over the Platform.



Voorhees, VIII Present Gray's Name--Charees
of Bad Fsiih Whispered Around.
Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
ST. LOUIS, juno 5.-When the red bandanna
foated from the standards of nineteen States in
the convention. this morning, the Indiana dele
CATION looked like they were tired of living.
They tried to make stand-off for this expected
demonstration by raising one solitary Gray hat on
their standard, but there were no enthusiastic
responses from other delegations. and the only
applause it created was among our own Hen
bricks Club. Early this morning, when it looked
like everybody was for Thurman, except In
diana. a committee came to the Hoosiers and
urged the withdrawal Of Gray's name
in the interest of peace and harmony.
This proposition was Indignantly spurned. Sem
atos Voorhees,. who will present Governor
Grays name to the convention, WAS seen just
after tho adjourAment Of the convention and
asked If the Indianans had decided on any
change of programme
There il no change In our programme
said be.
ibid tho display of Thurman enthusiasm in
hanging the bandannas on standards suggest
any changs of plan among Gov. Grays frisndsi"
mo, sir; none at all; none at all.
Mr.. Voorhees, said that If Thurman was not
nominated on the first ballot, Gray would be on
the second but he did not seem to be at al con-
fdent of that result
There is no change Ia the situation Of affairs
since last night. Every effort made by the In
dianians to weaken cripple the Thurman
movement has been unsuccessful Their own
cause Was weak, for their candidate 10 being
bitterly fought and the Gods truth of the whole
matter is that. outside of few mSh who are
running his campaign and who naturally take
an interest in the effectiveness Of their work,
Gray's support is neither earnest deter
mined. The delegates are for him because they
we're instructed for him. They want Indiana
to have second place, and Gray is the most
available man; but there is nothing like the
personal regard for him that they show for
Cleveland It 10 being openly charged that
Austin 81. Brown has taken advantage Of this
position and the natural result to knife Gray.
There are good many people who do not be-
lieve that Voorhees, 10 sincere In his support. al
though he has been making quite showing
within the last forty eight hours.
All day to-day tho Gray mon have been hust
ling about, doing something in the way of visit
ing delegates and arguing with them. They
are tonight worn out and discouraged, and not
at all confident that they had succeeded in doing
bit of good.
"Thsre has been . great deal of eloquencs let
loose to-day" said Chairman Shanklin. tonight.
''but am very Euch afraid it has all been
wasted. / don't sec that We have gained vote
for our man, and am convinced that we have
lost several States"
This systematic plan Of work deeeneratsd
largely this afternoon into that invariable re-
course Of Hoosier Democrats, noise and buster.
As q staud-off for the red bandannas
they procured 1900 gray-colored handker-
chiefs, and have been Haunting
them about the streets. Their time
has been divided between yelling about the ho-
tel Hobbies, and seeking consolation at the bar
that is. the rank and nle OF the.A. Tonight
they making great deal of noise about the
hotels, but that is about all. An Ohio delegate
said to John Lamb tonight az understand
that Chairman White is to be sprung as pos
sibls candidate for Vics-prssident."
"Hell!' said Lamb irreverently, 'he won't
do; he is q live man. The fight here 10 between
Tildsn and Hendricks, with Thurman, another
corpse, as . dark horse"
That 10 the. kind Of talk that some Of the
Hoosiers expect to help their cause by
This is the kind Of encouragement the Gray
boomers have been meeting with all day.
When they approached Ex-Governor Albeit, Of
New Jersey, and asked for his support, he
said: "What do want with Grayi
| They never heard Of his name il the
~
| IL his name was placed on the ticket it would
| act like q wet blanket to New Jersey men;
but they know Thurman, and his name will
whoop things up Besides this, We want man
who has been Democrat all his life,
| had 1t bred In his bone. Mr..
Gray may be . good man, but you know how
| long he has been in the party. Now, look at the
contrast Every body knows Allen G. Thurman,
an outand-out Democrat from way back. In
| New Jersey We want an old-fashioued Demo
| orat-one not imbued with such rot
as civil-service reform, etc. Thurman
is that man; his old fashioned Democratic senti-
ments are we'll known. and our State will 60
heels over head for him. Why, some OF our old
Democrats who hate Cleveland like poison
will 60 hard for the ticket because or Thurmans
| name upon it.
Tonight the Gray managers were seen at .
late hour but they have not yet held confer
ence. They recognize the fact that while they
have been working tirelsssly. and there
| has been central force or directing dele
CATION to look ont for the Thurman boom, 1t
has grown with alarming rspidity. New
York will not throw its influence
to Governor Gray. and, though they do not ad-
nit II, the Iudanians appreciate the fact that
unless some miraculous change of sentiment
takes place. Governor Gray will not be nominst-
ed Il was reported late tonight that the Indiana
Governors name would be withdrawn from con-
alteration, but inquiry at the Gray headquarters
~ the last moment showed that such action
| has ham decidad uuon Y1mor alan 0ainad