The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-04-26


/, eve of q convention. Cobb will be placed IL
nomination for Governor, aud we will stay hy
him until the end. AS to the fight for Auditor
majority OF our delegation believe MunsOr
should have the vote of the convention for HE
fight in the last campaign. Ii Cobb should
withdraw. do not know where our vote will 90
for Governor"
L. b Fullweiler, of the Peru Sentinel. de-
clares that Miami's twelve delegates are solid
for Bynum, whether he is nominated or not,
and thinks that Bynum is g. 600 4 900 votes
stronger than any candidate ia the field The
delegation from Miami il divided the Nun.
SON Dougherty row. They favor Gray's in
dorsement. Mr.. FuIlweiler thinks McDonald'a
letter has killed him forever So political force.
Hon. Levi Mock. the member OF the last Leg
islature who attracted attention by reason OF
being born in Canada, and therefor Familiarity
dubbed the '.seveu feet of ineligibiliy," waA
wholly non-committal except as to Wells conn
TVS solid DougheTty phalanx he had no opln'
ion, private or otherwise, as TO the effect OF the
ex-Senator's letter. Mafson and Myers, ne
thought were running wholly on their own
merits and without entaneling com binations.
Major Kidd. of Wabash. who contested his
district with Steele for Congress. said: md
a universal sentiment of sadness and regret that
Senator Mcdonald should have written the let
ter he did. We are instructed for Myers
hope and believe Governor Gray will receive the
Endorsement of the convention for Vice-presi-
dent
The late candidate for president of the State
benevolent board, j. L.. Carson. or Fairland,
encountered laboring for Shelby county'k
candidate for Attorney general He said; III
looks very much like Matson. Governor Gray
will no doubt be Endorsed by the convention
That Senator McDonald's letter should CONF
when it did shows concusivelv that It's writer
had no care what the result might be on the con.
vention. All in all it it is very bad production
Elk State Senator Ernest, of Sullivan. think
McDonald's letter should havs been written
month since, and not sprung at the elevents
hour. His county having candidate In Mar
lowe for Superintendent of Public Instruction.
her delegation Is divided on Governor.
State Senator Smith, of Wells. said: "Sena-
hi f10x lANt4 ri gould
not have been bad If he had not left tbs
city. as l understand he has We divided
for Governor between Myers and Matson buA
are solid for Dougherty, whose chances are de-
cidedly better than they were. y
S. L. Mayer. postmaster at Shelbyville. is
dying TO divide his vote for Governor squarely
every one with whom have talked concerning
the matter" he said. s'that McDonald's lettei
was very Ill-advised.n
James o. Parrish, chairman of the Shelby
county central committee, SAID: sMr. McDon-
aid could not have done worse. am one of the
large number of Democrats who have long non
ored him and who have given him Officer
OF distinction and honor. That IN
his old ago. when hs 10 past ths
active period of his life and unable to furthe.
participate In political affairs he should attempf
to knife man whom the party lie attempting IL
promote to its leadership is despicable. Mr.
Mcdonald has killed himself politically"
DR. j. Ell. Depuy, of Wabash. says he is an
old friend Of Mcdonald. and reserves his opinion
of the Senator's letter until he has further ex-
PLANTATION. The Wabash county delegation h
solid for Myers, and would divide for Bynum il
he were q candidate. They are divided thu
Auditor the Munson claiming that he
should be nominated on the strength of the rac6
he made in the last campaign, when he ran
ahead of the ticket.
K. NJ. Hord thinks the situation unfortunate.
and may result in defeating Gray, which viii
open very wide some old sores.
James Mitchell, candidate for Judge in his
judicial district. said: Ordinarily, the argu
ment advanced by Mr.. Mcdonald in his letter
might hold good. but since IL is assured that
Cleveland will be renoninated the force of the
argument IL withdrawn. When the party il
solid for the head of the ticket the second place
in generally placed where il will do the most
good. Mr.. Mcdonald is in error IN his Argu-
ment. Union county is solid for Matson, and
divided slightly in favor of Doucherty for Aud
itor. The sentiment is that Gray viii be in.
dorsed for place on the national ticket"
Auditor James Randall. of Putnam county il
the only Democrat who assigns reason why the
convention should instruct for Governor Gray
for the presidency. even though such an
action may be unprecedented. 'sThe fact that
there il no competition this year." he says "fof
the nomination for PresidenE naturally turnt
public attention to the next lower Office Wa
are all agreed as to who shall lead the
party, but the thing which is to be decided ana
about the only thing, at the St Louis convention
Is. Who win add strength to the head of the
ticket" Dir. Randall abused Mr.. Mcdonald foi
his letter. "McDonald's influence said he, ..is
past, and new set of men coming to tho
front Moreover, Mcdonald never did repre-
sent the majority of Democratic senimenr il
the State. and never was the popular side o.
questions over which the Democrats party was
divided"