The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1890-09-02
POLITICAL PARAGRAPHS.
Many Democrats Not Pleased with What Their
Convention Did-Republican Notes.

The Democratic convention was ap-
parently harmonious, but the tension that
kept it together, stretched about as far as
it would 60. has broken under the nomina-
ton of Green Smith, the defeats of Berg
hoff and Byrnes and the disregard of the
old soldier. A gentleman who has just re-
turned from the southern part of the Stats
says the Democrats are so much dissatis-
fed that they can find nothing in their
ticket to commend and nothing in their
platform to praise. The denunciation of
the courts has given those of the party who
have friends in the judiciary the blues. and
they regard that act alone as dis
judges, they say, is not only bad
policy, but unwarranted. and the party
that INDUCES in it can hope for nothing
but defeat. But in the southern part of the
State Byrnes's friends are paradlng their
disappointment, and in Allen county Berg
hoff's hackers are nursing their soreness.
To counterfeit this the party leaders are adj
vOcating Gall as exceptionally strong and
as one who will run ahead of his ticket.
This is mere assumption. for there is moth
ing in his home support to warrant his
standing any better with Marion county
Democracy than Byrnes or Berghoff.
The most agravating act. Democrats re-
mark, that came out of their State conven-
ton. aside from the outraged Gus aspersions
upon the judiciary, was the nomination of
Green Smith Party leaders are doing
their best to quell disturbance on that
account by preaching the business of re-
ward for services performed. But it is hav-
ing no effect, as Smith is bitterly denounced
for his usurpatiOns in 1887, even by men
who, at that time. thought they were all
right. 1t is more than dissatisfaction with
Smith. 1t is determination to put
him in the rear of all other candI.
dates, and il the vote ia, Noyem-.
popular man on the ticket. Demo
cratic managers will have proof positive of
what everybody is talking about now.
Two leading Democrats, and one of them
an Senator, who came up to the party
call every time in the Senate of 1857, to
support even the most revolutionary rul-
ings of Smith, were at the Grand Hotel
Wednesday last working against him.
They advised that it would be suicidal to
nominate him, and both said Smith, the
bulldozing President pro tenn. OF the Senate.
was one person. and Smith, candidate for
Attorney general, was another. But the
edict of the leaders had gone out that the
Jennings county man should be pat on the
ticket and those pronouncing against him
hazarded their own standing IN the party.
Many Democrats IN northern counties
of the State are inclined to look upon their
State convention as joke. They assert
that it would have been better for the
party if it had never been held. The
prayer of ex-senator Smith, of Wells, is
regarded as the only good thing of the
days proceedings, and 1T has been sug-
gested that the Democrats ought to have
taken the prayer for platform and cast
aside the frothy resolutions that were in
dorsed.
Major Charles L. Holstein. the Republic
can candidate for prosecuting attorney,
reached home Sunday evening from a long
soloErn in the East. The Major is ENJOYING
excellent health and is ready to undertake
the heavy work of canvass. The cam
paign is on" he said last night, and will
be elected with the rest of the Republican
ticket"
Lieutenant-governo Chase has been at
tending many soldiers reunions and finds
tho feeling among Republicans to be in
favor of an aggressive campaign. He
thinks the State convention on the 10th inst.
will be one of the largest and most en-
thusiastic ever held. Everywhere there is
assurance of hard and unceasing work to
keep the State in the Republican line.
At the regular meeting of the Republican
Railroad Mems Club this evening Assistant
District Attorney Cockrum will explain
the new election law. He proposes to take
the law section by section and give each an
axhauative review