The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-04-26
ODDS AND ENDS.
The Little Things That Add to the Minor Col
orings of the Contests.

orings of the Contests.
The convention meets at 10 o'clock this morn
ing
Shelby county delegate: ssWe're goin' to
slaughter Myers"
Pierre Gray was in the Seventh district con-
vention vigorously fighting John E. Sullivan.
Judge A c. Downey thinks Gray will be in
dorsed to-day. but expresses no further opinion
on the subject
The soldier elements very difficult element
to locate in the present convention-seems to be
altogether on Matsons side.
rumor that in case Glessner should with
draw his strength would 60 to Smith. is denied
by member of the Shelby delegation.
Chas. T. Muller, Mayor of Fort Wayne came
in last night, and is at the Grand He says
Munson is good for 900 votes on the first ballot
A mossback delegate from way back was wan
dering about the depot at midnight inquiriDg
where the Spencer county delegation was stop
ping at.
Cobb don't know whether to go in and be
candidate not His friends. however. insist
placing his name before the convention. and
it will probably be done.
The supporters of Sullivan were greatly dis
appointed when he withdrew his name can
didate for national delegate. They We're ready
to stand by him to the end
An Ohio county delegate remarked last night,
while Judge A. c. Downey was presiding over
the caucus of the Fourth district: There
would make good dark horse for Governor"
Messrs " e. Spencer. P. S. O'Rourke, Robert
quartet of congressional candidates from the
Twelfth district who are attending the convsn-
ton.
There are just ninety boomers from Blufton
county in behalf of Hugh Dougherty. They are
not ashamed of it, and wear flaming Anarchist
badges with the name of Doughsrty printed up
them.
1.-THE rebuke TO Sullivan will defeat -Four
county ticket" said ardent supporter OF
King last night. ''If the party In this county is
going to denounce Coyism it will have to de-
nounce the whole county ticket"
The fight for Auditor was red-hot up to q late
hour last night, and opinion is divided as to the
result It was impossible to tell anything about
what the convention will do. Both Dougherty
and Munson are confident as to the result
The Washin eton contingent made up of
trained politicians, got in its work in good style
for Matson. Last night. at . late hou-, they
were claiming everything in sight. Eb. Hender-
son said: .'Yo can set IL down that Matson will
be nominated on the first ballot"
Leon Bailey still maintains that the proper
thing for the convention to do is put aside boSh
Myers and Matson and take Cobb or Bynum. II
still RELYING on the good sense of the conven-
tion." he said, late last evening II think the
Democrats have still little good judgment left,
and will exercise it Tomorrow
Green Smith spent yesterday in explaining
winch existed regarding himself among the
rural delegates Several of the latter were
heard to say. after meeting the oily-tongued
usurper "Wel, don't believe Smith is such
bad sort of fellow after all.
TIE detection in the Madison county delega-
ton. in the Seventh district meeting. is apt to
weaken Myers. 1t s claimed Madison's spinAs
teen votes were pledged to Judge K. NJ Hord,
of Shelby county, for delegate. but thrown
to Offutt. Myers held good number of Shelby
county votes that may go to Matson.
Matson's congressional district which was re-
ported solid for him. is going to be divided be-
tween him and Myers. Morgan county, the
home of Col Eb Henderson, the original Mat
son boomer. is divided and will give Captain
= 81 hawa EUfAn 41R xrhi H.
Ed has been in Washington he has lost his grip
on affairs at his old home.
One of the most active young workers for
Matson is Frank Alder, of Greencastle. who is
the nominee of the Putnam county Democracy
for the Legislature. Alder, If elected, will come
near being the youngest man who has ever been
in the State Legislature It is doubtful If he
has ever voted for President. He makes up
in bulk, however, what he lacks in years.
The passage alarms between Judge Lowry
and Glovsrick in the Twelfth district meeting,
grew out of two-year-old difficulty in Allen
county. Judge Lowry's congressional fight. in
$50, was opposed by Hamilton and his friends.
The stil-standing factions known the
Bellon and Lowry crowds, and each claims to
be the Democratic organization. Each sent
set of delegates to the convention.
FL. Fl. Matthias, of Gresncastle, Col. Mat
sons former law partner, said yesterday regard
ing the Mcdonald Gray imbroelio: ut is most
has been little hasty in condemning Gray, and
Gray has been a little too anxious after the
othce. Perhaps Gray Will be Endorsed outright
by to-days convention. I rather think, however,
that there will be some compromise measure"
There was one Madison county delegate yes
terday who did not want his name used, but
who agreed with Senator Nc Donald in regard TO
Gray's candidancy for the vice-presidency
There is denying it, said this delegate,
"Gray is Office glutton. The first thing he
did when he came into the party was to run for
Office. and he has kept it up every since 1t is
all right TO talk about his shrewdness, and all
that, but L like to see man look Elittie
further than himself occasionally"
A few Democrats who know some inside
history smile over Governar Grays denial that
he had anything to do with defeating Senator
Mcdonald candidate to the national con-
vention. They know that Gray was party to
the conspiracy. 1t talked over In his
private Office the day before the meeting and
at his special request. it is said, John W. Kern
wrote out and offered the resolution indorsine
Grays candidacy. More than that, Gray was so
interested in the outcome of the primary that
he had a friend hasten to his residence with the
result az soon as it announced