The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-01-12
FROM THE INSIDE.
Dissatisfaction Over the Endorsement of Gray
for Vice-President

| Dissati sfaction Over the Endorsement of Gray
for Vice-President.
| While the gathering appeared to the harmon
| ious. it was really characterized by much dis
| cord and strife. There very large mum
| Der of scheming politicians in attendance and
| while they followed the rule Of policy, and
kept quiet in open meeting, they did not unani-
| mously indorse all that was done in the star
| chamber session. Although it was a conference
| planned for the special purpose of booming
| Gray for the vice-presidency, he did not have
| the hearty Endorsement OF all those present
| His followers. however. had been invited in
| such large numbers that they overshadowed
| those who do not train with him. It is said
| that there fight among the members of
| the committee resolutions over the resolution
endorsing Gray for the vice presidency, but
the mem bers of the committee would say moth
| ing about the matter. Ex-senator Bell of Allen
county is said to have opposed the resolution,
or any other resolution ENDORSING candidate
for any faction. He also had sympathiZerS in
| ex-Congressrnan Cobb. and c. ". Kilgore, of
the Sixth district. John S. Williams is also
credited with having come all the way from
Washin cton to protest against the conference
i indorsng Gray. Both he and Chester r. Faux
ner are for General Black for second place on
the national ticket. Mr. Faulkner, in a CONVEX
sation last night concerning the sentiment at
WASHINGTON on the vice-presidential question,
said, Gray does not figure very largely at
Washiu gton. Very little is known of him there.
The general sentiment among the Washington
Democrats IS for Black. and he is regarded
the strongest that could be put the
ticket / am opposed to Gray for the vice
presidency, or any other Indiana man.
Indiana has been holding the tail end of the
ticket long enough. A vice-president is one of
the least important officials at Washington, and
doesn't rank with any His control of pa
tronage is limited to two appointments. of
which is a messenger Morton and Hendricks
were two of the strongest men the State has
ever produced, yet either of them vice-presi-
dent hardly had sufficient influence to secure
y1vnAyyt TINA of a
town."
.But Governor Gray seems to have the unan-
imous support of the Indiana Democrats" was
suggested
.sWell, l think that is about all that he has,
and it is probable that he will not secure the en-
tire Indiana delegation. Several men who were
the committee resolutions to-day told me
Senator Bell said that the delegation from his
county would be for Black"
''But Indiana is close State, and hard fight
ing will have to be done here"
well suppose 1t is close State Gray
wouldn't do it any good and all the speeches he
might make wouldn't change the result"
1.-The conference made great mistake said a
prominent Democrat from johnson county last
night. 1.-THE majority of the delegates here
for Gray but the masses of the Democrats are
not for him. This meeting will react the
party. The fact is. 1T gotten up for the
special purpose of booming Gray. [ shouldn't
be surprised if Gray conceived the idea himself.
It is not q representative meeting. The delegates
We're selected because they were men known to
be for Gray. The who take stock in
Gray not here, and shouldn't be surprised
neered through by his usual questionable meth
odsD