The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1892-06-14
ISAAC PUSEY is NOT I'm IT"
Democratic Situation as Regards Presi.
Dental Candidates Sized Up.
If the Convention Votes Its Sentiments Cleve.
land Will Be NOminaied-Groys Con-
DIT on-Indiana Delegation.

CATION to Chicago in the hope that Indiana
may have some little voice in the proceed
ings of the convention. but the bitterness
that was engendered during the Cleveland
Gray tight prior to the State convention
still rankles. and the case seems almost
hopeless. Notwithstanding the fact that a
few leaders on both sides learned vslua-
BILE lesson from the powerful influence
welded by the answering loyalty and
solidity of the Indiana Republicans at
Minneapolis.
In the fight of March and April the Gray
crowd won q straight victory. They got
everything they wanted in the way of
State nominations and captured seventeen
of the thirty delegates. Yet it is the ''ob-
streperousnessr of the Cleveland adherents
that stands in the way of solidify
ing the delegation now. The Cleve-
land people know just enough about pol
itics to realize that Gray does not stand
ghost Of a show for first place without a
solid delegation from his State. Gray's
friends know this, too, and they also know
that he has no chance of catching on" at
the tail end. unless he can make a respect
able showing for first place. Democratic
conventions have habit OF selecting their
vice. presidential nominee from among the
If it is realized that Gray has no sincere
support for first place there is small lIkeli-
hood that he will be given the second. A
number of fruItless conferences have been
Cleveland men have absolutely refused
thus far to give Gray a solid vote on first
ballot. A meeting of the delegation will
be held at the Palmer House on Saturday,
when last effort will be made to come to
some agreement
Looking broadly over the field it is diff
cult. If not impossible, to see how any
room could be found on the ticket for Gray,
even If he had solid delegation from In
going nS to be, be the sld against
against him will be Boies, from Iowa, and
German. from Maryland. Cleveland will
come to the convention with solid vote
from the New England States, and large
following from Pennsylvania, the Southern
states and the transmississippi country.
Hillwill have New York solid. with the ex-
ception of one vote. Q few votes in Ohio
and few In the South. German will have
following in the South. If. at snv time. there
appears good chance or nominating him
he can probably get the South solid, for
there be Is given the credit of having de-
feated the federal elections bill in the SEN
ate. Boies will have Iowa, nearly all the
silver and Pacific slope States and good
following in the Northwest. Palmer will
have half Hearted support from Illinois and
no following to speak of outside. Gray
will have practically nothing outside of
Indiana and not a great deal here. while
Campbell will have portion of the Ohio
delegation to do with as he pleases. 1t
will readily be seen what q small chance
Gray stands of arranging "deaP for the
vice. presidency. He has. practically,
nothing to trade, and the cry about the ne
cesslty of carrying Indiana will not do him
any good, for 1t has been demonstrated that
his name on the ticket would do fully as
much harm as good In this State.
IL the convention votes it's sentiments,
Cleveland will be nominated hands down.
In that case. BOies would have the call for
the vice presidency. But If the convention
listens TO It's leading politicians. it will be
convinced that Cleveland cannot carry
New York after the offensive manner in
which his campaign has been prosecuted
there by the "antisnappers." and that
without New York the cause of Democracy
is lost. In that case. it looks like a toss-up
between Boies and German for first
place. with possibility of Roswell
p. Flower, of New York. Flower. however.
would be hopeless of carrying any of the
Western States upon which the eye of
Democracy Is "sot," and it IS very doubt
full If his reputation as ''harmonizer" in
New York could carry him through. Shou Id
Cleveland be nominated, Boies is almost
certain OF second place and if, on the other
hand, Boles is named, the tail of the ticket
is almost certain to be Flower, ii he Will
have it.
Where does Isaac Pussy come inf Why,
in the SOUP" where he usually is.
The Democratic Convention.
The Democracy is anxiously looking for
ward to the convention at Chicago, which
will occur next week. Tom Taggart.
chairman of the State central committee,
ana Captain Allen and Richard Tyre will
leave Thursday. His headquarters VIII be
IN the Victoria Hotel. which has set apart
forty rooms for the State central commit
tee and its friends. The Hendricks Club
and other lndiAnians have engaged the
rest of the hotel. The delegates have Sc
cured headquarters az the Palace House,
ana will meet there for organization on
will leave Friday or Saturday. The Hen.
bricks, Gray. Cleveland German American
and the Shields clubs will leave Sunday
morning, at 10 o'clock. The fare has been
made s. for the round trip. The low rate
and the nearness of the convention will
cause very large attendance from this
State.
Chairman Taggart and Secretary Kelley
arrived home from Chicago yesterday
morning. They inspected the wigwsm,
sand people. AS all the visiting clubs ex.
pect to witness the scenes of the conven-
tion, the Indiana man will be numerous but
still without influence. The shrek of the
C0lcIOS CluO IOr CleVelADQ Will De
drowned by the unorganizcd Gray element
In the galleries. This duty would natur-
ally fall to the Gray Club, except that the
majority of the club are for the stuffed
Prophet and are really contemplating
changing it's name. The Cleveland Club
and the German American Club are IN
significant in number and are also divided
as to candidates. The Gray Club will run
across the Duckworth Club from Cincin
natl, but expects to "cut the Ducks dead'
in remembrance of the Hamilton. o.. sli ght,
year or more ago. The Indiana DemOc-
racy will go TO Chicago with divisions,
subdivisions and factional strife.
Chairman Gowdy Returns.
Hon. John w. Gowdy. chairman of the
State central committee. arrived last nigh
from Minneapolis. accompanied by K. r.
Shiel. Mr.. Millikan. secretary of the COM
mittee, stopped off for visit in Chicago.
Mr. Gowdy said to Journal reporter last
night:
1.-THE nomination of the President has
given much satisfaction to every Repub-
lican have met. We need have no fear
of any disaffection IN the State or Ma
tion. Mr.. Mcdonald. of Fort Wayne has
stated that. being Republican from prin-
ciple, he is for the nominee. and
will help to re-elect the Presi-
a brave fight, but are accepting the results
as true Republicans President Harrison
will be reelected. and will carry this State.
The Colorado deleaates at Minneapolis
were solid for Blaine; and so voted at every
opportunity. They were reported to have